Application downloading
View Patent ↗A method, system and computer program product for downloading an application over a network from a remote server to a client device, where the application includes a plurality of modules. A class for each module is created, where the class includes a constructor. A request to use a module of the application is received. Upon receiving the request, a determination is made as to whether the received request is a first request to use the module. If the received request is the first request to use the module, then the requested module is downloaded, the constructor is overwritten with the downloaded module and the constructor within the created class for the requested module is executed.
1. A method for downloading an application over a network from a remote server to a client device, the application comprising a plurality of modules, the method comprising:
creating a class for each module of the plurality of modules, the class comprising a stub constructor;
receiving a request to use a module of the plurality of modules of the application;
determining if the received request is a first request to use the module;
downloading the requested module in response to the received request being the first request to use the module;
overwriting the stub constructor with the downloaded module having a module constructor in response to the received request being the first request to use the module; and
executing, by a processor, the module constructor within the created class for the requested module.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the creating of the class for the module comprises creating a new class under the module's path name.
3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the created class for each module is empty apart from the stub constructor.
4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the overwriting of the stub constructor with the downloaded module results in a creation of a class containing the downloaded module.
5. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable storage device for downloading an application over a network from a remote server to a client device, the application comprising a plurality of modules, the computer program product comprising the programming instructions for:
creating a class for each module of the plurality of modules, the class comprising a stub constructor;
receiving a request to use a module of the plurality of modules of the application;
determining if the received request is a first request to use the module;
downloading the requested module in response to the received request being the first request to use the module;
overwriting the stub constructor with the downloaded module having a module constructor in response to the received request being the first request to use the module; and
executing the module constructor within the created class for the requested module.
6. The computer program product as recited in claim 5 , wherein the programming instructions for creating the class for the module comprises the programming instructions for creating a new class under the module's path name.
7. The computer program product as recited in claim 5 , wherein the created class for each module is empty apart from the stub constructor.
8. The computer program product as recited in claim 5 , wherein the programming instructions for overwriting the stub constructor with the downloaded module results in a creation of a class containing the downloaded module.
9. A system, comprising:
a memory unit for storing a computer program for downloading an application over a network from a remote server to a client device, the application comprising a plurality of modules; and
a processor coupled to the memory unit, wherein the processor is configured to execute program instructions of the computer program comprising:
creating a class for each module of the plurality of modules, the class comprising a stub constructor;
receiving a request to use a module of the plurality of modules of the application;
determining if the received request is a first request to use the module;
downloading the requested module in response to the received request being the first request to use the module;
overwriting the stub constructor with the downloaded module having a module constructor in response to the received request being the first request to use the module; and
executing the module constructor within the created class for the requested module.
10. The system as recited in claim 9 , wherein the program instructions for creating the class for the module comprises program instructions for creating a new class under the module's path name.
11. The system as recited in claim 9 , wherein the created class for each module is empty apart from the stub constructor.
12. The system as recited in claim 9 , wherein the program instructions for overwriting the stub constructor with the downloaded module results in a creation of a class containing the downloaded module.