METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SERVER SIDE DATA MASHUPS SPECIFICATION

摘要

A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided in order to provide for the specification of server-side data mashups. A method is provided comprising receiving a request for data of an object type; retrieving a data model for the object type; interpreting one or more annotations specifying data to be retrieved from one or more sources to be combined with the object data; retrieving data from one or more sources based on the annotations; generating an output payload by merging the object data and the retrieved data; and causing the output payload to be returned to a client application. A corresponding apparatus and a computer program product are also provided.