Common-framework controller for multiple device types

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer-readable storage medium storing program modules, wherein each of the program modules comprises a set of instructions, and wherein, when executed by the computer system, the program modules cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, associated with a second computer, metadata associated with different types of computer network devices (CNDs), wherein configuration and management of a given type of CND using the program modules is specified by a subset of the metadata associated with the given type of CND;
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• providing a controller for the multiple different types of CNDs based at least in part on the program modules and the metadata, wherein providing the controller comprises using a common framework in the computer system for the program modules, wherein the common framework comprises a unified protocol layer for the program modules,
• wherein the operations comprise communicating with the different types of CNDs via the unified protocol layer using a common communication protocol, which is compatible with a HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) communication protocol,
• wherein the controller configures and manages the different types of CNDs,
• wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a first data structure and a second data structure, and the operations comprise using common query responsibility segregation (CQRS) for streaming data and microservices, and seamless data synchronization based at least in part on the first data structure and the second data structure;
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• wherein, for data reported by the given type of CND, the operations comprises storing, using the CQRS, the data to the first data structure, and, for a command associated with a configuration of the given type of CND, the operations comprises storing, using the CQRS, the data to the second data structure and synchronizing, using the CQRS, the second data structure with the first data structure.

A method for providing a controller for multiple different types of computer network devices (CNDs), comprising:

• by a computer system:
• receiving, associated with a second computer, metadata associated with the different types of CNDs, wherein configuration and management of a given type of CND uses program modules and is specified by a subset of the metadata associated with the given type of CND, and wherein each of the program modules comprises a set of instructions;
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• providing the controller for the multiple different types of CNDs based at least in part on the program modules and the metadata, wherein providing the controller comprises using a common framework in the computer system for the program modules, wherein the common framework comprises a unified protocol layer for the program modules,
• wherein the operations comprise communicating with the different types of CNDs via the unified protocol layer using a common communication protocol, which is compatible with a HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) communication protocol,
• wherein the controller configures and manages the different types of CNDs,
• wherein the computer system stores a first data structure and a second data structure, and the method comprises using common query responsibility segregation (CQRS) for streaming data and microservices, and seamless data synchronization based at least in part on the first data structure and the second data structure;
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• wherein, for data reported by the given type of CND, the method comprises storing, using the CQRS, the data to the first data structure, and, for a command associated with a configuration of the given type of CND, the method comprises storing, using the CQRS, the data to the second data structure and synchronizing, using the CQRS, the second data structure with the first data structure.