CONFIGURABLE AND DYNAMIC TRANSFORMATION OF WEB CONTENT
A method of dynamically transforming web content is described. The method includes receiving a response from a first server based on a request of a client and accessing a URL reference associated with the request. The method further includes transforming the URL reference to a second URL reference to refer to a second server in response to confirming that the URL reference includes a domain and transmitting information of the second URL reference to the client.
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18 . A method for dynamically transforming a web content request comprising:
receiving a response from a first server responsive to a request of a client;
accessing a URL reference associated with the request;
responsive to confirming that the URL reference includes a domain, transforming the URL reference to a second URL reference to refer to a second server; and
transmitting information of the second URL reference to the client.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the request is a client web browser request.
20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the URL reference is contained in a client-side script.
21 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the client request includes a cookie referring to the domain.
22 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the second server applies a transformation instruction to override the client request.
23 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the overriding of the client request is responsive to receipt of an overriding client-side script.
24 . The method of claim 18 , further comprises determining if the client request is from a mobile device.
25 . The method of claim 24 , wherein if the client request is determined to be received from a mobile device, the transforming of the URL reference to the second URL reference involves the implementation of non-mobile pages of a corresponding website's domain or subdomain.
26 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the request is an HTTP request.
27 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the client request is facilitated over a network using a web crawler.
28 . The method of claim 18 , further comprises determining if the URL reference should refer to the first server or the second server.
29 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the first server is an origin server.
30 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the second server is a dynamic rehosting server.
31 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the second server is a dynamic rehosting server, and a response module dynamically transforms the response so elements of the response refer the dynamic rehosting server.
32 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the second server is a dynamic rehosting server, and a response module dynamically transforms the response so elements of the response refer the dynamic rehosting server instead of the origin server.
33 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the second server provides an Application Programming Interface (API) that permits a device of the client to read and use web pages when the device does not have a web browser.
34 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the origin server determines that the request is for a mobile version of a requested feature based on the URL reference.
35 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the origin server caches the mobile version and returns the cache mobile version to the client.
36 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the information that is transmitted of the second URL reference to the client refers to a URL of the first server and associated path.
37 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the origin server determines that the request is for a mobile version based on a value of a cookie sent from device of the client.