Systems, methods and computer program products for construction of cloud applications

• US 9,588,740 B1
• Filed: 03/09/2013
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tyree, David S., Giardina, Nathan J., Croteau, Beau, Hucik, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Bullock, Jr., Lewis A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kepnang, Gilles
• Application Number:
  US13/791,974
• Time in Patent Office: 1,459 Days
• Field of Search: 718/1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/10 Requirements analysis; Specification techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/31 Programming languages or programming paradigms
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/311 Functional or applicative languages; Rewrite languages
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/42 Syntactic analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

An application term of a declarative programming language is provided for creating an application to be executed on a node in a cloud network. The application term is independent of an application configuration for the application prior to compilation of the application term and the application configuration is associated with the application at execution time. A resource term for preparing a resource for the application is provided independent of the application configuration prior to compilation and the application configuration prepares the resource of a selected node for the application at execution time. An action term for performing an action and a task term for performing a task of the action are provided independent of the application configuration prior to compilation. The terms are compiled and executed to build the application in the cloud network.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

obtaining, using a computing device, an application term of a declarative programming language to build an application to be executed on a node in a node network,

wherein the application term defines the application independent of an application configuration for the application prior to compilation of the application term, and

wherein the application configuration comprises a plurality of resources required for execution of the application;

obtaining a resource term of the declarative programming language to allocate a resource of the plurality of resources required for execution of the application,

wherein the resource term defines a software stack independent of the application configuration prior to compilation of the resource term, and

wherein the software stack provides functionality required by the application;

obtaining an action term of the declarative programming language for performing an action of the application,

wherein the action term defines the action independent of the application configuration prior to compilation of the action term,

wherein the action term performs lifecycle events of the application;

obtaining a task term of the declarative programming language for performing a task of the action,

wherein the task term defines the task of the action independent of the application configuration prior to compilation of the task term;

compiling the application term, the resource term, the action term, and, the task term to generate lower level code for execution;

executing the compiled application term, the compiled resource term, the compiled action term and the compiled task term;

selecting, by an application execution manager, the node in the node network to execute the application;

preparing, by the application execution manager, the resource for the application on the selected node at the execution time of the compiled resource term, wherein preparing the resource for the application comprises allocating the resource on the selected node of the node network, responsive to execution of the compiled resource term;

executing an action corresponding to the resource on the selected node responsive to the execution of the compiled action term;

responsive to the execution of the compiled application term, modifying an application configuration file for the application on the selected node, wherein the modifying of the application configuration file comprises generating a unique application variable for the application at the execution time of the compiled application term, wherein the unique application variable introduces application specific values into the application configuration of the application on the selected node at the execution time of the compiled application term; and

executing, by the application execution manager, the application using the allocated resource and the modified application configuration file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the application term, the resource term, the action term and the task term are compilable as syntax keywords of the declarative programming language.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating the application configuration with the application at the execution time of the compiled application term based on the selected node.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a second unique application variable for a second application configuration of a second application on the selected node of a same type as the application,

wherein the unique application variable is a first unique application variable, and

wherein the application and the second application are executed on the selected node simultaneously.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the action term performs lifecycle events of the application selected from the group consisting of installation of the application, backup of the application and restoration of the application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the application configuration file for the application on the selected node comprises:

opening the application configuration file on the selected node;

searching within the application configuration file for a string related to the resource that was allocated;

replacing a value associated with the string related to the resource that was allocated with an updated value corresponding to the resource that was allocated; and

saving the application configuration file on the selected node.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the string related to the resource that was allocated is a database connection string;

and

wherein the updated value corresponding to the resource that was allocated is a database port.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the application term of the declarative programming language creates an application object to maintain application specific configuration data, and

wherein the application specific configuration data is developed in the application object at execution time of the compiled application term.

9. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor and comprising computer readable program code embodied in the memory that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising;

obtaining, using a computing device, an application term of a declarative programming language to build an application to be executed on a node in a node network,

wherein the application term defines the application independent of an application configuration for the application prior to compilation of the application term, and

wherein the application configuration comprises a plurality of resources required for execution of the application;

obtaining a resource term of the declarative programming language to allocate a resource of the plurality of resources required for execution of the application,

wherein the resource term defines a software stack independent of the application configuration prior to compilation of the resource term, and

wherein the software stack provides functionality required by the application;

obtaining an action term of the declarative programming language for performing an action of the application,

wherein the action term defines the action independent of the application configuration prior to compilation of the action term,

