Method and system for selection of user interface rendering artifacts in enterprise web applications using a manifest mechanism

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• a computer-readable storage medium coupled to the processor;
• and
• a plurality of instructions, encoded in the computer-readable storage medium and configured to cause the processor to
• receive a request, wherein
• the request is received at a manifest engine, and
• the request comprises
• a request for a physical renderer,
• evaluate an expression, wherein
• the evaluating is performed by the manifest engine, and
• generate a physical renderer, wherein
• the physical renderer is generated by the manifest engine, and
• the manifest engine is configured to generate the physical renderer based on a result of the evaluating.

A computer program product comprising:

• a plurality of instructions, comprising
• a first set of instructions, executable on a computer system, configured to receive
• a request, wherein
• the request is received at a manifest engine, and
• the request comprises
• a request for a physical renderer,
• a second set of instructions, executable on the computer system, configured to
• evaluate an expression, wherein
• the second set of instructions are executed by the manifest engine, and
• a third set of instructions, executable on the computer system, configured to
• generate a physical renderer, wherein
• the physical renderer is generated by the manifest engine, and
• the manifest engine is configured to generate the physical renderer based on a result of the evaluating;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the instructions are encoded in the computer-readable storage medium.