Processing framework for in-system programming in a containerized environment

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium coupled to one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• reading declarative artifacts defining a target state for application content related to a software application that, when running, includes runtime artifacts executing in a containerized runtime environment;
• in response to reading the declarative artifacts, creating model definition objects for processing during runtime of the software application based on the declarative artifacts, wherein the model definition objects are created based on and include information from the declarative artifacts, wherein the created model definition objects are stored in a model repository at a container associated with the software application;
• scanning, by a processing framework at the container, the model repository and the runtime artifacts executing as part of the software application in the containerized runtime environment to identify a model definition object from the model repository for processing at runtime of the software application, wherein the model definition object is identified as relevant for performing an update at the containerized runtime environment to place the running software application into the target state;
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• in response to identifying the model definition object for processing, executing an operation, by the processing framework, related to a runtime artifact to run as part of the running software application at the containerized runtime environment, wherein the operation is executed based on processing logic implemented at the processing framework and is based on input from the identified model definition object, wherein the runtime artifact corresponds to a particular declarative artifact associated with the model definition object.

A system comprising

• a computing device;
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• a computer-readable storage device coupled to the computing device and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• reading declarative artifacts defining a target state for application content related to a software application that, when running, includes runtime artifacts executing in a containerized runtime environment;
• in response to reading the declarative artifacts, creating model definition objects for processing during runtime of the software application based on the declarative artifacts, wherein the model definition objects are created based on and include information from the declarative artifacts, wherein the created model definition objects are stored in a model repository at a container associated with the software application;
• scanning, by a processing framework at the container, the model repository and the runtime artifacts executing as part of the software application in the containerized runtime environment to identify a model definition object from the model repository for processing at runtime of the software application, wherein the model definition object is identified as relevant for performing an update at the containerized runtime environment to place the running software application into the target state;
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• in response to identifying the model definition object for processing, executing an operation, by the processing framework, related to a runtime artifact to run as part of the running software application at the containerized runtime environment, wherein the operation is executed based on processing logic implemented at the processing framework and is based on input from the identified model definition object, wherein the runtime artifact corresponds to a particular declarative artifact associated with the model definition object.