Configurations for binding software assemblies to application programs
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving a request corresponding to binding at least one shared assembly to an application program;
interpreting configuration information corresponding to the at least one shared assembly to determine a version of a shared assembly to bind to the application program, wherein the configuration information is separate from the shared assembly and wherein the configuration information comprises an application configuration, a publisher configuration and an administrator configuration; and
in interpreting the configuration information, determining whether a safe mode of operation is present, and if so, interpreting the application configuration and the administrator configuration but not interpreting the publisher configuration.
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Abstract
A method, system and infrastructure that allow an application to run with specified versions of assemblies bound thereto, while allowing the application author, assembly publisher and/or an administrator to change the originally-specified version as desired. Each assembly may exist and run side-by-side on the system with other versions of the same assembly being used by other applications. An application manifest specifies any desired assembly versions, which may be redirected to another version (overridden) by an application configuration. A publisher configuration provided by an assembly publisher can similarly override the specified version. Lastly, an administrator configuration is capable of overriding other configuration versioning information. A table built from the manifest and any configuration redirection may be accessed during execution to quickly locate the appropriate version. The various configuration data structures themselves may be wrapped as assemblies, thereby enabling versioning of configurations.
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9 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving a request corresponding to binding at least one shared assembly to an application program;
interpreting configuration information corresponding to the at least one shared assembly to determine a version of a shared assembly to bind to the application program, wherein the configuration information is separate from the shared assembly and wherein the configuration information comprises an application configuration, a publisher configuration and an administrator configuration; and
in interpreting the configuration information, determining whether a safe mode of operation is present, and if so, interpreting the application configuration and the administrator configuration but not interpreting the publisher configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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