Methods, systems, and apparatus for developing widgets

A system comprising:

• a development subsystem programmed to:
• receive input identifying a first data source;
• maintain a widget template;
• receive a request to associate a first data source with the widget template;
• and
• create a map that associates the first data source with the widget template;
• and
• a media-content-processing subsystem in communication with the development subsystem and programmed to:
• receive the map;
• receive data from the first data source;
• and
• use the map to render a widget that displays the data from the first data source on a display device.

A system comprising:

• a development subsystem programmed to:
• provide a Graphical User Interface (“GUI”) for display on a display device;
• provide, for inclusion in the GUI, a graphical representation of a data source;
• provide, for inclusion in the GUI, a graphical representation of a widget template;
• and
• provide, for inclusion in the GUI, a mapping mechanism configured to facilitate creation of a map that associates the data source with the widget template.

A method comprising:

• displaying a representation of a widget template, the widget template comprising first and second fields;
• displaying a plurality of data sources, the plurality of data sources comprising a first data source;
• receiving input selecting the first data source;
• displaying a data structure of data provided by the first data source, the data structure comprising first and second nodes;
• receiving a request to associate the first field of the widget template with the first node of the data structure;
• receiving a request to associate the second field of the widget template with the second node of the data structure;
• creating a map that associates the first field of the widget template with the first node of the data structure and the second field of the widget template with the second node of the data structure;
• providing a widget that displays, based on the map and the widget template, data from the data source.