Method and system for data plane abstraction to enable a dynamic creation of network applications

A method of network application development, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a control plane object model compiler, an uncompiled object model of the control plane of a first network application;
• compiling the uncompiled object model to generate a compiled object model of the control plane of the network application and a programmatic interface for the network application;
• and
• loading the user interface into an interface gateway,
• wherein, upon execution of the first network application the interface gateway communicates with the compiled object model of the control plane using the programmatic interface, and wherein the control plane of the network application communicates with a first set of customized data processing modules of a data plane of the first network application.

A computer program product for network application development, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage device;
• and
• computer readable code, stored on the computer readable storage device and executable by a computer processor to:
• receive, by a data plane definition language compiler, a first data plane definition describing customized functionality of a data plane of a first network application;
• compile the data plane definition to generate a first set of customized data processing modules and a program interface that allows a control plane of the network application to access the first set of customized data processing modules;
• and
• load the first set of customized data processing modules into a data plane container,
• wherein the network application is executed via a network operating system, and wherein, upon execution of the network application the customized data processing module causes the data plane container of the network application to process packets differently than prior to loading the customized data processing module in the data plane container.