Running software application with dynamic action delegation

A computer program product for running a software application on a local mobile device, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions being executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
• registering a capability of a delegation component to execute at least one action on the local mobile device, each action of the at least one action being defined by at least one characteristic thereof;
• executing the software application on the local mobile device, the executing comprising:
• receiving a request for executing the at least one action from the software application by the delegation component, the request being bound to the delegation component at run-time according to the capability registration thereof;
• and
• delegating, by the delegation component, the execution of the at least one action to at least one local component of the local mobile device capable of executing at least part of the at least one action and/or to at least one remote component of at least one remote mobile device capable of executing at least part of the at least one action according to an availability of the at least one local component, the delegating including determining availability of the at least one remote mobile device to assist with the executing of the at least part of the at least one action;
• and
• wherein:
• the at least one action comprises an execution of a service;
• the at least one action comprises a sensing of a physical quantity;
• delegating the execution of the at least one action comprises:
• delegating the sensing of the physical quantity to a first remote component of one remote mobile device of the at least one remote mobile device;
• receiving a measure of the physical quantity from the first remote component;
• delegating the execution of the service to the local component or to a second remote component of a remote computing machine by passing a value based on the measure of the physical quantity;
• and
• the remote computing machine is provided by a network service.

A system for running a software application on a local mobile device, the system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the system performs a method comprising:
• registering a capability of a delegation component to execute at least one action on the local mobile device, each action of the at least one action being defined by at least one characteristic thereof;
• executing the software application on the local mobile device, the executing comprising:
• receiving a request for executing the at least one action from the software application by the delegation component, the request being bound to the delegation component at run-time according to the capability registration thereof;
• delegating, by the delegation component, the execution of the at least one action to at least one local component of the local mobile device capable of executing at least part of the at least one action and/or to at least one remote component of at least one remote mobile device capable of executing at least part of the at least one action according to an availability of the at least one local component, the delegating including determining availability of the at least one remote mobile device to assist with the executing of the at least part of the at least one action;
• and
• wherein:
• the at least one action comprises an execution of a service;
• the at least one action comprises a sensing of a physical quantity;
• delegating the execution of the at least one action comprises:
• delegating the sensing of the physical quantity to a first remote component of one remote mobile device of the at least one remote mobile device;
• receiving a measure of the physical quantity from the first remote component;
• delegating the execution of the service to the local component or to a second remote component of a remote computing machine by passing a value based on the measure of the physical quantity;
• and
• the remote computing machine is provided by a network service.