SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR META-DATA DRIVEN, SEMI-AUTOMATED GENERATION OF WEB SERVICES BASED ON EXISTING APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating the reuse of logic implemented in an existing software application, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a computer system, a selection of an existing software application;
generating, by the computer system, metadata based on program code for the existing software application;
receiving, at the computer system, one or more customizations to be applied to the metadata;
modifying, by the computer system, the metadata based on the one or more customizations; and
generating, by the computer system, artifacts for a Web service based on the modified metadata, the Web service being configured to expose a Web service operation that, when executed, causes an existing operation implemented in the existing software application to be executed.
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Abstract
Techniques for reusing logic implemented in an existing software application such that the logic can be exposed as a Web service or in any other service-oriented context. In one set of embodiments, a design-time technique is provided that comprises, inter alia, receiving program code for an existing software application, generating metadata based on the program code, and customizing the metadata to align with an intended Web service. Artifacts for the Web service are then generated based on the customized metadata. In another set of embodiments, a run-time technique is provided that comprises, inter alia, receiving a payload representing an invocation of a Web service operation of the generated Web service, processing the payload, and, based on the processing, causing the existing software application to execute an operation in response to the invocation of the Web service operation.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating the reuse of logic implemented in an existing software application, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a computer system, a selection of an existing software application; generating, by the computer system, metadata based on program code for the existing software application; receiving, at the computer system, one or more customizations to be applied to the metadata; modifying, by the computer system, the metadata based on the one or more customizations; and generating, by the computer system, artifacts for a Web service based on the modified metadata, the Web service being configured to expose a Web service operation that, when executed, causes an existing operation implemented in the existing software application to be executed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for facilitating the reuse of logic implemented in an existing software application, the system comprising:
a first computer system in a design-time environment, the first computer system being configured to; receive a selection of an existing software application; generate metadata based on program code for the existing software application; receive one or more customizations to be applied to the metadata; modify the metadata based on the one or more customizations; and generate artifacts for a Web service based on the modified metadata, the Web service being configured to expose a Web service operation that, when executed, causes an existing operation implemented in the existing software application to be executed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon program code which, when executed by a processing component of a computer system, facilitates the reuse of logic implemented in an existing software application, the program code comprising:
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code for receiving a selection of an existing software application; code for generating metadata based on program code for the existing software application; code for receiving one or more customizations to be applied to the metadata; code for modifying the metadata based on the one or more customizations; and code for generating artifacts for a Web service based on the modified metadata, the Web service being configured to expose a Web service operation that, when executed, causes an existing operation implemented in the existing software application to be executed. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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