Systems and methods for administering web widgets
View Patent ↗In an embodiment, a method is performed by a computer system. The method includes determining a scope of widget discovery in a content-management system. The method further includes automatically identifying widget instances of the content-management system that are within the determined scope of widget discovery. In addition, the method includes discovering attributes of the identified widget instances on a per widget-instance basis. The method also includes storing in memory widget-instance relationship data comprising the determined attributes of the identified widget instances. Moreover, the method includes receiving a multi-widget-instance change definition, wherein the multi-widget-instance change definition articulates a specified change to unspecified widget instances which share a specified widget-instance attribute. Also, the method includes automatically identifying the unspecified widget instances based, at least in part, on a lookup of the specified widget-instance attribute in the widget-instance relationship data.
1. A method comprising, by a computer system:
determining a scope of widget discovery in a content-management system;
automatically identifying widget instances of the content-management system that are within the determined scope of widget discovery;
discovering attributes of the identified widget instances on a per widget-instance basis;
storing in memory widget-instance relationship data comprising the discovered attributes of the identified widget instances;
receiving a multi-widget-instance change definition, wherein the multi-widget-instance change definition articulates a specified change to unspecified widget instances that share a specified widget-instance attribute, wherein the unspecified widget instances are not identified to the computer system in the multi-widget-instance change definition;
responsive to the receiving of the multi-widget-instance change definition, automatically identifying, from among the identified widget instances, the unspecified widget instances that share the specified widget-instance attribute based, at least in part, on a lookup of the specified widget-instance attribute in the widget-instance relationship data;
publishing information related to the identified unspecified widget instances to a user interface; and
responsive to receiving change approval, bulk updating the identified unspecified widget instances as indicated in the specified change.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the discovering attributes comprises:
determining data sources of the widget instances on a per widget-instance basis;
determining configuration properties of the widget instances on a per widget-instance basis; and
determining network paths of the widget instances on a per widget-instance basis.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:
the specified change to the unspecified widget instances comprises a change to at least one data source of the determined data sources;
the specified widget-instance attribute comprises an identifier of the at least one data source; and
the automatically identifying the unspecified widget instances comprises determining, from the widget-instance relationship data, those of the identified widget instances that utilize the at least one data source.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein:
the specified change comprises a change to one or more configuration properties of a web widget;
the specified widget-instance attribute comprises an identifier of the web widget; and
the automatically identifying the unspecified widget instances comprises determining, from the widget-instance relationship data, those of the identified widget instances that are instances of the web widget.
5. The method of claim 2 , comprising:
identifying unique data sources among the determined data sources;
aggregating the widget instances by the unique data sources; and
generating a report comprising information related to the aggregated widget instances.
6. The method of claim 2 , comprising:
determining unique widgets of which the widget instances are instances;
aggregating the widget instances by unique widgets; and
generating a report comprising information related to the aggregated widget instances.
7. An information handling system comprising a processor, wherein the processor is operable to implement a method comprising:
determining a scope of widget discovery in a content-management system;
automatically identifying widget instances of the content-management system that are within the determined scope of widget discovery;
discovering attributes of the identified widget instances on a per widget-instance basis;
storing in memory widget-instance relationship data comprising the discovered attributes of the identified widget instances;
receiving a multi-widget-instance change definition, wherein the multi-widget-instance change definition articulates a specified change to unspecified widget instances that share a specified widget-instance attribute, wherein the unspecified widget instances are not identified to the information handling system in the multi-widget-instance change definition;
responsive to the receiving of the multi-widget-instance change definition, automatically identifying, from among the identified widget instances, the unspecified widget instances that share the specified widget-instance attribute based, at least in part, on a lookup of the specified widget-instance attribute in the widget-instance relationship data;
publishing information related to the identified unspecified widget instances to a user interface; and
responsive to receiving change approval, bulk updating the identified unspecified widget instances as indicated in the specified change.
8. The information handling system of claim 7 , wherein the discovering attributes comprises:
determining data sources of the widget instances on a per widget-instance basis;
determining configuration properties of the widget instances on a per widget-instance basis; and
determining network paths of the widget instances on a per widget-instance basis.
9. The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein:
the specified change to the unspecified widget instances comprises a change to at least one data source of the determined data sources;
the specified widget-instance attribute comprises an identifier of the at least one data source; and
the automatically identifying the unspecified widget instances comprises determining, from the widget-instance relationship data, those of the identified widget instances that utilize the at least one data source.
10. The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein:
the specified change comprises a change to one or more configuration properties of a web widget;
the specified widget-instance attribute comprises an identifier of the web widget; and
the automatically identifying the unspecified widget instances comprises determining, from the widget-instance relationship data, those of the identified widget instances that are instances of the web widget.
11. The information handling system of claim 8 , the method comprising:
identifying unique data sources among the determined data sources;
aggregating the widget instances by the unique data sources; and
generating a report comprising information related to the aggregated widget instances.
12. The information handling system of claim 8 , comprising:
determining unique widgets of which the widget instances are instances;
aggregating the widget instances by unique widgets; and
generating a report comprising information related to the aggregated widget instances.
13. A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method comprising:
determining a scope of widget discovery in a content-management system;
automatically identifying widget instances of the content-management system that are within the determined scope of widget discovery;
discovering attributes of the identified widget instances on a per widget-instance basis;
storing in memory widget-instance relationship data comprising the discovered attributes of the identified widget instances;
receiving a multi-widget-instance change definition, wherein the multi-widget-instance change definition articulates a specified change to unspecified widget instances that share a specified widget-instance attribute, wherein the unspecified widget instances are not identified in the multi-widget-instance change definition;
responsive to the receiving of the multi-widget-instance change definition, automatically identifying, from among the identified widget instances, the unspecified widget instances that share the specified widget-instance attribute based, at least in part, on a lookup of the specified widget-instance attribute in the widget-instance relationship data;
publishing information related to the identified unspecified widget instances to a user interface; and
responsive to receiving change approval, bulk updating the identified unspecified widget instances as indicated in the specified change.
14. The computer-program product of claim 13 , wherein the discovering attributes comprises:
determining data sources of the widget instances on a per widget-instance basis;
determining configuration properties of the widget instances on a per widget-instance basis; and
determining network paths of the widget instances on a per widget-instance basis.
15. The computer-program product of claim 14 , wherein:
the specified change to the unspecified widget instances comprises a change to at least one data source of the determined data sources;
the specified widget-instance attribute comprises an identifier of the at least one data source; and
the automatically identifying the unspecified widget instances comprises determining, from the widget-instance relationship data, those of the identified widget instances that utilize the at least one data source.
16. The computer-program product of claim 14 , wherein:
the specified change comprises a change to one or more configuration properties of a web widget;
the specified widget-instance attribute comprises an identifier of the web widget; and
the automatically identifying the unspecified widget instances comprises determining, from the widget-instance relationship data, those of the identified widget instances that are instances of the web widget.
17. The computer-program product of claim 14 , the method comprising:
identifying unique data sources among the determined data sources;
aggregating the widget instances by the unique data sources; and
generating a report comprising information related to the aggregated widget instances.