Access to protected content based on license hierarchy

A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is encoded program code that is executable by one or more processing devices, wherein the program code, when executed by the one or more processing devices, causes the one or more processing devices to:

• receive license information;
• identify a particular node in a software resource hierarchical license tree based at least in part on the received license information, the software resource hierarchical license tree comprising a plurality of nodes, each of the plurality of nodes corresponding to a respective software resource;
• store a software resource license corresponding to the particular node, the software resource license indicating that a particular software resource corresponding to the particular node and first software resources corresponding, respectively, to lower nodes beneath the particular node in the software resource hierarchical license tree are licensed for use;
• receive, from a client device, a request to access the particular software resource;
• traverse the software resource hierarchical license tree and thereby locating the particular node corresponding to the particular software resource identified in the request;
• and
• based on locating the particular node corresponding to the particular software resource, perform operations comprising:
• enabling installation of the particular software resource and the first software resources respectively corresponding to the lower nodes beneath the particular node in the software resource hierarchical license tree, and
• preventing installation of second software resources corresponding to one or more upper nodes above the particular node in the software resource hierarchical license tree.

A system comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• and
• a processor connected with the non-transitory computer-readable medium, the processor configured to execute instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium and configured to:
• receive license information;
• identify a particular node in a software resource hierarchical license tree based at least in part on the received license information, the software resource hierarchical license tree comprising a plurality of nodes, each of the plurality of nodes corresponding to a respective software resource;
• store a software resource license corresponding to the particular node, the software resource license indicating that a particular software resource corresponding to the particular node and first software resources corresponding, respectively, to lower nodes beneath the particular node in the software resource hierarchical license tree are licensed for use;
• receive, from a client device, a request to access the particular software resource;
• traverse the software resource hierarchical license tree and thereby locating the particular node corresponding to the particular software resource identified in the request;
• and
• based on locating the particular node corresponding to the particular software resource, perform operations comprising:
• enabling installation of the particular software resource and the first software resources respectively corresponding to the lower nodes beneath the particular node in the software resource hierarchical license tree, and
• preventing installation of second software resources corresponding to one or more upper nodes above the particular node in the software resource hierarchical license tree.