Client-side scripts in a service-oriented API environment

摘要

Use of client-side scripts in a service-oriented API environment is disclosed. A communication that includes a script sent by a service in response to a service request sent by a client to the service is received and executed at the client. In various embodiments, client-side scripts sent by a service are used to apply a policy and/or to cause the client to perform at the client required pre- and/or post-processing with respect to a services response.

主权项

1. A method of processing data, comprising:
sending, from a client, a service request to a service, wherein fulfillment of the service request by the service requires configuration at the client to comply with one or more requirements associated with a policy; receiving, at the client, a communication from the service that includes a script sent by the service in response to the service request, wherein the service is configured to include the script in the communication based at least in part on a determination that fulfillment of the service request requires client configuration to comply with the one or more requirements associated with the policy, and wherein the script is configured to determine, when executed, whether client configuration complies with the one or more requirements associated with the policy; and executing the script at the client to determine whether the configuration at the client complies with the one or more requirements associated with the policy.