Dynamically selecting a Web service container for hosting remotely instantiated Web services

摘要

A container selector for use in a Web services architecture can include an application container query tool operably configured to query individual application containers for a list of supported libraries and associated configuration information. A comparator can be programmed to compare the list with another list of requisite libraries and associated configuration information specified for use by a requested Web service. Finally, a Web service clone requestor can be operably configured to request an instantiation of the Web service within a particular application container. Specifically, the particular container can be a new container where the comparator cannot identify an existing container having libraries and associated configuration information which match the requisite libraries and associated configuration information. Otherwise, the container can be a container in the list where the comparator can identify an existing container having libraries and associated configuration information which matches the requisite libraries and associated configuration information.