Development tool and method for automating detection and construction of notification-based component applications

• US 20060253834A1
• Filed: 04/18/2006
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Shenfield, Michael, Bibr, Viera, Goring, Bryan, Cacenco, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 7,613,789 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/107
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming

Abstract

A notification module is provided for executing in combination with an application design tool for facilitating generation of a component application. The notification module includes a program wizard configured to assist with the development of the component application. That is, the program wizard detects a notification from at least one message. Notification operations are created in accordance with the detected notification. Corresponding elements are constructed in accordance with the created notification operations. Lastly, a mapping document is created for correlating the at least one message with its corresponding constructed elements. The mapping document is for use at a gateway server to facilitate communication between the application and a corresponding backend server.

Claims

1. A notification module for executing in combination with an application design tool for facilitating generation of a component application, the notification module comprising a program wizard configured to:

a) detect a notification from at least one message;

b) create notification operations in accordance with said detected notification;

c) construct corresponding elements in accordance with said created notification operations; and

d) create a mapping document in accordance with said created notification operations for correlating the at least one message with its corresponding constructed elements, the mapping document for use at a gateway server to facilitate communication between the application and a corresponding backend server.

2. The notification module of claim 1, wherein the at least one message is defined by a WSDL document and the corresponding elements include components of the component application.

3. The notification module of claim 2, wherein the program wizard is further configured to provide a developer with a filter building page for constructing one or more notifications.

4. The notification module of claim 3, wherein the program wizard is further configured to automatically configure the subscribe, unsubscribe and subscription-end operations of the notification constructed by the developer.

5. The notification module of claim 2, wherein the program wizard is further configured to construct additional components of the component application in accordance with a desired complexity of the component application.

6. The notification module of claim 1, wherein the at least one message is a message component in a component application and the corresponding elements include operations in a WSDL document.

7. A method for facilitating generation of a notification-based component application, the method comprising the steps of:

a) detecting a notification from at least one message;

b) creating notification operations in accordance with said detected notification;

c) constructing corresponding elements in accordance with said created notification operations; and

d) creating a mapping document in accordance with said created notification operations for correlating the at least one message with its corresponding constructed elements, the mapping document for use at a gateway server to facilitate communication between the application and a corresponding backend server.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one message is defined by a WSDL document and the corresponding elements include components of the component application.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of providing a developer with a filter building page for constructing one or more notifications.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of automatically configuring the subscribe, unsubscribe and subscription-end operations of the notification constructed by the developer.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising the steps of constructing additional components of the component application in accordance with a desired complexity of the component application.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one message is a message component in a component application and the corresponding elements include operations in a WSDL document.

13. A computer-readable medium for storing instruction which, when executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to implement the steps of:

a) detecting a notification from at least one message;

b) creating notification operations in accordance with said detected notification;

c) constructing corresponding elements in accordance with said created notification operations; and

d) creating a mapping document in accordance with said created notification operations for correlating the at least one message with its corresponding constructed elements, the mapping document for use at a gateway server to facilitate communication between the application and a corresponding backend server.