# US 10,481,903 B2 · On-demand database service system, method, and computer program product for validating a developed application > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,481,903 B2 - Document ID: US10481903B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/861,948 - Filed: 2015-09-22 - Published: 2016-01-14 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2007-08-17 - Assignees: salesforce.com, inc. - Applicants: salesforce.com, inc. - Inventors: Craig Weissman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10481903B2 ## CPC - G06F 8/71: Version control (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57); Configuration management - G06F 8/70: Software maintenance or management - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for validating a developed application. These mechanisms and methods for providing such validation can enable embodiments to ensure that new versions of developed applications will operate in the same application environment of a previous version. The ability of embodiments to provide such validation may lead to an improved application migration development/runtime framework, etc. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: receiving, by a system, a plurality of developed applications including a first developed application and a definition of the first developed application, wherein the definition specifies one or more dependencies of the first developed application and a version identifier for the first developed application, and wherein the first developed application is received from a user of the system; validating the first developed application, by: determining, by the system, that a result of testing the first developed application does not include errors; determining, by the system, that the first developed application is associated with the version identifier for the first developed application; and determining, by the system, that the first developed application complies with a limit related to storage resources used by the first developed application; wherein the validating is based on the one or more dependencies specified in the definition of the first developed application; and in response to the validation, permitting, by the system, one or more end users to download the first developed application. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the user is a developer of the first developed application. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first developed application is received by the user uploading the first developed application to the system. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving, the validating, and the permitting are performed by the system for each of the plurality of developed applications. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the developed applications are received by the system from a plurality of developers. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the validating is performed automatically in response to receipt of the first developed application. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: after permitting downloading the first developed application, receiving, by the system, an update to the first developed application; and permitting, by the system, the one or more end users to download the update. ### Claim 8 A non-transitory computer readable medium having program instructions stored thereon that are capable of causing a computer to perform operations comprising: receiving a plurality of developed applications including a first developed application; receiving a definition of the first developed application, wherein the definition specifies one or more dependencies of the first developed application, wherein the one or more dependencies include a dependency on another application; validating the first developed application, by: determining that testing the first developed application does not produce errors; determining a version identifier for the first developed application; and determining that the first developed application complies with a limit related to storage resources used by the first developed application; wherein the validating is based on the one or more dependencies specified in the definition of the first developed application; and making the first developed application available for download by one or more end users in response to the validation. ### Claim 9 A system, comprising: a processor; memory having program instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor to cause the system to perform: receiving a plurality of developed applications including a first developed application and a definition of the first developed application, wherein the definition identifies one or more dependences of the first developed application and a version identifier for the first developed application; validating the first developed application, by: determining whether testing the first developed application results in an error; determining whether the first developed application is associated with the version identifier for the first developed application; determining whether the first developed application complies with a limit related to storage resources used by the first developed application; and determining the one or more dependencies identified in the definition of the first developed application; and distributing the first developed application to one or more end users in response to the validation.