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Automating software availability management based on API versioning

US9262237B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Ramajeyam Gopalraj · Morrisville, US
David M. Wendt · Apex, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 17, 2013
Grant date	Feb 16, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 17, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/547
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is disclosed for automating software availability management based on application program interface (API) versioning. The method includes receiving a call to a first version of an API method from a software application. The method includes retrieving software configuration information for the software application, the software configuration information including a set of supported versions of the API method. The method includes retrieving server configuration information for a server computing device, the server configuration information including a set of available versions of the API method. The method then includes determining availability of the server computing device to support the software application.

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