Standalone Application Demonstration via Request-Response Simulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Demonstrating software applications in locations with unreliable or slow internet connections can result in unpredictable experiences for clients, as the application's functionality and data integrity depend on server connectivity, leading to potential delays and mismatched data displays.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that allow for a standalone demonstration of applications by storing requests and responses in a data structure on a client system, enabling the simulation of a server data processing system without actual communication, thus providing a predictable experience regardless of internet connectivity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the application communicates with the server data processing system during demonstration, then the application can retrieve real data and perform actual functions, but the demonstration becomes unpredictable and may experience delays due to internet connection quality
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by capturing requests and responses during a recording phase, storing them in a data structure before the actual demonstration. During demonstration, the pre-captured responses are returned instead of making real server calls, ensuring predictable and immediate responses without network delays.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates copies of the original server responses and stores them locally in a data structure. During demonstration, these copied responses are returned to the application instead of retrieving actual server responses, eliminating network dependency while maintaining functional appearance.
2Reliability
If the application uses internet connection to access web server, then the application can retrieve updated data, but the demonstration may display incorrect or irrelevant data when server data changes
Solution Approach 1:
The system captures and stores the exact requests and responses at a specific point in time during the recording phase. During demonstration, these pre-captured responses are returned as-is, ensuring data consistency with the intended demonstration scenario regardless of any server data changes that may occur later.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of having the application retrieve data from the server during demonstration (normal operation), the system inverts the flow by having the client system return pre-captured responses to the application, making the demonstration independent of server data changes.
3Productivity
If the demonstration is performed without server communication, then the demonstration becomes predictable and fast, but the application cannot retrieve real data from the server
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates accurate copies of real server responses during the recording phase and stores them in a data structure. During demonstration, these copies are returned to the application, providing the appearance of real data retrieval while actually using pre-captured data, thus eliminating network delays.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary layer (the data structure storing pre-captured responses) between the application and the server. This intermediary returns pre-stored responses instead of making real server calls, enabling fast and predictable demonstrations while simulating real data retrieval behavior.
4Reliability
If the application runs in standalone mode without server connection, then internet connection quality no longer affects demonstration, but the system must store and manage requests and responses locally
Solution Approach 1:
The system stores copies of requests and responses in a data structure on the client system. This local copying enables standalone operation independent of internet connection while the data structure manages the captured interaction data.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts the essential interaction data (requests and responses) from the server communication and stores it locally in a data structure. This extraction enables the application to run in standalone mode without requiring continuous server connection, achieving independence while managing only the essential data locally.
Data Source
AI summary
A method, computer system, and computer program product for a standalone demonstration of an application. Requests sent from the application running on a browser to a server data processing system are detected. Responses received from the server data processing system for the requests sent from the application are detected. The requests and the responses for the application are stored in a data structure. The requests and the responses enable simulating the server data processing system to perform the standalone demonstration of the application running on the browser on a client data processing system using the data structure without communicating with the server data processing system.