Docked Page Caching for Web Application Speed
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Solution Overview
Problem
Web-based applications, especially those used in enterprise content management systems, often experience slow response times due to the need to filter and customize pages based on user access permissions and content, leading to delayed task completion and navigation between pages.
Innovation Solution
Implementing docked pages that can be saved locally or remotely, allowing for faster display by bypassing the need for continuous access to the enterprise content management system, with user interface controls enabling users to dock and display these pages quickly, and automatic docking features to enhance performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If web-based applications continuously access the enterprise content management system to render pages with user customization, then the application provides accurate and up-to-date information, but the response time becomes slow
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-renders pages with user-specific customizations and stores them in local caches before the user needs to access them. When a user visits a page, the system checks the cache first and serves the pre-rendered version, avoiding the need to query the enterprise content management system in real-time. This preliminary action resolves the contradiction by preparing information in advance, ensuring both accuracy and speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates copies of pages (snapshots) that capture the state of information at a given time. These copies are stored locally and can be served immediately to users without continuously connecting to the enterprise content management system. The copying principle allows the system to maintain information accuracy while dramatically improving response time by serving cached copies instead of real-time data.
2Reliability
If the web-based application filters and customizes pages based on user access permissions in real-time, then the application provides secure and personalized access, but the page rendering speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs access permission filtering and page customization in advance, before the user actually views the page. When a user logs in or when a page is first accessed, the system pre-processes the content according to the user's access rights and stores the customized version in the cache. This preliminary customization ensures security while enabling fast subsequent page loads.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates customized copies of pages tailored to specific users' access permissions and stores these copies in local caches. Instead of filtering and customizing pages in real-time when users access them, the system has pre-generated and cached user-specific versions. This copying approach maintains access security through user-specific customizations while dramatically improving page rendering speed by serving pre-customized copies.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the web-based application navigates between multiple pages in the enterprise content management system, then the application provides comprehensive functionality, but the navigation speed becomes slow
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the enterprise content management system into multiple independent pages and caches each page separately in the local storage system. This segmentation allows users to access individual pages directly from the cache without navigating through the entire enterprise content management system. Each page can be loaded independently and quickly, maintaining comprehensive functionality while improving navigation speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and stores copies of frequently accessed pages in local caches, enabling users to navigate between these cached copies rapidly without continuously connecting to the enterprise content management system. By maintaining multiple page copies locally, the system provides comprehensive functionality across all pages while achieving fast navigation speeds through local access to cached versions.
Data Source
AI summary
A first indication to dock a page associated with a web-based application is received. In response to receiving the first indication, a docked page is saved. A second indication to display the docked page is received and in response to receiving the second indication, the docked page is displayed in the web-based application.