SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COMMUNICATING DATA BETWEEN A DATABASE AND A CACHE

• US 20130297598A1
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Calahan, Patrick
• Granted Patent: US 9,081,869 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5683 Storage of data provided by user terminals, i.e. reverse caching

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for communicating data between a database and a cache. These mechanisms and methods for communicating data between a database and a cache can enable improved application quality and performance, enhanced client application interaction, increased system performance, etc.

Claims

1. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for communicating data between a database and a cache, the method comprising:

identifying a database of a system;

identifying a cache separate from the database that is associated with an application residing within a browser; and

communicating data between the database and the cache.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the database stores one or more objects that are used by one or more applications of the system.

3. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the database contains metadata that describes the one or more of the objects.

4. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the application is a feature provided by the system.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the application is run in the browser which is inside a browser-based application runtime.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the cache includes a client-side cache external to the system.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein a network connection exists between the database and the cache.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein communicating the data includes retrieving the data from the database, compiling the data into a form recognizable by the application, and sending the data to the cache.

9. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer program product is operable such that a change is made to contents of the database by an entity other than the application.

10. A method, comprising:

identifying a database of a system;

identifying a cache separate from the database that is associated with an application residing within a browser; and

communicating data between the database and the cache. utilizing a processor.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor for;

identifying a database of a system;

identifying a cache separate from the database that is associated with an application residing within a browser; and

communicating data between the database and the cache.

12. A method for transmitting code for use in a multi-tenant database system on a transmission medium, the method comprising:

transmitting code for identifying a database of a system;

transmitting code for identifying a cache separate from the database that is associated an application residing within a browser; and

transmitting code for communicating data between the database and the cache, utilizing a processor.