Runtime services for network software platform

• US 7,844,947 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2006
• Issued: 11/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Irving, Richard H., Messner, David J.
• Primary Examiner(s): DAS, CHAMELI
• Application Number:
  US11/275,857
• Publication Number:
  US 20060112370A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,751 Days
• Field of Search: 717/108, 717/116, 717/120, 717/124, 717/126, 719/315, 719/316
• US Class Current: 717/120
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 12/023 Free address space management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

Runtime services for network software platforms are described. In one implementation, runtime services are configured for a web application. A configuration file is created containing tags that provide references to configuration information specific to operational behavior of the web application. The configuration file is read upon receiving a request to start the web application. The runtime services for the web application are initialized based on the configuration information read from the configuration file.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

maintaining, by a processor, a dependency database describing dependencies associated with modules used by an application;

receiving, by the processor, module dependencies entered by a programmer describing how the programmer desires to use the modules in the application;

checking, by the processor, whether the module dependencies entered by the programmer match the dependencies associated with the modules maintained in the database;

upon determining that the module dependencies entered by the programmer match the dependencies maintained in the database, checking whether additional information entered by the programmer is correct; and

upon determining that the module dependencies entered by the programmer do not match the dependencies maintained in the database, enabling an error notification.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising specifying a message for the error exception notification detailing what module dependencies entered by the programmer fails to match the dependencies maintained in the database.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the dependency database further describes a correct order for dependencies associated with the modules used by the application.

4. A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, direct the computer to perform operations comprising:

maintaining a dependency database describing dependencies associated with modules used by an application;

receiving module dependencies entered by a programmer describing how the programmer desires to use the modules in the application;

checking whether the module dependencies entered by the programmer match a correct order for dependencies associated with the modules maintained in the database; and

enabling an error exception notification, if the entered information does not match a correct order for the dependencies.

5. A computer storage medium as recited in claim 4, further comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, direct the computer to specify a message for the error exception notification detailing one or more module dependencies entered by the programmer that fail to match the correct order for the dependencies.

6. A computer storage medium as recited in claim 4, wherein the dependency database further describes the correct order for the dependencies associated with modules used by the application.

7. A computer storage medium as recited in claim 4, further comprising, when a determination is made that the module dependencies entered by the programmer match the correct order for dependencies maintained in the database, checking whether additional information entered by the programmer is correct.

8. A computing device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions executable by the processor for;

maintaining a dependency database describing dependencies associated with modules used by an application;

receiving module dependencies entered by a programmer describing how the programmer desires to use the modules in the application;

checking whether the module dependencies entered by the programmer match a correct order for dependencies maintained in the database; and

enabling an error exception notification, when the entered information does not match the correct order for the dependencies.

9. The computing device as recited in claim 8, further comprising specifying a message for the error exception notification detailing one or more module dependencies entered by the programmer that fail to match the dependencies maintained in the database.

10. The computing device as recited in claim 8, wherein the dependency database further describes the correct order for the dependencies associated with the modules used by the application.

11. The computing device as recited in claim 8, further comprising, when a determination is made that the module dependencies entered by the programmer match the correct order for dependencies maintained in the database, checking whether additional information entered by the programmer is correct.