Unified Web Services Configuration Descriptor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current web services technologies face challenges in achieving interoperability and client-side flexibility due to the conventional separation of models and entities for web services and web service clients, leading to usability deficiencies and limitations in supporting consumer-based outside-in approaches.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for unifying web services and web services client configuration description files, creating a common meta model that integrates design-time and runtime configurations, eliminating the need for separate tools and APIs, and supporting both provider-oriented and consumer-oriented scenarios through a unified configuration descriptor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate configuration files are used for web services and web service clients, then each can be independently configured, but the system complexity increases and interoperability is hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges separate web service configuration files and web service client configuration files into a single unified configuration file. This unified file contains both the web service definition and the client configuration, eliminating the need for multiple separate files and reducing system complexity while maintaining the ability to independently configure both services and clients within the same file structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified configuration file serves multiple functions simultaneously: it defines web services, configures web service clients, and establishes the mapping between them. This multi-functional approach replaces the need for separate specialized configuration files, reducing overall system complexity while preserving independent configuration capabilities through a universal configuration structure.
2Ease of manufacture
If separate models are used for web services and web service clients, then each model can be optimized independently, but interoperability and client-side flexibility are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines separate web service models and web service client models into a unified model structure. This unified model enables both services and clients to be defined within the same framework, improving interoperability and client-side flexibility while allowing independent configuration through dedicated sections within the unified structure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate configuration files and tools are used, then specific functionality can be specialized, but development and deployment time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate configuration files into a single unified configuration file that contains all necessary definitions for web services, clients, and their mappings. This consolidation eliminates the need to manage multiple files, reducing development and deployment time while maintaining specialized functionality through structured sections within the unified file.
4Ease of operation
If separate APIs and tools are provided for web services and web service clients, then each can be independently managed, but resource requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges separate APIs and management tools for web services and web service clients into a single unified API and toolset. This unified approach reduces resource requirements by eliminating duplication while maintaining independent management capabilities through distinct configuration sections within the unified structure that allow separate control of services and clients.
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AI summary
A method and system for unifying configuration files. In one embodiment, a web services configuration file and a web services client configuration file are identified. The web services and web services client configuration files are unified to create a configuration file.