Software Component Linking for Automatic Application Updates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing software applications, both package and component-based, face inefficiencies in resource usage and maintenance due to unnecessary functionality and manual updates that can lead to errors and compatibility issues, especially in systems with numerous small components.
Innovation Solution
A system for creating and updating software applications using a subset of software components linked by unique identifiers, allowing automatic integration and database updates, reducing manual intervention and minimizing resource consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If component-based software applications use a large number of small components to achieve flexibility and resource efficiency, then adaptability and resource efficiency are improved, but device complexity and difficulty of detecting and measuring dependencies increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system that automatically detects dependencies between components and generates update commands. This mediator handles the complexity of tracking relationships among numerous small components, allowing the system to maintain high flexibility while avoiding manual management of component dependencies.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically detecting component dependencies and generating necessary update commands without human intervention. When a component is updated, the system autonomously identifies affected components and propagates changes through the dependency network, reducing the operational burden despite the large number of components.
2Reliability
If manual updates are performed to maintain compatibility between components, then reliability is improved, but loss of time and productivity decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting dependencies between components and generating update commands. When a component is updated, the system autonomously identifies which other components are affected and creates the necessary update commands, eliminating manual intervention while ensuring compatibility is maintained.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms by continuously monitoring component relationships and automatically adjusting updates based on detected dependencies. This closed-loop approach ensures that compatibility requirements are met while minimizing the time required for updates, as the system learns from and adapts to the component architecture.
3Productivity
If automated dependency detection and update command generation is implemented, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complexity management function into distinct modular components: dependency detection modules, update command generation modules, and execution modules. This segmentation allows the automated system to handle productivity-enhancing tasks while organizing complexity into manageable, independent units that can be developed and maintained separately.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for creating and/or updating a software application, based on a plurality of software components specified in an application specification, and associated with a database, is configured to: select a data element referred to by a software component, the data element being stored in a catalogue and associated with a unique identifier, the data element not being implemented by the software component; search, based on the identifier, for a further software component in the subset which implements the data element; determine a database element associated with the data element identifiable by the identifier; generate software for the software application from the application specification, the generation comprising linking, based on the identifier, the reference to the data element in the software component to the implementation of the data element by the further software component; and generate database commands to create the database based on at least the determined database elements.