Computing system and method to perform compile-time extension for World Wide Web application

• US 20070226709A1
• Filed: 09/29/2001
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle America, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Siebel Systems Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Mukundan, Anil, Coker, John
• Granted Patent: US 7,853,933 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/140
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/36 Software reuse
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/41 Compilation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/70 Software maintenance or management

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for extending a web-based application class by performing a compile-time extension. For one embodiment the extension is inherited by every object of the class. For one embodiment the extension is transparent to an external application coupled to the web-based application.

Claims

1-21. -21. (canceled)

22. A computing system comprising:

an interface, wherein

the interface is configured to receive a run-time extension, and

the run-time extension is communicated via a remote procedure call from a client processing system; and

a compiler, wherein

the compiler is configured to compile the run-time extension.

23. The computing system of claim 22, wherein the run-time extension is inherited by every object of a web-based application class.

24. The computing system of claim 22, further comprising a repository coupled to the compiler, wherein the repository includes a source code for the extension.

25. The computing system of claim 22, further comprising:

an external application coupled to a web-based application object of a web-based application class, wherein

a compile-time extension is generated by the compiler compiling the run-time extension, and

the compile-time extension is transparent to the external application.

26. The computing system of claim 25, wherein the external application includes a user interface.

27. The computing system of claim 25, wherein the external application includes an object oriented programming control window.

42. The computing system of claim 25, wherein:

the compiler is configured to extend the web-based application class by virtue of being further configured to generate a compile-time extension of the web-based application class; and

the computing system is configured to execute the compile-time extension.

43. The computing system of claim 22, wherein:

the interface is comprised in a server processing system; and

the client processing system is configured to communicate the extension to the server processing system via the remote procedure call.

28. A method comprising:

receiving a run-time extension from a client device via a remote procedure call; and

extending a web-based application class by compiling the run-time extension.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the extension is inherited by every object of the class.

30. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

storing a source code for the extension in a repository.

31. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

writing the source code in the C programming language.

32. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

coupling an external application to a web-based application object of the class, wherein

a compile-time extension is generated by the compiling the run-time extension, and

the compile-time extension is transparent to the external application.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the external application includes a user interface.

34. The method of claim 32, wherein the external application includes an object oriented programming control window.

44. The method of claim 28, wherein the extending the web-based application class comprises:

executing a compile-time extension generated by the compiling.

45. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

transmitting the extension from the client device to a server device via the remote procedure call.

35. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions to translate instructions, wherein the set of instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving a run-time extension from a client device via a remote procedure call; and

extending a web-based application class by compiling the run-time extension.

36. The medium of claim 35, wherein the extension is inherited by every object of the class.

37. The medium of claim 35, wherein the method further comprises:

storing a source code for the extension in a repository.

38. The medium of claim 37, wherein the method further comprises:

writing the source code in the C programming language.

39. The medium of claim 35, wherein the method further comprises:

coupling an external application to a web-based application object of the class, wherein

a compile-time extension is generated by the compiling the run-time extension, and

the compile-time extension is transparent to the external application.

40. The medium of claim 39, wherein the external application includes a user interface.

41. The medium of claim 39, wherein the external application includes an object oriented programming control window.

46. The medium of claim 35, wherein the method further comprises:

executing a compile-time extension generated by the compiling.

47. A system comprising:

means for receiving a run-time extension from a client device via a remote procedure call; and

means for extending a web-based application class by compiling the extension.

48. The system of claim 47, wherein the extension is inherited by every object of the class.

49. The system of claim 47, further comprising:

means for storing a source code for the extension in a repository.

50. The system of claim 47, further comprising:

means for coupling an external application to a web-based application object of the class, wherein the compile-time extension is transparent to the external application.

51. The system of claim 50, wherein the external application includes a user interface and an object oriented programming control window.