Method and arrangement for providing duplex communications between a client application and a service using an http request/reply channel

A method, comprising:

• a) providing at a first computer an application generating service requests at a duplex channel interface, at least a first service request requesting multiple subsequent data responses from a service located on a second computer;
• b) employing a first process to convert the first service request into a first http request;
• c) transmitting the first http request over a network;
• d) receiving a context reply to the first http request, the context reply comprising a batch message containing data responsive to a plurality of service requests.

A method, comprising:

• a) providing at a first computer an application generating service requests at a duplex channel interface, at least a first service request requesting multiple subsequent data responses from a service located on a second computer;
• b) employing a first process to convert the first service request into a first http request;
• c) transmitting the first http request over a network;
• d) employing the first process to generate a second http request in the form of a polling request;
• e) receiving a context reply to the second http request containing data responsive to the first service request;
• f) providing the data response to the first service request to the duplex channel interface.