Graphical user interface system and method for presenting information related to session and cache objects

• US 20080163063A1
• Filed: 12/29/2006
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Stanev, Georgi, Bonev, Pavel, Droshev, Mladen I.
• Application Number:
  US11/647,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20080163063A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/734
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A system and method for visualizing information related to session and cache objects within an object network. For example, a computer-implemented method according to one embodiment comprises: analyzing relationships between session and/or cache objects within a network of sessions and caches to determine an object network structure for the session and/or cache objects; generating object graph data representing the object network structure; serializing the object graph data and transmitting the object graph data over a network to a requesting computer; and interpreting the object graph data to render a view of the session and/or cache object network structure in a graphical user interface.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

analyzing relationships between session and/or cache objects within a network of sessions and caches to determine an object network structure for the session and/or cache objects;

generating object graph data representing the object network structure;

serializing the object graph data and transmitting the object graph data over a network to a requesting computer; and

interpreting the object graph data to render a view of the session and/or cache object network structure in a graphical user interface.

2. The computer-implemented method as in claim 1 further comprising:

collecting object data related to each session and/or cache object in the network of objects; and

serializing the object data and transmitting the object data over the network to the requesting computer along with the object network data.

3. The computer implemented method as in claim 2 further comprising:

displaying the object data related to a session and/or cache object in response to selection of a graphic representing the object on the requesting computer.

4. The computer-implemented method as in claim 1 wherein the object graph data comprises a list structure.

5. The computer-implemented method as in claim 1 wherein the object graph data comprises a matrix structure.

6. The computer-implemented method as in claim 2 wherein the object data comprises a value representing memory consumed by each object.

7. The computer-implemented method as in claim 1 further comprising:

assigning each object within the network a unique identification code; and

serializing the identification codes and transmitting the identification codes over the network to the requesting computer system.

8. An apparatus having a memory for storing program code and a processor for processing the program code to perform the operations of:

analyzing relationships between session and/or cache objects within a network of sessions and caches to determine an object network structure for the session and/or cache objects;

generating object graph data representing the object network structure;

serializing the object graph data and transmitting the object graph data over a network to a requesting computer; and

interpreting the object graph data to render a view of the session and/or cache object network structure in a graphical user interface.

9. The apparatus as in claim 8 comprising additional program code which, when executed by the processor, performs the operations of:

collecting object data related to each session and/or cache object in the network of objects; and

serializing the object data and transmitting the object data over the network to the requesting computer along with the object network data.

10. The computer implemented method as in claim 9 comprising additional program code which, when executed by the processor, performs the operations of:

displaying the object data related to a session and/or cache object in response to selection of a graphic representing the object on the requesting computer.

11. The apparatus as in claim 8 wherein the object graph data comprises a list structure.

12. The apparatus as in claim 8 wherein the object graph data comprises a matrix structure.

13. The apparatus as in claim 9 wherein the object data comprises a value representing memory consumed by each object.

14. The apparatus as in claim 8 comprising additional program code which, when executed by the processor, performs the operations of:

assigning each object within the network a unique identification code; and

serializing the identification codes and transmitting the identification codes over the network to the requesting computer system.

15. A machine-readable medium having program code stored thereon which, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the operations of:

analyzing relationships between session and/or cache objects within a network of sessions and caches to determine an object network structure for the session and/or cache objects;

generating object graph data representing the object network structure;

serializing the object graph data and transmitting the object graph data over a network to a requesting computer; and

interpreting the object graph data to render a view of the session and/or cache object network structure in a graphical user interface.

16. The apparatus as in claim 15 comprising additional program code which, when executed by the machine, causes the machine to perform the operations of:

collecting object data related to each session and/or cache object in the network of objects; and

serializing the object data and transmitting the object data over the network to the requesting computer along with the object network data.

17. The computer implemented method as in claim 16 comprising additional program code which, when executed by the processor, performs the operations of:

displaying the object data related to a session and/or cache object in response to selection of a graphic representing the object on the requesting computer.

18. The apparatus as in claim 15 wherein the object graph data comprises a list structure.

19. The apparatus as in claim 15 wherein the object graph data comprises a matrix structure.

20. The apparatus as in claim 17 wherein the object data comprises a value representing memory consumed by each object.

21. The apparatus as in claim 15 comprising additional program code which, when executed by the machine, causes the machine to perform the operations of:

assigning each object within the network a unique identification code; and

serializing the identification codes and transmitting the identification codes over the network to the requesting computer system.