wherein the action term performs lifecycle events of the application; and

obtaining a task term of the declarative programming language for performing a task of the action,

wherein the task term defines the task of the action independent of the application configuration prior to compilation of the task term;

compiling the application term, the resource term, the action term, and;

the task term to generate lower level code for execution;

executing the compiled application term, the compiled resource term, the compiled action term and the compiled task term;

selecting, by an application execution manager, the node in the node network to execute the application;

preparing, by the application execution manager, the resource for the application on the selected node at the execution time of the compiled resource term, wherein preparing the resource for the application comprises allocating the resource on the selected node of the node network, responsive to execution of the compiled resource term;

executing an action corresponding to the resource on the selected node responsive to the execution of the compiled action term;

responsive to the execution of the compiled application term, modifying an application configuration file for the application on the selected node, wherein the modifying of the application configuration file comprises generating a unique application variable for the application at the execution time of the compiled application term, wherein the unique application variable introduces application specific values into the application configuration of the application on the selected node at the execution time of the compiled application term; and

executing, by the application execution manager, the application using the allocated resource and the modified application configuration file.

10. The system of claim 9, the operations further comprising:

associating the application configuration with the application at the execution time of the compiled application term based or the selected node.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the action term performs lifecycle events of the application selected from the group consisting of installation of the application, backup of the application and restoration of the application.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein modifying the application configuration file for the application on the selected node comprises:

opening the application configuration file on the selected node;

searching within the application configuration file for a string related to the resource that was allocated;

replacing a value associated with the string related to the resource that was allocated with an updated value corresponding to the resource that was allocated; and

saving the application configuration file on the selected node.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the string related to the resource that, was allocated is a database connection string;

and

wherein the updated value corresponding to the resource that was allocated is a database port.

14. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

generating a second unique application variable for a second application configuration of a second application on the selected node of a same type as the application, wherein the unique application variable is a first unique application variable, and wherein the application, and the second application are executed on the selected node simultaneously.

15. A computer program product, comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in the medium, that when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising;

obtaining, using a computing device, an application term of a declarative programming language to build an application to be executed on a node in a node network,

wherein the application term defines the application independent of an application configuration for the application prior to compilation of the application term, and

wherein the application configuration comprises a plurality of resources required for execution of the application;

obtaining a resource term of the declarative programming language to allocate a resource of the plurality of resources required for execution of the application,

wherein the resource term defines a software stack independent of the application configuration prior to compilation of the resource term, and

wherein the software stack provides functionality required by the application;

obtaining an action term of the declarative programming language for performing an action of the application,

wherein the action term defines the action independent of the application configuration prior to compilation of the action term,

wherein the action term performs lifecycle events of the application; and

obtaining a task term of the declarative programming language for performing a task of the action,

wherein the task term defines the task of the action independent of the application configuration prior to compilation of the task term;

compiling the application term, the resource term, the action term, and the task term to generate lower level code for execution;

executing the compiled application term, the compiled resource term, the compiled action term and the compiled task term;

selecting, by an application execution manager, the node in the node network to execute the application;

preparing, by the application execution manager, the resource for the application on the selected node by at the execution time of the compiled resource term, wherein preparing the resource for the application comprises allocating the resource on the selected node of the node network, responsive to execution of the compiled resource term;

executing an action corresponding to the resource on the selected node responsive to the execution of the compiled action term;

responsive to the execution of the compiled application term, modifying an application configuration file for the application on the selected node, wherein the modifying of the application configuration file comprises generating a unique application variable for the application at the execution time of the compiled application term, wherein the unique application variable introduces application specific values into the application configuration of the application on the selected node at the execution time of the compiled application term; and

executing, by the application execution manager, the application using the allocated resource and the modified application configuration file.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein modifying the application configuration file for the application on the selected node comprises:

opening the application configuration file on the selected node;

searching within the application configuration file for a string related to the resource that, was allocated;

replacing a value associated with the string related to the resource that was allocated with an updated value corresponding to the resource that was allocated; and

saving the application configuration file on the selected node.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the string related to the resource that was allocated is a database connection string;

and

wherein the updated value corresponding to the resource that was allocated is a database port.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising:

generating a second unique application variable for a second application configuration of a second application on the selected node of a same type as the application, wherein the unique application variable is a first unique application variable, and wherein the application and the second application are executed on the selected node simultaneously.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the action term performs lifecycle events of the application selected from the group consisting of installation of the application, backup of the application, and restoration of the application.