Relationship serialization and reconstruction for entities
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1. A method comprising:
- retrieving an entity in response to a query;
serializing the entity; and
preserving relationships associated with the entity by attaching key information to the entity, and wherein a retrieval of a relationship varies according to whether a value included in the key information is null or non-null.
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Abstract
Systems and methods that enable relationship information to be carried along with the entity when serializing/deserializing entities among application tiers. A tracking component tracks information on relationships associated with an entity, and further enables users to perform subsequent change processing on the entity'"'"'s relationship information. Accordingly, relationship information can be carried along with the entity such that database operation can be performed without requirement of additional information from the database (e.g., foreign key information that is part of associated graphs).
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1. A method comprising:
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retrieving an entity in response to a query; serializing the entity; and preserving relationships associated with the entity by attaching key information to the entity, and wherein a retrieval of a relationship varies according to whether a value included in the key information is null or non-null. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable storage medium, the computer readable storage medium comprising a magnetic storage device having instructions stored thereon, the instructions configured to, in response to execution by one or more computing devices, cause operations including:
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retrieving an entity in response to a query; and attaching key information to the entity via serialization, wherein the key information facilitates preserving relationships associated with the entity, and wherein a retrieval of a relationship varies according to whether a value included in the key information is null or non-null. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer implemented system comprising at least one processor and at least one computer-readable storage medium comprising a magnetic storage device having instructions executable by the at least one processor to implement:
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an entity having a plurality of relationships associated therewith; a tracking component configured to preserve at least one of the plurality of relationships by attaching key information to the entity during serialization, wherein a retrieval of the at least one of the plurality of relationships varies according to whether a value included in the key information is null or non-null. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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