Distributing UI control events from a single event producer across multiple systems event consumers

• US 9,280,321 B2
• Filed: 04/10/2015
• Issued: 03/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kochura, Nadiya
• Primary Examiner(s): Khatri, Anil
• Application Number:
  US14/683,446
• Publication Number:
  US 20160044135A1
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• Field of Search: 717100-109, 715/700
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3438 monitoring of user actions tracking the activity of the user H04L67/535
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3696 Methods or tools to render software testable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/546 Message passing systems or structures, e.g. queues
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

A method, system, and/or computer program product distributes a user interface (UI) initiated system event, from a single producer of the UI-initiated system event, across multiple systems event consumers on multiple execution environments. An operating system (OS) event receiver in a server receives a user interface (UI) initiated system event on the server. In response to the OS event receiver receiving the UI-initiated system event, the UI-initiated system event is recorded and published, via messages, to multiple systems event consumers on multiple execution environments, where each message directs a receiving execution environment adapter to locally replicate and execute the UI-initiated system event from the server on each of the multiple execution environments.

Claims

1. A method for distributing a user interface (UI) initiated system event, from a single producer of the UI-initiated system event, across multiple systems event consumers on multiple execution environments, the method comprising:

receiving, by an operating system (OS) event receiver in a server, a user interface (UI) initiated system event on the server, wherein the server is a single producer of the UI-initiated system event, and wherein the UI-initiated system event is initiated by an action on a UI of the server;

in response to the OS event receiver receiving the UI-initiated system event, recording, by one or more processors, the UI-initiated system event; and

in response to the OS event receiver receiving the UI-initiated system event, publishing, to multiple systems event consumers on multiple execution environments, a message corresponding to the UI system event, wherein the message provides access to a recording of the UI system event, and wherein the message directs a receiving execution environment adapter to locally replicate and execute the UI-initiated system event from the server on each of the multiple execution environments.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

publishing, by one or more processors, the message to a publish and subscribe message queue (PUB/SUB MSQ), wherein each of the multiple execution environments are subscribers capable of retrieving the message from the PUB/SUB MSQ.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recording, by one or more processors, the message as a record in a shared database, wherein the shared database is shared by and accessible to the single producer and the multiple systems event consumers.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the multiple execution environments are from a group of computers, and wherein the method further comprises:

directing the receiving execution environment adapter on each of the computers to locally replicate and execute the UI-initiated system event on a UI on each of the computers.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the multiple execution environments are from a group consisting of virtual machines (VMs) that each comprises a virtual receiving execution environment adapter and a virtual UI, and wherein the method further comprises:

directing the virtual receiving execution environment adapter on each of the VMs to locally replicate and execute the UI-initiated system event on the virtual UI on each of the VMs.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the multiple execution environments are a group consisting of logical partitions (LPARs), wherein each of the LPARs is a subset of computer hardware resources that is virtualized as a separate computer, wherein each of the LPARs comprises a virtual receiving execution environment adapter and a virtual UI, and wherein the method further comprises:

directing the virtual receiving execution environment adapter on each of the LPARs to locally replicate and execute the UI-initiated system event on the virtual UI on each of the LPARs.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the multiple execution environments are a group of application servers, and wherein the method further comprises:

directing each of the application servers to locally replicate and execute the UI-initiated system event from the server, wherein locally replicated and executed UI-initiated system events cause an event to occur in one or more of the applications provided by the application servers.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the multiple execution environments are a group of database servers, and wherein the method further comprises:

directing each of the database servers to locally replicate and execute the UI initiates system event from the server, wherein locally replicated and executed UI-initiated system events cause an event to occur in one or more of the databases provided by the database servers.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting multiple messages to each of the multiple execution environments, wherein each of the multiple messages corresponds to a separate UI system event on the server;

transmitting a message directing each of the multiple execution environments to record each UI system event from the multiple messages as part of a series of UI system events; and

transmitting a message directing each of the multiple execution environments to test each of the multiple execution environments by retrieving and executing the series of UI system events.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

translating the series of UI system events to corresponding OS events;

placing the corresponding OS events on at least one OS queue; and

consuming the corresponding OS events by event listeners on each of the multiple execution environments.