System and method for object registration in a VoIP environment
A mechanism for managing software modules in a VOIP service is discussed. A component management agent is provided for each VOIP software component in the VOIP environment. The component management agent registers with a session management agent which is in communication with a session management software facility. The component management agent accepts registrations from each software module in the component that it represents. The software module registrations indicate the type of objects that the software module supports. Subsequent managed object requests received from the session management facility are automatically directed to the appropriate software modules based on the registration information. Additionally, the session management agent and component management agent perform format conversions for the managed object requests where the session management facility and software modules are utilizing different object systems.
1. A computer-implemented method for managing software modules in a VoIP environment having a plurality of software components, each software component associated with at least one software module, the method comprising: providing a respective component management agent of a plurality of component management agents for each respective software component of the plurality of software components in the VoIP environment; accepting, at each respective component management agent, a respective registration from each of the software modules containing information from each of the at least one respective software modules associated with each respective software component; and
directing programmatically by a respective component management agent of the plurality of component management agents, based upon the received registration information, a managed object request to at least one respective software module associated with the respective software component of the plurality of software components and each component management agent informs the session management agent which respective software component the respective component managed agent represents, and each respective component management agent routes the managed object to the respective software module after converting the request to a desired format.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the managed object request is received from a session management agent that is in communication with a session management facility.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the managed object request directed to the at least one software module by the component management agent is a representation of a Hessian object.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the representation is a C++ representation of a Hessian object.
5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
serializing, at the session management agent, a managed object request into a binary data stream directed to the component management agent.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the managed object request is a Java representation of a Hessian object.
7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
de-serializing, at the component management agent, the binary data stream into the managed object request prior to directing the managed object request to the at least one software module.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
serializing a managed object received from the at least one software module, at a component management agent, into a binary data stream, the binary data stream directed to a session management agent in communication with a session management facility.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the managed object is a C++ representation of a Hessian object.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
de-serializing, at the session management agent, the binary data stream into a Java representation of a Hessian object; and
forwarding the Java representation to the session management facility.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the registration accepted by the component management agent includes information regarding the type of objects each of the at least one software module supports.
12. A computer-implemented system for managing software modules in a VoIP environment, comprising: a server device having a plurality of software components for execution thereon, each respective software component associated with at least one respective software module; a respective component management agent˜of a plurality of component management agents˜for each respective component of the plurality of software components in the VoIP environment, each respective component management agent accepting a respective registration from each of the software modules containing information from each of the at least one respective software modules associated with the software component including information regarding object types supported by each of the at least one respective software modules, the component management agents programmatically directing, based upon the received registration information, a managed object request to at least one respective software module associated with the respective software component of the plurality of software components; and a session management agent that is in communication with a session management facility and each component management agent informs the session management agent which respective software component the respective component managed agent represents, and each respective component management agent routes the managed object to the respective software module after converting the request to a desired format.
13. The system of claim 12 wherein the session management agent serializes a Java representation of a Hessian object into a binary data stream and the component management agent de-serializes the binary data stream into a C++ representation of a Hessian object.
14. The system of claim 12 wherein the component management agent serializes a C++ representation of a Hessian object into a binary data stream and the session management agent de-serializes the binary data stream into a Java representation of a Hessian object.
15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for use with a computing device, the medium holding computer-executable instructions for managing software modules in a VoIP environment having a plurality of software components, each software component associated with at least one software module, the instructions comprising: instructions for providing a respective component management agent of a plurality of component management agents for each respective software component of the plurality of software components in the VoIP environment; instructions for accepting, at each component management agent, a respective registration from each of the software modules containing information from each of the at least one software modules associated with the respective software component; and instructions for directing programmatically by respective component management agents, based upon the received registration information, managed object requests to at least one respective software module associated with the respective software component of the plurality of software components and each component management agent informs the session management agent which respective software component the respective component managed agent represents, and each respective component management agent routes the managed object to the respective software module after converting the request to a desired format.
16. The medium of claim 15 wherein the managed object request is received from a session management agent that is in communication with a session management facility.
17. The medium of claim 16 wherein the managed object request directed to the at least one software module by the component management agent is a C++ representation of a Hessian object.
18. The medium of claim 16 , further comprising:
instructions for serializing, at the session management agent, a managed object request into a binary data stream directed to the component management agent.
19. The medium of claim 18 wherein the managed object request is a Java representation of a Hessian object.
20. The medium of claim 18 , further comprising:
instructions for de-serializing, at the component management agent, the binary data stream into the managed object request prior to directing the managed object request to the at least one software module.
21. The medium of claim 15 , further comprising:
instructions for serializing a managed object received from the at least one software module, at a component management agent, into a binary data stream, the binary data stream directed to a session management agent in communication with a session management facility.
22. The medium of claim 21 wherein the managed object is a C++ representation of a Hessian object.
23. The medium of claim 22 , further comprising:
instructions for de-serializing, at the session management agent, the binary data stream into a Java representation of a Hessian object; and
instructions for forwarding the Java representation to the session management facility.
24. The medium of claim 15 wherein the registration accepted by the component management agent includes information regarding the type of objects each of the at least one software module supports.