Interface Query Modeling Across Multiple APIs for UI Performance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Complex applications with multiple underlying components face challenges in integrating changes to their programmatic interfaces due to independent development paces, leading to less performant user interfaces that struggle to incorporate new features efficiently.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a service-side interface query model using GraphQL and REST APIs, along with interface models described in languages like Smithy or Swagger, to manage and execute queries across multiple interfaces, enabling graph traversal and authentication, thus simplifying request handling and enhancing performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple underlying components are integrated into a complex application, then functionality and versatility are improved, but interface integration complexity and performance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a service-side interface query model as an intermediary layer between the user interface and multiple underlying components. This model executes interface queries and coordinates performance of programmatic interface requests, simplifying the integration complexity while maintaining access to diverse component functionalities.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface query model serves as a universal interface that can query and coordinate multiple different programmatic interfaces through a single unified mechanism. This allows the system to access diverse component functionalities without requiring separate integration logic for each component.
2Speed
If client-side browsers handle complex interface operations, then user interface responsiveness is improved, but performance and scalability worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional approach by moving the interface query execution logic from the client-side browser to the service-side web server. Instead of having the browser handle complex operations, the server executes the interface queries and returns results, improving both performance and scalability while maintaining responsive user interfaces.
3Adaptability or versatility
If components develop at independent paces, then adaptability and independent deployment are improved, but interface change integration and coordination worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The service-side interface query model acts as a mediator that abstracts away the underlying component interfaces. Components can develop independently with their own interfaces, while the query model handles the coordination and integration of changes, allowing independent deployment without compromising integration capability.
Data Source
AI summary
Interface models may be used to execute interface queries over multiple interfaces. A query may be received at a service that is specified according to an interface query language. A plan to perform the query may be generated from an application of interface models for different components of the service to determine behavior for invoking different interfaces. The different interfaces are then invoked according to the plan in order to perform the query. A result to the query is determined based on responses received from the different interfaces and returned.