System and method for auto-generating JavaScript proxies and meta-proxies

• US 8,260,845 B1
• Filed: 11/20/2008
• Issued: 09/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Appcelerator Incorporated (Axway Software SA)
• Original Assignee: Appcelerator Incorporated (Axway Software SA)
• Inventors: Colton, Paul, Sarid, Uri, Lindsey, Kevin Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Wang, Liangche A
• Application Number:
  US12/275,182
• Time in Patent Office: 1,384 Days
• Field of Search: 709/202, 709/203, 709/217, 709/219, 709/226, 709/229
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/30 Creation or generation of source code

Abstract

A method, system, Web-environment and computer program product for automatically generating proxies and meta-proxies for script code in an HTML document. The invention preferably operates with a system that allows for JavaScript to be utilized on the server-side.

Claims

1. A method for automatically generating proxies, the method comprising:

automatically removing a first code from an HTML document at a server-core on a server-side of a network, the HTML document being callable from a client-side of the network, the first code having a first designation, wherein the first code comprises computer instructions to be executed on the server-side of the network; and

injecting a proxy code with a designation the same as the first designation for the first code into the HTML document, wherein the proxy code is configured to allow a call from the client-side of the network to request execution of the computer instructions on the server-side of the network.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the proxy code is configured to accept one or more inputs which correspond to respective one or more inputs of the first code.

3. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

remotely calling the server-side with the proxy code;

verifying the call as originating from the HTML document;

locating the first code;

passing any inputs included in the call to the first code;

completing a function of the first code;

packaging any return data;

returning the any return data to the client-side to generate a return value from the proxy code.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the proxy code is configured to allow the call from the client-side of the network to request execution of the computer instructions on the server-side of the network without reloading the HTML document on the client-side of the network.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the call comprises an asynchronous call.

6. A method for automatically generating meta-proxies, the method comprising:

automatically removing a first code from an HTML document at a server-core on a server-side of a network, the HTML document being callable from a client-side of the network, the first code having a first designation, wherein the first code comprises computer instructions to be executed on the server-side of the network;

injecting a meta-proxy code with a designation the same as the first designation for the first code into the HTML document, wherein the meta-proxy code is configured to allow a call from the client-side of the network to request execution of the computer instructions on the server-side of the network; and

generating a plurality of proxies on the client-side upon a client-side event.

7. The method according to claim 6 further comprising:

injecting a second meta-proxy code with a second designation into the HTML document.

8. The method according to claim 7 wherein the second meta-proxy code is for asynchronous calls.

9. The method according to claim 6 wherein the client-side event is an arrival of the meta-proxy code on the client-side.

10. The method of claim 6 wherein the meta-proxy code is configured to allow the call from the client-side of the network to request execution of the computer instructions on the server-side of the network without reloading the HTML document on the client-side of the network.

11. A method for automatically generating proxies, the method comprising:

automatically removing a first code from an HTML document at a server-core on a server-side of a network, the HTML document being callable from a client-side of the network, the first code having a first designation, wherein the first code comprises computer instructions to be executed on the server-side of the network; and

injecting into the HTML document a first proxy code with a designation the same as the first designation of the first code and a second proxy code with a second designation, wherein the second proxy code is configured to allow a call from the client-side of the network to request execution of the computer instructions on the server-side of the network.

12. The method according to claim 11 wherein the second proxy code is for asynchronous calls.