Method for Finding, Updating and Synchronizing Modified Record Item and Data Synchronizing Device

• US 20120296870A1
• Filed: 04/23/2010
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Ju, Fei, Xie, Xin, Fu, Liqin, Pu, Jingchun, Wei, Shangkai, He, Jianqiao
• Application Number:
  US13/519,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20120296870A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/625
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2358 Change logging, detection, and notification replication G06F16/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for searching a change log item, which includes: in a change log of a data synchronizing device, ordering change log items according to numerical values of entity identifiers contained in the items; in the data synchronizing device, when data updating occurs in an entity in a database of the data synchronizing device, using a search algorithm of elements in an ordered sequence to search out whether a change log item containing an entity identifier of the entity exists in the change log. The present invention also provides a data synchronizing device.

Claims

1. A method for searching a change log item, comprising:

in a change log of a data synchronizing device, ordering change log items according to numerical values of entity identifiers contained in the items;

in the data synchronizing device, when data updating occurs in an entity in a database of the data synchronizing device, using a search algorithm of elements in an ordered sequence to search out whether a change log item containing an entity identifier of the entity exists in the change log.

2. The method for searching according to claim 1, wherein,

the search algorithm of elements in the ordered sequence comprises:

a binary search algorithm.

3. A method for updating a change log item, comprising:

in a change log of a data synchronizing device, ordering change log items according to numerical values of entity identifiers contained in the items;

in the data synchronizing device, when data updating occurs in an entity in a database of the data synchronizing device, using a search algorithm of elements in an ordered sequence to search out whether a change log item containing an entity identifier of the entity exists in the change log;

if yes, according to a superposition policy, modifying original updating information in the change log item as current updating information;

if not, adding a change log item corresponding to the current updating into the change log, and still ordering the change log items in the change log for which the addition is completed according to the numerical values of the entity identifiers contained in the items.

4. The method for updating according to claim 3, wherein,

the step of adding a change log item corresponding to the current updating into the change log comprises:

after adding an change log item corresponding to the current updating to any position in the change log, ordering the change log items in the change log according to the numerical values of the entity identifiers.

5. The method for updating according to claim 3, wherein,

the step of adding a change log item corresponding to the current updating into the change log comprises:

according to an interpolation algorithm of elements in an ordered sequence, processing an entity identifier in the change log item, and adding a change log item corresponding to the current updating to a relevant position in the change log.

6. The method for updating according to claim 5, wherein,

the interpolation algorithm of elements in the ordered sequence comprises:

a binary interpolation algorithm.

7. The method for updating according to claim 3, wherein,

the search algorithm of elements in the ordered sequence comprises:

a binary search algorithm.

8. A method for synchronizing a change log item, comprising:

when synchronization is performed, a data synchronizing device synchronizing data corresponding to change log items saved in a local change log to an opposite end device;

after the synchronization is completed, the data synchronizing device saving all change log items which are synchronized unsuccessfully, and ordering all the change log items which are synchronized unsuccessfully according to numerical values of entity identifiers contained in the items.

9. The method for synchronizing according to claim 8, further comprising:

each change log item in the change log corresponding to one FLAG, wherein, a value of the FLAG is used to indicate whether a corresponding change log item is valid;

in a process of the synchronization, the opposite end device receiving data sent from the data synchronizing device, performing synchronous processing on relevant data in local, and returning a synchronization success response or a synchronization failure response to the data synchronizing device according to a synchronous processing result of the data; and

after receiving the synchronization success response, the data synchronizing device setting a value of a FLAG of the change log item corresponding to the data as indicating that the item is invalid;

after the synchronization is completed, the step of the data synchronizing device saving all change log items which are synchronized unsuccessfully comprising;

after the synchronization is completed, the data synchronizing device saving all valid change log items indicated by the value of the FLAG.

10. A data synchronizing device, comprising:

a storage unit and a search unit;

the storage unit is configured to;

save a change log, and order change log items according to numerical values of entity identifiers contained in the items in the change log;

the search unit is configured to;

when data updating occurs in an entity in a database of the data synchronizing device, use a search algorithm of elements in an ordered sequence to search out whether a change log item containing an entity identifier of the entity exists in the change log.

11. The device according to claim 10, further comprising an update unit;

the search unit is further configured to;

send search success message or search failure message to the update unit correspondingly according to a result of searching;

the update unit is configured to;

after receiving the search success message, according to a superposition policy, modify original updating information in the change log item as current updating information; and

after receiving the search failure message, add a change log item corresponding to the current updating into the change log;

wherein, the change log items in the change log for which the addition is completed are still ordered according to the numerical values of the entity identifiers contained in the items.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein,

the update unit is configured to:

add a change log item corresponding to the current updating to any position in the change log, then order the change log items in the change log according to the numerical values of the entity identifiers;

or

according to an interpolation algorithm of elements in an ordered sequence, process the entity identifier in the change log item, and add a change log item corresponding to the current updating to a relevant position in the change log.

13. The device according to claim 11, further comprising a synchronization unit;

the synchronization unit is configured to;

when data synchronization is performed with an opposite end device, synchronize data corresponding to change log items saved in the change log to the opposite end device; and

after the synchronization is completed, save all change log items which are synchronized unsuccessfully, and order all the change log items which are synchronized unsuccessfully according to the numerical values of the entity identifiers contained in the items.

14. The device according to claim 10, wherein,

the search algorithm of elements in the ordered sequence comprises:

a binary search algorithm.

15. A data synchronizing device, comprising a synchronization unit, wherein:

the synchronization unit is configured to;

when data synchronization is performed with an opposite end device, synchronize data corresponding to change log items saved in a change log to the opposite end device; and

after the synchronization is completed, save all change log items which are synchronized unsuccessfully, and order all the change log items which are synchronized unsuccessfully according to numerical values of entity identifiers contained in the items.