METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A UNIFORM RESOURCE IDENTIFIER (URI) BROKER
A system provides the ability for developers to create and embed a URI in HTML, a document, or an application to invoke another application or functionality according to a URI scheme name. The invoked application does not natively react to URI selections. Rather, a URI Broker can redirect the URI selection to the desired application and conduct any pre-processing to allow the URI to invoke any application, even those that do not include URI capability.
1 . A method for enabling a URI, the method comprising:
providing a URI Broker executed by a processor of a developer computer system;
generating, with the URI Broker, a URI scheme for a URI;
storing the URI scheme;
embedding the URI into content; and
publishing the content for a user, wherein the URI is configured to launch functionality when selected by the user, wherein the functionality does not natively execute based on the URI.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the content is one of a webpage, a document, and a first application, and wherein the functionality is one of a web service, an application programming interface (API), and a second application.
3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the URI is embedded in the content as metadata.
4 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
creating a first preference for the functionality to launch with the URI; and
storing the URI scheme with the first preference in a data store associated with a server in communication with the developer computer system via a network, wherein the URI is configured to launch the functionality based on the first preference.
5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein user preference data overrides the first preference.
6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the URI is associated with visual indicia in the content.
7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein launching the functionality comprises intercepting a selection of the URI.
8 . A system, comprising:
a processor of a developer computer system; and
a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform functions comprising:
providing a URI Broker;
generating, with the URI Broker, a URI scheme for a URI;
storing the URI scheme;
embedding the URI into content; and
publishing the content for a user, wherein the URI is configured to launch functionality when selected by the user, wherein the functionality does not natively execute based on the URI.
9 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein the content is one of a webpage, a document, and a first application, and wherein the functionality is one of a web service, an application programming interface (API), and a second application.
10 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein the URI is embedded in the content as metadata.
11 . The system according to claim 8 , the functions further comprising:
creating a first preference for the functionality to launch with the URI; and
storing the URI scheme with the first preference in a data store associated with a server in communication with the developer computer system via a network, wherein the URI is configured to launch the functionality based on the first preference.
12 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein user preference data overrides the first preference.
13 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein the URI is associated with visual indicia in the content.
14 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein launching the functionality comprises intercepting a selection of the URI.
15 . A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code configured when executed by a processor of a developer computer system to perform functions comprising:
providing a URI Broker;
generating, with the URI Broker, a URI scheme for a URI;
storing the URI scheme;
embedding the URI into content; and
publishing the content for a user, wherein the URI is configured to launch functionality when selected by the user, wherein the functionality does not natively execute based on the URI.
16 . The computer program product according to claim 15 , wherein the content is one of a webpage, a document, and a first application, and wherein the functionality is one of a web service, an application programming interface (API), and a second application.
17 . The computer program product according to claim 15 , wherein the URI is embedded in the content as metadata.
18 . The computer program product according to claim 15 , the functions further comprising:
creating a first preference for the functionality to launch with the URI; and
storing the URI scheme with the first preference in a data store associated with a server in communication with the developer computer system via a network, wherein the URI is configured to launch the functionality based on the first preference.
19 . The computer program product according to claim 18 , wherein user preference data overrides the first preference.
20 . The computer program product according to claim 15 , wherein the URI is associated with visual indicia in the content.