System and Method for Updating Reference to a Data-Source In a Component-Based Application
A method is provided for automatically updating a component application that reflects a current data-source description document. The method comprises the following steps. Identifying one or more differences between the current data-source description document and a new data-source description document. Automatically updating components of the component application affected by the differences in the new data-source document. A data-source update module configured to implement the steps of the method is also provided.
1 . A data-source update module for executing in combination with an application design tool for facilitating updating a component application that reflects a current data-source description document, the data-source update module comprising a software module configured to:
a) identify one or more differences between the current data-source description document and a new data-source description document; and
b) automatically update components of the component application affected by the differences in the new data-source document.
2 . The module of claim 1 wherein the software module is further configured to present the identified differences to a developer for acceptance or rejection and automatically update the components related to differences accepted by the developer.
3 . The module of claim 2 wherein the software module is further configured to delete the components related to differences rejected by the developer.
4 . The module of claim 2 wherein the software module is further configured to present the developer with a list of additions in the new data-source description document so that the developer can program corresponding application components.
5 . The module of claim 4 wherein the developer manually programs the corresponding application components.
6 . The module of claim 4 wherein the corresponding application components are automatically generated by the application design tool from the data-source description document.
7 . The module of claim 4 , wherein the data-source description document conforms with a Web Services Description Language standard.
8 . The module of claim 1 , wherein the software module is a program wizard.
9 . A method for automatically updating a component application that reflects a current data-source description document, the method comprising the steps of:
a) identifying one or more differences between the current data-source description document and a new data-source description document; and
b) automatically updating components of the component application affected by the differences in the new data-source document
10 . The method of claim 9 further comprising the steps of presenting the identified differences to a developer for acceptance or rejection and automatically updating the components related to differences accepted by the developer.
11 . The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of deleting the components related to differences rejected by the developer.
12 . The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of presenting the developer with a list of additions in the new data-source description document so that the developer can program corresponding application components.
13 . The method of claim 12 wherein the developer manually programs the corresponding application components.
14 . The method of claim 12 wherein the corresponding application components are automatically generated by the application design tool from the data-source description document.
15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the data-source description document conforms with a Web Services Description Language standard.