System and Method for Specification and Implementation of MVC (Model-View-Controller) based web applications.

• US 20090158243A1
• Filed: 10/22/2006
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Akin B. Bolarinwa
• Original Assignee: Akin B. Bolarinwa
• Inventors: Bolarinwa, Akin B.
• Granted Patent: US 8,549,469 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/105
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A system and method for requirement specification for entire MVC (Model-View-Controller) based web applications, by providing processes and artifacts that are suitable for each of the areas of concerns, and cohesively combining them with standard object modeling. Some of the areas provided for include general static as well as the dynamic aspects presentation, web navigation and actions, and view to model data mapping; also provides the system and method to create application for target platforms using the resulting design specification and platform mapping information.

Claims

1. A method for specifying and implementing an entire active web applications that is based on the MVC (Model View Controller) architecture, comprising:

capturing of static and dynamic aspects of page presentation into content artifacts;

extracting template descriptors from said content artifact for subsequent complete entry of active data mapping, navigational control and dynamic aspects of page.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

combining page descriptors in an application with standard object models to arrive at Controller and Model specifications, which all together provide the entire application specification.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

process of converting, said application specification into application code, suitable for target platform.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said content artifacts are static web application files including, HTML source files, style sheets source files, graphics and animations files and client scripts.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of identifying dynamic elements and segments uses special annotation and guideline within the content artifacts, while enhancing, rather than detracting for the use of such artifact for mock-up presentation.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said descriptors for data mapping, capturing forms, elements and components, along with their bindings to the domain data.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said descriptors for navigational control, capturing navigational paths, events, handler classes and resulting paths.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said descriptors for dynamic aspects of page presentation, capturing required server side behaviors and mappings to page segments and elements that such behaviors are applied.

9. The method of claim 3, wherein the said process of conversion comprising:

identification of elements for conversion to active elements and components, static to target framework active element and attributes mapping, behavior mapping and transfer of descriptors information into elements, components and behavior attributes.

10. A computer program product with storage medium for storing program code containing logic and providing user interface for defining a specification of an application using MVC architecture, comprising:

means of displaying source content;

allowing designation of segments as active resulting in appropriate annotations;

extraction of entry template from annotated source content;

providing user interface for presenting templates for entry of active data mapping, navigational control and dynamic aspects of page presentation;

collating individual page descriptors into repository for the controller.

11. A computer program product with storage medium for storing program code containing logic and providing user interface conversion of static content to dynamic content using a target MVC platform, comprising:

providing graphical view of source content elements;

allowing selection for request;

providing mapping engine for conversion static to active elements and components, providing logic for extracting store specification for entry into the attributes of said active elements, components and behaviors.