Logic for designing portlet views

• US 8,214,753 B2
• Filed: 02/20/2009
• Issued: 07/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Aryanto, Jeffrey, Gong, Yixing
• Primary Examiner(s): Pillai, Namitha
• Assistant Examiner(s): BADAWI, ANGIE M
• Application Number:
  US12/390,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20100218124A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,229 Days
• Field of Search: 715/762
• US Class Current: 715/762
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/36 Software reuse

Abstract

A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product of designing views of portlets are presented. The computer-implemented method, which is executed on a specific processor, receives, from a client, multiple requirements for portlets and views of a portal application. Common business components are then extracted from the multiple requirements, and the business components are classified into categories of containers, data entry forms, or tables. A library of implemented common business components is created and provided to multiple developers, who are then able to design the views of the portlets, such that the portal application views will have a similar look and feel.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of designing views of portlets for a portal application, the computer-implemented method comprising the steps of:

configuring a specific processor with computer-executable instructions, that when executed, perform the steps of;

receiving, from a client, multiple rules for portlets and views of a portal application;

generating common business user interface components that comply with the multiple rules, wherein the multiple rules define how the common business user interface components are permitted to be customized into multiple business user interface components;

classifying the common business user interface components into user interface component categories, wherein the user interface component categories comprise a container category for twisties and tabs;

creating a library of implemented and classified common business user interface components, wherein the library stores the implemented common business user interface components according to the user interface component categories; and

providing the library to multiple developers to design the views of the portlets, wherein the views will have a similar look and feel within the portal application.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user interface component categories comprise a form category for data input forms, data display forms, and data display tables.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user interface component categories comprise a button category for top buttons and bottom buttons.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the library contains executable code that generates, when executed, the common business user interface components.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein calling a software program that executes steps in the computer-implemented method results in a reconfiguration of a VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) chip, wherein a resulting reconfigured VHDL chip is a hardware chip that performs steps of the computer-implemented method without executing any software.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which is encoded a computer program, the computer program comprising computer executable instructions configured for designing views of portlets by:

receiving, from a client, multiple rules for portlets and views of a portal application;

generating common business user interface components that comply with the multiple rules, wherein the multiple rules define how the common business user interface components are permitted to be customized into multiple business user interface components;

classifying the common business user interface components into user interface component categories, wherein the user interface component categories comprise a container category for twisties and tabs;

creating a library of implemented and classified common business user interface components, wherein the library stores the implemented common business user interface components by the user interface component categories; and

providing the library to multiple developers to design the views of the portlets, wherein the views will have a similar look and feel within the portal application.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the user interface component categories comprise a form category for data input forms, data display forms, and data display tables.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the user interface component categories comprise a button category for top buttons and bottom buttons.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the library contains executable code that generates, when executed, the common business user interface components.

10. A system comprising:

a processor;

a tangible computer-readable storage medium on which are stored computer-executable instructions, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed, perform a computer-executable method comprising;

receiving, from a client, multiple rules for portlets and views of a portal application;

generating common business user interface components that comply with the multiple rules, wherein the multiple rules define how the common business user interface components are permitted to be customized into multiple business user interface components;

classifying the common business user interface components into user interface component categories, wherein the user interface component categories comprise a container category for twisties and tabs;

creating a library of implemented and classified common business user interface components, wherein the library stores the implemented common business user interface components by the user interface component categories; and

providing the library to multiple developers to design the views of the portlets, wherein the views will have a similar look and feel within the portal application.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the user interface component categories comprise a form category for data input forms, data display forms, and data display tables.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the user interface component categories comprise a button category for top buttons and bottom buttons.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the library contains executable code that generates, when executed, the common business user interface components.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein calling a software program that executes steps in the computer-implemented method results in a reconfiguration of a VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) chip, wherein a resulting reconfigured VHDL chip is a hardware chip that performs steps of the computer-implemented method without executing any software.