PaaS Deployment Manager for Cross-Platform Application Portability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies lack a seamless mechanism for managing computation tasks across various computing environments, such as on-premises and cloud systems, due to differences in operating systems and software services, requiring developers to create multiple versions of applications for each platform.
Innovation Solution
A platform-as-a-service (PaaS) system with an integration/deployment manager that uses templates to facilitate the development of a single version of application source code, capable of executing on multiple platforms by generating proper executable code and deploying it to either the client device or cloud system, abstracting runtime environment dependencies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If developers write multiple versions of applications for each computing platform, then the application can execute on different platforms, but the development complexity and maintenance burden increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal deployment package format (e.g., container images, OCI-compliant artifacts) that can be executed on multiple computing platforms including cloud systems, on-premises systems, and edge devices. The deployment manager abstracts platform-specific details, allowing a single application package to serve multiple functions across different operating systems and hardware architectures without requiring separate development versions for each platform.
Solution Approach 2:
The deployment manager acts as an intermediary between the application developer and the diverse computing platforms. It receives deployment packages, determines the target runtime environment, and handles platform-specific configuration and execution details. This mediator layer shields developers from platform complexity while ensuring proper execution on the target system, whether cloud-based or on-premises.
2Adaptability or versatility
If computation tasks are migrated between cloud and on-premises environments, then flexibility in resource utilization improves, but the deployment and management process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables dynamic migration of computation tasks between cloud and on-premises environments through standardized deployment packages. The deployment manager can relocate application execution between different runtime environments based on resource availability, performance requirements, or operational needs, without requiring manual reconfiguration or recompilation of the application code.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the deployment process into distinct components: a platform-agnostic deployment package containing the application artifact, a deployment manager that handles environment detection and configuration, and platform-specific runtime environments. This segmentation allows the core application to remain unchanged while the deployment infrastructure adapts to different target environments, simplifying cross-platform deployment.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a standardized deployment package format is implemented, then portability across platforms improves, but the requirement for artifact storage and retrieval infrastructure increases system complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The deployment package format (e.g., container images following OCI standards) is designed as a universal artifact type that can be stored, transferred, and executed across diverse infrastructure. The same artifact format serves multiple purposes: it packages the application, encodes metadata about dependencies and requirements, and provides a standardized interface for the deployment manager to extract and execute the application on any supported platform.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for deploying runtime environment-agnostic services are presented. In an example embodiment, an indication is received of a runtime environment in which a first programming code and a second programming code are to execute. The second programming code includes a dependency to the first programming code that is abstracted from the runtime environment. An artifact of the first programming code and an artifact of the second programming code are accessed from a data store based on the indication of the runtime environment. The artifact of the first programming code and the artifact of the second programming code are integrated to yield integrated programming code. The integrated programming code is deployed to the indicated runtime environment.