LIGHTWEIGHT FRAMEWORK FOR WEB APPLICATIONS

• US 20140149965A1
• Filed: 02/03/2014
• Published: 05/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Ickman, Steven, Raskino, David
• Granted Patent: US 10,387,123 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/115
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/31 Programming languages or programming paradigms
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45512 Command shells

Abstract

Various technologies described herein pertain to developing a web application using a scripting language-based framework. A call can be received via an interface of the scripting language-based framework. The call can manage a control included in the scripting language-based framework. Further, the call can be provided by an application that references the scripting language based framework. Moreover, a user interface can be generated based on the control managed by the call, and backend cloud-based services provided by a distributed data store on a cloud platform can be accessed based on the control managed by the call.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

exposing a control as part of a scripting language-based framework;

receiving a first call to the control;

managing generation of a user interface in response to the first call to the control;

receiving a second call to the control; and

managing access to a cloud-based service on a cloud platform in response to the second call to the control.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the control is pre-programmed to access the cloud-based service on the cloud platform.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the cloud-based service is provided by a distributed data platform.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein managing the generation of the user interface further comprises:

modifying the user interface based on detection of client capabilities.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein managing the generation of the user interface in response to the first call to the control further comprises:

managing a property or an effect of the user interface in response to the first call to the control.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein managing the generation of the user interface in response to the first call to the control further comprises:

managing an animation in response to the first call.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the control further manages authentication to the cloud-based service.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first call to the control manages a user interface feature that is hidden to a first user and visible to a second user.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

exposing a second control as part of the scripting language-based framework;

receiving a third call to the second control; and

at least one of;

managing generation of a second user interface in response to the third call to the second control;

or

managing access to a second cloud-based service on the cloud platform in response to the third call to the second control.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

exchanging event information between the first control and the second control; and

chaining behaviors managed by the first control and the second control based on the event information.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the second control has a dependency on the first control.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the first call and the second call are received during at least one of development of a web application or execution of the web application.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the cloud-based service is at least one of a web search service, an image search service, a video search service, a social networking service, a microblogging service, a mapping service, a semi-structured database search service, or an authentication service.

14. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions configured to implement a scripting language-based framework, the scripting language-based framework comprising;

a control exposed as part of the scripting language-based framework, wherein the control receives a first call and a second call;

the control manages generation of a user interface in response to the first call; and

the control accesses a cloud-based service on a cloud platform in response to the second call.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the control is pre-programmed to access the cloud-based service on the cloud platform and generate the user interface when enabled.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the cloud-based service is at least one of a web search service, an image search service, a video search service, a social networking service, a microblogging service, a mapping service, a semi-structured database search service, or an authentication service.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the control manages a property or an effect of the user interface in response to the first call.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein, responsive to the first call, the control manages a user interface feature of the user interface that is hidden to a first user and visible to a second user.

19. A computer-readable storage medium including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform acts including:

exposing a control as part of a scripting language-based framework;

receiving a first call to the control;

managing generation of a user interface in response to the first call to the control;

receiving a second call to the control; and

managing access to a cloud-based service on a cloud platform in response to the second call.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to perform acts including:

receiving a third call to the control;

managing access to a second cloud-based service on the cloud platform in response to the third call to the control;

receiving a fourth call to the control; and

managing generation of a second user interface in response to the fourth call to the control.