Display and installation of portlets on a client platform

摘要

A client computer system, method and software tool for displaying portlet content are provided. The system comprises a user interface, a portlet server and a portlet view tool. The user interface allows the display of a page including one or more view window(s), each displaying content provided by a component of the computer system. The portlet server processes requests for portlet content, and has one or more portlet(s) installed thereon. The portlet view tool is associated with a portlet installed on the portlet server, and controls the associated portlet. A web browser is used to display content from the associated portlet in a view window on the display.

主权项

1. A method for installing a portlet on a client computer system, the client computer system having a user interface for displaying a page including at least one view window each view window displaying content provided by a component of the computer system, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a portlet server for processing requests for portlet content; in response to user selection of a single portlet web application archive file from a list of a plurality of .war files each representing a packaging of an uninstalled portlet, installing the selected single portlet web application archive file on the portlet server resulting in a new instance of the portlet packaged by the single portlet web application file; generating a portlet view tool associated with the new instance of the portlet, the portlet view tool being operable to run an embedded web browser for displaying only content from the selected single portlet in a view window and to control only the selected single portlet; and generating a portlet view plug-in associated with the single selected portlet and including a manifest file, wherein the manifest file lists at least one display label, at least one control, a portlet interface extension, and a view extension required by the portlet view plug-in.