Generic download and upload functionality in a client/server web application architecture

摘要

The present invention relates generally to client-server architectures for allowing generic upload and download functionality between a web application at a server and a client. One exemplary method includes sending a download/upload request to a web application at the server, where the download/upload request specifies at least one file to download/upload; receiving a transmission from the server; parsing the transmission to identify a download/upload command and an associated download/upload manifest, where the download/upload manifest includes executable code that, when executed on the client, will perform the download/upload of the at least one file.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for downloading files from a server to a client, the method comprising the following operations performed by one or more processors:
sending, from a browser application at the client to the server, a request to download at least one file; receiving, by the client, a document from the server; parsing, by the client, the document from the server to identify a download command; in response to identifying the download command, further parsing, by the client, the document from the server to identify executable code, the download command and the executable code being both contained in the document; and executing, by a background and agent application at the client, the executable code identified in the document to download the at least one file from the server, the background agent application being independent from the browser application.