Managing rule sets as web services

摘要

Rule sets are managed as a web service. A web service request having at least a body and an endpoint address is received from a client. The endpoint address includes a service description parameter and a parameter identifying a path to a given rule set in a rule set. The body of the web service request is parsed to determine whether the body identifies a first type of method or a second type of method. If a first type of method is identified, a service description file is dynamically generated in a format specified by the service description parameter in the web service request. The service description file is based on the rule set path, information from the rule set database and model data. If a second type of method is identified, the identified rule set is executed. The first type of method may be a GET method while the second type of method may be a POST method.

主权项

1. A method for managing rule sets based on a given model, comprising:
receiving, from a client, a web service request, the web service request including:
a body, andan endpoint address including a service description parameter and a rule set path parameter; parsing the web service request to determine whether the body indicates a first type of method; dynamically generating, upon the body indicating the first type of method, a service description file, wherein the body is configured to indicate multiple types of methods, the rule set path parameter identifies a path to a given rule set in a rule set database, the service description file is formatted based upon the service description parameter, and the service description file is generated based upon
the rule set path parameter,information maintained in the rule set database, andmodel data related to the given model.