Dynamic Component Deployment in Web Applications
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current web application frameworks are unable to dynamically integrate web components at runtime, requiring a full rebuild of the application each time a new component is deployed, preventing users from adding components to the running version of the web application.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for dynamically deploying components in web applications, where a front-end application platform builds a client-side application and an application server receives requests from users to deploy web components, allowing these components to be dynamically loaded into the client-side application without rebuilding the entire application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a web application framework is used for deploying web components, then the application structure is maintained and managed, but the framework is not capable of runtime integration of new web components without rebuilding the entire application
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the web application into a framework portion and a component portion, allowing the framework to remain static while components are dynamically loaded and integrated at runtime. This segmentation enables the framework to manage application structure while separately handling component deployment without requiring full application rebuilds.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic component registration and integration mechanisms that allow new web components to be added to the running application. The system dynamically loads component scripts, registers components with the framework, and integrates them into the application without requiring the application to be rebuilt or restarted.
2Productivity
If a new web component is deployed to the web application, then the application gains new functionality, but a new version of the application must be created requiring full rebuild
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-compiling web components into a separate component archive before application deployment. This allows components to be stored in a reusable format that can be quickly extracted and integrated into the running application, eliminating the need to recompile the entire application when adding new components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts web components from the main application build process and stores them in a separate component archive. This extraction allows components to be independently managed, compiled, and deployed, enabling rapid addition of new functionality without triggering a full application rebuild.
3Ease of operation
If web components are integrated at runtime, then user customization is enhanced, but the framework architecture must be modified to support dynamic loading
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary component registration mechanism that bridges the framework and dynamically loaded components. This intermediary layer handles component registration, validation, and integration, allowing user customization through component addition while maintaining a relatively simple framework architecture that doesn't require fundamental structural modifications.
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AI summary
Provided are computer-implemented methods and systems for dynamically deploying a component in an application. An example method for dynamically deploying a component in an application may include building, by a front-end application platform, a client-side application. The method may further include deploying the client-side application to a browser associated with a client device. The method may continue with receiving, from a customer associated with the client device, a request to deploy a component in the client-side application. The method may further include dynamically loading the component in the client-side application.