Platform-independent data dictionary
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a request for a data type from a client system; and
providing the data type to the client system in response to the request, wherein the data type includes a platform-independent data type that is independent of platforms associated with the client system.
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Abstract
A server system may include a data dictionary to store platform-independent data types. A development client may access and modify a platform-independent data type stored in the data dictionary. The server system may notify other development clients using the data type that the data type has been modified.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving a request for a data type from a client system; and providing the data type to the client system in response to the request, wherein the data type includes a platform-independent data type that is independent of platforms associated with the client system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a client system to send a request for a data type to a server system; and the server system coupled with the client system, the server system to provide the data type to the client system in response to the request, wherein the data type includes a platform-independent data type that is independent of platforms associated with the client system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture comprising a machine-readable medium having instructions which when executed, cause a machine to:
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receive a request for a data type from a client system; and provide the data type to the client system in response to the request, wherein the data type includes a platform-independent data type that is independent of platforms associated with the client system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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