CLI Command Web Service Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inefficiency when needing to execute multiple command line interface (CLI) commands on numerous remote operating systems, as they must individually log in and enter commands on each system, consuming significant time, especially when dealing with a large number of remote systems.
Innovation Solution
Exposing CLI commands as web services allows for the invocation of CLI commands on remote operating systems without requiring a user to log in, by expressing CLI command syntax in a service description language and generating remote invocation messages that can be conveyed via standard protocols like HTTP or SMTP, enabling automated execution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users manually log in to each remote OS to execute CLI commands, then commands can be executed on remote systems, but the time and effort required increases significantly when dealing with a large number of remote systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system that acts as a bridge between the user and multiple remote OSs. This intermediary automatically manages connections, authentications, and command distributions across numerous remote systems, eliminating the need for manual login to each system and significantly reducing the time required to execute commands on multiple remote OSs
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a virtual representation or copy of the remote OS environments accessible through a unified interface. Instead of physically connecting to each remote system, users interact with a localized interface that replicates remote system functionality, allowing command execution without actual login to each distant system
2Ease of operation
If users separately log in to each remote OS to enter CLI commands, then commands can be executed on individual remote systems, but the complexity of the operation increases with the number of remote systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal interface that can operate across multiple different remote OS environments through a single unified system. This multi-functional interface handles various CLI commands, authentication methods, and system types through one standardized mechanism, greatly simplifying the operational complexity of managing diverse remote systems
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple separate login and command execution operations into a single integrated process. Instead of treating each remote system connection as a separate task, the system combines authentication, connection management, and command execution into one unified workflow that can handle multiple remote systems simultaneously through a single interface
Data Source
AI summary
A mechanism is disclosed for exposing a command line interface (CLI) command as a web service by automatically generating a description document that describes the CLI command's syntax. A man page that is associated with the specified CLI command is automatically parsed. Based on the man page, a description document is automatically generated. The automatically generated description document describes the CLI command's syntax.