System and method for descriptor classes
US7451433B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/71
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A descriptor class framework fully support a “start-from-class” approach, which defines a descriptor via a set of programmable classes defined in an object-oriented programming language. While the persistent form of a descriptor of a deployed software component is a file, the developer of an application using software component may view the descriptor as a set of programmable descriptor classes. A set of classes can be generated from a descriptor based on a set of construction rules and vise versa. Each class can be annotated, validated and customized. The descriptor class framework is also capable of determining the differences between two versions of a descriptor and notifying the changes to a corresponding class via events to a listener registered with the class.
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