Method and apparatus for generating a dynamic web page

1. A computer-implemented method for generating a dynamic web page, the method comprising the steps of:

generating, by a processor, a structured data context based on a result of a business logic process performed in response to a request from a browser, the structured data context defining at least one of a given data structure and a given data class, the structured data context including at least one dynamic data item for the dynamic web page, and the structured data context being separate and distinct from the dynamic web page and being generated prior to generating the dynamic web page;

loading a template in response to the request, the template being able to be browsed by the browser and containing associated information that corresponds to the at least one dynamic data item of the structured data context, the associated information being recorded in an attribute of a tag in the template, and the template being separate and distinct from the structured data context; and

merging the at least one dynamic data item of the structured data context into the template so as to produce the dynamic web page,

wherein the merging step comprises:

traversing each dynamic data item of the structured data context that was generated; and

placing each traversed dynamic data item into a corresponding location in the template if the associated information that corresponds to the dynamic data item is found in the template, the dynamic data item being placed within the template without replacing non-content data in the template.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the merging step further comprises reporting error information when, after the traversing is completed, there is content to be displayed in the template that is not replaced by the at least one dynamic data item.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of checking syntax of the template before the merging step.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

after the merging step, checking syntax of the dynamic web page that is produced.

5. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the template is represented by a markup language, and

the associated information contained in the template that corresponds to the at least one dynamic data item of the structured data context is recorded in an attribute of a tag in the template.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the template is represented by HTML, XML, or WML.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the associated information contained in the template that corresponds to the at least one dynamic data item of the structured data context is recorded in an ID attribute of the tag in the template.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a program for generating a dynamic web page, the program comprising instructions for performing the steps of:

generating a structured data context based on a result of a business logic process performed in response to a request from a browser, the structured data context defining at least one of a given data structure and a given data class, the structured data context including at least one dynamic data item for the dynamic web page, and the structured data context being separate and distinct from the dynamic web page and being generated prior to generating the dynamic web page;

loading a template in response to the request, the template being able to be browsed by the browser and containing associated information that corresponds to the at least one dynamic data item of the structured data context, the associated information being recorded in an attribute of a tag in the template, and the template being separate and distinct from the structured data context; and

merging the at least one dynamic data item of the structured data context into the template so as to produce the dynamic web page,

wherein the merging step comprises:

traversing each dynamic data item of the structured data context that was generated; and

placing each traversed dynamic data item into a corresponding location in the template if the associated information that corresponds to the dynamic data item is found in the template, the dynamic data item being placed within the template without replacing non-content data in the template.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 8 , wherein the merging step further comprises reporting error information when, after the traversing is completed, there is content to be displayed in the template that is not replaced by the at least one dynamic data item.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 8 , wherein the program further comprises instructions for performing the step of checking syntax of the template before the merging step.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 8 ,

wherein the template is represented by a markup language, and

the associated information contained in the template that corresponds to the at least one dynamic data item of the structured data context is recorded in an ID attribute of a tag in the template.

12. An apparatus for generating a dynamic web page, the apparatus comprising:

a memory;

a processor communicatively coupled to the memory;

a business logic processing unit communicatively coupled to the memory and the processor, the business logic processing unit being configured to generate a structured data context based on a result of a business logic process performed in response to a request from a browser, the structured data context defining at least one of a given data structure and a given data class, the structured data context including at least one dynamic data item for the dynamic web page, and the structured data context being separate and distinct from the dynamic web page and being generated prior to generating the dynamic web page;

a template loading unit configured to load a template in response to the request, the template being able to be browsed by the browser and containing associated information that corresponds to the at least one dynamic data item of the structured data context, the associated information being recorded in an attribute of a tag in the template, the template being separate and distinct from the structured data context, and at least the one dynamic data item being organized within the structured data context independent of an organization structure in the template; and

a merging unit configured to merge the at least one dynamic data item of the structured data context into the template so as to produce the dynamic web page,

wherein the merging unit is also configured to:

merge the at least one dynamic data item by traversing each dynamic data item of the structured data context that was generated; and

place each traversed dynamic data item into a corresponding location in the template if the associated information that corresponds to the dynamic data item is found in the template, the dynamic data item being placed within the template without replacing non-content data in the template.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the merging unit comprises an error reporting unit configured to report error information when, after the traversing by the traversing unit is completed, there is content to be displayed in the template that is not replaced by the at least one dynamic data item.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the template is represented by a markup language, and

the associated information contained in the template that corresponds to the at least one dynamic data item of the structured data context is recorded in an ID attribute of a tag in the template.

15. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the merging step further comprises reporting error information if the associated information that corresponds to the dynamic data item is not found in the template.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 8 , wherein the merging step further comprises reporting error information if the associated information that corresponds to the dynamic data item is not found in the template.

17. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the merging unit is also configured to report error information if the associated information that corresponds to the dynamic data item is not found in the template.