Rejecting, during validation, sequences of components with invalid input dependencies
The disclosed technology teaches rejecting, during validation, a sequence of components intended for interacting with a user. Included are providing a sequence setup GUI supporting construction of an executable sequence by connecting at least five components in a directed graph, and tracing multiple paths through the directed graph, including from at least one conditional branch at a first up-chain component, in which down-chain components accept as input and depend on output from at least one up-chain component, referred to as input chain dependencies. Also included are locating at least one error in use of a particular down-chain component when invoked following one of the multiple paths, where the error results from failure to satisfy any of the input chain dependencies of the particular down-chain component, and reporting the error during validation to a user of the GUI, before passing the sequence of components from validation to use in production.
1. A computer-implemented method of rejecting, during validation, a sequence of components intended for interacting with a user, including:
providing a sequence setup graphical user interface (abbreviated GUI) supporting construction of an executable sequence by connecting at least five components in a directed graph;
tracing multiple paths through the directed graph, including from at least one conditional branch at a first up-chain component, wherein down-chain components accept as input and depend on output stored by at least one up-chain component, referred to as input chain dependencies;
locating at least one error in use of a particular down-chain component when invoked following one of the multiple paths, wherein the error results from failure to satisfy any of the input chain dependencies of the particular down-chain component; and
reporting the error during validation to a user of the GUI.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the executable sequence is assembled for use with a cloud-based computing service.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the cloud-based computing service is one of Google Cloud Platform (abbreviated GCP), Amazon Web Services (abbreviated AWS) or Microsoft Azure Virtual Platform.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the executable sequence is assembled for use with at least one of a local area network (abbreviated LAN) and a wide area network (abbreviated WAN).
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the executable sequence includes a registration sequence.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the executable sequence includes an authentication sequence.
7. A non-transitory computer readable medium including program instructions that, when executed on hardware, implement actions of rejecting, during validation, a sequence of components intended for interacting with a user, including:
providing a sequence setup graphical user interface (abbreviated GUI) supporting construction of an executable sequence by connecting at least five components in a directed graph;
tracing multiple paths through the directed graph, including from at least one conditional branch at a first up-chain component, wherein down-chain components accept as input and depend on output stored by at least one up-chain component, referred to as input chain dependencies;
locating at least one error in use of a particular down-chain component when invoked following one of the multiple paths, wherein the error results from failure to satisfy any of the input chain dependencies of the particular down-chain component; and
reporting the error during validation to a user of the GUI.
8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the executable sequence is assembled for use with a cloud-based computing service.
9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the cloud-based computing service is one of Google Cloud Platform (abbreviated GCP), Amazon Web Services (abbreviated AWS) or Microsoft Azure Virtual Platform.
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the executable sequence is assembled for use with at least one of a local area network (abbreviated LAN) and a wide area network (abbreviated WAN).
11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the executable sequence includes a registration sequence.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the executable sequence includes an authentication sequence.
13. A system including a processor and memory coupled to the processor, the memory including program instructions that, when executed on the processor, implement actions of rejecting, during validation, a sequence of components intended for interacting with a user, including:
providing a sequence setup graphical user interface (abbreviated GUI) supporting construction of an executable sequence by connecting at least five components in a directed graph;
tracing multiple paths through the directed graph, including from at least one conditional branch at a first up-chain component, wherein down-chain components accept as input and depend on output stored by at least one up-chain component, referred to as input chain dependencies;
locating at least one error in use of a particular down-chain component when invoked following one of the multiple paths, wherein the error results from failure to satisfy any of the input chain dependencies of the particular down-chain component; and
reporting the error during validation to a user of the GUI.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the executable sequence is assembled for use with a cloud-based computing service.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the cloud-based computing service is one of Google Cloud Platform (abbreviated GCP), Amazon Web Services (abbreviated AWS) or Microsoft Azure Virtual Platform.
16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the executable sequence is assembled for use with at least one of a local area network (abbreviated LAN) and a wide area network (abbreviated WAN).
17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the executable sequence includes a registration sequence.
18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the executable sequence includes an authentication sequence.