Virtual content repository browser
First Claim
1. A method for viewing and manipulating a virtual content repository (VCR) having an application program interface (API), comprising:
- providing a graphical user interface (GUI), having a navigation pane and an editor window, configured to present a hierarchical namespace, shown in the navigation pane, that spans information in a plurality of content repositories represented by the virtual content repository, wherein the namespace includes at least one element, and wherein one of the at least one element can be selected;
displaying a content editor in the editor window when a content mode is selected in the navigation pane wherein the content editor is configured to present and to enable editing of content associated with the selected element in the navigation pane;
displaying a schema editor in the editor window when a type mode is selected in the navigation pane wherein the schema editor is configured to present and to enable editing of schema associated with the selected element in the navigation pane;
wherein the VCR logically represents the plurality of content repositories as a single content repository;
wherein each one of the plurality of content repositories represented by the VCR implements a different service provider interface SPI compatible with the API, wherein each SPI and the API share a content model, and wherein each SPI maps operations on the content model to operations on the content repository implementing that SPI; and
wherein the SPI enables each one of the plurality of content repositories to plug into the VCR.
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Abstract
An interactive tool for viewing and manipulating a virtual content repository (VCR) having an application program interface (API), comprising providing a first graphical user interface (GUI) configured to present a hierarchical namespace wherein the namespace includes at least one element, and wherein one of the at least one element can be selected, providing a second GUI configured to present and to enable editing of content associated with the selected element in the first GUI, providing a third GUI configured to present and to enable editing of schema associated with the selected element in the first GUI, and wherein the VCR includes at least one content repository, and wherein the at least one content repository includes a service provider interface (SPI) compatible with the API.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for viewing and manipulating a virtual content repository (VCR) having an application program interface (API), comprising:
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providing a graphical user interface (GUI), having a navigation pane and an editor window, configured to present a hierarchical namespace, shown in the navigation pane, that spans information in a plurality of content repositories represented by the virtual content repository, wherein the namespace includes at least one element, and wherein one of the at least one element can be selected; displaying a content editor in the editor window when a content mode is selected in the navigation pane wherein the content editor is configured to present and to enable editing of content associated with the selected element in the navigation pane; displaying a schema editor in the editor window when a type mode is selected in the navigation pane wherein the schema editor is configured to present and to enable editing of schema associated with the selected element in the navigation pane; wherein the VCR logically represents the plurality of content repositories as a single content repository; wherein each one of the plurality of content repositories represented by the VCR implements a different service provider interface SPI compatible with the API, wherein each SPI and the API share a content model, and wherein each SPI maps operations on the content model to operations on the content repository implementing that SPI; and wherein the SPI enables each one of the plurality of content repositories to plug into the VCR. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A machine readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor cause a system to:
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provide a graphical user interface (GUI), having a navigation pane and an editor window, configured to present a hierarchical namespace, shown in the navigation pane, that spans information in a plurality of content repositories represented by a virtual content repository (VCR), wherein the namespace includes at least one element, and wherein one of the at least one element can be selected; display a content editor in the editor window when a content mode is selected in the navigation pane wherein the content editor is configured to present and to enable editing of content associated with the selected element in the navigation pane; display a schema editor in the editor window when a type mode is selected in the navigation pane wherein the schema editor is configured to present and to enable editing of schema associated with the selected element in the navigation pane; wherein the VCR logically represents the plurality of content repositories as a single content repository; wherein each one of the plurality of content repositories represented by the VCR implements a different service provider interface SPI compatible with the API, wherein each SPI and the API share a content model, and wherein each SPI maps operations on the content model to operations on the content repository implementing that SPI; and wherein the SPI enables each one of the plurality of content repositories to plug into the VCR. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for viewing and manipulating a virtual content repository (VCR) having an application program interface (API), comprising:
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a means for providing a graphical user interface (GUI), having a navigation pane and an editor window, configured to present a hierarchical namespace, shown in the navigation pane, that spans information in a plurality of content repositories represented by the virtual content repository, wherein the namespace includes at least one element, and wherein one of the at least one element can be selected; a means for displaying a content editor in the editor window when a content mode is selected in the navigation pane wherein the content editor is configured to present and to enable editing of content associated with the selected element in the navigation pane; a means for displaying a schema editor in the editor window when a type mode is selected in the navigation pane wherein the schema editor is configured to present and to enable editing of schema associated with the selected element in the navigation pane; wherein the VCR logically represents the plurality of content repositories as a single content repository; wherein each one of the plurality of content repositories represented by the VCR implements a different service provider interface SPI compatible with the API, wherein each SPI and the API share a content model, and wherein each SPI maps operations on the content model to operations on the content repository implementing that SPI; and wherein the SPI enables each one of the plurality of content repositories to plug into the VCR.
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20. A web portal, embodied in a storage medium, for viewing and manipulating a virtual content repository (VCR) having an application program interface (API), comprising:
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a navigation pane, having a plurality of selectable modes, that presents a hierarchical namespace that spans information in a plurality of content repositories represented by the virtual content repository, wherein the namespace includes at least one element, and wherein one of the at least one element can be selected; an editor window that presents and to enable editing of information associated with the selected element in the navigation pane; a content mode in the plurality of selectable modes, wherein when the content mode is selected the navigation pane shows only elements in the namespace that include content and the editors window presents and enables editing of content information associated with the selected element in the navigation pane; a type mode in the plurality of modes, wherein when the type mode is selected the navigation pane shows only elements that include only schemas and the editor window presents and enables editing of schema information associated with the selected element in the navigation pane; wherein the VCR logically represents the plurality of content repositories as a single content repository; wherein each one of the plurality of content repositories represented by the VCR implements a different service provider interface SPI compatible with the API, wherein each SPI and the API share a content model, and wherein each SPI maps operations on the content model to operations on the content repository implementing that SPI; and wherein the SPI enables each one of the plurality of content repositories to plug into the VCR. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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