Seamless multiple format metadata abstraction
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMadhavi Katari, Travis E. Nelson, Suraksha Vidyarthi
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Abstract
For seamlessly abstracting metadata in multiple formats, an abstraction module converts first metadata of an incoming object and additional metadata for the incoming object from an annotation map contained by the first metadata into a common format useable. The additional metadata is not part of an original format of the first metadata. A communication module communicates the converted metadata to an adapter in the common format, the adapter processing the first metadata and the additional metadata independent of the original format of the first metadata.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium storing computer readable program code executable by a processor, the computer readable program code comprising:
- an abstraction module configured to convert first metadata of an incoming object and additional metadata for the incoming object from an annotation map contained by the first metadata into a common format useable, wherein the additional metadata is not part of an original format of the first metadata;
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- a communication module configured to communicate the converted metadata to an adapter in the common format, the adapter processing the first metadata and the additional metadata independent of the original format of the first metadata.
A method for seamless multiple format metadata abstraction, the method comprising:
- converting, by use of a processor, first metadata of an incoming object and additional metadata for the incoming object from an annotation map contained by the first metadata into a common format useable, wherein the additional metadata is not part of an original format of the first metadata;
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- communicating the converted metadata to an adapter in the common format, the adapter processing the first metadata and the additional metadata independent of the original format of the first metadata.
A computer program product for seamless multiple format metadata abstraction, the computer program product comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code configured to:
- convert first metadata of an incoming object and additional metadata for the incoming object from an annotation map contained by the first metadata into a common format useable, wherein the additional metadata is not part of an original format of the first metadata;
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- communicate the converted metadata to an adapter in the common format, the adapter processing the first metadata and the additional metadata independent of the original format of the first metadata.
A method for integrating a computer program product, comprising integrating computer readable program code into a computing system, wherein the code in combination with the computing system performs the following:
- converting first metadata of an incoming object and additional metadata for the incoming object from an annotation map contained by the first metadata into a common format useable, wherein the additional metadata is not part of an original format of the first metadata;
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- communicating the converted metadata to an adapter in the common format, the adapter processing the first metadata and the additional metadata independent of the original format of the first metadata.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.