Automatic discovery and registration of service applications for files introduced to a user interface

A non-transitory storage media storing instructions which, when executed using one or more processors, cause:

• detecting a change to a configuration file of a service application in a distributed system,
• wherein a plurality of service applications having respective configuration files reside in distributed locations within the distributed system,
• wherein the configuration file comprises a designated resource item type, one or more user actions, and corresponding one or more priorities;
• updating, in response to the change to the configuration file, mapping data in a central catalogue that associates the designated resource item type to the service application and that associates each user action of the one or more user actions to the service application based on the configuration file;
• detecting a change to a particular resource item;
• determining, in response to the change to the particular resource item, that the particular resource item has a first resource item type that matches the designated resource item type based on the mapping data;
• identifying, in response to the change to the particular resource item, the service application to process the particular resource item and a specific user action of the one or more user actions for the particular resource item based on the mapping data,
• the specific user action satisfying a predetermined condition based on a corresponding specific priority;
• after the identifying, transmitting the particular resource item to the service application and causing the specific user action to be performed by the service application on the particular resource item.

A computer system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• storage media storing
• instructions which, when executed using the one or more processors, cause:
• detecting a change to a configuration file of a service application in a distributed system,
• wherein a plurality of service applications having respective configuration files reside in distributed locations within the distributed system,
• wherein the configuration file comprises a designated resource item type, one or more user actions, and corresponding one or more priorities;
• updating, in response to the change to the configuration file, mapping data in a central catalogue that associates the designated resource item type to the service application and that associates each user action of the one or more user actions to the service application based on the configuration file;
• detecting a change to a particular resource item;
• determining, in response to the change to the particular resource item, that the particular resource item has a first resource item type that matches the designated resource item type based on the mapping data;
• identifying, in response to the change to the particular resource item, the service application to process the particular resource item and a specific user action of the one or more user actions for the particular resource item based on the mapping data,
• the specific user action satisfying a predetermined condition based on a corresponding specific priority;
• after the identifying, transmitting the particular resource item to the service application and causing the specific user action to be performed by the service application on the particular resource item.