OPTIMIZE WEB SERVICE INTERACTIONS VIA A DOWNLOADABLE CUSTOM PARSER

• US 20080313267A1
• Filed: 06/12/2007
• Published: 12/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Desai, Vikram A., Rathnam, Sai Gopala
• Application Number:
  US11/761,619
• Publication Number:
  US 20080313267A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A method, system and computer program product for optimizing web service interactions. A server receives a service request from a client, where the service request includes information that is used by the server to provide a customized parser to the client that allows optimal web service interactions. Upon the server providing a link to the client to download this customized parser, the client downloads the parser and embeds the parser into its runtime environment. The parser in the client is then able to receive and transmit communications from and to the server, respectively, in a most efficient manner. For example, the parser may reduce the size of the XML message size more considerably than compression algorithms. In another example, if the client and server communicate in different languages, the parser may translate the messages between the client and server so that the messages are understandable.

Claims

1. A method for optimizing web service interactions comprising the steps of:

receiving a service request, wherein said service request comprises information regarding one or more of a speed of network communications, a processing speed and a type of platform; and

issuing a link to download a parser, wherein said parser is customized based on said information regarding one or more of said speed of network communications, said processing speed and said type of platform, wherein said customized parser is embedded in a runtime environment in a client.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the step of:

receiving communications from said client that are encoded via said customized parser in said client.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein said customized parser in said client reduces a size of eXtensible Markup Language (XML) messages.

4. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein said customized parser adds additional information to an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) message payload to facilitate serviceability of web services.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the step of:

transmitting communications to said client that are decoded via said customized parser in said client.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said customized parser adds information dynamically to messages sent by said client.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said customized parser transforms messages sent by said client into a language understandable by a server receiving said service request.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said customized parser is embedded in said runtime environment in said client for the duration of communication with a server receiving said service request.

9. A method for optimizing web service interactions comprising the steps of:

receiving a service request, wherein said service request comprises information regarding a version of a parser embedded in a runtime environment in a client, wherein said parser was customized based on information regarding one or more of a speed of network communications, a processing speed and a type of platform of said client; and

issuing a link to download an updated version of said parser if a version of a parser in a server receiving said service request is greater than said version of said parser communicated in said service request.

10. The method as recited in claim 9 further comprising the step of:

issuing an invalidate command if said version of said parser in said server receiving said service request is greater than said version of said parser communicated in said service request.

11. A system, comprising:

a memory unit for storing a computer program for optimizing web service interactions;

a processor coupled to said memory unit, wherein said processor, responsive to said computer program, comprises;

circuitry for receiving a service request, wherein said service request comprises information regarding one or more of a speed of network communications, a processing speed and a type of platform; and

circuitry for issuing a link to download a parser, wherein said parser is customized based on said information regarding one or more of said speed of network communications, said processing speed and said type of platform, wherein said customized parser is embedded in a runtime environment in a client.

12. The system as recited in claim 11, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry for receiving communications from said client that are encoded via said customized parser in said client.

13. The system as recited in claim 11, wherein said processor further comprises:

circuitry for transmitting communications to said client that are decoded via said customized parser in said client.

14. The system as recited in claim 11, wherein said customized parser adds information dynamically to messages sent by said client.

15. The system as recited in claim 11, wherein said customized parser transforms messages sent by said client into a language understandable by a server receiving said service request.

16. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium for optimizing web service interactions comprising the programming steps of:

receiving a service request, wherein said service request comprises information regarding one or more of a speed of network communications, a processing speed and a type of platform; and

issuing a link to download a parser, wherein said parser is customized based on said information regarding one or more of said speed of network communications, said processing speed and said type of platform, wherein said customized parser is embedded in a runtime environment in a client.

17. The computer program product as recited in claim 16 further comprising the programming step of:

receiving communications from said client that are encoded via said customized parser in said client.

18. The computer program product as recited in claim 16 further comprising the programming step of:

transmitting communications to said client that are decoded via said customized parser in said client.

19. The computer program product as recited in claim 16, wherein said customized parser adds information dynamically to messages sent by said client.

20. The computer program product as recited in claim 16, wherein said customized parser transforms messages sent by said client into a language understandable by a server receiving said service request.