Comprehensive framework to integrate business logic into a repository

• US 20060143177A1
• Filed: 12/15/2004
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Sedlar, Eric, Tarachandani, Asha, Idicula, Sam, Murthy, Ravi, Agarwal, Nipun, Hoang, Thuvan
• Granted Patent: US 8,131,766 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/10 File systems; File servers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

Business logic is integrated within a repository through the use of “resource configurations.” A resource configuration is a unit of business logic that is supplied by a user to the repository and associated with a particular directory and/or a resource. Each resource configuration contains one or more configuration items that each defines and/or expresses one or more business rules for managing a resource associated with the resource configuration.

Claims

1. A method for managing a hierarchy of resources in a repository, the method comprising:

receiving user input that associates a resource configuration with a directory within the hierarchy of resources stored in the repository;

based on data in the resource configuration, associating the resource configuration with at least one resource within the hierarchy;

wherein the resource configuration contains a first configuration item that includes data that expresses one or more rules in a format that can be interpreted by the repository;

wherein the resource configuration identifies a routine to call to determine how to manage a resource within the hierarchy in response to an event concerning the repository;

invoking the routine in response to the event;

the repository responding to the event based on output returned by invoking the routine;

interpreting the first configuration item; and

managing the resource based on the interpreting of the first configuration item.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein associating the resource configuration with at least one resource within the hierarchy is based on a position of the at least one resource within the hierarchy.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein associating the resource configuration with at least one resource within the hierarchy is based on the at least one resource being a descendant of the directory.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource configuration contains data that explicitly associates a particular resource configuration with the at least one resource.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein explicitly associates a particular resource configuration with the at least one resource includes associating the resource configuration with a descendant of a directory with which the resource configuration is associated.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein associating the resource configuration with at least one resource within the hierarchy includes associating the resource configuration with a certain resource that belongs to a particular type.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the particular type is based on one or more of the following:

a MIME type of the certain resource,

a file name extension of the certain resource,

a content of the certain resource, and

an XML schema of which the certain resource is an instance.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first configuration item specifies a precondition that must be satisfied if the first configuration item is to be applied.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the resource configuration contains a mapping that maps a MIME type to at least one file name extension;

wherein the at least one resource is associated with a file name that includes the at least one file name extension; and

wherein managing the at least one resource includes the mapping causing the repository to manage the at least one resource based on the MIME type.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one resource includes the directory.

11. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 1.

12. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 2.

13. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 3.

14. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 4.

15. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 5.

16. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 6.

17. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 7.

18. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 8.

19. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 9.

20. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 10.