Method and system for supporting multiple versions of web services standards

• US 20060004722A1
• Filed: 05/19/2005
• Published: 01/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Computer Associates Think Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Computer Associates Think Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Betts, Christopher, Rogers, Tony
• Granted Patent: US 7,860,924 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/06 Notations for structuring of protocol data, e.g. abstract syntax notation one [ASN.1]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/328 in the presentation layer [OSI layer 6]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for supporting multiple versions of web services standards are provided. A data handler receives a data entry in a version of a web services standard older than a most current version of the web services standard. A converter converts the data entry in the older version received by the data handler to conform to the most current version of the web services standard. The data entry converted by the converter to conform to the most current version of the web services standard is stored as a data object in a repository.

Claims

1. A method for supporting multiple versions of web services standards, said method comprising:

receiving a data entry in a version of a web services standard older other than a most current version of the web services standard;

converting the data entry in the older version to conform to the most current version of the web services standard; and

storing the data entry, converted to conform to the most current version of the web services standard, as a data object in a repository.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data object for the data entry stored in the repository includes a plurality of unique identifier keys for the data entry, said plurality of unique identifier keys conforming to respective versions of the web services standard.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the data object stored in the repository includes a plurality of keys for a subordinate entry associated with the data entry, said plurality of subordinate entry keys conforming to respective versions of the web services standard.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the data object stored in the repository includes a plurality of keys for an internal reference in the data entry, said plurality of internal reference keys conforming to respective versions of the web services standard.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the data entry is included in a request conforming to the older version, and data to be included in a response to the request is converted from the most current version of the web services standard to the older version.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the received data entry is included in a publication request.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a data request in a version of the web services standard other than the most current version; and

converting the request to the most current version.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

searching the repository in response to the data request; and

converting a result of the search to conform to the data request version.

9. A computer system comprising:

a processor; and

a program storage device readable by the computer system, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the processor to perform the method claimed in claim 1.

10. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform the method claimed in claim 1.

11. A computer data signal transmitted in one or more segments in a transmission medium which embodies instructions executable by a computer to perform the method claimed in claim 1.

12. An apparatus for supporting multiple versions of web services standards, comprising:

a data handler configured to receive a data entry in a version of a web services standard older than a most current version of the web services standard;

a converter configured to convert the data entry in the older version received by the data handler to conform to the most current version of the web services standard,

wherein the converted data entry is stored as a data object in a repository.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the data object stored in the repository includes a plurality of unique identifier keys for the data entry, and the unique identifier keys conform to respective versions of the web services standard.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the data object stored in the repository includes a plurality of keys for a subordinate entry associated with the data entry, and the subordinate entry keys conform to respective versions of the web services standard.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the data object stored in the repository includes a plurality of keys for an internal reference in the data entry, and the internal reference keys conform to respective versions of the web services standard.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the data entry is included in a request conforming to the older version, and data to be included in a response to the request is converted from the most current version of the web services standard to the older version.

17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the data handler receives a data request in a version of the web services standard other than the most current version, and the converter converts the data request to the most current version.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the repository is searched in response to the converted request, and the converter converts a result of the search to conform to the data request version.

19. A method for supporting multiple versions of a web services standard, comprising:

receiving a request conforming to a version of a web services standard older than a most current version of the web services standard;

converting the request to the most current version;

searching a repository in accordance with the converted request;

converting a result of the search to conform to the older version;

generating a response to the received request based on the converted result.

20. An apparatus for supporting multiple versions of web services standards, comprising:

a repository of one or more data objects;

a request handler configured to receive a request conforming to a version of a web services standard older than a most current version of the web services standard, and generate a response in the older version to the request;

a converter configured to convert the request to the most current version, communicate the converted request to the repository, convert a search result from the repository in response to the converted request, to the older version, and communicate the converted search result to the request handler,

wherein the request handler uses the converted result to generate the response in the older version to the received request.