Providing registration of a communication

• US 8,321,844 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2007
• Issued: 11/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Zoch, Daniel, Colle, Renzo, Saterdag, Henrik
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Tuan A
• Application Number:
  US11/760,279
• Publication Number:
  US 20080307395A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,999 Days
• Field of Search: 717/126, 717/166, 717/168, 717/128, 709224-226, 719/316, 719/332, 719/328, 707/9, 707/104.1, 705/7.25
• US Class Current: 717/128
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3466 Performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for providing registration of a communication includes locating a reference in metadata for an object-processing framework. The reference identifies a portion of logic that performs a specific service. The method includes storing at least part of the located reference in a trace object. The method includes replacing the located reference in the metadata with a reference to the trace object.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

storing, by an object-processing framework that provides for communication between a computing system and multiple portions of logic that each provide a service, configuration metadata that includes multiple references that each identify at least one of the multiple portions of logic, wherein the object-processing framework;

(a) is configured to receive, from the computing system, a request to provide a particular service, and in response to the request, send a call to perform the particular service to a particular one of the multiple portions of logic that provides the particular service, and

(b) includes a trace object that is configured to trace information associated with the request to provide the particular service;

identifying, by the object-processing framework, the particular portion of logic;

locating, by the object-processing framework and in the configuration metadata, a particular one of the multiple references that identifies the particular portion of logic;

storing, by the object-processing framework, at least part of the particular reference in the trace object;

replacing, by the object-processing framework, the particular reference in the configuration metadata with a reference to the trace object such that the object-processing framework is thereafter arranged to send a call to the trace object upon receiving the request to provide the particular service;

receiving, by the object-processing framework, the call to the trace object, wherein the call to the trace object includes a call-back reference identifying an interface of the object-processing framework to which a response from the particular portion of logic is to be forwarded;

replacing, by the object-processing framework and in the call to the trace object, the call-back reference with the reference to the trace object, and storing the call-back reference;

forwarding, by the object-processing framework and to the particular portion of logic, the call to the trace object as a call to the particular portion of logic;

tracing, using the trace object, the call from the object-processing framework to the particular portion of logic;

receiving, using the trace object, the response from the particular portion of logic;

identifying, by the object-processing framework and using the stored call-back reference, the interface of the object-processing framework to which the response is to be forwarded; and

forwarding, using the trace object, the response to the interface of the object-processing framework.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the object-processing framework and before performing the tracing, the request from the computing system to provide the particular service, wherein the call from the object-processing framework to the portion of logic is triggered by the request.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising using, by the object-processing framework, the reference to the trace object to generate the call to the trace object, the call to the trace object requesting that the particular service be performed, wherein the tracing is performed in response to the call to the trace object.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, further comprising using, by the trace object of the object processing framework, the particular reference that is stored in the trace object to generate the call to the particular portion of logic, the call to the particular portion of logic requesting that the particular service be performed.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the tracing comprises recording at least one aspect of the call from the object-processing framework to the particular portion of logic selected from:

a number of calls made;

an analysis of application behavior;

identification of a runtime; and

combinations thereof.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising subsequently replacing, in the configuration metadata, the reference to the trace object with the reference to the particular portion of logic.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the tracing is performed in a loop to register calls regarding multiple requests for the particular service.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the particular service involves a call for another service, further comprising performing another tracing for the call to the other service.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the object-processing framework and the particular portion of logic include a plurality of interfaces for communicating, and wherein the trace object is configured to be used in performing tracing in communications between any of the interfaces.

10. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device and comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method, the method comprising:

storing, by an object-processing framework that provides for communication between a computing system and multiple portions of logic that each provide a service, configuration metadata that includes multiple references that each identify at least one of the multiple portions of logic, wherein the object-processing framework;

(a) is configured to receive, from the computing system, a request to provide a particular service, and in response to the request, send a call to perform the particular service to a particular one of the multiple portions of logic that provides the particular service, and

(b) includes a trace object that is configured to trace information associated with the request to provide the particular service;

identifying, by the object-processing framework, the particular portion of logic;

locating, by the object-processing framework and in the configuration metadata, a particular one of the multiple references that identifies the particular portion of logic;

storing, by the object-processing framework, at least part of the particular reference in the trace object;

replacing, by the object-processing framework, the particular reference in the configuration metadata with a reference to the trace object such that the object-processing framework is thereafter arranged to send a call to the trace object upon receiving the request to provide the particular service;

receiving, by the object-processing framework, the call to the trace object, wherein the call to the trace object includes a call-back reference identifying an interface of the object-processing framework to which a response from the particular portion of logic is to be forwarded;

replacing, by the object-processing framework and in the call to the trace object, the call-back reference with the reference to the trace object, and storing the call-back reference;

forwarding, by the object-processing framework and to the particular portion of logic, the call to the trace object as a call to the particular portion of logic;

tracing, using the trace object, the call from the object-processing framework to the particular portion of logic;

receiving, using the trace object, the response from the particular portion of logic;

identifying, by the object-processing framework and using the stored call-back reference, the interface of the object-processing framework to which the response is to be forwarded; and

forwarding, using the trace object, the response to the interface of the object-processing framework.

11. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device and comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method, the method comprising:

(i) storing, by an object-processing framework that provides for communication between a computing system and multiple portions of logic that each provide a service, configuration metadata that includes multiple references that each identify at least one of the multiple portions of logic, wherein the object-processing framework;

(a) is configured to receive, from the computing system, a request to provide a particular service, and in response to the request, send a call to perform the particular service to a particular one of the multiple portions of logic that provides the particular service, and

(b) includes a trace object that is configured to trace information associated with the request to provide the particular service;

(ii) performing a tracing setup procedure that includes;

identifying, by the object-processing framework, the particular portion of logic;

locating, by the object-processing framework and in the configuration metadata, a particular one of the multiple references that identifies the particular portion of logic;

storing, by the object-processing framework, at least part of the particular reference in the trace object; and

replacing, by the object-processing framework, the particular reference in the configuration metadata with a reference to the trace object such that the object-processing framework is thereafter arranged to call the trace object upon receiving the request to provide the particular service; and

(iii) performing, after the tracing setup procedure, a tracing procedure that includes;

receiving, by the object-processing framework, the request from the computing system to provide the particular service;

locating, by the object-processing framework and in response to receiving the request, the reference to the trace object in the configuration metadata;

using, by the object-processing framework and in response to locating the reference to the trace object, the reference to the trace object to generate a call to the trace object, the call requesting that the specific service be performed, wherein the call to the trace object includes a call-back reference identifying an interface of the object-processing framework to which a response from the particular portion of logic is to be forwarded;

replacing, by the object-processing framework and in the call to the trace object, the call-back reference with the reference to the trace object, and storing the call-back reference;

recording, by the trace object of the object-processing framework and in response to generating the call to the trace object, at least one aspect of the call to the trace object;

using, by the trace object of the object processing framework, the reference stored in the trace object to generate a call to the particular portion of logic;

forwarding, by the trace object of the object-processing framework and in the call to the particular portion of logic, the reference to the trace object;

receiving, using the trace object, the response from the particular portion of logic;

identifying, using the stored call-back reference, the interface of the object-processing framework to which the response is to be forwarded; and

forwarding, using the trace object, the response to the interface of the object-processing framework.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the object-processing framework and the particular portion of logic include a plurality of interfaces for communicating, and wherein the trace object is configured to be used in performing tracing in communications between any of the interfaces.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

(iii) performing, by the object processing framework, a tracing deactivation procedure that includes;

subsequently replacing, by the object processing framework, the reference to the trace object in the configuration metadata with the reference to the portion of logic.