Expressing Manageable Resource Topology Graphs as Dynamic Stateful Resources

• US 20100332490A1
• Filed: 06/24/2009
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Williams, Michael D., Bauer, Jeremy R., Van Heuklon, Jeffery J., Betzler, Boas, Frey, Jeffrey A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,533,230 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/759
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A system for managing topologies includes a topology data datastore that stores topology information. A topology computer element interfaces with the topology data datastore to create and update a topology of resources. A subscription computer element generates notifications to a user based on at least one of the creating and the updating of the topology of resources and further based on subscription data.

Claims

1. A system for managing topologies, comprising:

a topology data datastore that stores topology information;

a topology computer element that interfaces with the topology data datastore to create and update a topology of resources; and

a subscription computer element that generates notifications to a user based on at least one of the creating and the updating of the topology of resources and further based on subscription data.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the topology computer element destructs at least one of the topology and one or more of the resources based on at least one of a user destruction request and a scheduled time of destruction.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the topology computer element maintains a generation identifier for each resource of the topology.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the subscription computer element generates the notifications to the user based on the generation identifier.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the topology element creates the topology based on Web Service resources.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the topology computer element performs queries on the topology.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising an enumeration computer element that generates iterations of at least one of the topology and the resources.

8. A method of managing dynamic resource topologies, comprising:

performing using a computer,

storing topology information in a computer datastore;

creating and updating a topology of resources based on the topology information in the computer datastore; and

generating notifications to a user based on the at least one of the creating and the updating of the topology of resources and further based on subscription data.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising destructing at least one of the topology and one or more of the resources based on at least one of a user destruction request and a scheduled time of destruction.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising maintaining a generation identifier for each resource of the topology.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the generating the notifications to the user is further based on the generation identifier.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the creating the topology is based on Web Service resources.

13. The method of claim 8 further comprising performing queries on the topology.

14. The method of claim 8 further comprising generating iterations of at least one of the topology and the resources.

15. A computer program product for managing topologies, the computer program product comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions that, when executed by a computer, implement a method for managing topologies, the method comprising;

storing topology information in a computer datastore;

creating and updating a topology of resources based on the topology information in the computer datastore; and

generating notifications to a user based on at least one of the creating and the updating of the topology of resources and further based on subscription data.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the method further comprises destructing at least one of the topology and one or more of the resources based on at least one of a user destruction request and a scheduled time of destruction.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the method further comprises maintaining a generation identifier for each resource of the topology.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein the generating the notifications to the user is further based on the generation identifier.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the creating the topology is based on Web Service resources.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the method further comprises generating iterations of at least one of the topology and the resources.