XML application framework
First Claim
1. A computer readable memory on which is stored computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method of configuring a software application for performing one or more functions of the software application, the method executed by the computer executable instructions comprising:
- providing a plurality of application components;
connecting by an application description engine each of the plurality of application components to at least one other of the plurality of application components via a common interface for allowing data to pass between components of different types;
determining a structure of a graph of connected components based on at least one data event received by the application, wherein determining the structure of the graph of connected components comprises determining which of the plurality of application components are inter-connected;
configuring a portion of the plurality of application components as the graph of connected components for providing a first function of the application;
in response to receiving a data event by one of the plurality of application components, invoking a processing by at least one application component of the plurality of application components wherein invoking the processing by at least one application component of the plurality of application components comprises invoking the processing by a component domain associated with the data event;
reading, in a first processing phase of the processing of the component domain, a data associated with the data event responsible for invoking the processing and requesting any data representing any required reconfiguration of the component domain; and
in response to invoking the first processing phase of the processing by at least one application component of the plurality of application components, dynamically reconfiguring the graph of connected components for performing a second function of the application, wherein reconfiguring the graph of connect components comprises at least one of the following;
adding at least one first component from the plurality of application components and removing at least one second component from the plurality of application components wherein reconfiguring the graph of connected components for performing the second function of the application comprises reconfiguring the graph of connected components for performing the second function of the application in a second processing phase of the processing.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an XML application framework (XAF). XAF applications are data driven such that all operations with the computer system are data focused. In addition, the components used in the XAF application are instantiated and connected according to how the data is displayed and what type of data is used. Applications within XAF comprise a user interface (UI) connector, an action module, and a data connector. UI connectors receive UI events and connect the UI event to an action module. The action module generates a standard format action from the UI event and sends it to the data connector. The data connector translates the standard format action into a data-specific action that changes data in a data store. A data connector then sends a standard format data representation corresponding to the changed data back to the UI connector to provide the changed data to the UI.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer readable memory on which is stored computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method of configuring a software application for performing one or more functions of the software application, the method executed by the computer executable instructions comprising:
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providing a plurality of application components; connecting by an application description engine each of the plurality of application components to at least one other of the plurality of application components via a common interface for allowing data to pass between components of different types; determining a structure of a graph of connected components based on at least one data event received by the application, wherein determining the structure of the graph of connected components comprises determining which of the plurality of application components are inter-connected; configuring a portion of the plurality of application components as the graph of connected components for providing a first function of the application; in response to receiving a data event by one of the plurality of application components, invoking a processing by at least one application component of the plurality of application components wherein invoking the processing by at least one application component of the plurality of application components comprises invoking the processing by a component domain associated with the data event; reading, in a first processing phase of the processing of the component domain, a data associated with the data event responsible for invoking the processing and requesting any data representing any required reconfiguration of the component domain; and in response to invoking the first processing phase of the processing by at least one application component of the plurality of application components, dynamically reconfiguring the graph of connected components for performing a second function of the application, wherein reconfiguring the graph of connect components comprises at least one of the following;
adding at least one first component from the plurality of application components and removing at least one second component from the plurality of application components wherein reconfiguring the graph of connected components for performing the second function of the application comprises reconfiguring the graph of connected components for performing the second function of the application in a second processing phase of the processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of configuring a software application for performing at least one function of the software application, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of application components; connecting by an application description engine each of the plurality of application components to at least one other of the plurality of application components via a common interface for allowing data to pass between components of different types; determining, by a computer, a structure of a graph of connected components based on at least one data event received by the application, wherein determining the structure of the graph of connected components comprises determining which of the plurality of application components are inter-connected; configuring a portion of the plurality of application components as the graph of connected components for providing a first function of the application; in response to receiving a data event by one of the plurality of application components, invoking a processing by at least one application component of the plurality of application components wherein invoking the processing by at least one application component of the plurality of application components comprises invoking the processing by a component domain associated with the data event; reading, in a first processing phase of the processing of the component domain, a data associated with the data event responsible for invoking the processing and requesting any data representing any required reconfiguration of the component domain; and in response to invoking the first processing phase of the processing by at least one application component of the plurality of application components, dynamically reconfiguring the graph of connected components for performing a second function of the application, wherein reconfiguring the graph of connect components comprises at least one of the following;
adding at least one first component from the plurality of application components and removing at least one second component from the plurality of application components wherein reconfiguring the graph of connected components for performing the second function of the application comprises reconfiguring the graph of connected components for performing the second function of the application in a second processing phase of the processing.
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18. A system for configuring a software application for performing at least one function of the software application, the system comprising:
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a memory storage; and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operable to; provide a plurality of application components; connect by an application description engine each of the plurality of application components to at least one other of the plurality of application components via a common interface for allowing data to pass between components of different types; determine a structure of a graph of connected components based on at least one data event received by the application, wherein the processing unit being operable to determine the structure of the graph of connected components comprises the processing unit being operable to determine which of the plurality of application components are inter-connected; configure a portion of the plurality of application components as the graph of connected components for providing a first function of the application; in response to receiving a data event by one of the plurality of application components, invoke a processing by at least one application component of the plurality of application components wherein the processing unit being operable to invoke the processing by at least one application component of the plurality of application components comprises the processing unit being operable to invoke the processing by a component domain associated with the data event; read, in a first processing phase of the processing of the component domain, a data associated with the data event responsible for invoking the processing and requesting any data representing any required reconfiguration of the component domain; and in response to invoking the first processing phase of the processing by at least one application component of the plurality of application components, dynamically reconfigure the graph of connected components for performing a second function of the application, wherein the processing unit being operable to reconfigure the graph of connect components comprises at least one of the following;
adding at least one first component from the plurality of application components and removing at least one second component from the plurality of application components wherein the processing unit being operable to reconfigure the graph of connected components for performing the second function of the application comprises the processing unit being operable to reconfigure the graph of connected components for performing the second function of the application in a second processing phase of the processing.
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