XML scripting of SOAP commands

• US 8,060,886 B2
• Filed: 02/12/2007
• Issued: 11/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PTC Inc.
• Original Assignee: Axeda (PTC Inc.)
• Inventors: Hansen, James R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Truong; Lechi
• Application Number:
  US11/673,943
• Publication Number:
  US 20070150903A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,737 Days
• Field of Search: 719/310, 715/726
• US Class Current: 719/310
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/81 Indexing, e.g. XML tags; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/83 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44 Arrangements for executing specific programs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45508 Runtime interpretation or emulation, e g. emulator loops, bytecode interpretation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/541 via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/547 Remote procedure calls [RPC]; Web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0266 using meta-data, objects or commands for formatting management information, e.g. using eXtensible markup language [XML]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A computer-implemented method processes a simple object access protocol (SOAP) command. The method includes interpreting an XML script to perform a function contained in the XML script, the XML script containing the SOAP command, parsing the SOAP command from the XML script, and passing the SOAP command to a SOAP interpreter for execution.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for generating extensible markup language (XML) script that comprises first and second simple object access protocol (SOAP) commands, comprising:

receiving code that defines a function and the first and second SOAP commands; and

translating the code to XML script that performs the function and that contains the first and second SOAP commands, the XML script declaring a variable that is used in the first SOAP command, the first SOAP command passing a value of the variable out of the first SOAP command to the function, and the function using the value of the variable to affect execution of the second SOAP command;

wherein the function comprises a conditional statement comprising an If-Then statement or an If-Then-Else statement; and

wherein the function comprises a control statement comprising a loop.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the XML script to a device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the device comprises a controller that executes the XML script.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the code contains plural functions, and the XML script contains the plural functions.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the function comprises an exception handler that that affects execution when an error condition exists.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the function comprises a statement that controls a relative or absolute time to execute the second SOAP command.

7. An article comprising one or more machine-readable storage media that store executable instructions to generate extensible markup language (XML) script that comprises first and second simple object access protocol (SOAP) commands, the instructions for causing one or more processing devices to:

receive code that defines a function and the first and second SOAP commands; and

translate the code to XML script for performing the function and that contains the first and second SOAP commands, the XML script for declaring a variable that is used in the first SOAP command, the first SOAP command for passing a value of the variable out of the first SOAP command to the function, and the function for using the value of the variable to affect execution of the second SOAP command;

wherein the function comprises a conditional statement comprising an If-Then statement or an If-Then-Else statement; and

wherein the function comprises a control statement comprising a loop.

8. The article of claim 7, further comprising instructions that cause the one or more processing devices to provide the XML script to a device.

9. The article of claim 8, wherein the device comprises a controller that executes the XML script.

10. The article of claim 7, wherein the code contains plural functions, and the XML script contains the plural functions.

11. The article of claim 7, wherein the function comprises an exception handler that that affects execution when an error condition exists.

12. The article of claim 7, wherein the function comprises a statement that controls a relative or absolute time to execute the second SOAP command.

13. An apparatus for generating extensible markup language (XML) script that comprises first and second object access protocol (SOAP) commands, the apparatus comprising:

memory to store instructions that are executable; and

one or more processing devices to perform functions comprising;

receiving code that defines a function and the first and second SOAP commands; and

translating the code to XML script for performing the function and that contains the first and second SOAP commands, the XML script for declaring a variable that is used in the first SOAP command, the first SOAP command for passing a value of the variable out of the first SOAP command to the function, and the function for using the value of the variable to affect execution of the second SOAP command;

wherein the function comprises a conditional statement comprising an If-Then statement or an If-Then-Else statement; and

wherein the function comprises a control statement comprising a loop.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the functions comprise providing the XML script to a device.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the device comprises a controller that executes the XML script.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the code contains plural functions, and the XML script contains the plural functions.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the function comprises an exception handler that that affects execution when an error condition exists.

18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the function comprises a statement that controls a relative or absolute time to execute the second SOAP command.