Method, system, and program product for managing adapter association for a data graph of data objects

• US 20070233722A1
• Filed: 04/03/2006
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Schacher, Ritchard, Hicks, Matthew, Merks, Eduardus
• Granted Patent: US 8,359,298 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9024 Graphs; Linked lists G06F16/9027 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/548 Object oriented; Remote method invocation [RMI] non-remote method invocation G06F9/449

Abstract

The present invention provides a method, system, and program product for managing adapter association for a data graph of data objects. Specifically, under the present invention, a data graph of data objects is generated (e.g., on a server), and then serialized. In performing the serialization, the data graph is translated into bits. In one embodiment, the bits are communicated to a client over a network, and then translated back into the data graph (i.e., deserialized). An adapter is associated with each of the data objects after the data graph is deserialized. This avoids the “overhead” involved with associating and having active adapters during deserialization.

Claims

1. A method for managing adapter association for a data graph of data objects, comprising:

deserializing the data graph of data objects; and

associating an adapter with each of the data objects after the data graph is deserialized.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating the data graph; and

serializing the data graph, prior to the deserializing.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the generating comprises generating the data graph on a server, wherein the serializing comprises translating the data graph into bits on the server, and wherein the deserializing comprises translating the bits into the data graph on a client.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising activating the adapters after the associating.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating the adapters using adapter factory descriptors.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising storing a list of the adapter factory descriptors in the data graph, wherein the adapter factory descriptors describe adapter factories to be created after the deserializing.

7. A system for managing adapter association for a data graph of data objects, comprising:

a system for deserializing the data graph of data objects; and

a system for associating an adapter with each of the data objects after the data graph is entirely deserialized.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a system for generating the data graph; and

a system for serializing the data graph.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the system for generating generates the data graph on a server, wherein the system for serializing translates the data graph into bits that are communicated to a client, and wherein the system for deserializing translates the bits into the data graph on the client.

10. The system of claim 7, further comprising a system for activating the adapters.

11. The system of claim 7, further comprising a system for creating the adapters fusing adapter factory descriptors.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the adapters process changes to the data objects.

13. A program product stored on a computer readable medium for managing adapter association for a data graph of data objects, the computer useable medium comprising program code for causing a computer system to perform the following steps:

deserializing the data graph of data objects; and

associating an adapter with each of the data objects after the data graph is entirely deserialized.

14. The program product of claim 13, wherein the computer readable medium further comprises program code for causing the computer system to perform the following steps:

generating the data graph; and

serializing the data graph.

15. The program product of claim 14, wherein the generating comprises generating the data graph on a server, wherein the serializing comprises translating the data graph into bits on the server, and wherein the deserializing comprises translating the bits into the data graph on a client.

16. The program product of claim 13, wherein the computer readable medium further comprises program code for causing the computer system to perform the following step:

activating the adapters after the generating.

17. The program product of claim 13, wherein the computer readable medium further comprises program code for causing the computer system to perform the following step:

creating the adapters using adapter factory descriptors.

18. The program product of claim 13, wherein the adapters process changes to the data objects.

19. A method for deploying an application for managing adapter association for a data graph of data objects, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

deserialize the data graph of data objects; and

associate an adapter with each of the data objects after the data graph is deserialized.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the adapters are created using adapter factory descriptors.