Process for traversing through large rest data graph
US9184980B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for data discovery and retrieval is provided. A REST API client library provides a discovery document for a data graph. The discovery document is structured data containing: (1) a list of data graph endpoints and (2) the format of the information each endpoint returns. The client library uses the REST API to query the server for a data object, wrapping the data object in a new data object. The new data object contains: (1) fixed data from the server-returned data object and (2) a function for each graph node that is directly connected to the requested data object. When these functions execute, the next data objects in the data graph can be retrieved, allowing for quick graph navigation. Given a discovery document and the ability to generate closures based on the document, a query object can be constructed that traverses several layers of the API at once.
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