Method, system and computer program product for implementing a surrogate client

Abstract

A method for processing requests from a client to a server, the method comprising: receiving a service request from the client at a service manager implemented on the server; negotiating the type of workflow engine to use between the server and the client; negotiating the type of notification to use between the server and the client; receiving a further service request from the client at the service manager, the further service request using the negotiated type of workflow engine and the negotiated type of notification; creating a surrogate client executing on the server, the surrogate client interfacing the client with a service provider application executing on the server; providing a reference to the surrogate client to the client; the surrogate client receiving requests from the client and forwarding a surrogate request to the service provider application, the surrogate request including a predicted request based on multiple requests from the client; and the surrogate client receiving a notification from the service provider application and forwarding the notification to the client.

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