System and method for describing application extensions in XML
AssigneeBEA Systems, Inc.
InventorsRoss Bunker, Brendan MacLean, Britton Piehler
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Abstract
A system and method for an extendable application framework, comprising a user interface, at least one service, at least one extension, wherein one of the at least one extensions can provide access to functionality in the user interface, and wherein one of the at least one services can provide access to functionality in one of the at least one extensions.
Claims28
An extendable application framework, comprising:
- a user interface;
- at least one service;
- at least one extension;
- wherein one of the at least one extensions can provide access to functionality in the user interface;
- and
- wherein one of the at least one services can provide access to functionality in one of the at least one extensions.
A method for configuring an application, comprising the steps of:
- providing a user interface to allow user interaction with the application;
- providing at least one extension wherein the providing permits one of the at least one extensions to access functionality in the user interface;
- and
- providing at least one service wherein the providing permits one of the at least one services to access functionality in one of the at least one extensions.
A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor cause a system to:
- provide a user interface to allow user interaction with the application;
- provide at least one extension wherein the providing permits one of the at least one extensions to access functionality in the user interface;
- and
- provide at least one service wherein the providing permits one of the at least one services to access functionality in one of the at least one extensions.
A computer data signal embodied in a transmission medium, comprising:
- a code segment including instructions to provide a user interface to allow user interaction with the application;
- a code segment including instructions to provide at least one extension wherein the providing permits one of the at least one extensions to access functionality in the user interface;
- and
- a code segment including instructions to provide at least one service wherein the providing permits one of the at least one services to access functionality in one of the at least one extensions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.