International Business Machines Corporation

Vladimir Klicnik

Lok Tin Loi

Sebastian Carbajales

Hiroshi Tsuji

John Mourra

William G O'Farrell

John Henry Green

John Wright Stephenson

Dirk Alexander Seelemann, Ii

Christopher Lawrence Brealey

Tak Seng Chau

Harold Jeffrey Gartner

Jeffrey Grant Johnston

David Martin Lauzon

Raymond L Kong

Alina Y Rotarescu

Xiaobin Zhang

Michael Starkey

Simon D Moser

Matthias Kloppmann

Dorian Birsan

Prabir Nandi

Hesham Ezzat Fahmy

Mihnea Galeteanu

Dieter Koenig

Curtis Reed Miles

Richard Denison McDonald

Mariya M Koshkina

Jeffrey A McAffer

Grace Hai Yan Lo

John D Wiegand

Shane C Claussen

Wen Sheng Liu

Hung Chau Tran

Illustrative embodiments provide a computer-implemented method for a generic data model for event monitoring integration. The computer-implemented method generates monitor application descriptor data for an identified candidate, identifies a target monitor model specification associated with the identified candidate to form an identified target monitor model specification, and responsive to identifying the target monitor model specification, provides the monitor application descriptor data and the identified target monitor model specification, to a monitor model generator. The computer-implemented method further identifies application elements of the identified candidate to be monitored to form identified elements, and generates the identified monitor model for the identified elements to create a monitor-specific output.

Generic data model for event monitoring integration

The present invention provides an extensible dependency management framework and method. Specifically, the present invention provides dependency management handler(s) and dispatcher(s) (e.g., revalidation and/or refactoring). The handlers are created and registered by users of the framework. When a change to a resource is detected, a notification is received by a dispatcher from an external caller. Upon receipt, the dispatcher will query an index to identify dependents, and then call a dependency management handler associated with the changed resource to obtain and implement updates for the dependents. In so doing, a list of the dependents will be provided to the dependency management handler.

Extensible dependency management framework and method

A method of synchronizing artifacts of a first domain with artifacts of a second domain is provided. The method includes: loading a first set of transformed artifacts and a first artifact map from a first domain into a second domain; generating an association model based on an evaluation of the first artifact map and a second artifact map; comparing a first transformed artifact of the first set of transformed artifacts with a second artifact of a second set of artifacts corresponding to the second artifact map based on the association model; determining differences based on the comparing; and selectively updating the second artifact map based on the differences.

Synchronization of artifacts across different domains

A method, system, and computer program product for controlling access to and manipulation of a data object by different data object users. An example method includes determining a current user role of a current user requesting interaction with the data object. The method also includes determining a current lifecycle state of the data object. The method further includes restricting, by a computer processor, interaction with the data object by the current user based on at least the current user role of the current user and the current lifecycle state of the data object.

Controlling access to and manipulation of a data object by different data object users

A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for a web-based integrated test and debugging system is provided. The method includes configuring a proxy widget on a server to communicate with a debug widget on a browser, and configuring the proxy widget to communicate with an integrated development environment (IDE) external to the server. The method also includes running a process on the server associated with one or more process-control widgets on the browser. The method further includes polling the IDE via the proxy widget to access a debug and test infrastructure of the IDE for debug data associated with the process, and relaying the debug data associated with the process from the proxy widget to the debug widget to provide web-based integration of testing and debugging on the browser while the process is running on the server.

Web-based integrated test and debugging system

Techniques for implicitly extending an object model, even those that do not provide an extension mechanism, in a manner that is transparent, independent, and non-disruptive to the model itself. An 'extension' is preferably created for each object to be extended, and comprises a reference to the object and contains an 'extension object' that specifies the particular extensions.

Model extension framework

The present invention provides a file management system that includes a file indexing framework that allows third parties to contribute index handlers that are responsible for populating index entries for the artifacts they own and/or generate. The framework manages the creation, maintenance, and update of the index, and calls the index handlers at appropriate times so they can parse files that they understand for values that need to be stored in the index. The framework also provides APIs for querying the standardized fields of the index, so applications can search for standard types of data contributed for any of the indexed files. The present invention also provides a mechanism to keep track of symbolic name associations for every file/entity in the system. Specifically, the present invention provides a session-based and transient shadow table of symbolic names previously used by the files (even beyond the lifetime of the files themselves).

File indexing framework and symbolic name maintenance framework

A solution for managing a set of artifacts for a runtime environment is provided, which enables improved tooling that supports runtime extensions to a runtime environment. In one embodiment, an extension handler is obtained for a runtime extension to the runtime environment. The runtime extension comprises a program code that can be included in the runtime environment to extend the default capabilities of a runtime engine/framework. The extension handler provides tooling support for extension artifacts that use/require the runtime extension. When a tooling request for an extension artifact is obtained, the tooling request is processed using the extension handler. In this manner, a tooling solution is shielded from needing to know the specifics of the extension artifact or corresponding runtime extension. Similarly, the developer of the extension handler for the runtime extension is shielded from needing to know any specifics of the tooling environment. As a result, the invention provides a tooling solution that is extensible to support the tooling requirements of an extensible runtime engine.

Artifact management for an extensible runtime environment

The present invention provides a component-based tool for converting a data source from a first format into a second format. Specifically, the present invention includes reusable importer and resource writer components. Each importer component is designed to import all or a portion of a data source of a particular first data type and convert this data source from the first data type into an intermediate data type. A resource writer component may then convert the data source in the intermediate data type into an application artifact in the specific second data format that corresponds to the resource writer. Furthermore, a framework may be included within which the appropriate importer and resource writer may be stored and/or chosen from a plurality of importers and resource writers for performing a required conversion.

Configurable importers and resource writers for converting data into another format

Improved techniques are defined for dynamically loading components which have prerequisite relationships more complex than the simple single inheritance chains which are supported with prior art dynamic class loading techniques. Multiple prerequisites are supported in this improved technique, and in preferred embodiments, an arbitrary number of prerequisites may be explicitly specified for a component. Furthermore, techniques are disclosed which enable delaying the loading and initialization of components until such time as a class in the component is actually needed, thereby improving overall efficiency of the system. Optional filtering and export aspects may also be supported to selectively expose classes for use by dependent components and to enable a component to opt out of re-exporting the classes of its prerequisites, respectively.

Independent class loader for dynamic class loading

Methods, systems and articles of manufacture comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means therein are directed to a framework for representation and manipulation of record oriented data. Particularly, the framework of the present invention provides access from applications written in a computer programming language, preferably the Java language, to records created by an application written in another programming language by describing and correctly converting record data in such records. In a preferred embodiment, the framework is designed in and for the Java language, has a concrete class implementation written in Java capable of handling C language data types and provides the ability to access stored or sent records, created by an application written in the C language, from applications written in the Java language. The framework also provides a set of mechanisms to be used by record builder tools.

Framework for representation and manipulation of record oriented data

A metadata repository for use in an integrated development environment is provided. The metadata repository is layered to define levels of common behaviour useful to different types of application development tools. The most general use tools have access to metadata at the level of simple constructed types; more specialised tools have access to components that contain properties of a target language; highly specialised tools have access to composed partitionable part metadata that can be used for constructing distributed applications.

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Vladimir Klicnik