Persistence Provider for Application State Interoperability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing approaches to persisting application state in computer systems are tightly coupled, limiting interoperability between application hosts and state persistence systems, leading to increased computing resource consumption and administrative overhead due to the need for multiple parallel tightly coupled persistence methods.
Innovation Solution
A persistence provider system that translates persistence commands from one command set to another, allowing application hosts to interoperate with multiple persistence providers and instance stores, facilitating the compatible persistence of application state across different command sets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If tightly coupled application host and state persistence system are used, then consistency and reliability are improved, but interoperability and adaptability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a persistence provider as an intermediary component that translates persistence commands between different application hosts and instance stores. This mediator enables interoperability between diverse systems while maintaining reliable data persistence, resolving the contradiction between consistency and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The persistence provider is designed with universal functionality to work with multiple different application hosts and instance stores simultaneously. It implements a standardized interface that allows diverse systems to interoperate through a common persistence mechanism, enhancing adaptability without sacrificing reliability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple tightly coupled persistence approaches are used in parallel, then interoperability is improved, but computing resource consumption and administrative overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple persistence approaches into a single unified persistence provider architecture. Instead of running multiple separate tightly coupled persistence systems in parallel, the unified provider consolidates functionality, reducing computing resource consumption and administrative overhead while maintaining interoperability.
Solution Approach 2:
The persistence provider serves multiple functions simultaneously, supporting different application hosts and instance stores through a single universal interface. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for multiple specialized persistence systems, reducing resource consumption while preserving adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If application host extensions and persistence administration tools are added, then functionality is improved, but coordination requirements and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The persistence provider acts as an intermediary that manages coordination between application host extensions and persistence administration tools. By centralizing coordination logic in the provider, the system handles extended functionality without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The persistence provider implements feedback mechanisms that automatically manage coordination requirements. When extensions or administration tools are added, the provider receives feedback about new coordination needs and automatically adjusts its behavior, preventing complexity from escalating.
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AI summary
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for persisting application state. Through decoupling an application host from an instance store, the application host can be used with many different persistence stores and persistence administration tools. Further, a given persistence store can be used with many different application hosts and application host extensions. Accordingly, applications can benefit from periodically persisting work to any of a variety of instance stores even if the applications are changed or are not natively configured for use with a particular instance store. Using persistence providers an application host can also more easily coordinate the persisted state with runtime state to ensure that a consistent checkpoint is created. Persistence providers can also be used to compensate for application host extensions and persistence administration tools that add coordination requirements that cannot be predicted at the time that the application is originally developed.