Guided definition of an application programming interface action for a workflow
US10521195B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/0633
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing system includes persistent storage configured to store definitions of actions for integration into workflows, and a software application configured to define an action that invokes a function of an application programming interface (API). The software application obtains a specification and identifies therein definitions of a uniform resource locator (URL) that addresses the API, the function, an input of the function, and an output of the function. The software application generates an input variable of the action that corresponds to the input of the function and an output variable of the action that corresponds to the output of the function. The software application determines a first mapping between the input variable and a URL parameter of the API and a second mapping between the output variable and a response from the API. The first and second mappings are stored in in the persistent storage to define the action.
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