Systems and methods for modular component deployment

• US 20040015859A1
• Filed: 03/27/2003
• Published: 01/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Upton, Mitch, Golding, Christa, Potter, Timothy, DeGrande, Rick
• Granted Patent: US 7,165,249 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/120
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44521 Dynamic linking or loading; Link editing at or after load time, e.g. Java class loading

Abstract

An integration component such as an application integration engine can be bundled as a single, self-contained J2EE Enterprise archive (EAR) file. The bundling of the component into an EAR file enables the component to be deployed to any valid system domain that is running and available. A recycling of the server then may be necessary only if a Java archive file is added to the classpath for non-system domains.

This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects, and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures, and the claims.

Claims

1. A method for the modular deployment of a integration component, comprising:

bundling an integration component as an enterprise archive file; and

deploying the integration component to a valid system domain from the enterprise archive file.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

recycling a server for the valid system domain.

3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

adding a Java archive file for the integration component to the classpath for a non-system domain.

4. A method according to claim 3, further comprising:

recycling a server for the valid system domain.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein:

bundling the integration component allows the integration component to be backward compatible with existing integration systems.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein:

deploying the integration component allows the integration component to utilize JMS resources available to the valid system domain.

7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

configuring parameters for the integration component using a management console.

8. A system for the modular deployment of a integration component, comprising:

means for bundling an integration component as an enterprise archive file; and

means for deploying the integration component to a valid system domain from the enterprise archive file.

9. A computer-readable medium, comprising:

means for bundling an integration component as an enterprise archive file; and

means for deploying the integration component to a valid system domain from the enterprise archive file.

10. A computer program product for execution by a server computer for deploying an adapter, comprising:

computer code for bundling an integration component as an enterprise archive file; and

computer code for deploying the integration component to a valid system domain from the enterprise archive file.

11. A computer system comprising:

a processor;

object code executed by said processor, said object code configured to;

bundle an integration component as an enterprise archive file; and

deploy the integration component to a valid system domain from the enterprise archive file.

12. A computer data signal embodied in a transmission medium, comprising:

a code segment including instructions to bundle an integration component as an enterprise archive file; and

a code segment including instructions to deploy the integration component to a valid system domain from the enterprise archive file.