DYNAMIC CONSTRUCTION OF CLOUD SERVICES

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for constructing a plan for creating a cloud service. In one embodiment, a configurator receives a request for one or more services making up a cloud service, and a preliminary plan for the requested services is generated. A service provider determines that it is able to fulfill a requested service, and inserts a sub plan for fulfilling the requested service into the preliminary plan. A final plan is generated, which includes a sub plan from each service provider inserted into the preliminary plan.

主权项

1. A method for constructing a plan for creating a cloud service, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving, at a configurator, a request for a cloud service, wherein the cloud service comprises one or more services, and wherein one or more service providers are configured to perform the one or more services; generating, by the configurator, a first plan, wherein the first plan comprises workflow steps representing the one or more services; sending, by the configurator, the first plan comprising a message associated with a first workflow step topic to a bus; determining whether a first service provider is able to execute the first workflow step topic; responsive to determining that the first service provider is able to execute the first workflow step topic, inserting, by the first service provider, a sub plan, into the first workflow step topic; and generating a final plan, wherein the final plan comprises one or more sub plans inserted into substantially all of the workflow steps of the first plan.