System and Method for Generating Web Sites in an Arbitrary Object Framework

• US 20100287531A1
• Filed: 05/11/2010
• Published: 11/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aubrey Mcauley
• Original Assignee: Aubrey Mcauley
• Inventors: McAuley, Aubrey
• Granted Patent: US 8,949,780 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/108
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design

Abstract

A method and system for generating a computer application is disclosed. The computer application is generated on a host system in an arbitrary object framework that separates a content of said computer application, a form of said computer application and a functionality of said computer application. Arbitrary objects are created with corresponding arbitrary names of various object types for generating said content of said computer application, said form of said computer application, and said functionality of said computer application. The arbitrary objects are managed in an object library. The arbitrary objects are deployed from said object library into a design framework to create said computer application.

Claims

1. A system for generating a computer application on a host system in an arbitrary object framework that separates a content of said computer application, a form of said computer application, and a functionality of said computer application, said system including a computer comprising a processor and a memory operably coupled to said processor, said memory being configured for storing a computer program executable by said processor, said computer program comprising:

a first set of executable instructions for creating arbitrary objects with corresponding arbitrary names of content objects used in generating said content of said computer application, form objects used in defining said form of said computer application, and function objects used in executing said functionality of said computer application, each arbitrary object being separate from each other arbitrary object;

a second set of executable instructions for managing said arbitrary objects in an arbitrary object library; and

a third set of executable instructions for deploying said arbitrary objects from said arbitrary object library into a design framework to create said computer application.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said computer application is a web site.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein each of said various object types include a type selected from the group consisting of:

text file pointers;

binary file pointers;

compiled executables;

shell commands;

remote procedure calls;

global variables;

cached executables;

cached database queries;

local variables; and

local objects and global parent objects, wherein said local objects are capable of overriding said global parent objects, and wherein said local objects are capable of inheriting data from said global parent objects.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the third set of executable instructions are for deploying arbitrary objects locally.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the second set of executable instructions for managing said arbitrary objects further comprises executable instructions for revision tracking.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the second set of executable instructions for managing said arbitrary objects further comprises executable instructions for using rollback.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the second set of executable instructions for managing said arbitrary objects further comprises executable instructions for using signoff.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the third set of executable instructions include instructions to access and deploy arbitrary objects into said design framework using said corresponding arbitrary names.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising executable instructions for swapping an arbitrary object of one type with an arbitrary object of another type.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising executable instructions for caching objects.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the executable instructions for caching objects further comprises executable instructions for specifying some elements of an arbitrary object to be dynamic elements and specifying some elements of said arbitrary object to be static elements.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising executable instructions for generating arbitrary objects in a programming language that is compatible and supported by said host system.

13. A system for generating a web site on a host system in an arbitrary object framework that separates a content of said web site, a form of said web site, and a functionality of said web site, said system including a computer comprising a processor and a memory operably coupled to said processor, said memory being configured for storing a computer program executable by said processor, said computer program comprising:

a first set of executable instructions for creating arbitrary objects with corresponding arbitrary names of content objects used in generating said content of said web site, form objects used in defining said form of said web site, and function objects used in executing said functionality of said web site, each arbitrary object being separate from each other arbitrary object;

a second set of executable instructions for managing said arbitrary objects in an arbitrary object library; and

a third set of executable instructions for deploying said arbitrary objects from said arbitrary object library to a container page to create said web site.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein each of said various object types include a type selected from the group consisting of:

text file pointers;

binary file pointers;

compiled executables;

shell commands;

remote procedure calls;

global variables;

cached executables;

cached database queries;

local variables; and

local objects and global parent objects, wherein said local objects are capable of overriding said global parent objects, and wherein said local objects are capable of inheriting data from said global parent objects.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the third set of executable instructions are for deploying arbitrary objects locally.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the second set of executable instructions for managing said arbitrary objects further comprises executable instructions for revision tracking.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the second set of executable instructions for managing said arbitrary objects further comprises executable instructions for using rollback.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the third set of executable instructions include instructions to access and deploy arbitrary objects into said design framework using said corresponding arbitrary names.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the third set of executable instructions is capable of accessing and deploying the arbitrary objects into said container page using said corresponding arbitrary names.

20. A system for generating a computer application on a host system in an arbitrary object framework that separates a content of said computer application, a form of said computer application, and a functionality of said computer application, said system including a computer comprising a processor and a memory operably coupled to said processor, said memory being configured for storing a computer program executable by said processor, said computer program comprising:

a first set of executable instructions for creating arbitrary objects with corresponding arbitrary names of content objects used in generating said content of said computer application, form objects used in defining said form of said computer application, and function objects used in executing said functionality of said computer application, each arbitrary object being callable by name only, each arbitrary object being independently modifiable without corresponding modifications being made to any other arbitrary object, and each arbitrary object further being interchangeable with other arbitrary objects;

a second set of executable instructions for managing said arbitrary objects in an arbitrary object library; and

a third set of executable instructions for deploying said arbitrary objects from said arbitrary object library into a design framework to create said computer application.