Composite graphical interface with shareable data-objects
Aspects of the present disclosure involve receiving references to application data of applications hosted by the servers. The application data includes information defining an interface of the application (e.g., a set of interface elements), and data types associated with the application. As a part of the process for generating a composite graphical user interface (GUI), the composite interface system receives references to application data of one or more applications at various memory locations (e.g., at both local and third-party servers). In this way, the composite interface system accesses the application data of any referenced application in order to retrieve application data to configure a composite GUI which includes interface elements of each of the referenced application.
1. A system comprising:
one or more processors of a machine; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor among the processors, causes the system to perform operations comprising:
receiving, at a server system, a reference to application data of an application, wherein the application data includes interface elements of the application and a set of instructions to execute a function of the application;
causing display of a composite graphical user interface (GUI) at a display of a client device, the composite GUI including a sidebar element displayed at a portion of the display of the client device, the sidebar element including a presentation of a graphical icon representative of the application;
receiving, at the server system, a selection of the graphical element from the client device;
updating the display of the composite GUI at the client device to include the interface elements of the application, in response to the receiving the selection;
accessing a data repository associated with the application, the data repository including a data object that comprises data attributes;
generating an artifact based on the data object at the client device, the artifact comprising a reference to a location of the data object within the data repository; and
causing display of the artifact with the composite GUI based on at least the data attributes of the data object.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the system to perform operations further comprising:
causing the client device to perform the function of the application based on the set of instructions.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the application data indicates a compatible data type, and the instructions cause the system to perform operations further comprising:
receiving, at the server system, a data object of the compatible data type indicated by the application data;
determining the data object is of the compatible data type; and
presenting the data object within the composite GUI based on the set of instructions of the application data.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the reference is a first reference, the application is a first application, the application data is a first application data, the interface elements are a first set of interface elements, the graphical icon is a first graphical icon, and the set of instructions is a first set of instructions to execute the first application, and the instructions cause the system to perform operations further comprising:
receiving a second reference to a second application data of a second application, the second application data including a second set of interface elements of the second application and a second set of instructions to execute a second function of the second application;
updating the sidebar element to include a second graphical icon and the first graphical icon, wherein the second graphical icon represents the second application;
receiving a selection of the second graphical element from the client device; and
updating the composite GUI to include the second set of interface elements of the second application.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the data attributes include a data type identifier of the data object, and the instructions cause the system to perform operation further comprising:
receiving a selection of the artifact from the client device;
retrieving the data attributes of the artifact from the data repository, in response to the receiving the selection of the artifact;
determining a data type of the data object referenced by the artifact based on the data type identifier of the data attributes of the data object; and
presenting the data object within the composite GUI based on the data type.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data attributes include a data type identifier of the data object, an identifier of the data object, and a user permission of the data object.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data attributes include a data type identifier of the data object, and the instructions cause the system to perform operation further comprising:
receiving a request to assign the artifact to a project from the client device;
receiving a distribution list that includes a set of network addresses of a set of client devices; and
distributing the project to the set of client devices.
8. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
receiving, at a server system, a reference to application data of an application, wherein the application data includes interface elements of the application and a set of instructions to execute a function of the application;
causing display of a composite graphical user interface (GUI) at a display of a client device, the composite GUI including a sidebar element displayed at a portion of the display of the client device, the sidebar element including a presentation of a graphical icon representative of the application;
receiving, at the server system, a selection of the graphical element from the client device;
updating the display of the composite GUI at the client device to include the interface elements of the application, in response to the receiving the selection;
accessing a data repository associated with the application, the data repository including a data object that comprises data attributes;
generating an artifact based on the data object at the client device, the artifact comprising a reference to a location of the data object within the data repository; and
causing display of the artifact with the composite GUI based on at least the data attributes of the data object.
9. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further comprise:
causing the client device to perform the function of the application based on the set of instructions.
10. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the application data indicates a compatible data type, and the instructions further comprise:
receiving, at the server system, a data object of the compatible data type indicated by the application data;
determining the data object is of the compatible data type; and
presenting the data object within the composite GUI based on the set of instructions of the application data.
11. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the reference is a first reference, the application is a first application, the application data is a first application data, the interface elements are a first set of interface elements, the graphical icon is a first graphical icon, and the set of instructions is a first set of instructions to execute the first application, and the instructions further comprise:
receiving a second reference to a second application data of a second application, the second application data including a second set of interface elements of the second application and a second set of instructions to execute a second function of the second application;
updating the sidebar element to include a second graphical icon and the first graphical icon, wherein the second graphical icon represents the second application;
receiving a selection of the second graphical element from the client device; and
updating the composite GUI to include the second set of interface elements of the second application.
12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the data attributes include a data type identifier of the data object, an identifier of the data object, and a user permission of the data object.
13. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the data attributes include a data type identifier of the data object, and the instructions further comprise:
receiving a selection of the artifact from the client device;
retrieving the data attributes of the artifact from the data repository, in response to the receiving the selection of the artifact;
determining a data type of the data object referenced by the artifact based on the data type identifier of the data attributes of the data object; and
presenting the data object within the composite GUI based on the data type.
14. A method comprising:
receiving, at a server system, a reference to application data of an application, wherein the application data includes interface elements of the application and a set of instructions to execute a function of the application;
causing display of a composite graphical user interface (GUI) at a display of a client device, the composite GUI including a sidebar element displayed at a portion of the display of the client device, the sidebar element including a presentation of a graphical icon representative of the application;
receiving, at the server system, a selection of the graphical element from the client device;
updating the display of the composite GUI at the client device to include the interface elements of the application, in response to the receiving the selection;
accessing a data repository associated with the application, the data repository including a data object that comprises data attributes;
generating an artifact based on the data object at the client device, the artifact comprising a reference to a location of the data object within the data repository; and
causing display of the artifact with the composite GUI based on at least the data attributes of the data object.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises:
causing the client device to perform the function of the application based on the set of instructions.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the application data indicates a compatible data type, and the method further comprises:
receiving, at the server system, a data object of the compatible data type indicated by the application data;
determining the data object is of the compatible data type; and
presenting the data object within the composite GUI based on the set of instructions of the application data.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the reference is a first reference, the application is a first application, the application data is a first application data, the interface elements are a first set of interface elements, the graphical icon is a first graphical icon, and the set of instructions is a first set of instructions to execute the first application, and the method further comprises:
receiving a second reference to a second application data of a second application, the second application data including a second set of interface elements of the second application and a second set of instructions to execute a second function of the second application;
updating the sidebar element to include a second graphical icon and the first graphical icon, wherein the second graphical icon represents the second application;
receiving a selection of the second graphical element from the client device; and
updating the composite GUI to include the second set of interface elements of the second application.