XML application framework
First Claim
1. A system for configuring a software application for performing at least one function, the system comprising:
- at least one memory storage comprising;
an application description engine operative to;
determine a structure of a graph of connected components having the components of the graph of connected components inter-connected to form the graph of connected components based at least one data event received by the application, andconfigure a portion of the graph of connected components for providing a first function of the application, and the software application operative to;
invoke a process by the portion of the graph of connected components in response to a receipt of a data event at the first portion of the graph of connected components from the software application, andreconfigure the portion of the graph of connected components for performing a second function of the application in response to the invoked process by the portion of the graph of connected components; and
at least one processing unit coupled to the at least one memory storage.
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Abstract
An extensible markup language (XML) application framework (XAF) may be provided. XAF applications are data driven such that all operations with a computer system are data focused. In addition, the components used in the XAF application are instantiated and connected according to how data is displayed and what data type is used. Applications within XAF comprise a user interface (UI) connector, an action module, and a data connector. UI connectors receive UI events and connect the UI event to an action module. The action module generates a standard format action from the UI event and sends it to the data connector. The data connector translates the standard format action into a data-specific action that changes data in a data store. A data connector then sends a standard format data representation corresponding to the changed data back to the UI connector to provide the changed data to the UI.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for configuring a software application for performing at least one function, the system comprising:
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at least one memory storage comprising; an application description engine operative to; determine a structure of a graph of connected components having the components of the graph of connected components inter-connected to form the graph of connected components based at least one data event received by the application, and configure a portion of the graph of connected components for providing a first function of the application, and the software application operative to; invoke a process by the portion of the graph of connected components in response to a receipt of a data event at the first portion of the graph of connected components from the software application, and reconfigure the portion of the graph of connected components for performing a second function of the application in response to the invoked process by the portion of the graph of connected components; and at least one processing unit coupled to the at least one memory storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for configuring a software application for performing at least one function, the system comprising:
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at least one memory storage comprising; an application description engine operative to; connect each of a plurality of components to at least one other component of the plurality of components via a common interface for allowing data to pass between components of different types via the common interface, instantiate a graph of connected components comprised of the plurality of components, including any connections between connected components in the graph of connected components, to enable the graph of connected components to perform a first function of the application when executed, and reconfigure the graph of connected components to enable the graph of connected components to perform a second function of the application in response to an invoked process by at least one of the plurality of components; and at least one processing unit coupled to the at least one memory storage.
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20. A system for configuring a software application for performing at least one function, the system comprising:
at least one memory storage comprising; an application description engine operative to; connect each of a plurality of components to at least one other component of the plurality of components via a common interface for creating the software application and for allowing data to pass between components of different types via the common interface, instantiate a graph of connected components comprised of the plurality of components, including any connections between connected components in the graph of connected components, to enable the graph of connected components to perform a first function of the software application when executed, and reconfigure the graph of connected components for performing a second function of the software application in response to an invoked process by at least one of the plurality of components, and the software application operative to invoke a process by at least one second component of the plurality of components in response to receiving a data event by at least one first component of the plurality of components; and at least one processing unit coupled to the at least one memory storage.
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