System and method for document conversion through network service
A facility for managing a document conversion environment is described. In various embodiments, the facility includes a native application associated with a native document type and an isolation service. The isolation service determines whether a native application associated with the native document type has started and when it has not started, starts the native application and causes the started native application to load and convert a native document to a common document format, wherein the isolation service starts a single instance of the native application and monitors the single instance of the native application so that it complies with specified a parameter, condition, or setting of operation.
1. A method, comprising:
providing, by a service hosted on a server machine, a user interface for:
configuring multiple native applications for a native document conversion, the configuring including specifying a document type that can or cannot be converted; and
specifying a user account or user group;
receive, by the service, an indication that the user account or user group has provided a document for the native document conversion;
determining, by the service, a native type of the document;
determining, by the service based on the native type of the document, a native application of the multiple native applications;
determining, by the service, whether the native application is already executing;
if the native application is not already executing, starting, by the service, the native application; and
if the native application is already executing, causing, by the service, the native application to load and convert the document from the native type to a common document format, wherein the native application is commanded through an automation interface or an application programming interface of the native application.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the user interface comprises at least one of:
a first element for setting a maximum file size for the native document conversion,
a second element for setting a maximum memory usage for the native application,
a third element for setting a maximum conversion time per document,
a fourth element for setting a maximum number of conversion attempts per document,
a fifth element for specifying a view setting,
a sixth element for specifying a log setting, or
a seventh element for specifying a notification setting.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the log setting specifies a type of messages to record in a log.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the user account comprises a limited-use user account in which use of the native document conversion is limited based on a security privilege.
5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
responsive to the indication that the user account or user group has provided a document for the native document conversion, loading files corresponding to the user account or user group, the files including at least one of:
a font file,
a user dictionary,
a template, or
a file shared by multiple users or user groups, the multiple users or user groups including the user account or user group.
6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
placing documents of the native type in a queue;
providing the documents to the native application concurrently or one at a time; and
commanding the native application to open each enqueued document in the native type.
7. A system, comprising:
a processor;
a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and
instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium and translatable by the processor for:
providing a user interface for:
configuring multiple native applications for a native document conversion, the configuring including specifying a document type that can or cannot be converted; and
specifying a user account or user group;
receive an indication that the user account or user group has provided a document for the native document conversion;
determining a native type of the document;
determining, based on the native type of the document, a native application of the multiple native applications;
determining whether the native application is already executing;
if the native application is not already executing, starting the native application; and
if the native application is already executing, causing the native application to load and convert the document from the native type to a common document format, wherein the native application is commanded through an automation interface or an application programming interface of the native application.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the user interface comprises at least one of:
a first element for setting a maximum file size for the native document conversion,
a second element for setting a maximum memory usage for the native application,
a third element for setting a maximum conversion time per document,
a fourth element for setting a maximum number of conversion attempts per document,
a fifth element for specifying a view setting,
a sixth element for specifying a log setting, or
a seventh element for specifying a notification setting.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the log setting specifies a type of messages to record in a log.
10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the user account comprises a limited-use user account in which use of the native document conversion is limited based on a security privilege.
11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the instructions are further translatable by the processor for:
responsive to the indication that the user account or user group has provided a document for the native document conversion, loading files corresponding to the user account or user group, the files including at least one of:
a font file,
a user dictionary,
a template, or
a file shared by multiple users or user groups, the multiple users or user groups including the user account or user group.
12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the instructions are further translatable by the processor for:
placing documents of the native type in a queue;
providing the documents to the native application concurrently or one at a time; and
commanding the native application to open each enqueued document in the native type.
13. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions translatable by a processor for:
providing a user interface for:
configuring multiple native applications for a native document conversion, the configuring including specifying a document type that can or cannot be converted; and
specifying a user account or user group;
receive an indication that the user account or user group has provided a document for the native document conversion;
determining a native type of the document;
determining, based on the native type of the document, a native application of the multiple native applications;
determining whether the native application is already executing;
if the native application is not already executing, starting the native application; and
if the native application is already executing, causing the native application to load and convert the document from the native type to a common document format, wherein the native application is commanded through an automation interface or an application programming interface of the native application.
14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the user interface comprises at least one of:
a first element for setting a maximum file size for the native document conversion,
a second element for setting a maximum memory usage for the native application,
a third element for setting a maximum conversion time per document,
a fourth element for setting a maximum number of conversion attempts per document,
a fifth element for specifying a view setting,
a sixth element for specifying a log setting, or
a seventh element for specifying a notification setting.
15. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the user account comprises a limited-use user account in which use of the native document conversion is limited based on a security privilege.
16. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are further translatable by the processor for:
responsive to the indication that the user account or user group has provided a document for the native document conversion, loading files corresponding to the user account or user group, the files including at least one of:
a font file,
a user dictionary,
a template, or
a file shared by multiple users or user groups, the multiple users or user groups including the user account or user group.
17. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are further translatable by the processor for:
placing documents of the native type in a queue;
providing the documents to the native application concurrently or one at a time; and
commanding the native application to open each enqueued document in the native type.