Recursive Configuration Packages for Versioned Software Customization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing software distribution methods often require code re-writing for customization, leading to variations in functionality and difficulty for end-users, especially when used across different platforms and applications.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for generating configuration packages that automatically detect and integrate additional capabilities, allowing users to select and generate configurations through a packaging service, which can include recursive and versioned packages with validation and deployment services.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If code re-writing is used for customization, then functionality can be adapted to user needs, but complexity and difficulty for end-users increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecustomization capabilityVSAvoidcode re-writing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses configuration packages that copy and compose pre-defined capability configurations rather than requiring code re-writing. Users select from predefined configurations (e.g., database configurations, API settings) that are automatically composed into a complete system configuration, eliminating the need to rewrite code while maintaining customization capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The configuration system segments customization into independent capability packages (each representing a specific functionality like authentication, data storage, or API integration). These segmented configurations can be selected and combined independently, making the customization process simpler and more manageable while maintaining adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If configurations are manually managed, then flexibility is maintained, but time consumption and error-proneness increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconfiguration flexibilityVSAvoidconfiguration time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Configurations are prepared in advance as pre-defined capability packages with validated settings. These preliminary configurations are stored in a repository and can be automatically selected and composed, eliminating the need for manual configuration of each parameter and significantly reducing setup time while maintaining flexibility through package selection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides self-service configuration through automated package composition. When users select desired capabilities, the system automatically resolves dependencies, composes the configuration, and validates settings without requiring manual intervention for each configuration detail, thereby reducing time consumption while maintaining flexibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If versioning is implemented, then traceability and reliability are improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveversion traceabilityVSAvoidversion management complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Versioning is merged into the configuration package structure itself rather than being a separate management system. Each configuration package includes its own version information and dependency metadata, allowing automatic version resolution and traceability through the composition process. This integration approach maintains reliability through version control while minimizing additional system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Productivity

If capabilities are automatically detected and integrated, then productivity is improved, but automation extent increases system complexity

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconfiguration generation speedVSAvoidautomatic integration complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where the configuration composition service automatically detects selected capabilities, resolves their dependencies, and composes the final configuration. This automated feedback loop continuously monitors capability selections and automatically integrates them, significantly improving productivity while the feedback mechanism itself manages the complexity through structured dependency resolution.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12468524B2Extendible, recursive configuration packages that provide versioning trace-ability and testability

Publication Date: 2025.11.11 FAIR ISAAC & CO INC

AI summary

Provided herein is A computer-implemented method for generating a configuration package, comprising: maintaining a list of capabilities at a computational platform, wherein the list of capabilities is associated with a list of configurations stored in a configuration repository; detecting, by one or more processors, an additional capability at the computational platform; automatically adding, by the computational platform, a configuration associated with the additional capability to the configuration repository; receiving, by a packaging service, a user-generated input from a user, wherein the user-generated input configures a solution service to generate solution data by one or more capabilities, the user-generated input selecting the one or more capabilities at the computational platform, and generating, by the packaging service, a configuration package comprising one or more configurations associated with the selected one or more capabilities.