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Emily Kruglick

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A server system in typical operation has a process manager, multiple listeners (each to receive requests for its protocols) and multiple worker processes that are each able to handle requests in multiple protocols. At server start-up, each listener connects with the process manager via a pipe published by the process manager. The listener then receives information via the process manager that includes information defining the applications(s) for which that listener is to 'listen' and associating selected application(s) to application pool(s). When the listener detects a request for such an application, the listener starts a queue for the associated application pool. In response, the process manager launches an appropriate worker process to handle requests in the listener's protocol. The worker process then makes a connection with the listener.

Method and system to support a unified process model for handling messages sent in different protocols

A server system has a process manager, listeners and worker processes in which the listeners connect to worker processes. At server start-up, each listener connects with the process manager via a pipe published by the process manager. The process manager then provides information to each listener associating applications to application pools, and applications for which the listener is to 'listen'. When the listener receives a request for which it is to listen, the listener starts a queue for the application or associated application pool. The process manager launches an appropriate worker process to handle requests in the listener's protocol. The worker process then makes a connection with the listener.

Method and system to support multiple-protocol processing within worker processes

A server system in typical operation has a process manager, multiple listeners (each to receive requests for its protocols) and multiple worker processes that are each able to handle requests in multiple protocols. At server start-up, each listener connects with the process manager via a pipe published by the process manager. The listener then receives information via the process manager that includes information defining the application(s) for which that listener is to 'listen' and associating application(s) to application pool(s). When the listener receives a request for such an application, the listener starts a queue for the associated application pool. The listener may use a hierarchical matching scheme to determine the associated application or application pool from the requested application. The process manager launches an appropriate worker process to handle requests in the listener's protocol. The worker process then makes a connection with the listener.

URL namespace to support multiple-protocol processing within worker processes

A web server system is provided which includes a web garden made up of a plurality of instances of a user-mode web application. The web server includes a kernel-mode listener service that is configured to receive web requests and selectively provide the TCP/IP connections to selected instances of the user-mode web application. It does this by establishing a plurality of request queues corresponding to the number of instances of the web application logic. The web server also includes a user-mode administrative process that is configured to selectively start each of the instances of the web application and maintain the size of the resulting web garden, for example, based on a defined maximum web garden size parameter.

Web garden application pools having a plurality of user-mode web applications

A web server arrangement is provided having a kernel-mode listener service capable of receiving web requests and providing the web requests to at least one user mode web application. The listener service and the web application are operatively configured by a user-mode administrative process. The administrative process is configured to determine when a web application needs to be recycled and to selectively recycle web applications.

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