Dynamic delivery and integration of static content into cloud

• US 9,274,783 B2
• Filed: 12/25/2013
• Issued: 03/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Valkov, Krum, Dimitrov, Georgi D., Boshev, Stoyan, Neichev, Nikolai
• Primary Examiner(s): WANG, RONGFA PHILIP
• Application Number:
  US14/140,493
• Publication Number:
  US 20150178065A1
• Time in Patent Office: 797 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/113 Details of archiving lifecycle management in storage systems G06F3/0649; backup systems G06F11/1446
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems

Abstract

A documentation application periodically checks content of a documentation repository to determine whether the documentation repository includes documentation content for update. A documentation archive for update is retrieved from the documentation repository and parsed to read meta information specified in the documentation archive. Based on the meta information, content of the documentation archive for update is integrated into the documentation application at runtime of the documentation application.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method to dynamically update help content on a cloud computing platform, the method comprising:

a processor periodically checking a documentation repository by a documentation application to determine whether the documentation repository includes at least one archive including documentation content for update;

upon determining that the documentation repository includes the at least one archive including the documentation content for update, retrieving from the documentation repository the at least one archive including the documentation content for update;

parsing the at least one archive including the documentation content for update to read meta information specified in the at least one archive;

based on the meta information, the processor integrating a portion of the documentation content for update into the documentation application at runtime of the documentation application;

determining whether a portion of a name of the at least one archive representing an application name is same as an application name portion of other archive including documentation content stored in the documentation repository;

upon determining that the portion of the name of the at least one archive is same as the other archive stored in the documentation repository, comparing a timestamp value of the at least one archive with the timestamp value of the other archive to determine an older version from one of the at least one archive and the other archive; and

based on the comparison, deleting from the documentation repository the older version from one of the at least one archive and the other archive.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein integrating the portion of the documentation content for update into the documentation application further comprises:

unarchiving the at least one archive in a predetermined location of a file system of the documentation application, wherein the predetermined location is specified in the meta information.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

reading the meta information specified in an administrative file of the at least one archive including the documentation content for update, the meta information determining a structure of the documentation content for update;

comparing the structure of the documentation content for update with a central structure of the documentation application, the central structure representing a current state of a documentation content related to the documentation content for update published by the documentation application;

based on the comparison, identifying the portion of the documentation content for update; and

dynamically merging the portion of the documentation content for update into the central structure.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

reading the meta information specified in an administrative file of the at least one archive including documentation content for update to determine whether a delete operation is requested and to determine a predetermined location of a file system of the documentation application that stores documentation content associated with the at least one archive;

upon determining that the delete operation is requested, copying the documentation content for update to a temporary location;

deleting the predetermined location of the file system of the documentation application; and

renaming the temporary location with a name of the deleted predetermined location of the file system of the documentation application.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the documentation repository includes the at least one archive including documentation content for update further comprises:

comparing a value of a timestamp of the at least one archive including the documentation content for update and a value of a central timestamp that represents a time of a last documentation content update of the documentation application, and

upon determining that the value of the timestamp of the at least one archive is later in time than the value of the central timestamp, determining that the at least one archive includes the documentation content for update.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the documentation repository includes the at least one archive including documentation content for update further comprises:

comparing a value of a timestamp of the at least one archive including the documentation content for update and a value of a central timestamp that represents a time of a last documentation content update of the documentation application.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving from the documentation repository the at least one archive including the documentation content for update further comprises:

upon determining that the at least one archive in the documentation repository includes the documentation content for update, retrieving the at least one archive for update locally to the documentation application.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a deployment request to deploy a deployable package on the cloud computing platform;

according to a set of rules, parsing the received deployable package to search for a file including documentation content, the set of rules includes rules for specifying a predetermined type of the file, a predetermined location at the deployable package specifying where to search for the file, and a predetermined naming convention;

upon determining that the file including the documentation content is included in the deployable package, extract the file including the documentation content from the deployable package; and

store the extracted file including the documentation content in the documentation repository.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

upon receiving the deployment request, determining whether the deployment request is associated with an authorized account for authorized software associated with the deployment package;

upon determining that the deployment request is associated with the authorized account for the authorized software, verifying credentials provided with the deployment request; and

authorizing the deployment upon the verified credentials.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when the at least one archive including the documentation content for update does not conform to a naming convention, the at least one archive is deleted from the documentation repository.

