Enforceable contract generation

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium retaining program instructions, which program instructions when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:

• obtaining metadata associated with at least one plugin from a set of plugins of a runtime environment, wherein the runtime environment is configured to provide a service to a client, wherein the at least one plugin is configured to measure or enforce one or more metrics of the service;
• obtaining one or more user selections regarding the one or more metrics, wherein the one or more user selections comprise one or more constraints on the runtime environment;
• obtaining, based on the metadata of the at least one plugin and based on the one or more user selections, one or more corresponding clauses textually describing the one or more constraints;
• generating a contract, wherein the contract comprises the one or more corresponding clauses;
• automatically generating a configuration file based on the one or more user selections;
• and
• automatically enforcing the contract at least by:
• activating the runtime environment,
• loading the service in the runtime environment,
• configuring the at least one plugin according to the configuration file,
• executing the at least one plugin to identify a violation of the contract, and
• executing a client function of the client.

A system, the system comprising a processor and coupled memory, the processor being adapted to perform:

• obtaining metadata associated with at least one plugin from a set of plugins of a runtime environment, wherein the runtime environment is configured to provide a service to a client, wherein the at least one plugin is configured to measure or enforce one or more metrics of the service;
• obtaining one or more user selections regarding the one or more metrics, wherein the one or more user selections comprise one or more constraints on the runtime environment;
• obtaining, based on the metadata of the at least one plugin and based on the one or more user selections, one or more corresponding clauses textually describing the one or more constraints;
• generating a contract, wherein the contract comprises the one or more corresponding clauses;
• automatically generating a configuration file based on the one or more user selections;
• and
• automatically enforcing the contract at least by:
• activating the runtime environment,
• loading the service in the runtime environment,
• configuring the at least one plugin according to the configuration file,
• executing the at least one plugin to identify a violation of the contract, and
• executing a client function of the client.