Atomic Configuration State Transitions for Application Programs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Configuring application programs to ensure consistency and efficiency in changing multiple parameters simultaneously is challenging, as existing methods require sequential changes and multiple transactions, which can lead to inconsistencies and increased complexity.
Innovation Solution
A system and method using an integrity-preserving transformation to identify and change configuration states in atomic units, ensuring consistency and allowing simultaneous changes across multiple parameters, thereby reducing the need for sequential transactions and enhancing security and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If sequential parameter changes are used to configure application programs, then consistency can be maintained through multiple transactions, but the configuration process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple sequential parameter changes into a single atomic transaction. The configuration system allows multiple parameters to be changed simultaneously in one transaction rather than requiring multiple sequential transactions, thereby reducing process complexity while maintaining consistency through the atomic nature of the single transaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary validation and dependency resolution before executing the configuration change. By pre-checking parameter dependencies and validating the configuration state beforehand, the system ensures consistency is maintained without requiring complex multi-step transactions, thus reducing overall process complexity.
2Reliability
If multiple transactions are used to change configuration parameters, then consistency can be ensured, but the configuration time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple configuration parameter changes into a single atomic transaction, eliminating the need for multiple sequential transactions. This merging approach reduces configuration time significantly while maintaining consistency through the all-or-nothing nature of atomic transactions.
Solution Approach 2:
The configuration system segments changes into atomic units that can be executed in a single transaction. By identifying independent configuration parameters and grouping them into atomic change units, the system enables simultaneous modification of multiple parameters without requiring multiple transactions, thus reducing time loss.
3Ease of operation
If sequential configuration changes are performed, then dependency management is straightforward, but the overall configuration process becomes slower
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary dependency analysis and resolution before executing configuration changes. By automatically resolving parameter dependencies in advance and validating the configuration state, the system enables parallel execution of independent changes while maintaining proper dependency management, thus increasing configuration speed without sacrificing ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter dependency analysis to identify which parameters can be changed simultaneously and which require sequential changes. By dynamically adjusting the configuration approach based on parameter relationships, the system optimizes both ease of dependency management and configuration speed.
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AI summary
A system includes a communication unit to receive a request to change a configuration of an application program, and a storage unit to access a configuration state that represents the configuration. The system further includes a processing unit to identify a further configuration state that is consistent with a system of rules. The further configuration state represents a further configuration that complies with the request. The processing unit uses an integrity preserving transition to change the configuration to the further configuration. The integrity preserving transition terminates with the further configuration when the integrity preserving transition changes the configuration.