Application program interface for network software platform
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1. A software architecture for a distributed computing system comprising:
- an application configured to handle requests submitted by applications executing on remote devices over a network; and
an application program interface to present functions used by the applications to access network and computing resources of the distributed computing system, wherein the application program interface comprises a set of base classes and types that are used in substantially all applications executing on the remote devices submitting requests.
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Abstract
An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions, including a set of base classes and types that are used in substantially all applications accessing the API, for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation'"'"'s .NET™ platform.
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20 Claims
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1. A software architecture for a distributed computing system comprising:
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an application configured to handle requests submitted by applications executing on remote devices over a network; and
an application program interface to present functions used by the applications to access network and computing resources of the distributed computing system, wherein the application program interface comprises a set of base classes and types that are used in substantially all applications executing on the remote devices submitting requests. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving one or more application program interface (API) calls from one or more remote devices over a network, wherein the one or more calls are to one or more functions that include a set of base classes and types that are used in substantially all applications executing on the one or more remote devices; and
performing the function requested in each of the one or more calls. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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calling, to one or more remote devices over a network, one or more functions via an application program interface (API) that make available a set of base classes and types that are used in substantially all applications calling the one or more functions;
receiving, from the one or more remote devices, a response to the calling. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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