Converter, server system, conversion method and program

• US 8,150,852 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2009
• Issued: 04/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Komatsu, Hideaki, Ohara, Moriyoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Lovel, Kimberly
• Assistant Examiner(s): Uddin, Mohammed R
• Application Number:
  US12/403,443
• Publication Number:
  US 20090235257A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,117 Days
• Field of Search: 707/737, 707/713, 707/3, 707/999.003
• US Class Current: 707/737
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/541 via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications

Abstract

A converter for converting an application program that is executed for every job request into a batch processing program for collectively processing a plurality of job requests. The converter includes: a code identifier for identifying a portion of the application program that includes a service request to another server, and a portion that does not include a service request; an integration unit for converting the service request into a collective service request that collectively issues a plurality of service requests corresponding to the plurality of job requests; a multiplexing unit for converting the processing code in the application program into a multiplexed code for executing multiple processings corresponding to the plurality of job requests; and an output unit for outputting, as the batch processing program, the application program that the integration unit and the multiplexing unit have processed.

Claims

1. A conversion method for converting an application program to be executed for every job request into a batch processing program for collectively processing the plurality of job requests, comprising the steps of:

Identifying as a service request code, a portion of the application program that includes a code to issue a service request to request another server to execute processing;

Identifying as a processing code, a portion of the application program that does not include the service request code;

converting the service request code in the application program into a collective service request code that collectively requests a plurality of services corresponding to the plurality of job requests;

converting the processing code in the application program into a multiplexing code that multiplexes an execution of multiple processings corresponding to the plurality of job requests;

outputting, as the batch processing program, the collective service request code and the multiplexing code; and

inserting, into the application program, a mask vector generating code for generating a mask vector for each of multiple stages obtained by separating code sequences in the application program, where the mask vector stores, as indices of the respective job requests, values each specifying whether or not to execute the stage, wherein the outputting, as the batch processing program, includes the mask vector generating code.

2. The converter method according to claim 1, wherein if the application program includes a query for issuing a service request to a database server, converting a code for issuing the query in the application program into a single collective service request code, by collectively listing, in a single description, a plurality of queries corresponding to the plurality of job requests.

3. The converter method according to claim 1, wherein if the application program includes a query for issuing a service request to a database server, converting a code for issuing the query in the application program into a code for issuing a single combined query obtained by combining a plurality of queries corresponding to the plurality of job requests.

4. The converter method according to claim 3, wherein the code for issuing the combined query is described by a SELECT statement having, as a WHERE condition, a sum of sets of multiple WHERE conditions corresponding to the plurality of job requests, in a case where the code for issuing the query included in the application program is described by use of a SELECT statement for accessing a single database table.

5. The converter method according to claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, as a side effect code, a code from the application program for executing processing having an influence on a processing result of any other job request; and

inserting, into the application program before the detected side effect code, a roll back request code for issuing a roll back request to roll back processings that have been performed for all service requests issued for the plurality of job requests,

wherein outputting, as the batch processing program, includes the roll back request code.

6. The converter method according to claim 1, wherein, if the application program includes a roll back request

inserting, into the application program, a roll back request code for issuing a roll back request to roll back processing that has been performed for all service requests issued for the plurality of job requests, on condition that the roll back request is to be issued in accordance with any of the job requests;

wherein outputting, as the batch processing program, includes the roll back request code.

7. The converter method according to claim 6, wherein if a roll back request code has been inserted in the application program, inserting a calling code for calling the application program in accordance with each of the plurality of job requests individually, wherein outputting wherein outputting, as the batch processing program, includes the calling code.

8. The converter method according to claim 1, further comprising:

converting a variable in the application program into a vector variable assigned indices respectively corresponding to the plurality of job requests, wherein the application program with the converted variable is output as part of the batch processing program.

9. The converter method according to claim 1, wherein if there are a plurality of preceding stages to be executed immediately prior the stage, inserting, into the application program, a code for generating a mask vector of the stage by performing, for each of the indices, an OR operation on a plurality of mask vectors of the preceding stages, the mask vectors respectively passed over from the preceding stages.

