Client-side server for client-side scripting languages
View Patent ↗A method of executing a cross-platform application on a system is disclosed. An instruction pertaining to an execution of the cross-platform application on the system is received. Based on a determination that the instruction pertains to a rendering of an element of a user interface of the cross-platform application on the system, the instruction is sent across a bridge to an engine executing in the native layer to process the instruction at the native layer. Alternatively, based on a determination that the instruction does not pertain to a rendering of the element of the user interface of the cross-platform application on the system, the instruction is sent to an engine executing in the cross-platform layer of the system to process the instruction at the cross-platform layer.
1. A system comprising:
one or more processors of a device; and
one or more modules implemented by the one or more processors, the one or more modules configured to, at least:
identify a capability of the device with respect to a rendering of a portion of a user interface of a cross-platform application;
request a device-specific implementation of an object of the cross-platform application from a separate server system based on the identifying of the capability;
receive the device-specific implementation of the object from the separate server system, the device-specific implementation including compiled native code usable for the rendering of the portion of the user interface at a native layer of the device;
receive a version of a cross-platform implementation of the object from the separate server system, the cross-platform implementation usable for rendering the portion of the user interface at a cross-platform layer of the device, the cross-platform implementation also usable for rendering the portion of the user interface at a cross-platform layer of an additional device, a native layer of the additional device being different from the native layer of the device;
receive an instruction pertaining to an execution of the cross-platform application on the device; and
based on an analysis of factors pertaining to an execution of the instruction at the native layer of the device and an execution of the instruction at the cross-platform layer of the device, perform one of using the device-specific implementation of the object to process the instruction at the native layer and using the version of the cross-platform implementation of the object to process the instruction at the cross-platform layer, the analysis of the factors performed automatically upon the receiving of the instruction by a controller executing on the device, the controller comparing data pertaining to prior executions of the instruction using the device-specific implementation of the object to data pertaining to prior executions of the instruction using the version of the cross-platform implementation of the object with respect to the factors.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the native layer is one of an iOS operating system layer and an Android operating system layer and the cross-platform layer is an HTML5 layer.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the using of the compiled native code includes sending the instruction across a bridge that enables the object to access the native compiled code from the cross-platform layer.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the analysis of the factors includes a determination of whether the native layer has a more powerful capability with respect to the rendering of the portion of the user interface than the cross-platform layer.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the analysis of the factors includes a determination of whether the native layer would have better performance with respect to the rendering of the portion of the user interface than the cross-platform layer.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the analysis of the factors includes a determination of whether an upgrade to the version of the cross-platform implementation of the object has made the device-specific implementation of the object obsolete.
7. A method comprising:
identifying a capability of a device with respect to a rendering of a portion of a user interface of a cross-platform application;
requesting a device-specific implementation of an object of the cross-platform application from a separate server system based on the identifying of the capability;
receiving the device-specific implementation of the object from the separate server system, the device-specific implementation including compiled native code usable for the rendering of the portion of the user interface at a native layer of the device;
receiving a version of a cross-platform implementation of the object from the separate server system, the cross-platform implementation usable for rendering the portion of the user interface at a cross-platform layer of the device, the cross-platform implementation also usable for rendering the portion of the user interface at a cross-platform layer of an additional device, a native layer of the additional device being different from the native layer of the device;
receiving an instruction pertaining to an execution of the cross-platform application on the device; and
based on an analysis of factors pertaining to an execution of the instruction at the native layer of the device and an execution of the instruction at the cross-platform layer of the device, performing one of using the device-specific implementation of the object to process the instruction at the native layer and using the version of the cross-platform implementation of the object to process the instruction at the cross-platform layer, the analysis of the factors performed automatically upon the receiving of the instruction by a controller executing on the device, the controller comparing data pertaining to prior executions of the instruction using the device-specific implementation of the object to data pertaining prior executions of the instruction using the version of the cross-platform implementation of the object with respect to the factors.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the native layer is one of an iOS operating system layer and an Android operating system layer and the cross-platform layer is an HTML5 layer.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the using of the compiled native code includes sending the instruction across a bridge that enables the object to access the native compiled code from the cross-platform layer.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the analysis of the factors includes a determination of whether the native layer has a more powerful capability with respect to the rendering of the portion of the user interface than the cross-platform layer.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the analysis of the factors includes a determination of whether the native layer would have better performance with respect to the rendering of the portion of the user interface than the cross-platform layer.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the analysis of the factors includes a determination of whether an upgrade to the version of the cross-platform implementation of the object has made the device-specific implementation of the object obsolete.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computer system, cause the computer system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
identifying a capability of a device with respect to a rendering of a portion of a user interface of a cross-platform application;
requesting a device-specific implementation of an object of the cross-platform application from a separate server system based on the identifying of the capability;
receiving the device-specific implementation of the object from the separate server system, the device-specific implementation including compiled native code usable for the rendering of the portion of the user interface at a native layer of the device;
receiving a version of a cross-platform implementation of the object from the separate server system, the cross-platform implementation usable for rendering the portion of the user interface at a cross-platform layer of the device, the cross-platform implementation also usable for rendering the portion of the user interface at a cross-platform layer of an additional device, a native layer of the additional device being different from the native layer of the device;
receiving an instruction pertaining to an execution of the cross-platform application on the device; and
based on an analysis of factors pertaining to an execution of the instruction at the native layer of the device and an execution of the instruction at the cross-platform layer of the device, performing one of using the device-specific implementation of the object to process the instruction at the native layer and using the version of the cross-platform implementation of the object to process the instruction at the cross-platform layer, the analysis of the factors performed automatically upon the receiving of the instruction by a controller executing on the device, the controller comparing data pertaining to prior executions of the instruction using the device-specific implementation of the object to data pertaining to prior executions of the instruction using the version of the cross-platform implementation of the object with respect to the factors.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , the native layer is one of an iOS operating system layer and an Android operating system layer and the cross-platform layer is an HTML5 layer.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the using of the compiled native code includes sending the instruction across a bridge that enables the object to access the native compiled code from the cross-platform layer.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the analysis of the factors includes a determination of whether the native layer has a more powerful capability with respect to the rendering of the portion of the user interface than the cross-platform layer.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the analysis of the factors includes a determination of whether the native layer would have better performance with respect to the rendering of the portion of the user interface than the cross-platform layer.