Programmable message processing stage for a service oriented architecture

• US 20050273847A1
• Filed: 05/18/2005
• Published: 12/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Kasi, Jayaram, Mihic, Matthew, Urhan, Tolga, Kapoor, Chet, Aletty, Ashok, Patrick, Paul B.
• Application Number:
  US11/131,566
• Publication Number:
  US 20050273847A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/11
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227

Abstract

A system, method and media for a service oriented architecture. 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 programming a service proxy, comprising:

instantiating an interface and/or a protocol compatible with the service proxy;

instantiating a message processing stage responsive to the interface and/or the protocol which is capable of processing a message accepted by the service proxy; and

incorporating the message processing stage into a first message pathway in the service proxy.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a message pathway is a set of message processing stages that are capable of operating on the message in sequence.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the first message pathway is for processing one of;

a service request and a service response.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a message processing stage is capable of performing at least one of the following;

message authentication, message authorization, message validation, message transformation, message routing, performance monitoring, message tracking, message archiving, message logging, message publication, error reporting, and a user-defined process.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a message processing stage is a logic component capable of reading and/or writing the contents of the message.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a message processing stage is dynamically configurable.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a message processing stage can be dynamically added to and/or removed from a message pathway.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the message processing stage shares a context with at least one other message processing stage through which they can exchange information.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a service proxy is an intermediary between a client and one of;

a service and another service proxy.

10. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon to cause a system to:

instantiate an interface and/or a protocol compatible with a service proxy;

instantiate a message processing stage responsive to the interface and/or the protocol which is capable of processing a message accepted by the service proxy; and

incorporate the message processing stage into a first message pathway in the service proxy.

11. A system for programming a service proxy, comprising:

a first component capable of;

instantiating an interface and/or a protocol compatible with the service proxy;

instantiating of a message processing stage responsive to the interface and/or the protocol which is capable of processing a message accepted by the service proxy; and

a second component capable of;

incorporating the message processing stage into a first message pathway in the service proxy.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein:

a message pathway is a set of message processing stages that are capable of operating on the message in sequence.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein:

the first message pathway is for processing one of;

a service request and a service response.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein:

a message processing stage is capable of performing at least one of the following;

message authentication, message authorization, message validation, message transformation, message routing, performance monitoring, message tracking, message archiving, message logging, message publication, error reporting, and a user-defined process.

15. The system of claim 11 wherein:

a message processing stage is a logic component capable of reading and/or writing the contents of the message.

16. The system of claim 11 wherein:

a message processing stage is dynamically configurable.

17. The system of claim 11 wherein:

a message processing stage can be dynamically added to and/or removed from a message pathway.

18. The system of claim 11 wherein:

the message processing stage shares a context with at least one other message processing stage through which they can exchange information.

19. The system of claim 11 wherein:

a service proxy is an intermediary between a client and one of;

a service and another service proxy.