Parse-Driven UI Configuration Without Browser Code Execution
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Solution Overview
Problem
In browser-based application development ecosystems, sharing third-party code poses security risks, as malicious actors can exploit session tokens to access sensitive information, necessitating a safer method to share and execute code.
Innovation Solution
A parser interprets non-executable code syntax to identify and configure UI components, allowing developers to create applications without compiling or executing code within the browser, ensuring security by isolating the execution to end-user devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If third-party code is shared and executed within the browser, then developers can collaborate and share functionality, but security risks increase due to potential malicious code accessing session tokens and sensitive information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the code execution function from the browser environment and relocates it to the end-user device. The browser-based studio only parses and validates code syntax, while actual execution occurs on the end-user device where the application is deployed, thereby eliminating the security risk of malicious code execution in the browser.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer (the parser) between the code sharing mechanism and the execution environment. The parser validates and interprets code syntax without executing it, serving as a secure intermediary that enables code sharing while preventing malicious code from reaching the browser's execution context.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If code is parsed outside of execution context, then security risks are reduced, but the complexity of the development environment increases due to additional parsing and validation mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the parser serve multiple functions: it validates code syntax, extracts component configurations, and prepares data for the UI component library. By consolidating these functions into a single parsing mechanism, the system reduces overall complexity while maintaining security benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary parsing and validation of code syntax during the development phase, before the code is executed on the end-user device. This preliminary action separates the complex parsing logic from the execution context, simplifying the browser-based environment while maintaining security.
3Ease of manufacture
If the UI component library is updated independently from developer code, then the system becomes more maintainable and flexible, but the synchronization between code and UI becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the system into independent components: the UI component library and the developer code. The parser acts as an intermediary that translates developer code into configurations compatible with the UI library. This segmentation allows the UI library to be updated independently while the parser handles synchronization through its translation function.
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AI summary
A set of code syntax is parsed to identify relevant resources rather than being executed or compiled. The syntax serves as a domain-specific language in that it can be used only to obtain resources that have been validated and included in the syntax. Developers write code to implement their components in a browser-based development environment. The development environment provides a library of user interface components that may be used and manipulated by developers. The studio parses the developer's code and syntax statements to infer a set of the user interface components that allows other developers to configure these components using the development environment's user interface.