Tools, mechanisms, and processes for transforming modules for an application into pluggable modules

A computer-implemented method running or executing on a first computing device comprising of at least one processor, at least one memory, and having access to a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising of code or instructions for a software product or application, comprising:

• accessing from the non-transitory storage medium the code or instructions for the application that includes or uses a plurality of modules in the application, and executing or running the application by executing the code or instructions for the application on the first computing device, wherein the code or instructions for the application (a) comprises of code for including, or using each of the plurality of modules in the application, and (b) comprises of communication code for allowing the communication between a first set of modules that provides one or more services, and a second set of modules that requires one or more services;
• including or using in the application the plurality of modules comprising of the first set of modules and the second set of modules, during the course of running the application;
• and
• allowing each of the modules in the second set of modules that requires one or more services to communicate with one or more modules in the first set of modules that provide the one or more required services during the course of miming the application by using the communication code in the code of the application;
• wherein multiple parts of the communication code for allowing communication between the first set of modules and second set of the modules is created automatically for including in the code of the application by a second computing device comprising of at least one processor and at least one memory executing a mechanism comprising of a combination of one or more from the following list comprising of a pre-processor, compiler, Service Registration Object (SRO), or Directory of Service (DoS), and wherein the mechanism directly or indirectly obtains or uses (i) instructions or information for registering or publishing available services comprised in the code of each of the modules in the first set of modules and (ii) instructions or information published for finding required services comprised in the code of each of the modules in the second set of modules.

A computing system comprising of at least one processor, at least one memory, and connected to a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising of code or instructions for a software product or application, capable of performing the following steps comprising:

• accesses from the non-transitory storage medium the code or instructions for the application that includes or uses a plurality of pluggable modules in the application, and executes or runs the application by executing the code or instructions on the computing system, wherein the code or instructions for the application (a) comprises of code for including or using the plurality of pluggable modules in the application, and (b) comprises of code for a mechanism that comprises of Service Registration Object (SRO) or Directory of Services (DoS) for (i) registering listener interfaces as services that are implemented by each of the pluggable modules in a first set of modules that implements code for one or more listener interfaces for allowing communications with other modules, and (ii) implementing code for caller interfaces for looking up to find and connect to corresponding or respective listener interfaces for communication by each of the pluggable modules in a second set of modules that implements code for one or more caller interfaces for allowing communications with one or more pluggable modules in the first set of modules;
• includes or uses the plurality of pluggable modules that comprise of the first set of modules and the second set of modules during the course of running, or executing the application;
• and
• allows each of the pluggable modules in the second set of modules that implements code for one or more caller interfaces to communicate with one or more pluggable modules in the first set of modules that implements code for one or more listener interfaces by directly or indirectly using the mechanism comprising of the SRO/DoS, (i) for registering available listener interfaces as services that are implemented by the pluggable modules in the first set of modules, and (ii) for finding corresponding or respective listener interfaces to communicate by the pluggable modules in the second set of modules, during the course of running or executing the application.

A first computing system comprising of at least one processor, and at least one memory connected to a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising of code or instructions for a software product or application, capable of performing the following steps comprising:

• accesses from the non-transitory medium the code or instructions for the application that includes or uses a plurality of modules in the application, and executes or runs the application by executing the code or instructions for the application on the first computing system, wherein the code or instructions for the application (a) comprises of code for including or using each of the plurality of modules in the application, and (b) comprises of communication code for allowing communication between a first set of modules that provides one or more services, and a second set of modules that requires one or more services;
• includes or uses in the application the plurality of modules comprising of the first set of modules and the second set of modules, during the course of running the application;
• and
• allows each of the modules in the second set of modules that requires one or more services to communicate with one or more modules in the first set of modules that provides the one or more required services during the course of running the application by using the communication code in the code of the application;
• wherein multiple parts of the communication code for allowing communication between the first set of modules and second set of the modules is created automatically for inclusion in the code of the application by a second computing system comprising of at least one processor and at least one memory executing a mechanism comprising of a combination of one or more from the following list comprising of a pre-processor, compiler, Service Registration Object (SRO), or Directory of Service (DoS), and wherein the mechanism directly or indirectly obtains or uses (i) instructions or information for registering or publishing available services comprised in the code of each of the modules in the first set of modules and (ii) instructions or information published for finding required services comprised in the code of each of the modules in the second set of modules.

A computer-implemented method running or executing on a first computing device comprising of at least one processor and at least one memory for creating communication code for allowing communication between each of the modules in a second set of modules that requires one or more services, and one or more modules in a first set of modules that provides services in a software product or application, comprising:

• accessing from a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and using, (i) code or instructions for the application comprising of code or instructions for including or using a plurality of modules comprising of the first set of modules and the second set of modules, or (ii) accessing instructions or information comprised in each of the modules in the first set of modules for publishing one or more available services or services provided by each of the modules in the first set of modules, and instructions or information comprised in each of the modules in the second set of modules for publishing one or more services required by each of the modules in the second set of modules, and
• automatically creating multiple parts of the communication code for allowing communication between the first set of modules and second set of the modules, by a mechanism that uses one or more from the following list comprising of a pre-processor, compiler, Service Registration Object (SRO), or Directory of Service (DoS), using the information or instructions for available services accessed or obtained from the first set of modules, and the information or instructions for required services accessed or obtained from the second set of modules;
• wherein properly including or using various parts or sections of the communication code created by the mechanism in the code of the application allows each of the modules in the second set of modules to communicate with one or more modules in the first set of modules during the course of execution of the application on a second computing device having at least one processor and at least one memory.