Platform for rapid development of applications

• US 9,305,275 B2
• Filed: 03/08/2012
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: Apptio (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: McLachlan, Paul Damien
• Primary Examiner(s): Rampuria, Satish
• Application Number:
  US13/415,701
• Publication Number:
  US 20120233547A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,489 Days
• Field of Search: 717100-140
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/289 Object oriented databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/955 Object-oriented

Abstract

Various embodiments are directed towards a platform for rapid development of applications. A data processing application may be generated by applying templates, work streams, change entries, and user modifications to generate data processing applications. In at least one of the various embodiments, the applications may be generated based project initial instructions and by receiving and processing example data in combination with templates, change entries, and work streams. Further, in at least one of the various embodiments, modifications made to the generated applications may be preserved as change entries associated with a work stream. In at least one of the various embodiments, separate applications may be generated based on the work streams and/or change streams of other applications. In at least one of the various embodiments, if a generated application may be modified a new revision number may be associated with the modified version of the application.

Claims

1. A method for employing a platform to generate an application, wherein the platform employs a network device to perform actions, comprising:

generating processed data based on provided example data;

generating an architecture for the application based at least on the processed data;

generating a model of the application having at least one object based at least on the processed data;

generating logic to use the model in the execution of the application based at least on the architecture and the processed data;

generating at least one user interface (UI) component for enabling a user to access at least one object and the processed data;

preserving each action employed to generate the architecture, the model, the logic, and the UI component;

wherein each action is employed to generate a corresponding change entry for the platform;

generating the application based at least on the architecture, the model, the logic, and the UI component, wherein the application is based at least on each corresponding change entry; and

enabling the user to access a read-only version of the application for processing provided data, wherein the read-only version is based on a read and write version of the application;

wherein generating the processed data comprises employing a table processor that is operative to perform actions, including;

receiving the example data in an input data table and a transformation specification for producing an output table for the processed data; and

generating the processed data in the data output table based at least on employing the transformation specification to transform the example data in the input data table.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, modifying the generated application, wherein each action to modify the generated application is preserved as another corresponding change entry.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising undoing an effect on the application corresponding to each change entry that is at least one of removed from a work stream and flagged as undone.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the application further comprises generating at least a portion of the application from a template.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising if the read and write version of the application is newer than the read-only version of the application, executing each change entry that corresponds to the read and write version to generate a new read-only version of the application.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling the user access to an out of date version of the application until a non-out-of-date version of the application is available.

7. A system that is operative for employing a platform to generate an application over a network, comprising:

a server device, including;

a transceiver that is operative to communicate over the network;

a memory that is operative to store at least instructions; and

a processor device that is operative to execute instructions that enable actions, including;

generating processed data based on provided example data;

generating an architecture for the application based at least on the processed data;

generating a model of the application having at least one object based at least on the processed data;

generating logic to use the model in the execution of the application based at least on the architecture and the processed data;

generating at least one user interface (UI) component for enabling a user to access at least one object and the processed data;

preserving each action employed to generate the architecture, the model, the logic, and the UI component, wherein each action is employed to generate a corresponding change entry for the platform;

generating the application based at least on the architecture, the model, the logic, and the UI component, wherein the application is based at least on each corresponding change entry; and

enabling the user to access a read-only version of the application for processing provided data, wherein the read-only version is based on a read and write version of the application;

wherein generating the processed data comprises employing a table processor that is operative to perform actions, including;

receiving the example data in an input data table and a transformation specification for producing an output table for the processed data; and

generating the processed data in the data output table based at least on employing the transformation specification to transform the example data in the input data table.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising, modifying the generated application, wherein each action to modify the generated application is preserved as another corresponding change entry.

9. The system of claim 7, further comprising undoing an effect on the application corresponding to each change entry that is at least one of removed from a work stream and flagged as undone.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein generating the application further comprises generating at least a portion of the application from a template.

11. The system of claim 7, further comprising if the read and write version of the application is newer than the read-only version of the application, executing each change entry that corresponds to the read and write version to generate a new read-only version of the application.

12. The system of claim 7, further comprising enabling the user access to an out of date version of the application until a non-out-of-date version of the application is available.

13. A processor readable non-transitory storage media that includes instructions for employing a platform to generate an application, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor device enables actions, comprising:

generating processed data based on provided example data;

generating an architecture for the application based at least on the processed data;

generating a model of the application having at least one object based at least on the processed data;

generating logic to use the model in the execution of the application based at least on the architecture and the processed data;

generating at least one user interface (UI) component for enabling a user to access at least one object and the processed data;

preserving each action employed to generate the architecture, the model, the logic, and the UI component, wherein each action is employed to generate a corresponding change entry for the platform;

generating the application based at least on the architecture, the model, the logic, and the UI component, wherein the application is based at least on each corresponding change entry; and

enabling the user to access a read-only version of the application for processing provided data, wherein the read-only version is based on a read and write version of the application;

wherein generating the processed data further comprises employing a table processor that is operative to perform actions, including;

receiving the example data in an input data table and a transformation specification for producing an output table for the processed data; and

generating the processed data in the data output table based at least on employing the transformation specification to transform the example data in the input data table.

14. The media of claim 13, further comprising, modifying the generated application, wherein each action to modify the generated application is preserved as another corresponding change entry.

15. The media of claim 13, further comprising undoing an effect on the application corresponding to each change entry that is at least one of removed from a work stream and flagged as undone.

16. The media of claim 13, wherein generating the application further comprises generating at least a portion of the application from a template.

17. The media of claim 13, further comprising if the read and write version of the application is newer than the read-only version of the application, executing each change entry that corresponds to the read and write version to generate a new read-only version of the application.

18. The media of claim 13, further comprising enabling the user access to an out of date version of the application until a non-out-of-date version of the application is available.