System and method for managing HTTP connections in a J2EE environment

• US 20060034254A1
• Filed: 08/11/2004
• Published: 02/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Trost, William R., Beckwith, Scott Alan, Mills, Thomas A., Chadek, James R.
• Application Number:
  US10/916,372
• Publication Number:
  US 20060034254A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0811 by checking connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A network system is provided and includes an enterprise information system. A web application server communicates with the enterprise information system and an application component communicates with the web application server. A connection manager resides in the web application server and manages a plurality of connection handles. Each one of the plurality of connection handles corresponds to one or more physical connections to the enterprise information system via hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP). Additionally, a Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) HTTP connector resides within the web application server in the form of a resource adapter and is responsive to the connection manager.

Claims

1. An network system, comprising:

at least one enterprise information system;

at least one web application server communicating with the enterprise information system;

at least one application component communicating with the web application server;

at least one connection manager residing in the at least one web application server and managing a plurality of connection handles, each one of the plurality of connection handles corresponding to one or more physical connections to the enterprise information system via hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP); and

a Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) HTTP connector residing within the web application server and responsive to the at least one connection manager.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the J2EE HTTP connector returns at least one of the plurality of connection handles to the at least one connection manager.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one connection manager returns at least one the plurality of connection handles to the application component.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the J2EE HTTP connector receives a request for a connection handle from the connection manager.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the J2EE HTTP connector determines if a physical connection to the enterprise information system is available via HTTP.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the J2EE HTTP connector obtains an existing physical connection to the enterprise information system and returns at least one connection handle corresponding to the physical connection to the connection manager.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the J2EE HTTP connector establishes a new physical connection to the enterprise information system and returns at least one connection handle corresponding to the physical connection to the connection manager.

12. The server of claim 11, wherein the HTTP connector comprises:

instructions to obtain an existing physical connection to an enterprise information system.

13. The server of claim 12, wherein the HTTP connector comprises:

instructions to return at least one connection handle corresponding to the existing physical connection to the connection manager.

8. A J2EE web application server, the web application server comprising:

a connection manager; and

an HTTP connector communicating with the connection manager, wherein the HTTP connector returns at least one connection handle to the connection manager, the at least one connection handle corresponding to a physical connection to an enterprise information system using HTTP.

9. The server of claim 8, wherein the HTTP connector is J2EE compliant.

10. The server of claim 9, wherein the HTTP connector comprises:

instructions to receive at least one request for a connection handle from the connection manager.

11. The server of claim 10, wherein the HTTP connector comprises:

instructions to determine if a physical connection to an enterprise information system is available via HTTP.

14. The server of claim 11, wherein the HTTP connector comprises:

instructions to establish a new physical connection to the enterprise information system.

15. The server of claim 14, wherein the HTTP connector comprises:

instructions to return at least one connection handle corresponding to the new physical connection to the connection manager.

16. A method for obtaining an HTTP connection to an enterprise information system in a J2EE environment, the method comprising:

receiving a request for an HTTP connection to an enterprise information system;

detecting the availability of a physical connection to the enterprise information system via HTTP; and

transmitting at least one connection handle corresponding to the physical connection to the enterprise information system.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the request for the HTTP connection is received at an HTTP connector residing in a web application server.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the HTTP connector is J2EE compliant.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the request for the HTTP connection is received at the J2EE HTTP connector from a connection manager residing in the web application server.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

locating an existing physical connection to the enterprise information system.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

returning at least one connection handle that corresponds to the existing physical connection to the enterprise information system.

22. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

establishing a new physical connection to the enterprise information system.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

returning at least one connection handle that corresponds to the new physical connection to the enterprise information system.