Method and system for managing and presenting multiple application containers as a single logical container

A system for managing application containers, comprising:

• a processor coupled to memory;
• and,
• one or more modules within the memory and executable by the processor for:
• assigning a first application to a master container in the memory;
• assigning a second application to a slave container in the memory;
• using a processor, assigning the master and slave containers to a container group by:
• delegating access to container meta-data of the slave container by a container run-time of the slave container or by the first application to a container meta-data accessor of the master container via a class loader of the master container;
• and,
• delegating interaction between the container run-time of the slave container and a container management channel of the slave container to a container management channel of the master container via the class loader of the master container;
• and,
• accessing the first and second applications via the container group.

A method for managing application containers, comprising:

• using a processor, assigning a master container in a memory of a system and a slave container in the memory to a container group by:
• delegating access to container meta-data of the slave container by a container run-time of the slave container or by any application assigned to the master container to a container meta-data accessor of the master container via a class loader of the master container;
• and,
• delegating interaction between the container run-time of the slave container and a container management channel of the slave container to a container management channel of the master container via the class loader of the master container;
• and,
• accessing any application assigned to one or more of the master container and the slave container via the container group.