IP Library Granted Patent US 9,843,651
Granted Patent B1
US 9,843,651 · App. 14/976,652 · Granted Dec 12, 2017

Systems and methods of localizing distributed software applications

Inventors: Guoxiong Wu (Zhuhai, CN); Mary Cindy Ah Kioon (Zhuhai, CN); Lijun Qian (Zhongshan, CN)
Assignee: Dell Software Inc.
H04L67/34G06F8/65H04L67/10
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Patent No.
US 9,843,651
App. No.
14/976,652
Granted
Dec 12, 2017
Kind
B1
Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes, responsive to a trigger, automatically discovering localization value sets that are maintained at a plurality of application servers which execute a particular software application such that each localization value set comprises language-specific key-value pairs for user-interface display items of the particular software application and such that the discovering yields an overall collection of localization value sets. The method further includes determining a localization value set of the overall collection that is not stored at the computer system. In addition, the method includes storing the determined localization value set at the computer system.

Claims (54)

1. A method comprising, by a computer system:

responsive to a trigger, automatically discovering localization value sets that are maintained at a plurality of application servers which execute a particular software application, wherein each localization value set comprises language-specific key-value pairs for user-interface display items of the particular software application, wherein the discovering yields an overall collection of localization value sets;

determining a localization value set of the overall collection that is not stored at the computer system;

storing the determined localization value set at the computer system;

automatically discovering localization value sets maintained at a new application server executing the particular software application;

determining missing localization value sets of the new application server, wherein the missing localization value sets of the new application server comprise those localization value sets stored at the computer system which are not stored at the new application server;

determining missing localization value sets of the computer system, wherein the missing localization value sets of the computer system comprise those localization value sets stored at the new application server which are not stored at the computer system;

distributing, to the new application server, the missing localization value sets of the new application server;

storing, at the computer system, the missing localization value sets of the computer system; and

distributing, to the plurality of application servers, the missing localization value sets of the computer system.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising causing the plurality of application servers to each store the determined localization value set.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising causing the plurality of application servers to each store the overall collection of localization value sets.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the automatically discovering localization value sets maintained at the new application server is triggered by receipt of a notification of the new application server.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving a new localization value set in relation to the particular software application;

storing the new localization value set at the computer system; and

distributing the new localization value set to the plurality of application servers.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computer system comprises an application server executing the particular software application.

7. An information handling system comprising a processor, wherein the processor is operable to implement a method comprising:

responsive to a trigger, automatically discovering localization value sets that are maintained at a plurality of application servers which execute a particular software application, wherein each localization value set comprises language-specific key-value pairs for user-interface display items of the particular software application, wherein the discovering yields an overall collection of localization value sets;

determining a localization value set of the overall collection that is not stored at the information handling system;

storing the determined localization value set at the information handling system;

automatically discovering localization value sets maintained at a new application server executing the particular software application;

determining missing localization value sets of the new application server, wherein the missing localization value sets of the new application server comprise those localization value sets stored at the information handling system which are not stored at the new application server;

determining missing localization value sets of the information handling system, wherein the missing localization value sets of the information handling system comprise those localization value sets stored at the new application server which are not stored at the information handling system;

distributing, to the new application server, the missing localization value sets of the new application server;

storing, at the information handling system, the missing localization value sets of the information handling system; and

distributing, to the plurality of application servers, the missing localization value sets of the information handling system.

8. The information handling system of claim 7 , the method comprising causing the plurality of application servers to each store the determined localization value set.

9. The information handling system of claim 7 , the method comprising causing the plurality of application servers to each store the overall collection of localization value sets.

10. The information handling system of claim 7 ,

wherein the automatically discovering localization value sets maintained at the new application server is triggered by receipt of a notification of the new application server.

11. The information handling system of claim 7 , the method comprising:

receiving a new localization value set in relation to the particular software application;

storing the new localization value set at the information handling system; and

distributing the new localization value set to the plurality of application servers.

12. The information handling system of claim 7 , wherein the information handling system comprises an application server executing the particular software application.

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:

responsive to a trigger, automatically discovering localization value sets that are maintained at a plurality of application servers which execute a particular software application, wherein each localization value set comprises language-specific key-value pairs for user-interface display items of the particular software application, wherein the discovering yields an overall collection of localization value sets;

determining a localization value set of the overall collection that is not stored at an information handling system;

storing the determined localization value set at the information handling system;

automatically discovering localization value sets maintained at a new application server executing the particular software application;

determining missing localization value sets of the new application server, wherein the missing localization value sets of the new application server comprise those localization value sets stored at the information handling system which are not stored at the new application server;

determining missing localization value sets of the information handling system, wherein the missing localization value sets of the information handling system comprise those localization value sets stored at the new application server which are not stored at the information handling system;

distributing, to the new application server, the missing localization value sets of the new application server;

storing, at the information handling system, the missing localization value sets of the information handling system; and

distributing, to the plurality of application servers, the missing localization value sets of the information handling system.

14. The computer-program product of claim 13 , the method comprising causing the plurality of application servers to each store the determined localization value set.

15. The computer-program product of claim 13 , the method comprising causing the plurality of application servers to each store the overall collection of localization value sets.

16. The computer-program product of claim 13 , wherein the automatically discovering localization value sets maintained at the new application server is triggered by receipt of a notification of the new application server.

17. The computer-program product of claim 13 , the method comprising:

receiving a new localization value set in relation to the particular software application;

storing the new localization value set at the information handling system; and

distributing the new localization value set to the plurality of application servers.

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