Business suite framework for developing software applications
View Patent ↗A system modeler may provide a framework for the development of business applications using object oriented concepts. The framework may expose selected attributes of these classes through a Graphical Presentation Interface. When a Graphical Presentation Interface is defined for a class, System Modeler may automatically generate a project containing the corresponding DataModels that can be used by Client Application developers in a variety of Client technologies. The generated DataModels may be synchronized with any changes made to the class definitions in System Modeler. When an attribute is modified in the System Modeler class, then the change will automatically filter through to the corresponding DataModels used by the Client Application.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a system modeler, a class comprising a plurality of attributes defining data and behavior of a client application;
receiving, at the system modeler, a selection of at least a portion of the plurality of attributes for exposing through a graphical presentation interface;
generating, by the system modeler, a software framework project comprising a data model based, at least in part, on the received selection and the received class;
receiving an indication of a change in the class;
updating, by the system modeler, the data model based, at least in part, on the change in the class; and
automatically regenerating, by the system modeler, an updated version of the software framework project based on the updated data model;
wherein the data model comprises a mashup view extending a DataViewModel as a partial class generated when an access layer is generated, the mashup view permits the DataView Model to be extended without a risk of overriding changes when regenerating the DatViewModel;
wherein the system modeler, having a client framework development module integrated using interface data models containing graphical presentation attribute definitions, interfaces a client framework runtime environment, and operates on a server, and
wherein the client application operates on a remote client.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the software framework project comprises a .NET framework.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating a client application based, at least in part, on the software framework project.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the software framework project further comprises a data view model and a data source for consumption by windows presentation foundation clients.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the software framework project further comprises a portable data model.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data model comprises a Javascript object.
7. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor of a computer system, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
receiving, at a system modeler, a class comprising a plurality of attributes defining data and behavior of an application;
receiving, at the system modeler, a selection of at least a portion of the plurality of attributes for exposing through a graphical presentation interface; and
generating, by the system modeler, a software framework project comprising a data model based, at least in part, on the received selection and the received class;
receiving an indication of a change in the class;
updating, by the system modeler, the data model based, at least in part, on the change in the class; and
automatically regenerating, by the system modeler, an updated version of the software framework project based on the updated data model;
wherein the data model comprises a mashup view extending a DataViewModel as a partial class generated when an access layer is generated, the mashup view permits the DataView Model to be extended without a risk of overriding changes when regenerating the DatViewModel;
wherein the system modeler, having a client framework development module integrated using interface data models containing graphical presentation attribute definitions, interfaces a client framework runtime environment, and operates on a server, and
wherein the client application operates on a remote client.
8. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the software framework project comprises a .NET framework.
9. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the medium further comprises instructions to perform the step of generating a client application based, at least in part, on the software framework project.
10. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the software framework project further comprises a data view model and a data source for consumption by windows presentation foundation clients.
11. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the software framework project further comprises a portable data model.
12. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the data model comprises a Javascript object.
13. An apparatus, comprising:
a memory;
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is further configured to perform the steps of:
receiving, at a system modeler, a class comprising a plurality of attributes defining data and behavior of an application;
receiving, at the system modeler, a selection of at least a portion of the plurality of attributes for exposing through a graphical presentation interface; and
generating, by the system modeler, a software framework project comprising a data model based, at least in part, on the received selection and the received class;
receiving an indication of a change in the class;
updating, by the system modeler, the data model based, at least in part, on the change in the class; and
automatically regenerating, by the system modeler, an updated version of the software framework project based on the updated data model;
wherein the data model comprises a mashup view extending a DataViewModel as a partial class generated when an access layer is generated, the mashup view permits the DataView Model to be extended without a risk of overriding changes when regenerating the DatViewModel;
wherein the system modeler, having a client framework development module integrated using interface data models containing graphical presentation attribute definitions, interfaces a client framework runtime environment, and operates on a server, and
wherein the client application operates on a remote client.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the software framework project comprises a .NET framework.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform the step of generating a client application based, at least in part, on the software framework project.
16. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the software framework further comprises at least one of a data view model, a data source, a portable data model, and a Javascript object.