Automated Termination of Selected Software Applications in Response to System Events

• US 20100211950A1
• Filed: 02/19/2009
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Taylor, Stella Lee, Levine, Frank Eliot, Topol, Anna W., Kusko, Mary P.
• Granted Patent: US 8,255,928 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/485 Task life-cycle, e.g. stopping, restarting, resuming execution G06F9/4881 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

The illustrative embodiments disclose a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing a set of applications. In one embodiment, the process registers a system management event in an application configuration database. Responsive to detecting the registered system management event during execution of one application of the set of applications, the process identifies applications of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that are executing. The process then terminates the applications of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that are executing. Responsive to terminating the applications of the set of applications associated with the registered system managing event that are executing, the process then executes a handler that processes the registered system management event.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of managing a set of applications, the computer implemented method comprising:

registering a system management event in an application configuration database;

responsive to detecting the registered system management event during execution of one application of the set of applications, identifying applications of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that are executing;

terminating the applications of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that are executing; and

responsive to terminating the applications of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that are executing, executing a handler that processes the registered system management event.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein registering the system management event further comprises:

registering the set of applications in the application configuration database during installation of each application of the set of applications, wherein the set of applications are associated with the registered system management event.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, and further comprising:

responsive to detecting the registered system management event, locating the registered system management event in the application configuration database.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the terminating step further comprises:

saving status information for the terminated applications before the terminating.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 4, further comprising:

responsive to detecting a restart event, restarting the terminated applications using the saved status information for the terminated applications.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying an application of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that is not executing and is registered for execution for the event; and

executing the identified application during executing the handler that processes the registered system management event.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein executing the identified application during executing the handler that processes the registered system management event comprises:

starting execution of the identified application after a start of executing the handler that processes the registered system management event; and

ending execution of the identified application prior to an end of the executing the handler that processes the registered system management event, wherein the identified application is executed only during executing of the handler that processes the registered system management event.

8. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium storing having computer usable program instructions for managing a set of applications, the computer program product comprising;

program instructions for registering a system management event;

program instructions, responsive to detecting the registered system management event during execution of one application of the set of applications, for identifying applications of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that are executing;

program instructions for terminating the applications of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that are executing; and

program instructions, responsive to terminating the applications of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that are executing, for executing a handler that processes the registered system management event.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

program instructions for registering the set of applications in an application configuration database during installation of each application of the set of applications, wherein the set of applications are associated with the registered system management event.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, and further comprising:

responsive to detecting the registered system management event, program instructions for locating the registered system management event in the application configuration database.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the program instructions for terminating the applications of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that are executing further comprises:

program instructions for saving status information for the terminated applications before the terminating.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising:

program instructions, responsive to detecting a restart event, for restarting the terminated applications using the saved status information for the terminated applications.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

program instructions for identifying an application of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that is not executing and is registered for execution for the event; and

program instructions for executing the identified application during executing the handler that processes the registered system management event.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the program instructions for executing the identified application during executing the handler that processes the registered system management event, comprises:

instructions for starting execution of the identified application after a start of executing the handler that processes the registered system management event; and

instructions for ending execution of the identified application prior to an end of the executing the handler that processes the registered system management event, wherein the identified application is executed only during executing of the handler that processes the registered system management event.

15. An apparatus for managing a set of applications, the apparatus comprising:

a bus system;

a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes computer usable program code; and

a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to register a system management event;

identify applications of the set of applications as associated with the registered system management event that are executing in response to detecting the registered system management event during execution of one application of the set of applications;

terminate the applications of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that are executing; and

execute a handler that processes the registered system management event in response to terminating the applications of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that are executing.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer usable program code to register the set of applications in an application configuration database during installation of each application of the set of applications, wherein the application configuration database includes the registered system management event.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer usable program code to save status information for the terminated applications before the terminating.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer usable program code to restart the terminated applications using the saved status information for the terminated applications.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer usable program code to, identify an application of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that is not executing and is registered for execution for the event to form an identified application;

and execute the identified application during executing the handler that processes the registered system management event.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the processing unit executing the computer usable program code to execute the identified application during executing the handler that processes the registered system management event comprises:

the processing unit executing the computer usable program code to start execution of the identified application after a start of executing the handler that processes the registered system management event; and

end execution of the identified application prior to an end of the executing the handler that processes the registered system management event, wherein the identified application is executed only during executing of the handler that processes the registered system management event.