Process broker for executing web services in a system of engagement and system of record environments

• US 10,440,139 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2016
• Issued: 10/08/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bisti, Jeffrey E., Garrett, Tynan J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dollinger, Tonia L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chiou, Albert
• Application Number:
  US15/068,063
• Publication Number:
  US 20170264703A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,306 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5051 Service on demand, e.g. definition and deployment of services in real time
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5096 wherein the managed service relates to distributed or central networked applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70

Abstract

A method for implementing an on-premises process broker. The method may include receiving parameter data from a system of engagement, whereby the parameter data includes a query goal. The method may include storing the parameter data in a cache. The method may include preparing a REST call using programming logic based on the parameter data. The method may include transmitting the prepared REST call to a system of record. The method may further include receiving response data from the system of record based on the transmitted REST call. The method may also include updating the parameter data in the cache based on the response data. The method may include determining whether the query goal is satisfied. The method may also include transmitting the parameter data to the system of engagement based on determining the query goal is satisfied.

Claims

1. A computer system for implementing an on-premises process broker, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible non-transitory storage media, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible non-transitory storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method comprising;

receiving, and storing in a cache, a plurality of parameter data from a system of engagement, wherein the plurality of received parameter data includes a query goal;

preparing, from the cache, a first representational state transfer (REST) call, in an on-premises process broker, using a plurality of programming logic based on the plurality of stored parameter data;

transmitting the prepared first REST call to a system of record;

receiving a plurality of response data from the system of record based on the transmitted first REST call, wherein the plurality of response data identifies a product;

in response to the query goal being satisfied based on the received plurality of response data, transmitting the received plurality of response data to the system of engagement;

in response to the query goal not being satisfied based on the received plurality of response data, preparing and transmitting, iteratively, a plurality of subsequent REST calls to the system of record or an alternate system of record based on the plurality of response data, wherein the preparing and the transmitting is asynchronous to the transmitted first REST call, performed in the on premises process broker, and performed before returning results of the system of engagement, and wherein assembly of information resulting from early operations is queued in a cache until all necessary inputs are available to prepare the corresponding REST call;

updating the plurality of stored parameter data in the cache based on the plurality of received response data and a plurality of subsequent response data from the subsequent REST call; and

in response to the query goal being satisfied after receiving the plurality of subsequent response data from the subsequent REST call, transmitting the plurality of updated parameter data to the system of engagement based on determining the query goal is satisfied.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein updating the plurality of stored parameter data includes storing the plurality of received response data in the cache.

3. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of parameter data is a plurality of user-submitted data submitted through a graphical user interface.

4. The computer system of claim 3, wherein the plurality of user-submitted data is selected from a group consisting of a picture, a video, a barcode, and a quick response code.

5. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the system of engagement is a mobile application for a corresponding retailer.

6. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of parameter data is received in a JavaScript Object Notation document.

13. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of parameter data relates to a consumer good, and further comprising:

performing a product identification search for each product required for use of the consumer good.

14. The computer system of claim 13, further comprising:

identifying availability of various attributes of the consumer good at a user location based on the plurality of parameter data and the query goal.

7. A computer program product for implementing an on-premises process broker, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable tangible non-transitory storage media and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible non-transitory storage media, the program instructions executable by a processor, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive, and store in a cache, a plurality of parameter data from a system of engagement, wherein the plurality of received parameter data includes a query goal;

program instructions to prepare, from the cache, a first representational state transfer (REST) call, in an on-premises process broker, using a plurality of programming logic based on the plurality of stored parameter data;

program instructions to transmit the prepared first REST call to a system of record;

program instructions to receive a plurality of response data from the system of record based on the transmitted first REST call, wherein the plurality of response data identifies a product;

in response to the query goal being satisfied based on the received plurality of response data, program instructions to transmit the received plurality of response data to the system of engagement;

in response to the query goal not being satisfied based on the received plurality of response data, program instruction to prepare and transmit, iteratively, a plurality of subsequent REST calls to the system of record or an alternate system of record based on the plurality of response data, wherein the preparing and the transmitting is asynchronous to the transmitted first REST call, performed in the on premises process broker, and performed before returning results of the system of engagement, and wherein assembly of information resulting from early operations is queued in a cache until all necessary inputs are available to prepare the corresponding REST call;

program instructions to update the plurality of stored parameter data in the cache based on the plurality of received response data and a plurality of subsequent response data from the subsequent REST call; and

in response to the query goal being satisfied after receiving the plurality of subsequent response data from the subsequent REST call, program instructions to transmit the plurality of updated parameter data to the system of engagement based on determining the query goal is satisfied.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein updating the plurality of stored parameter data includes storing the plurality of received response data in the cache.

9. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the plurality of parameter data is a plurality of user-submitted data submitted through a graphical user interface.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the plurality of user-submitted data is selected from a group consisting of a picture, a video, a barcode, and a quick response code.

11. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the system of engagement is a mobile application for a corresponding retailer.

12. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the plurality of parameter data is received in a JavaScript Object Notation document.

15. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the plurality of parameter data relates to a consumer good, and further comprising:

performing a product identification search for each product required for use of the consumer good.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising:

identifying availability of various attributes of the consumer good at a user location based on the plurality of parameter data and the query goal.

17. A computer system for implementing an on-premises process broker, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible non-transitory storage media, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible non-transitory storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method comprising;

receiving, and storing in a cache, a plurality of parameter data from a system of engagement, wherein the plurality of received parameter data includes a query goal, and wherein the plurality of parameter data is received in a JavaScript Object Notation document, and wherein the plurality of parameter data relates to a consumer good, and further comprising;

performing a product identification search for each product required for use of the consumer good; and

identifying availability of various attributes of the consumer good at a user location based on the plurality of parameter data and the query goal;

preparing, from the cache, a first representational state transfer (REST) call, in an on-premises process broker, using a plurality of programming logic based on the plurality of stored parameter data;

transmitting the prepared first REST call to a system of record;

receiving a plurality of response data from the system of record based on the transmitted first REST call, wherein the plurality of response data identifies a product;

in response to the query goal being satisfied based on the received plurality of response data, transmitting the received plurality of response data to the system of engagement;

in response to the query goal not being satisfied based on the received plurality of response data, preparing and transmitting, iteratively, a plurality of subsequent REST calls to the system of record or an alternate system of record based on the plurality of response data, wherein the preparing and the transmitting is asynchronous to the transmitted first REST call, performed in the on premises process broker, and performed before returning results of the system of engagement, and wherein assembly of information resulting from early operations is queued in a cache until all necessary inputs are available to prepare the corresponding REST call;

updating the plurality of stored parameter data in the cache based on the plurality of received response data and a plurality of subsequent response data from the subsequent REST call; and

in response to the query goal being satisfied after receiving the plurality of subsequent response data from the subsequent REST call, transmitting the plurality of updated parameter data to the system of engagement based on determining the query goal is satisfied.