Standard implementation container interface for runtime processing of web services messages

• US 20070067411A1
• Filed: 09/21/2005
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Angelov, Dimitar
• Granted Patent: US 7,761,533 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/546 Message passing systems or structures, e.g. queues
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/123 Tax preparation or submission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A method is described that involves comprising, during runtime in an object- oriented environment, invoking, from an object, a first Web services endpoint method to process a first message by: invoking the first Web services endpoint method through a first interface according to an endpoint method invocation format, where, the first Web services endpoint method is implemented with a first component that is provided one or more services by a first container. The method also involves invoking, from the object, a second Web services endpoint method to process a second message by: invoking the second Web services endpoint method through a second interface according to the endpoint method invocation format. The second Web services endpoint method is implemented with a second component that is provided one or more services by a second container. The first and second containers have respective interfaces that are different.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

during runtime in an object-oriented environment;

invoking, from an object, a first Web services endpoint method to process a first message by;

invoking said first Web services endpoint method through a first interface according to an endpoint method invocation format, said first Web services endpoint method implemented with a first component that is provided one or more services by a first container; and

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invoking, from said object, a second Web services endpoint method to process a second message by;

invoking said second Web services endpoint method through a second interface according to said endpoint method invocation format, said second Web services endpoint method implemented with a second component that is provided one or more services by a second container, said first and second containers having respective interfaces that are different.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said first component is a servlet.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said second component is a Java EJB.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said method further comprises said object requesting said first interface prior to said invoking of said first Web services endpoint.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said method further comprises said object requesting said second interface prior to said invoking of said second Web services endpoint.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein both said requesting of said first interface and said requesting of said second interface are made to a same manager.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said method further comprises said object retrieving an identifier of said first container from a collection of data that describes a web service designed to perform said first Web Service endpoint method, and, presenting said identifier to said manager in order to receive said first interface.

12. The computing system of claim 4 wherein said method further comprises said object requesting said second interface prior to said invoking of said second Web services endpoint.

13. The computing system of claim 5 wherein both said requesting of said first interface and said requesting of said second interface are made to a same manager.

14. The computing system of claim 13 wherein said method further comprises said object retrieving an identifier of said first container from a collection of data that describes a web service designed to perform said first Web Service endpoint method, and, presenting said identifier to said manager in order to receive said first interface.

8. A computing system comprising a machine, said computing system also comprising instructions disposed on a computer readable medium, said instructions capable of being executed by said machine to perform a method, said method comprising:

during runtime in an object-oriented environment;

invoking, from an object, a first Web services endpoint method to process a first message by;

invoking said first Web services endpoint method through a first interface according to an endpoint method invocation format, said first Web services endpoint method implemented with a first component that is provided one or more services by a first container; and

,

invoking, from said object, a second Web services endpoint method to process a second message by;

invoking said second Web services endpoint method through a second interface according to said endpoint method invocation format, said second Web services endpoint method implemented with a second component that is provided one or more services by a second container, said first and second containers having respective interfaces that are different.

9. The computing system of claim 8 wherein said first component is a servlet.

10. The computing system of claim 9 wherein said second component is a Java EJB.

11. The computing system of claim 8 wherein said method further comprises said object requesting said first interface prior to said invoking of said first Web services endpoint.

15. An article of manufacture including program code which, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform a method, the method comprising:

during runtime in an object-oriented environment;

invoking, from an object, a first Web services endpoint method to process a first message by;

invoking said first Web services endpoint method through a first interface according to an endpoint method invocation format, said first Web services endpoint method implemented with a first component that is provided one or more services by a first container; and

,

invoking, from said object, a second Web services endpoint method to process a second message by;

invoking said second Web services endpoint method through a second interface according to said endpoint method invocation format, said second Web services endpoint method implemented with a second component that is provided one or more services by a second container, said first and second containers having respective interfaces that are different.

16. The machine readable medium of claim 15 wherein said first component is a servlet.

17. The machine readable medium of claim 16 wherein said second component is a Java EJB.

18. The machine readable medium of claim 15 wherein said method further comprises said object requesting said first interface prior to said invoking of said first Web services endpoint.

19. The machine readable medium of claim 18 wherein said method further comprises said object requesting said second interface prior to said invoking of said second Web services endpoint.

20. The machine readable medium of claim 19 wherein both said requesting of said first interface and said requesting of said second interface are made to a same manager.