Extended MVC Application Contexts for Data Redundancy
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the MVC design methodology, defining relationships between data elements, especially when no predefined relationships exist in databases, leads to significant redundancy in application code and inefficient data transport, requiring manual state management by developers.
Innovation Solution
The extended MVC design pattern introduces application contexts as intermediary storage, structuring data into design-time and run-time contexts with hierarchical relationships, allowing for dynamic modification and resetting, which reduces redundant data storage and improves data consistency by interposing contexts between views and models.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If predefined relationships are defined through dependencies in a relational database, then data relationships can be established, but significant portions of application code are required to define relationships and enable data transport
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer between the database and application code. This intermediary structure automatically defines relationships and enables data transport without requiring extensive manual coding in the application layer, thus reducing code complexity while maintaining reliable data relationship definition
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical approach of manually writing code to define relationships and transport data with an automated system. The system automatically infers relationships and generates data transport mechanisms, eliminating the need for developers to write significant portions of application code for these purposes
2Loss of information
If application code is written to memorize and administer state, then current interaction status can be tracked, but code redundancy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service state management where the system automatically tracks and manages interaction state without requiring developers to write custom state administration code. The intermediary structure automatically maintains state information, eliminating code redundancy while preserving complete state management capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal state management mechanism that handles all types of state information through a single intermediary structure. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate code modules for different state management tasks, reducing overall code redundancy while maintaining comprehensive state tracking
3Productivity
If data binding is used for data transport between view and model, then data can be transported efficiently, but predefined relationships must be manually defined
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer that automatically establishes data binding relationships between views and models. This intermediary structure handles the relationship definition automatically, making data transport efficient without requiring manual definition of predefined relationships
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, apparatus, and computer program products that implement techniques for extending the MVC design pattern by structuring data of an application into application contexts. The techniques feature accessing a predetermined structure for a storage area, modifying the predetermined structure and creating an instance of the storage area according to the predetermined structure. The storage area relates to a controller. The controller is operable to manipulate a model and a view. The view includes multiple UI elements for presenting data from the model. The predetermined structure includes multiple design-time context elements and relationships between the design time-context elements. At least one of the UI elements is bound to one of the design-time context elements. The instance of the storage area includes multiple run-time context elements. Each run-time context element corresponds to one of the design-time context elements.