Managing adapter association for a data graph of data objects

• US 8,719,306 B2
• Filed: 01/22/2013
• Issued: 05/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Schacher, Ritchard L., Hicks, Matthew J., Merks, Eduardus A. T.
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, THU NGUYET T
• Application Number:
  US13/746,696
• Publication Number:
  US 20130138699A1
• Time in Patent Office: 469 Days
• Field of Search: 707/705, 707/798, 707/E17.011, 717143-144
• US Class Current: 707/798
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9024 Graphs; Linked lists G06F16/9027 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/548 Object oriented; Remote method invocation [RMI] non-remote method invocation G06F9/449

Abstract

The present invention provides a method, system, and program product for managing adapter association for a data graph of data objects. Specifically, under the present invention, a data graph of data objects is generated (e.g., on a server), and then serialized. In performing the serialization, the data graph is translated into bits. In one embodiment, the bits are communicated to a client over a network, and then translated back into the data graph (i.e., deserialized). An adapter is associated with each of the data objects after the data graph is deserialized. This avoids the “overhead” involved with associating and having active adapters during deserialization.

Claims

1. A method for managing adapter association for a data graph of data objects, comprising:

deserializing the data graph of data objects; and

associating an adapter for a framework with each of the data objects after the data graph is deserialized.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating the data graph; and

serializing the data graph, prior to the deserializing.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein

the data graph is generated on a server,

the data graph is translated into bits on the server, and

the bits are translated into the data graph on a client.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising

activating the adapters after the associating.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising

creating the adapters using adapter factory descriptors.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising

storing a list of the adapter factory descriptors in the data graph, wherein

the adapter factory descriptors describe adapter factories to be created after the deserializing.

7. A computer hardware system configured to manage adapter association for a data graph of data objects, comprising:

a processor configured to perform;

deserializing the data graph of data objects; and

associating an adapter for a framework with each of the data objects after the data graph is entirely deserialized.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

generating the data graph; and

serializing the data graph.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein

the data graph is generated on a server,

the data graph is translated into bits that are communicated to a client, and

the bits are translated into the data graph on the client.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to perform

activating the adapters.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to perform

creating the adapters using adapter factory descriptors.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein

the adapters process changes to the data objects.

13. A program product, comprising

a computer usable storage medium having stored therein computer usable program code for managing adapter association for a data graph of data objects, the computer useable program code, which when executed on a computer hardware system, causes the computer hardware system to perform:

deserializing the data graph of data objects; and

associating an adapter for a framework with each of the data objects after the data graph is entirely deserialized.

14. The program product of claim 13, wherein the computer usable program code further causes the computer hardware system to perform:

generating the data graph; and

serializing the data graph.

15. The program product of claim 14, wherein

the data graph is generated on a server,

the data graph is translated into bits on the server, and

the bits are translated into the data graph on a client.

16. The program product of claim 13, wherein the computer usable program code further causes the computer hardware system to perform:

activating the adapters after the generating.

17. The program product of claim 13, wherein the computer usable program code further causes the computer hardware system to perform:

creating the adapters using adapter factory descriptors.

18. The program product of claim 13, wherein

the adapters process changes to the data objects.