WEB APPLICATION ARCHITECTURE

摘要

A method and protocol for communication between a first computer and a second computer is disclosed, along with a system providing a networked application in a client-server environment. A protocol includes a request fr om the first computer to the second computer including a function identifier fo r a function on the second computer and an argument for the function. The argument may be defined by a type for a function called by the function identifier. The protocol also includes a reply from the second computer to t he first computer including the results of the function, with the reply defined as a script input for the first computer. A system providing a networked application in a client-server environment includes a set of application functions on the server, the application functions including a data type definition, and a set of client functions defining a scripting environment. The client functions are defined to include types matching each of the application functions on the server.