11. A computer system to dynamically update help content on a cloud computing platform, the system comprising:

a memory to store computer executable instructions;

at least one computer processor coupled to the memory to execute the instructions, the instructions comprising;

periodically checking a documentation repository by a documentation application to determine whether the documentation repository includes at least one archive including documentation content for update;

upon determining that the documentation repository includes the at least one archive including the documentation content for update, retrieving from the documentation repository the at least one archive including the documentation content for update;

parsing the at least one archive including the documentation content for update to read meta information specified in the at least one archive;

based on the meta information, integrating a portion of the documentation content for update into the documentation application at runtime of the documentation application;

determining whether a portion of a name of the at least one archive representing an application name is same as an application name portion of other archive including documentation content stored in the documentation repository;

upon determining that the portion of the name of the at least one archive is same as the other archive stored in the documentation repository, comparing a timestamp value of the at least one archive with the timestamp value of the other archive to determine an older version from one of the at least one archive and the other archive; and

based on the comparison, deleting from the documentation repository the older version from one of the at least one archive and the other archive.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein integrating the portion of the documentation content for update into the documentation application further comprises:

unarchiving the at least one archive in a predetermined location of a file system of the documentation application, wherein the predetermined location is specified in the meta information.

13. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the instructions further comprise:

reading the meta information specified in an administrative file of the at least one archive including the documentation content for update, the meta information determining a structure of the documentation content for update;

comparing the structure of the documentation content for update with a central structure of the documentation application, the central structure representing a current state of a documentation content related to the documentation content for update published by the documentation application;

based on the comparison, identifying the portion of the documentation content for update; and

dynamically merging the portion of the documentation content for update into the central structure.

14. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the instructions further comprise:

reading the meta information specified in an administrative file of the at least one archive including documentation content for update to determine whether a delete operation is requested and to determine a predetermined location of a file system of the documentation application that stores documentation content associated with the at least one archive;

upon determining that the delete operation is requested, copying the documentation content for update to a temporary location;

deleting the predetermined location of the file system of the documentation application; and

renaming the temporary location with a name of the deleted predetermined location of the file system of the documentation application.

15. The computer system of claim 11, wherein determining whether the documentation repository includes the at least one archive including documentation content for update further comprises:

comparing a value of a timestamp of the at least one archive including the documentation content for update and a value of a central timestamp that represents a time of a last documentation content update of the documentation application, and

upon determining that the value of the timestamp of the at least one archive is later in time than the value of the central timestamp, determining that the at least one archive includes the documentation content for update.

16. The computer system of claim 11, wherein determining whether the documentation repository includes the at least one archive including documentation content for update further comprises:

comparing a value of a timestamp of the at least one archive including the documentation content for update and a value of a central timestamp that represents a time of a last documentation content update of the documentation application.

17. The computer system of claim 11, wherein retrieving from the documentation repository the at least one archive including the documentation content for update further comprises:

upon determining that the at least one archive in the documentation repository includes the documentation content for update, retrieving the at least one archive for update locally to the documentation application.

18. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the instructions further comprise:

receiving a deployment request to deploy a deployable package on the cloud computing platform;

according to a set of rules, parsing the received deployable package to search for a file including documentation content, the set of rules includes rules for specifying a predetermined type of the file, a predetermined location at the deployable package specifying where to search for the file, and a predetermined naming convention;

upon determining that the file including the documentation content is included in the deployable package, extract the file including the documentation content from the deployable package; and

store the extracted file including the documentation content in the documentation repository.

19. The computer system of claim 18, wherein the instructions further comprises:

upon receiving the deployment request, determining whether the deployment request is associated with an authorized account for authorized software associated with the deployment package;

upon determining that the deployment request is associated with the authorized account for the authorized software, verifying credentials provided with the deployment request; and

authorizing the deployment upon the verified credentials.

20. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising:

when the at least one archive including the documentation content for update does not conform to a naming convention, the at least one archive is deleted from the documentation repository.

21. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions thereon, which when executed by a processor cause a computer system to:

periodically check a documentation repository by a documentation application to determine whether the documentation repository includes at least one archive including documentation content for update;

upon determining that the documentation repository includes the at least one archive including the documentation content for update, retrieve from the documentation repository the at least one archive including the documentation content for update;

parse the at least one archive including the documentation content for update to read meta information specified in the at least one archive;

based on the meta information, integrate a portion of the documentation content for update into the documentation application at runtime of the documentation application;

determine whether a portion of a name of the at least one archive representing an application name is same as an application name portion of other archive including documentation content stored in the documentation repository;

upon determining that the portion of the name of the at least one archive is same as the other archive stored in the documentation repository, compare a timestamp value of the at least one archive with the timestamp value of the other archive to determine an older version from one of the at least one archive and the other archive; and

based on the comparison, delete from the documentation repository the older version from one of the at least one archive and the other archive.