System and method for serving multiple data objects and formatting functions in a single request

A method of serving web content to a subscribing client for display by the subscribing client, comprising:

• storing in a catalog data store entries referencing a plurality of data object components used to generate data objects and a plurality of formatting function components to generate formatting functions, each of said data object components and formatting function components having a component identifier;
• receiving, on a server computer, requests from subscribing clients for web content,
• wherein each request includes a data object component identifier, a formatting function component identifier, and a subscriber identifier;
• and
• in response to receiving one of the requests from one of the clients, said server computer (i) executing the data object component and of the formatting function component identified by the data object component identifier and the formatting function identifier included in the request to generate a data object and a formatting function, (ii) assigning specified names to the generated data object and to the generated formatting function to protect against name conflicts between the generated data object and formatting function including assigning the generated data object and the generated formatting function names based on information in the received one request, (iii) aggregating the generated output data object and formatting function into a single response, and (iv) returning said response to said one of the clients for display by said one of the clients.

A method of serving web content to a subscribing client for display by the subscribing client, comprising:

• storing in a catalog data store entries referencing a plurality of data object components used to generate data objects and a plurality of formatting function components to generate formatting functions, each of said data object components and formatting function components having a component identifier;
• receiving, on a server computer, requests from subscribing clients for web content,
• wherein each request includes a data object component identifier, a formatting function component identifier, and a subscriber identifier;
• and
• in response to receiving one of the requests from one of the clients, said server computer (i) executing the data object component and of the formatting function component identified by the data object component identifier and the formatting function identifier included in the request, (ii) assigning specified names to the generated data object and to the generated formatting function to protect against name conflicts between the generated data object and formatting function, (iii) aggregating the generated output data object and formatting function into a single response, and (iv) returning said response to said one of the clients for display by said one of the clients;
• and
• the server computer wrapping the generated data object and the generated formatting function in a protective code block wherein the formatting function and variables created by the generated data object and formatting function are not visible outside of the protective code block.

A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for serving web content to a subscribing client for display by the subscribing client, said method comprising:

• storing in a catalog data store entries referencing a plurality of data object components used to generate data objects and a plurality of formatting function components to generate formatting functions, each of said data object components and formatting function components having a component identifier;
• receiving, on a server computer, requests from subscribing clients for web content,
• wherein each request includes a data object component identifier;
• a formatting function component identifier, and a subscriber identifier;
• and
• in response to receiving one of the requests from one of the clients, using the server computer for (i) executing the data object component and the formatting function identified by the data object identifier and the formatting function identifier included in the request to generate a data object and a formatting function, (ii) assigning specified names to the generated data object and to the generated formatting function to protect against name conflicts between the generated data object and the formatting function including assigning the generated data object and the generated formatting function names based on information in the received one request, (iii) aggregating the generated data object and formatting function into a single response, and (iv) returning said response to said one of the clients for display by said one of the clients.