Configurable file placement

• US 7,904,570 B1
• Filed: 12/21/2004
• Issued: 03/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Kroupa, Brandon
• Primary Examiner(s): Flynn; Nathan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Siddiqi; Mohammad A
• Application Number:
  US11/019,101
• Time in Patent Office: 2,268 Days
• Field of Search: 709/229, 709/245, 709/246, 709/200, 709/201, 709/203
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/10 File systems; File servers

Abstract

In publishing to a Web server, a set of placement rules are entered by a user. These placement rules set a location on the Web server for storing the various files supporting a request to publish to the Web server. Type identifiers, such as file extensions, Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) types, and the like, are used in the rules to assign certain types of files to the desired locations. When a developer or designer requests to publish to the Web server, all of the files supporting this publication request are read to determine their file type identifiers. Using the type identifiers, a location is assigned to each of the files that corresponds to the location assigned in the placement rules.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

storing, in a Web server, a set of placement rules entered by a site developer, each of the set of placement rules comprising at least a type indicator and a location associated with the type indicator, the type indicator indicating a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type;

receiving one or more files to be published to said Web server; and

reading a type indicator of each of said one or more files; and

placing, based on said set of placement rules, each of said one or more files in a location on said Web server according to said type indicator,

wherein said location comprises a root-relative location, a file-relative location, or a full pathname location.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said type indicator comprises

a file extension.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

displaying an edit interface on a display device to said site developer, wherein said site developer interacts with said edit interface to enter said set of placement rules.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said location comprises a folder, said method further comprising:

searching said Web server for said folder prior to said placing; and

creating said folder on said Web server responsive to failing to find said folder during said searching.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

placing each of said one or more files into a style sheet location on said Web server when said type indicator is a style sheet extension.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

prior to said placing, comparing each of said one or more files to one or more style sheet files stored in said style sheet location; and

responsive to finding a matching one of said one or more style sheet files, skipping said placing step.

7. A computer implemented method comprising:

storing, on a Web server, one or more placement policies entered by a user, each placement policy comprising at least a type indicator and a storage location associated with the type indicator and said storage location comprising one or more of;

a root-relative location, a file-relative location, or a full pathname location;

receiving a command to publish Web page from a publisher, wherein said Web page comprises a plurality of files;

responsive to receiving said command, reading a file type for each of said plurality of files, wherein the file type indicates a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type;

looking up a storage location in said one or more placement policies according to said file type; and

saving each of said plurality of files at said storage location in said Web server.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein said file type comprises

a file extension.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein said plurality of files comprises:

a hypertext markup language (HTML) file; and

one or more secondary resource files.

10. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

displaying an editing region on a display device for said user to one of;

edit and enter, said one or more placement policies.

11. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

generating said storage location responsive to failing to find said storage location during said looking up.

12. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

prior to said saving, comparing each of said plurality of files to one or more files stored at said storage location; and

responsive to finding a matching one of said one or more files, skipping said saving for said matching one.

13. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a Web server, a set of placement rules, said set of placement rules comprising;

one or more type indicators representing one or more Web file types capable of residing on said Web server, each type indicator indicating a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type; and

a storage area on said Web server associated with each of said one or more type indicators, the storage area comprising a root-relative location, a file-relative location, or a full pathname location;

receiving a request to publish a Web page, said Web page comprising a plurality of Web files;

reading an assigned type indicator of said one or more type indicators for each of said plurality of Web files; and

storing each of said plurality of Web file in said storage area of said Web server associated with said assigned type indicator.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said one or more type indicators comprise

a file extension.

15. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

responsive to said assigned type indicator representing a style sheet file, storing said style sheet file in a style sheet location on said Web server.

16. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

rendering an edit interface on a display device, wherein a user enters said set of placement rules using said edit interface.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein said storage area includes a directory.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

searching said Web server for said directory; and

responsive to not finding said directory, generating said directory in said storage area on said Web server.

19. A computer program product having a non-transitory computer readable storage medium with computer program logic recorded thereon, said computer program product comprising:

code for storing, on a Web server, a set of placement rules entered by a site developer, each of the set of placement rules comprising at least a type indicator and a location associated with the type indicator;

code for receiving one or more files to be published to said Web server;

code for reading a file type of each of said one or more files, the file type identifying a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type;

code for placing each of said one or more files in a location on said Web server using said set of placement rules and said file type, wherein said location comprises a root-relative location, a file-relative location, or a full pathname location.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein said file type

further comprises

a file extension.

21. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

code for displaying an edit interface on a display device to said site developer, wherein said site developer interacts with said edit interface to enter said set of placement rules.

22. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein said location comprises a folder, said method further comprising:

code for searching said Web server for said folder prior to executing said code for placing; and

code for creating said folder on said Web server responsive to failing to find said folder during execution of said code for searching.

23. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

code for placing said file into a style sheet location on said Web server when said file type is a style sheet extension.

24. The computer program product of claim 23 further comprising:

prior to executing said code for placing, code for comparing said file to one or more style sheet files stored in said style sheet location; and

responsive to finding a matching one of said one or more style sheet files, code for jumping over said code for placing.

25. A system comprising:

a web server, said web server comprising;

central processing unit (CPU);

a storage device coupled to said CPU; and

a placement rule manager stored on said storage device, wherein, when executed by said CPU, said placement rule manager configures said web server to;

receive one or more placement policies comprising at least a type indicator and a location associated with the type indicator; and

store said one or more placement policies in said storage device;

wherein, on receipt by said web server of a command to publish a web page comprising a plurality of files, said executed placement rule manager further configures said web server to;

read a type identifier for each of said plurality of files, the type identifier identifying a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type;

look up a storage location identified in said one or more placement policies according to said type identifier, the storage location comprising a root-relative location, a file-relative location, or a full pathname location; and

save each of said plurality of files in said storage device at said storage location.

26. The system of claim 25 wherein said type identifier comprises

a file extension.

27. The system of claim 25 wherein said plurality of files comprises:

a hypertext markup language (HTML) file; and

one or more secondary resource files.

28. The system of claim 25 wherein, responsive to said web server failing to find said storage location during said look up, said placement rule manager further configures said web server to generate said storage location in said storage device.