Storing modification data for recreating modifications

• US 20070236746A1
• Filed: 04/06/2006
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Green, John, Fahmy, Hesham, Benedek, Laszlo
• Granted Patent: US 8,812,556 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/3.260
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/83 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45512 Command shells

Abstract

A solution for managing a set of artifacts is provided in which modification data is captured while an artifact is modified and is stored. A proxy agent is generated for a framework agent that manages a set of modifications for an artifact. The proxy agent receives a modification message from, for example, a graphical user interface, captures modification data based on the modification message and forwards the modification message for processing by the framework agent. The captured modification data is serialized in an extensible markup language (XML)-based document for later processing. In one embodiment, the XML-based document comprises an Ant configuration file (script), which can be executed to recreate the modification(s) with or without generating a user interface.

Claims

1. A method of managing a set of artifacts, the method comprising:

generating a proxy agent for a framework agent, wherein the framework agent manages a set of modifications for an artifact in the set of artifacts; and

with the proxy agent;

receiving a modification message for the artifact;

capturing modification data based on the modification message; and

forwarding the modification message for processing by the framework agent.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a user interface for enabling a user to request a modification to the artifact, wherein the modification message is received from the user interface.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising serializing the modification data in an XML-based document.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising identifying a completion of a set of modifications to the artifact, wherein the serializing is performed in response to the completion.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the XML-based document comprises an Ant script.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising recreating the modification message by executing the Ant script using an Ant tool.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the artifact implements a service, the method further comprising modifying an access artifact on a public server using the XML-based document, the access artifact enabling access to the service from the public server.

8. A system for managing a set of artifacts, the system comprising:

a system for generating a proxy agent for a framework agent, wherein the framework agent manages a set of modifications for an artifact in the set of artifacts; and

wherein the proxy agent includes;

a system for receiving a modification message for the artifact;

a system for capturing modification data based on the modification message;

a system for forwarding the modification message for processing by the framework agent; and

a system for serializing the modification data in an XML-based document.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a system for generating a user interface for enabling a user to request a modification to the artifact.

10. The system of claim 8, further comprising a system for identifying a completion of a set of modifications to the artifact, wherein the modification data is serialized in response to the completion.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the XML-based document comprises an Ant script, the system further comprising an Ant tool for recreating the modification message by executing the Ant script.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising an extended task object for implementing a task included in the Ant script.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the artifact implements a service, the system further comprising a system for modifying an access artifact on a public server using the XML-based document, the access artifact enabling access to the service from the public server.

14. A program product stored on a computer-readable medium, which when executed, enables a computer infrastructure to manage a set of artifacts, the program product comprising computer program code for enabling the computer infrastructure to:

generate a proxy agent for a framework agent, wherein the framework agent manages a set of modifications for an artifact in the set of artifacts; and

wherein the proxy agent includes computer program code for enabling the computer infrastructure to;

receive a modification message for the artifact;

capture modification data based on the modification message;

forward the modification message for processing by the framework agent; and

serialize the modification data in an XML-based document.

15. The program product of claim 14, further comprising computer program code for enabling the computer infrastructure to generate a user interface for enabling a user to request a modification to the artifact.

16. The program product of claim 14, further comprising computer program code for enabling the computer infrastructure to identify a completion of a set of modifications to the artifact.

17. The program product of claim 14, wherein the XML-based document comprises an Ant script, the program product further comprising an Ant tool for enabling the computer infrastructure to recreate the modification message by executing the Ant script.

18. The program product of claim 17, further comprising an extended task object for enabling the computer infrastructure to implement a task included in the Ant script.

19. The program product of claim 14, wherein the artifact implements a service, the program product further comprising computer program code for enabling the computer infrastructure to modify an access artifact on a public server using the XML-based document, the access artifact enabling access to the service from the public server.

20. A method of generating a system for managing a set of artifacts, the method comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure operable to;

generate a proxy agent for a framework agent, wherein the framework agent manages a set of modifications for an artifact in the set of artifacts; and

with the proxy agent;

receive a modification message for the artifact;

capture modification data based on the modification message;

forward the modification message for processing by the framework agent;

and

serialize the modification data in an XML-based document.