Apparatuses, methods and systems for persisting values in a computing environment

An apparatus comprising a plurality of circuit modules, computer memory, and at least one processor configured and arranged to persist values in a computing environment, the circuit modules including:

• a first circuit module configured and arranged to launch a computer program;
• a second circuit module configured and arranged to load a plurality of classes associated with the computer program into memory by way of a class loader for modifying the code within at least one class of said plurality of classes having a persistence annotated field by:
• scanning said at least one class of said plurality of classes loaded into memory for at least one persistence-annotated field within said at least one class, said at least one persistence-annotated field having a persistence annotation indicating that a data value associated with the annotated field is to be persisted;
• writing byte code into said at least one class containing said at least one persistence-annotated field, said byte code causing a first object instantiated from said at least one class to have said at least one persistence-annotated field therein;
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• a third circuit module configured and arranged to instantiate said first object including said at least one persistence-annotated field.

A processor-readable tangible non-transient medium storing a computer program for operating a system for persisting values in a computing environment, wherein the computer program comprises:

• instructions for launching a computer application;
• instructions for loading a plurality of classes associated with the computer application into memory by way of a class loader, said class loader being configured to:
• scan at least one class of said plurality of classes loaded into memory for at least one persistence-annotated field within said at least one class, said at least one persistence-annotated field having a persistence annotation indicating that a data value associated with the annotated field is to be persisted;
• write byte code into said at least one class containing said at least one persistence-annotated field, said byte code causing a first object instantiated from said at least one class to have said at least one persistence-annotated field therein;
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• instructions for instantiating said first object including said at least one persistence-annotated field.