Standardized Declarative Service Interface Definition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solutions for integrating web services with client-side applications face challenges in delivering a rich user experience due to differences in service capacity and defining clear, easily implementable interfaces between clients and services.
Innovation Solution
A standardized, declarative format using a hierarchical tag-based language, such as XML, is introduced to describe services, including common and service-specific properties, allowing for easy extension and addition of new services by defining their properties and functionalities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If loose integration hooks are used to enable service integration, then service capacity differences can be accommodated, but user experience consistency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by creating a standardized service interface definition format that can accommodate multiple different service types and capacities while maintaining consistent integration patterns. This universal interface framework allows diverse services to be integrated without compromising user experience consistency, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and reliability.
2Reliability
If service interfaces are clearly defined, then integration reliability improves, but implementation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of interface definition from complex executable code to a simpler declarative format with standardized properties. This parameter transformation maintains clear interface definitions for reliability while reducing implementation complexity through the use of lightweight, standardized service interface definitions rather than complex code-based interfaces.
3Ease of operation
If standardized service descriptions are implemented, then integration ease improves, but service-specific functionality may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing service interface definitions into distinct property elements that can independently describe both standardized aspects and service-specific functionalities. This segmentation allows the standardized format to maintain ease of integration while preserving the ability to define unique service characteristics through individual property elements.
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AI summary
Various embodiments provide a model through which service providers can describe offered services using a standardized format. In one or more embodiments, the standardized format is declarative and enables service providers to describe their associated services in a standardized way. In at least some embodiments, the standardized format includes a set of common service properties that are shared across multiple different services. Additionally, service specific properties can be described in addition to the common service properties. In one or more embodiments, existing services can be extended by including, in the standardized format, a description of an extension. In one or more other embodiments, new services can be added for consumption by simply including a description of the new service using the standardized format.