CLOUD SERVICES LAYER DYNAMIC API

• US 20140059194A1
• Filed: 08/21/2012
• Published: 02/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Robb, Terence A., Lacey, William M., Harris, Roger D.
• Granted Patent: US 9,098,346 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/173 using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star, snowflake
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing

Abstract

A network device receives a first file having a service-specific Application Programming Interface (API) definition for a first cloud service, and loads the service-specific API definition for the first cloud service into a Cloud Services Layer (CSL) API. The network device receives a service request involving the first cloud service, and handles, at the CSL API, the service request using the service-specific API definition for the first cloud service.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a cloud services layer (CSL) Application Programming Interface (API), a first file having a service-specific API definition for a first cloud service;

loading the service-specific API definition for the first cloud service into the CSL layer API; and

handling, at the CSL API, a service request involving the first cloud service using the service-specific API definition for the first cloud service.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the CSL API, a second file having a revised service-specific API definition for the first cloud service;

loading the revised service-specific API definition for the first cloud service into the CSL API to replace the previous service-specific API definition for the first cloud service; and

handling, at the CSL API, a service request involving the first cloud service using the revised service-specific API definition for the first cloud service.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the CSL API, a second file having a service-specific API definition for a second cloud service;

loading the service-specific API definition for the second cloud service into the CSL API; and

handling, at the CSL API, a service request involving the second cloud service using the service-specific API definition for the second cloud service.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein handling the service request involving the first cloud service comprises:

packaging the service request involving the first cloud service into a CSL format, based on the service-specific API definition for the first cloud service, to generate a job submission.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein handling the service request involving the first cloud service further comprises:

delivering the job submission from the CSL API to a job controller.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

orchestrating, at the job controller, the job to cause a service node to execute the first cloud service based on the job submission.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining a service controller associated with the first cloud service; and

delivering at least a portion of the job to the determined service controller for execution by the first cloud service.

8. A network device, comprising:

a communication interface coupled to a network;

a processing unit configured to implement a cloud services layer (CSL) Application Programming Interface (API) and to;

receive, via the communication interface, a first file having a service-specific API definition for a first cloud service,

load the service-specific API definition for the first cloud service into the CSL API,

receive, via the communication interface, a service request involving the first cloud service, and

handle, at the CSL API, the service request using the service-specific API definition for the first cloud service.

9. The device of claim 8, where the processing unit is further configured to:

receive, via the communication interface, a second file having a revised service-specific API definition for the first cloud service,

load the revised service-specific API definition for the first cloud service into the CSL API to replace the previous service-specific API definition for the first cloud service,

receive, via the communication interface, another service request involving the first cloud service, and

handle, at the CSL API, the other service request using the revised service-specific API definition for the first cloud service.

10. The network device of claim 8, where the processing unit is further configured to:

receive, via the communication interface, a second file having a service-specific API definition for a second cloud service,

load the service-specific API definition for the second cloud service into the cloud services API layer,

receive, via the communication interface, a service request involving the second cloud service, and

handle, at the CSL API, the service request involving the second cloud service using the service-specific API definition.

11. The network device of claim 8, wherein, when handling the service request involving the first cloud service, the processing unit is further configured to:

package the service request involving the first cloud service into a cloud services layer (CSL) format, based on the service-specific API definition for the first cloud service, to generate a job submission.

12. The network device of claim 11, wherein the processing unit is further configured to implement one or more job controllers and wherein, when handling the service request involving the first cloud service, the processing unit is further configured to:

deliver the job submission to one of the one or more job controllers.

13. The network device of claim 12, wherein the processing unit, when implementing the one of the one or more job controllers, is configured to:

orchestrate the job to cause a service node to execute the first cloud service based on the job submission.

14. The network device of claim 13, wherein the processing unit, when implementing the one of the one or more controllers, is configured to:

determine a service controller associated with the first cloud service, and

deliver at least a portion of the job to the determined service controller for execution by the first cloud service.

15. A computer-readable medium containing instructions executable by at least one processor, the computer-readable medium comprising:

one or more instructions for receiving a first file having a service-specific Application Programming Interface (API) definition for a first cloud service;

one or more instructions for loading the service-specific API definition for the first cloud service into a cloud services layer (CSL) API;

one or more instructions for receiving a service request involving the first cloud service; and

one or more instructions for handling, at the CSL API, the service request using the service-specific API definition for the first cloud service.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

one or more instructions for receiving a second file having a revised service-specific API definition for the first cloud service;

one or more instructions for loading the revised service-specific API definition for the first cloud service into the CSL API to replace the previous service-specific API definition for the first cloud service;

one or more instructions for receiving another service request involving the first cloud service; and

one or more instructions for handling, at the CSL API, the other service request using the revised service-specific API definition for the first cloud service.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

one or more instructions for receiving a second file having a service-specific API definition for a second cloud service;

one or more instructions for loading the service-specific API definition for the second cloud service into the cloud services API layer,

one or more instructions for receiving a service request involving the second cloud service, and

one or more instructions for handling, at the cloud services layer API, the service request involving the second cloud service using the service-specific API definition.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

one or more instructions for packaging the service request involving the first cloud service into a CSL format, based on the service-specific API definition for the first cloud service, to generate a job submission.