Automated API Adapter Source Code Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing API adapter development for multi-service coordination execution apparatuses requires manual design and implementation of modules, making the process time-consuming and costly, especially when dealing with new wholesale services or changes in service specifications.
Innovation Solution
An API adapter creation apparatus and method that includes an API execution order setting unit, API request parameter acquisition source setting unit, API response parameter reflection destination setting unit, and a source code generation unit, which automates the generation of source code for the adapter API based on predefined settings, reducing the need for manual coding and focusing on logic development.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual design and implementation of API adapter modules is performed, then flexibility and control over the adapter functionality are improved, but development time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-defining module templates with standard interfaces and behaviors before actual adapter development. These templates include common API adaptation patterns, error handling mechanisms, and integration logic that can be reused across multiple wholesale services, eliminating the need to manually design these foundational elements each time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by creating reusable module templates that can be replicated and adapted for different wholesale services. Instead of manually designing unique adapters from scratch, developers can copy existing templates and modify them to fit specific service requirements, significantly reducing development time while maintaining functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If more modules are manually designed and implemented in the API adapter, then functionality and adaptability are improved, but development complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the API adapter into independent, modular components that can be separately designed, developed, and maintained. Each module handles a specific aspect of API adaptation (e.g., authentication, data transformation, error handling), allowing developers to work on individual modules without affecting the entire system, thus reducing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universality by designing module templates with standardized interfaces and configurable parameters that can serve multiple wholesale services. A single module template can be adapted to work with different services by changing configuration settings rather than writing new code, enhancing adaptability while keeping development complexity low.
3Productivity
If automated source code generation is implemented, then development speed is improved, but control over code quality and customization may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies feedback by implementing validation mechanisms that automatically check generated source code against quality standards, API specifications, and business rules. The system provides feedback on potential issues in the generated code and allows developers to review and adjust parameters before final generation, ensuring code quality while maintaining high productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics by making the code generation process configurable and adaptable. Developers can dynamically adjust generation parameters, select specific templates, and customize the level of automation based on project requirements. This dynamic approach allows the system to balance automated speed with manual quality control as needed.
Data Source
AI summary
An Application Program Interface (API) adapter creation apparatus is configured to accept, from a developing engineer, a setting of an execution order of a wholesale service API invoked by internal processing of an adapter API provided by an API adapter, a setting of a request parameter of the adapter API serving as an acquisition source of a request parameter of the wholesale service API, and a setting of a response parameter of the adapter API serving as a reflection destination of a response parameter of the wholesale service API. The API adapter creation apparatus generates a source code based on the accepted settings.