Embedded change logging for data synchronization

• US 8,423,506 B2
• Filed: 02/10/2012
• Issued: 04/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Celi, Joseph Jr., Mammen, Ashok C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly, Anh
• Application Number:
  US13/370,737
• Publication Number:
  US 20120143820A1
• Time in Patent Office: 431 Days
• Field of Search: 707/634, 707/644, 707/645, 707/611, 707/612, 707/614, 707/620, 707/770, 707/E17.005, 707/E17.044, 709/203, 709/245, 709/248, 455/439, 455/517, 455/95, 455/502
• US Class Current: 707/611
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/004 Error avoidance G06F11/07 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2358 Change logging, detection, and notification replication G06F16/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/275 Synchronous replication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/80 Database-specific techniques

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide for embedded change logging for data synchronization. In an embodiment of the invention, an embedded change logging data processing system can include a change embedded database (EDB) disposed in a pervasive device. The EDB can store entries for notified changes in data for multiple different end-user applications in the pervasive device. The system also can include a change log service (CLS) disposed in the pervasive device and coupled to the EDB. The CLS can include program code enabled to register with multiple different end-user applications in the pervasive device to receive notifications of changes, and to write entries to the EDB responsive to the notifications. Finally, the system can include a synchronization client disposed in the pervasive device separately from the CLS. The synchronization client can include program code enabled to directly access the EDB to perform data synchronization with a remote host.

Claims

1. An embedded change logging data processing system configured for data synchronization, the system comprising:

an embedded database (EDB) disposed in a pervasive device, the EDB storing entries for notified changes in data for multiple different end-user applications in the pervasive device;

a change log service (CLS) disposed in the pervasive device and coupled to the EDB, the CLS comprising program code enabled to register with multiple different end-user applications in the pervasive device to receive notifications of changes, and to write entries to the EDB responsive to the notifications;

wherein the program code of the CLS is further enabled to optimize the entries in the EDB by accounting for an existing entry in the EDB relative to a change action specified in a proposed entry to the EDB; and

a synchronization client disposed in the pervasive device separately from the CLS, the synchronization client comprising program code enabled to directly access the EDB to perform data synchronization with a remote host.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the program code of the CLS is further enabled to direct power management settings in the pervasive device requisite for change logging performed by the CLS.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the program code of the CLS is further enabled to flush the EDB to persistent storage in the pervasive device to protect against power loss in the pervasive device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the program code of the CLS if further enabled to specify a slow sync in response to a reset condition detected in the pervasive device.

5. An embedded change logging method comprising:

registering for change notifications amongst multiple different end-user applications in a pervasive device;

receiving a change notification for a particular one of the end-user applications;

writing an entry to a change log in the pervasive device for the change notification;

optimizing the change log by accounting for an existing entry in the change log relative to a change action specified in a proposed entry to the change log; and

synchronizing the entry with a remote host.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising directing power management for the pervasive device requisite for the writing of the change log.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising flushing the change log to persistent storage in the pervasive device to protect against power loss in the pervasive device.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising specifying a slow sync in response to a reset condition detected in the pervasive device.

9. A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium storage computer usable program code for embedded change logging, the computer program product comprising:

computer usable program code for registering for change notifications amongst multiple different end-user applications in a pervasive device;

computer usable program code for receiving a change notification for a particular one of the end-user applications;

computer usable program code for writing an entry to a change log in the pervasive device for the change notification;

computer usable program code for optimizing the change log by accounting for an existing entry in the change log relative to a change action specified in a proposed entry to the change log; and

computer usable program code for synchronizing the entry with a remote host.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising computer usable program code for directing power management for the pervasive device requisite for the writing of the change log.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising computer usable program code for flushing the change log to persistent storage in the pervasive device to protect against power loss in the pervasive device.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising computer usable program code for specifying a slow sync in response to a reset condition detected in the pervasive device.