Expressive generic model technology

A computer-implemented method for developing software applications from preexisting, comprehensive, and new models, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• generating, by a modeling module, an integrated graphical modeler that is viewable on a display of a user device;
• receiving, by the modeling module, input from the user device indicative of user input that specifies which of a plurality of business entities are to be used in constructing a model,
• wherein the user input is provided via the integrated graphical modeler that includes visual elements corresponding to the plurality of business entities;
• constructing, by the modeling module, the model that represents a business scenario involving the specified business entities by connecting the corresponding visual elements;
• expressing, by an application development module, the model as one or more application programming interfaces (APIs);
• deploying, by the application development module, the model in a simulation mode so that development data necessary for development of a software application is stored in an internal smart memory object-oriented database,
• wherein the development data simulates real data required by the software application upon deployment;
• retrieving and integrating, by a virtualization module, real data specified as necessary by the model,
• wherein the real data is retrieved from one or more real storage systems;
• configuring, by the virtualization module, integration access parameters;
• mapping, by the virtualization module, the real data and the integration access parameters to the model;
• and
• storing the model, the one or more APIs, the internal smart memory object-oriented database, the real data, or any combination thereof in a repository.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium with instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a hardware processor, cause the hardware processor to perform operations comprising:

• generating an integrated graphical modeler that is viewable on a display of a user device;
• receiving input from the user device indicative of user input that specifies which of a plurality of business entities are to be used in constructing a model,
• wherein the user input is provided via the integrated graphical modeler that includes visual elements corresponding to the plurality of business entities;
• constructing the model that represents a business scenario involving the specified business entities by connecting the corresponding visual elements;
• expressing the model as one or more application programming interfaces (APIs);
• deploying the model in a simulation mode so that development data necessary for development of a software application is stored in an internal smart memory object-oriented database,
• wherein the development data simulates real data required by the software application upon deployment;
• retrieving and integrating real data specified as necessary by the model,
• wherein the real data is retrieved from one or more real storage systems;
• configuring integration access parameters;
• mapping the real data and the integration access parameters to the model;
• and
• storing the model, the one or more APIs, the internal smart memory object-oriented database, the real data, or any combination thereof in a repository.