Cross-Platform Widget Bridge Interface for Unified Runtime
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Solution Overview
Problem
Developing software applications that provide a consistent user experience across different platforms is challenging due to the need for platform-specific code, leading to increased development time and resource requirements as developers must write application logic to accommodate various devices and workflows, resulting in multiple software artifacts and versions to maintain.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing a cross-platform widget and bridge interface that allows communication between applications and modular user interface components, providing a consistent communication channel and protocol, enabling the execution of a single software artifact across multiple platforms with a common runtime environment and centralized services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If platform-specific code monoliths are used to build applications for different platforms, then the application can be tailored to each platform's specific requirements, but the development time and resources increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the application into a shared core codebase and platform-specific modules. The shared codebase contains common functionality that runs across all platforms, while platform-specific code is isolated in separate modules that can be selectively included. This segmentation allows the application to adapt to different platforms without requiring complete platform-specific code monoliths, thereby reducing development time while maintaining platform compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal runtime environment that can execute the shared codebase across multiple platforms. This runtime environment provides platform-agnostic execution capabilities, allowing the same core application logic to run on different platforms without modification. The universality of the runtime eliminates the need for separate code monoliths for each platform, significantly improving development productivity while maintaining adaptability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple versions of the same application are created for different devices, then each device receives optimized functionality, but the complexity of building and maintaining these applications increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the application into a shared core codebase and platform-specific modules. The shared codebase contains common functionality that runs across all platforms, while platform-specific code is isolated in separate modules that can be selectively included. This segmentation allows the application to adapt to different platforms without requiring complete platform-specific code monoliths, thereby reducing development time while maintaining platform compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic module loading and configuration based on the target platform. The application can dynamically determine which platform-specific modules to include based on the runtime environment, allowing for optimized functionality on each device without manually building and maintaining separate versions. This dynamic approach reduces maintenance complexity by automating the adaptation process.
3Productivity
If common code components are modified to improve functionality, then the application capabilities are enhanced, but verification time increases to ensure modifications do not adversely affect custom code components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the application into a shared core codebase and platform-specific modules. The shared codebase contains common functionality that runs across all platforms, while platform-specific code is isolated in separate modules that can be selectively included. This segmentation allows the application to adapt to different platforms without requiring complete platform-specific code monoliths, thereby reducing development time while maintaining platform compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements automated testing and verification mechanisms that provide feedback when common code components are modified. The system can automatically verify that modifications to the shared codebase do not adversely affect platform-specific modules through automated integration tests and dependency analysis. This feedback mechanism reduces verification time by replacing manual checking with automated validation processes.
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AI summary
This disclosure relates to widget integration. Embodiments include receiving a workflow definition specifying one or more widgets to be loaded into a shell executing within a given application, the shell comprising a runtime environment, the one or more widgets comprising at least a first cross-platform widget. Embodiments include instantiating the runtime environment for the first cross-platform widget, the runtime environment including a bridge interface for facilitating communications between each widget in the one or more widgets and the given application. Embodiments include loading the first cross-platform widget into the runtime environment. Embodiments include processing, through the bridge interface, a communication from the first cross-platform widget running within the shell, wherein the communication comprises a result of executing a function. Embodiments include determining, by the bridge interface, that a condition has been satisfied based on the communication and transmitting a message to the given application based on the condition being satisfied.