Templating data service responses

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory having stored therein computer-executable instructions, comprising:
• request handling logic of a data service, the request handling logic configured to:
• receive a client request from a client device, wherein the client request comprises an identifier of a user interface object of a client user interface and client-specific information for the client device,
• determine a resource name for the user interface object based on the identifier, and
• obtain the user interface object in a general format that is not client-specific;
• response generation logic coupled to the request handling logic, the response generation logic configured to:
• generate a set of paths to templates for formatting the user interface object based on the client-specific information;
• order the set of paths from most specific to least specific according to a defined hierarchy for the client-specific information;
• locate a most specific path of the set of paths that leads to a template corresponding to the resource name, and
• process the user interface object from the general format into a customized format for the client device based on the template;
• and
• the request handling logic further configured to return the customized format of the user interface object in response to the client request.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution, cause a system including a processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a request from a client device, wherein the request comprises an identifier of a user interface object of a client user interface and a client token corresponding to client-specific information for the client device;
• determining a resource name for the user interface object based on the identifier;
• generating a set of paths to templates for formatting the user interface object based on the client-specific information;
• ordering the set of paths from most specific to least specific according to a defined hierarchy for the client specific information;
• selecting a most specific path of the set of paths that leads to a template corresponding to the resource name;
• obtaining the user interface object in a general format that is not client-specific;
• using information in the template to process the user interface object from the general format into a customized user interface object that is in a client-specific format for the client device;
• and
• returning the customized user interface object to the client device in response to the request.