10. A computer-readable storage medium tangibly embodying computer-executable instructions program for causing a computer to function as a converter for an application program to be executed for every job request into a batch processing program for collectively processing the plurality of job requests, wherein the instructions program when implemented, causes the computer to perform a method comprising the steps of:

Identifying as a service request code, a portion of the application program that includes a code to issue a service request to request another server to execute processing;

Identifying as a processing code, a portion of the application program that does not include the service request code;

converting the service request code in the application program into a collective service request code that collectively requests a plurality of services corresponding to the plurality of job requests;

converting the processing code in the application program into a multiplexing code that multiplexes an execution of multiple processings corresponding to the plurality of job requests;

outputting, as the batch processing program, the collective service request code and the multiplexing code; and

inserting, into the application program, a mask vector generating code for generating a mask vector for each of multiple stages obtained by separating code sequences in the application program, where the mask vector stores, as indices of the respective job requests, values each specifying whether or not to execute the stage, wherein the outputting, as the batch processing program, includes the mask vector generating code.

11. A computer-readable storage medium tangibly embodying computer-executable instructions program for causing a computer to function as a converter for an application program to be executed for every job request into a batch processing program for collectively processing the plurality of job requests, wherein the instructions program when implemented, causes the computer to perform the steps of a method comprising:

Identifying as a service request code, a portion of the application program that includes a code to issue a service request to request another server to execute processing;

Identifying as a processing code, a portion of the application program that does not include the service request code;

converting the service request code in the application program into a collective service request code that collectively requests a plurality of services corresponding to the plurality of job requests;

converting the processing code in the application program into a multiplexing code that multiplexes an execution of multiple processings corresponding to the plurality of job requests;

outputting, as the batch processing program, the collective service request code and the multiplexing code; and

inserting, into the application program, a mask vector generating code for generating a mask vector for each of multiple stages obtained by separating code sequences in the application program, where the mask vector stores, as indices of the respective job requests, values each specifying whether or not to execute the stage, wherein the outputting, as the batch processing program, includes the mask vector generating code;

wherein if the application program includes a query for issuing a service request to a database server, converting a code for issuing the query in the application program into a single collective service request code, by collectively listing, in a single description, a plurality of queries corresponding to the plurality of job requests.

12. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the code for issuing the combined query is described by a SELECT statement having, as a WHERE condition, a sum of sets of multiple WHERE conditions corresponding to the plurality of job requests, in a case where the code for issuing the query included in the application program is described by use of a SELECT statement for accessing a single database table.

13. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12, wherein the code for issuing the combined query is described by a SELECT statement having, as a WHERE condition, a sum of sets of multiple WHERE conditions corresponding to the plurality of job requests, in a case where the code for issuing the query included in the application program is described by use of a SELECT statement for accessing a single database table.

14. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, further comprising:

detecting, as a side effect code, a code from the application program for executing processing having an influence on a processing result of any other job request; and

inserting, into the application program before the detected side effect code, a roll back request code for issuing a roll back request to roll back processings that have been performed for all service requests issued for the plurality of job requests,

wherein outputting, as the batch processing program, includes the roll back request code.

15. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14, wherein, if the application program includes a roll back request

inserting, into the application program, a roll back request code for issuing a roll back request to roll back processing that has been performed for all service requests issued for the plurality of job requests, on condition that the roll back request is to be issued in accordance with any of the job requests;

wherein outputting, as the batch processing program, includes the roll back request code.

16. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein if a roll back request code has been inserted in the application program, inserting a calling code for calling the application program in accordance with each of the plurality of job requests individually, wherein outputting wherein outputting, as the batch processing program, includes the calling code.

17. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16, further comprising:

converting a variable in the application program into a vector variable assigned indices respectively corresponding to the plurality of job requests, wherein the application program with the converted variable is output as part of the batch processing program.

18. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein if there are a plurality of preceding stages to be executed immediately prior the stage, inserting, into the application program, a code for generating a mask vector of the stage by performing, for each of the indices, an OR operation on a plurality of mask vectors of the preceding stages, the mask vectors respectively passed over from the preceding stages.