DYNAMIC GENERIC FRAMEWORK FOR DISTRIBUTED TOOLING

摘要

A dynamic generic framework for distributed tooling comprising a system fo r creating, storing and manipulating objects, which includes a datastore, a us er interface and tools. In a distributed or client-server environment, a virtual datastore is created on the client, through which updates to the user interface and commands to the tool s are routed. Commands and updates are transmitted asynchronously through handlers. The objects in the datastore are all of the same kind and have a predetermined generic o r uniform attribute set. The schema is comprised of schema objects in the datastore which schema objects are dynamically created by the tools. The user interface perceives a nd comprehends the schema and utilizes the schema to identify and display objec ts in the datastore, the relationships therebetween, and the commands that can be executed thereon.