PROVIDING CLOUD-BASED, GENERIC ODATA MASHUP SERVICES USING AN ON-DEMAND SERVICE

• US 20150120701A1
• Filed: 10/29/2013
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Schmidt, Olaf
• Granted Patent: US 9,418,168 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for providing cloud-based, generic OData mashup services. One computer-implemented method includes parsing a received a request for service-related data to determine a subject mashup service associated with the request, retrieving a subject mashup service definition from a service repository, retrieving subservice definitions associated with the subject mashup service definition, instantiating subservices with a computer using the subservice definitions, and transmitting a request to retrieve the service-related data from the instantiated subservices.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

parsing a received a request for service-related data to determine a subject mashup service associated with the request;

retrieving a subject mashup service definition from a service repository;

retrieving subservice definitions associated with the subject mashup service definition;

instantiating subservices with a computer using the subservice definitions; and

transmitting a request to retrieve the service-related data from the instantiated subservices.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject mashup service is instantiated by a generic EDM provider.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the generic EDM provider transmitting a request to a mashup service repository for a service definition of the subject mashup service.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising formatting a service document responsive to the request for service related data, the service document formatted from entity types returned in response to the request to retrieve the service-related data from the instantiated subservices.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising instantiating a mashup processor following the instantiation of the subservices associated with the subject mashup service.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising transmitting a request to the mashup processor for a read feed using a received entity type returned in response to the request to retrieve the service-related data from the instantiated subservices.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising creating a read feed response responsive to the request for service-related data.

8. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions executable by a computer and operable to:

parse a received a request for service-related data to determine a subject mashup service associated with the request;

retrieve a subject mashup service definition from a service repository;

retrieve subservice definitions associated with the subject mashup service definition;

instantiate subservices using the subservice definitions; and

transmit a request to retrieve the service-related data from the instantiated subservices.

9. The medium of claim 8, wherein the subject mashup service is instantiated by a generic EDM provider.

10. The medium of claim 9, further comprising instructions operable to instruct the generic EDM provider to transmit a request to a mashup service repository for a service definition of the subject mashup service.

11. The medium of claim 8, further comprising instructions operable to format a service document responsive to the request for service related data, the service document formatted from entity types returned in response to the request to retrieve the service-related data from the instantiated subservices.

12. The medium of claim 8, further comprising instructions operable to instantiate a mashup processor following the instantiation of the subservices associated with the subject mashup service.

13. The medium of claim 12, further comprising instructions operable to transmit a request to the mashup processor for a read feed using a received entity type returned in response to the request to retrieve the service-related data from the instantiated subservices.

14. The medium of claim 13, further comprising instructions operable to create a read feed response responsive to the request for service-related data.

15. A system, comprising:

a memory;

at least one computer interoperably coupled with the memory and configured to;

parse a received a request for service-related data to determine a subject mashup service associated with the request;

retrieve a subject mashup service definition from a service repository;

retrieve subservice definitions associated with the subject mashup service definition;

instantiate subservices using the subservice definitions; and

transmit a request to retrieve the service-related data from the instantiated subservices.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the subject mashup service is instantiated by a generic EDM provider.

17. The system of claim 16, further configured to instruct the generic EDM provider to transmit a request to a mashup service repository for a service definition of the subject mashup service.

18. The system of claim 15, further configured to format a service document responsive to the request for service related data, the service document formatted from entity types returned in response to the request to retrieve the service-related data from the instantiated subservices.

19. The system of claim 15, further configured to instantiate a mashup processor following the instantiation of the subservices associated with the subject mashup service.

20. The system of claim 19, further configured to transmit a request to the mashup processor for a read feed using a received entity type returned in response to the request to retrieve the service-related data from the instantiated subservices.

21. The system of claim 20, further configured to create a read feed response responsive to the request for service-related data.