Extensible Object Management Engine for Runtime Constraints
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current programming languages lack extensibility in built-in object management functionality, limiting developers' ability to customize and enhance object creation, update, and deletion processes at runtime.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of an extensible runtime object management engine that allows developers to extend built-in object management functions with additional arguments, constraints, and support objects, enabling customizable object management through compiler extensions and runtime support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If built-in object management functions are kept simple and fixed, then the programming language maintains ease of operation and low complexity, but it lacks extensibility and cannot be customized for specific needs
Solution Approach 1:
The object management system is segmented into modular components: base object management functions, extension mechanisms, and support objects. Each component can be independently developed and combined, allowing extensibility without overwhelming complexity. The segmentation enables developers to extend only specific functions rather than redesigning the entire system.
Solution Approach 2:
The object management system is designed with universal base functions that handle common operations, while extension mechanisms allow these same functions to be customized for specific needs. The support objects serve multiple purposes by providing both structural framework and extension capabilities, making the system multi-functional without requiring separate specialized systems.
2Adaptability or versatility
If built-in object management functions are extended with additional arguments and constraints, then functionality and customization are improved, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The object management system transitions from static fixed functions to dynamic extensible functions. Base functions provide simple operation for common cases, while extension mechanisms dynamically add capabilities when needed. The system adapts its complexity based on requirements, maintaining ease of operation for standard usage while enabling customization when required.
Solution Approach 2:
Extension mechanisms and support objects act as intermediaries between the simple base functions and complex customization requirements. These intermediaries provide a structured way to extend functionality without directly modifying core functions, maintaining ease of operation while enabling adaptability through layered abstraction.
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AI summary
Extension of built-in object management functions such as create, update, and delete are illustrated. The developer can extend any of these functions for management of objects for a type within its type definition in source code. In one aspect, an object management function is extended to accept one or more additional arguments to capture one or more parameters, stored as metadata associated with the object, and accessible for use with further object management as well as other functions. In another aspect, one or more constraints are defined to implement control over management of an object of the extended type. At runtime, a constraint is evaluated, and, when the constraint evaluates to a predefined value, the object management function is prevented from completing.