Identifier Propagation for Parallel Test Differentiation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Stateless communication protocols, such as HTTP, lack the ability to differentiate between associated request messages, leading to inefficiencies like serial server testing instead of parallel testing.
Innovation Solution
Automated identifier propagation systems and methods that associate a unique identifier with each request message by returning a redirection instruction, allowing subsequent requests to include the identifier, thereby providing state information for further analysis and processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If stateless communication protocols are used, then communication simplicity is maintained, but the ability to differentiate between associated request messages is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary component (server-side session management system) that mediates between the stateless protocol and the need for state differentiation. The server generates and manages session identifiers, acting as an intermediary that enables request differentiation without modifying the underlying stateless protocol structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the state management functionality from the communication protocol itself and places it in a separate session management system. The protocol remains stateless while the session management system handles state differentiation through generated identifiers, separating concerns between transport layer and application layer.
2Ease of operation
If server testing is performed in series, then request tracking is simplified, but testing efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by generating session identifiers before requests are processed. This allows multiple requests to be pre-tagged with unique identifiers, enabling parallel processing while maintaining the ability to track and associate requests with their corresponding responses through the pre-established identifier system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by creating session identifier copies that are attached to multiple requests. Each request receives a copy of the session identifier information, allowing parallel request processing while maintaining the ability to trace and associate all requests with their origin and results through the copied identifier.
3Productivity
If unique identifiers are propagated across requests, then parallel testing capability is enabled, but protocol statefulness increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies another dimension by adding the session identifier as a separate dimension or layer of information that overlays the stateless protocol. Rather than making the protocol itself stateful, the identifier is added as an additional dimension of information that enables parallel tracking without fundamentally changing the stateless nature of the underlying protocol communication.
Data Source
AI summary
This application relates generally to automated systems and methods for identifier propagation across uniform resource locator requests. In an embodiment, a system includes at least one processor operatively coupled with a datastore, the at least one processor configured to receive, from a user device, a current rule identifier appended to a request component uniform resource locator. The at least one processor is further configured to retrieve, from the datastore, a rule definition associated with the current rule identifier, wherein the rule definition comprises a rule condition and a rule consequence. The at least one processor is further configured to execute the rule consequence in response to determining that the rule condition is satisfied.