Apparatus and method for transparent application of service to business objects
First Claim
1. An apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a CPU coupled to a bus;
a memory coupled to the bus;
a managed object assembly residing in the memory; and
wherein the managed object assembly receives a method and processes the method by abstracting business logic functions from infrastructure functions according to a plurality of predetermined patterns.
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Abstract
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a managed object assembly (MOA) is used to abstract the business logic of a given system from the system'"'"'s operational aspects or infrastructure-specific characteristics. The managed object includes a data object, a business object, a managed object, and a mixin object. By isolating the functions of the business logic from the infrastructure of the system (including database structure), a significant amount of flexibility can be obtained and system re-engineering becomes noticeably simpler. Specifically, by isolating the business logic from the system resource details, changes in the business logic can be made in a manner that is independent of any detailed knowledge of the resources accessed by the system. In addition, as the underlying infrastructure requirements and data structures are changed, only the data object portion and the mixin object portion of the MOA needs to be changed or updated to provide access to the newly modified data structures. This can create significant savings in time and money as a system is updated to provide additional capabilities.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a CPU coupled to a bus; a memory coupled to the bus; a managed object assembly residing in the memory; and wherein the managed object assembly receives a method and processes the method by abstracting business logic functions from infrastructure functions according to a plurality of predetermined patterns. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a CPU coupled to a bus; a memory coupled to the bus; a managed object assembly residing in the memory, the managed object assembly comprising a data object, a managed object, a business object embodying a business domain logic, and a mixin object providing an interface to an infrastructure domain; and wherein the managed object receives a plurality of method calls and routes infrastructure functions from the plurality of method calls to the mixin object and business logic functions from the plurality of method calls to the business object. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 16)
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12. An apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a CPU coupled to a bus; a memory coupled to the bus; a managed object assembly residing in the memory, the managed object assembly comprising a data object, a managed object, a business object, and a mixin object; wherein the managed object receives a business domain method call and calls a first infrastructure domain method on the mixin object to perform system related functions to prepare for business related functions; wherein the managed object calls a first business logic method on the business object to perform the business related functions; and wherein the managed object calls a second infrastructure domain method on the mixin object to perform system related functions necessary to complete the business related functions.
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13. A computer implemented method of routing method calls in an object-oriented environment, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a managed object assembly residing in a memory location, the managed object assembly comprising a data object, a business object, a managed object, and a mixin object; calling a first method on the managed object assembly; the managed object assembly routing the first method call to an infrastructure domain via the mixin object based on a first predetermined pattern; calling a second method on the managed object assembly; and the managed object assembly routing the second method call to the business object based on a second predetermined pattern.
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14. A program product for routing method calls in an object-oriented
environment, the program product comprising: -
a managed object assembly, the managed object assembly comprising a data object, a business object embodying a business domain logic, a managed object, and a mixin object providing an interface to an infrastructure domain;
wherein the managed object receives a plurality of method calls and routes business logic functions from the plurality of method calls to the business object and routes infrastructure domain functions from the plurality of method calls to the mixin object; andsignal bearing media bearing the managed object assembly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-implemented method for routing method calls in an object oriented environment, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one Central Processing Unit (CPU); providing a memory coupled to the at least one CPU; providing a managed object assembly residing in the memory, the managed object assembly including a business object embodying business domain logic and a mixin object providing an interface to an infrastructure domain; providing a software application residing in the memory and being executed by the at least one CPU; the software application calling a method on the managed object assembly; and the managed object assembly routing the method to another object routes business domain functions from the method to the business object and routes infrastructure functions from the method to the mixin object. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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