Remote Context Subsystem for Multi-Platform Software Development
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing software development environments face challenges in targeting multiple remote systems with different platforms and locations, as they often require separate configurations and synchronization states for each remote location, leading to complexity and inefficiency.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a remote context subsystem that allows for the creation and management of platform-neutral remote contexts, enabling a single project to target multiple remote systems concurrently by maintaining independent synchronization and build settings for each context, which can be interacted with through a user interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate configurations and synchronization states are maintained for each remote location, then each remote system can be targeted independently, but the system complexity and configuration management burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the remote system configuration into two distinct layers: a shared project configuration layer that defines the software project once, and multiple remote context configurations that define target environments. This segmentation allows the project to be configured a single time while supporting multiple remote targets, reducing the overall configuration burden despite multi-platform support.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal project configuration structure that can be deployed to multiple different remote contexts. The project configuration serves as a universal template that can be instantiated across multiple remote systems with different platforms and locations, eliminating the need to create separate project configurations for each target.
2Reliability
If source code is synchronized to remote systems for direct remote development, then builds can run on target systems, but file transfer and synchronization overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by establishing the project configuration and remote context mappings before actual development and deployment. The build artifacts and necessary files are prepared locally and then transferred to remote contexts only when needed, rather than continuously synchronizing source code. This preliminary setup reduces subsequent synchronization overhead.
3Ease of operation
If a push/pull mechanism is used to transfer files between local system and remote host, then file synchronization is achieved, but the mechanism is limited to targeting a particular remote host and platform
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal file transfer mechanism that operates across multiple platforms and remote hosts. The push/pull file transfer capability is abstracted into a platform-independent interface that can target any remote context defined in the configuration, allowing the same mechanism to serve multiple platforms without being limited to a single host.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a remote context configuration as an intermediary layer between the local development environment and various remote hosts. This intermediary abstraction allows the file transfer mechanism to operate uniformly across different platforms by translating platform-specific details into a unified interface, thereby achieving both ease of operation and platform independence.
Data Source
AI summary
A method implemented by a processor and a system develop a software project targeting one or more remote systems. The method includes generating a project on a local system, which includes receiving user input through a user interface. The project includes one or more source files. The method also includes generating one or more remote contexts corresponding to the one or more remote systems.