Method, apparatus, and system for implementing a framework to support a web-based application

1. A system, comprising:

a set of server-side objects managed by an object manager (OM), the set of server-side objects including a global session object providing access to a repository, a server-side business object, and server-side business components contained in the server-side business object;

a set of browser-side objects running on a browser, the set of browser-side objects including a browser-side application object that exists throughout a user-session to manage other browser-side objects; and

a remote procedure call (RPC) mechanism to allow a single program to be divided between at least one server and at least one client; and

a notification mechanism to facilitate communication and synchronization between the browser-side objects and the server-side objects.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the browser-side application object is loaded on the browser the user starts an application by invoking a subset of the application on from an icon or from a menu.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the set of browser-side objects further includes a browser-side view object representing a collection of app lets; and

the set of server-side objects further includes a server-side view object corresponding to the browser-side view object.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the set of browser-side objects further includes a browser-side business object to manage various one-to-many relationships between active business components; and

the set of server-side objects further includes a server-side business object corresponding the browser-side business object.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the set of browser-side objects further includes at least one browser-side business component object representing at least one business component; and

the set of server-side objects further includes at least one server-side business component object corresponding to the at least one browser-side business component.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the set of browser-side objects and the set of server-side objects are configured to reside and operate on a single computing device.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the set of browser-side objects and the set of server-side objects are configured to reside and operate on multiple computing devices.

8. A method, comprising:

generating an invoke method corresponding to input from the user;

processing the invoke method at a browser-side applet;

generating a remote procedure call using a browser-side application object to retarget the invoke method to a server-side applet corresponding to the browser-side applet;

processing the generated remote procedure call at the server-side applet and returning a status flag from the server-side applet; and

examining and responding to the returned status flag at the browser-side applet.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

loading the browser-side application object when the user starts an application by invoking a subset of the application.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

retaining the browser-side application object throughout a user-session.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

redirecting the invoke method from the browser-side applet to a browser-side business component object.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

processing the invoke method at the browser-side business component object.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

redirecting the invoke method from the browser-side business component object to a server-side business component object;

processing the invoke method at the server-side business component object; and

returning the status flag from the server-side business component object.

14. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

generating an invoke method corresponding to input from the user;

processing the invoke method at a browser-side applet;

generating a remote procedure call using a browser-side application object to retarget the invoke method to a server-side applet corresponding to the browser-side applet;

processing the generated remote procedure call at the server-side applet and returning a status flag from the server-side applet; and

examining and responding to the returned status flag at the browser-side applet.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 14 , further comprising:

loading the browser-side application object when the user starts an application by invoking a subset of the application.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising:

retaining the browser-side application object throughout a user-session.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 16 , further comprising:

redirecting the invoke method from the browser-side applet to a browser-side business component object.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising:

processing the invoke method at the browser-side business component object.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising:

redirecting the invoke method from the browser-side business component object to a server-side business component object.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 19 , further comprising:

processing the invoke method at the server-side business component object; and returning the status flag from the server-side business component object.