Storing and Resuming Application Runtime State

A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

• receive a request to store the runtime state of an application executing on a computer;
• in response to receiving the request, to collect the runtime state of the application independently of the state of an operating system and to persist the runtime state, the runtime state of the application comprising a user interface state of user interface resources when the runtime state is collected;
• receive a request to restore the runtime state of the application;
• restore the runtime state of the application and to execute the restored application;
• and
• utilize the runtime state to translate requests for resources from the executing restored application so that the requests for resources are compatible with the resources that changed after persisting the runtime state of the application, wherein translating requests for resources comprises translating a request from the executing restored application for a first handle identifying a first user interface window to a second handle identifying a second user interface window.

A system comprising:

• a first computer having one or more processors in communication with memory that executes programmable code on the one or more processors to enable
• receiving a request at the first computer to store a runtime state of an application executing on a first computer, and
• collecting the runtime state of the application independently of a state of an operating system and persisting the runtime state of the application, wherein the runtime state comprises a user interface state of user interface resources when the runtime state is collected;
• and
• a second computer having one or more processors in communication with memory that executes programmable code on the one or more processors to enable
• receiving a request at the second computer to restore, at the second computer, the runtime state of the application,
• in response to receiving the request to restore the runtime state of the application, restoring the runtime state of the application on the second computer and executing the restored application thereon, and
• utilizing the runtime state to translate a request from the executing restored application for a first handle identifying a first user interface window to a second handle identifying a second user interface window.