Attribute-based dependency identification for operation ordering

A method for synchronizing a local object model with a remote object model, comprising:

• receiving a first change and a second change of a plurality of changes associated with the local object model, wherein the first change and the second change modify at least one attribute of at least one object in the local object model, and wherein the first change and the second change have been identified by a comparison of the local object model to a previous version of the local object model;
• identifying a first outcome attribute state of the first change to the local object model, wherein the first outcome attribute state comprises a first attribute state of the local object model being affected by the first change;
• identifying a second outcome attribute state of the second change to the local object model, wherein the second outcome attribute state comprises a second attribute state of the local object model being affected by the second change;
• based on the first outcome attribute state of the first change and a first type of the first change, identifying a first required attribute state of the first change, wherein the first required attribute state comprises a third attribute state of the local object model, the third attribute state being a prerequisite to the first change;
• generating a dependency graph for the plurality of changes based on the identified required attribute states, wherein the dependency graph comprises a first node and a second node and an edge, wherein the first node corresponds to the first change and the second node corresponds to the second change, wherein the edge connects from the second node to the first node when the first required attribute state of the first change and the second outcome attribute state of the second change are identical;
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• determining an order of operations for the plurality of changes based on the dependency graph for synchronizing the remote object model with the local object model.

A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, perform a method for synchronizing a local object model with a remote object model, the method comprising:

• receiving a first change and a second change of a plurality of changes associated with the local object model, wherein the first change and the second change modify at least one attribute of at least one object in the local object model, and wherein the first change and the second change have been identified by a comparison of the local object model to a previous version of the local object model;
• identifying a first outcome attribute state of the first change to the local object model, wherein the first outcome attribute state comprises a first attribute state of the local object model being affected by the first change;
• identifying a second outcome attribute state of the second change to the local object model, wherein the second outcome attribute state comprises a second attribute state of the local object model being affected by the second change;
• based on the first outcome attribute state of the first change and a first type of the first change, identifying a first required attribute state of the first change, wherein the first required attribute state comprises a third attribute state of the local object model, the third attribute state being a prerequisite to the first change;
• generating a dependency graph for the plurality of changes based on the identified required attribute states, wherein the dependency graph comprises a first node and a second node and an edge, wherein the first node corresponds to the first change and the second node corresponds to the second change, the edge connecting from the second node to the first node when the first required attribute state of the first change and the second outcome attribute state of the second change are identical;
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• determining an order for the plurality of changes based on the dependency graph.