Generating an idempotent workflow

US9509550B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Burra Gopal · Bellevue, US
• Yuriy Labunets · Redmond, US
• Amy R. Simpson · Kirkland, US
• James Rupke · Seattle, US
• Kai Zhu · San Jose, US
• Roberto C. Taboada · Duvall, US
• Shayan Kayhanian · Kirkland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 30, 2013
• Grant date: Nov 29, 2016
• Expiry date: Apr 1, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F8/443
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Various methods and systems for generating an idempotent workflow are described herein. In one example, a method includes detecting distributed code and identifying a boundary function in the distributed code. The method can also include separating the boundary function into a transition function, a non-idempotent function, and a reversion function. Additionally, the method can include transforming the non-idempotent function into an idempotent function by generating a flag corresponding to the non-idempotent function, wherein the flag indicates if the non-idempotent function has been executed. Furthermore, the method can include combining the transition function, the idempotent function, and the reversion function to form the idempotent workflow.