Microservice point-of-use interface for an information handling system

An information handling system, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform the steps comprising:
• receiving a request from a user to perform an action;
• determining a list of one or more software functions, configured to at least partially perform the action, of a plurality of cloud computing platforms using an application programming interface (API) configured to integrate with each of the plurality of cloud computing platforms;
• retrieving from the plurality of cloud computing platforms, using the API, one or more licensing term options associated with each of the one or more software functions, wherein each of the one or more licensing term options pertains to a use of an associated software function to at least partially perform the action;
• receiving, from the user, target content on which the action is to be at least partially performed;
• transmitting one or more previews of outputs resulting from each of the one or more software functions at least partially performing the action;
• receiving, from the user, a first selection of at least one selected software function from the list of the one or more software functions and a second selection of a selected licensing term option from the one or more licensing term options associated with the at least one selected software function;
• receiving, from the user, payment details in accordance with the second selection;
• and
• causing the action to be at least partially performed by the at least one selected software function using the API in response to receiving the first selection and the payment details,
• wherein:
• transmitting the one or more previews includes generating each of the one or more previews, prior to receiving the first selection and the payment details, by causing, using the API, the action to be at least partially performed on a reduced resolution version of the target content by each of the one or more software functions in a virtual environment;
• and
• causing the action includes causing the action to be at least partially performed on a full resolution version of the target content by the at least one selected software function using the API.

A computer product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions to perform steps comprising:
• receiving a request from a user to perform an action;
• determining a list of one or more software functions, configured to at least partially perform the action, of a plurality of cloud computing platforms using an application programming interface (API) configured to integrate with each of the plurality of cloud computing platforms;
• retrieving from the plurality of cloud computing platforms, using the API, one or more licensing term options associated with each of the one or more software functions, wherein each of the one or more licensing term options pertains to a use of an associated software function to at least partially perform the action;
• receiving, from the user, target content on which the action is to be at least partially performed;
• transmitting one or more previews of outputs resulting from each of the one or more software functions at least partially performing the action;
• receiving, from the user, a first selection of at least one selected software function from the list of the one or more software functions and a second selection of a selected licensing term option from the one or more licensing term options associated with the at least one selected software function;
• receiving, from the user, payment details in accordance with the second selection;
• and
• causing the action to be at least partially performed by the at least one selected software function using the API in response to receiving the first selection and the payment details,
• wherein:
• transmitting the one or more previews includes generating each of the one or more previews, prior to receiving the first selection and the payment details, by causing, using the API, the action to be at least partially performed on a reduced resolution version of the target content by each of the one or more software functions in a virtual environment;
• and
• causing the action includes causing the action to be at least partially performed on a full resolution version of the target content by the at least one selected software function using the API in response to receiving the first selection and the payment details.