Apparatus and method for transparent application of service to business objects

An apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

• a CPU coupled to a bus;
• a memory coupled to the bus;
• a managed object assembly residing in the memory, the managed object assembly comprising a data object, a managed object, a business object embodying a business domain logic, and a mixin object providing an interface to an infrastructure domain;
• and
• wherein the managed object receives a plurality of method calls and routes infrastructure functions from the plurality of method calls to the mixin object and business logic functions from the plurality of method calls to the business object.

An apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

• a CPU coupled to a bus;
• a memory coupled to the bus;
• a managed object assembly residing in the memory, the managed object assembly comprising a data object, a managed object, a business object, and a mixin object;
• wherein the managed object receives a business domain method call and calls a first infrastructure domain method on the mixin object to perform system related functions to prepare for business related functions;
• wherein the managed object calls a first business logic method on the business object to perform the business related functions;
• and
• wherein the managed object calls a second infrastructure domain method on the mixin object to perform system related functions necessary to complete the business related functions.

A computer implemented method of routing method calls in an object-oriented environment, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a managed object assembly residing in a memory location, the managed object assembly comprising a data object, a business object, a managed object, and a mixin object;
• calling a first method on the managed object assembly;
• the managed object assembly routing the first method call to an infrastructure domain via the mixin object based on a first predetermined pattern;
• calling a second method on the managed object assembly;
• and
• the managed object assembly routing the second method call to the business object based on a second predetermined pattern.

A program product for routing method calls in an object-oriented

• environment, the program product comprising:
• a managed object assembly, the managed object assembly comprising a data object, a business object embodying a business domain logic, a managed object, and a mixin object providing an interface to an infrastructure domain;
• wherein the managed object receives a plurality of method calls and routes business logic functions from the plurality of method calls to the business object and routes infrastructure domain functions from the plurality of method calls to the mixin object;
• and
• signal bearing media bearing the managed object assembly.

A computer-implemented method for routing method calls in an object oriented environment, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing at least one Central Processing Unit (CPU);
• providing a memory coupled to the at least one CPU;
• providing a managed object assembly residing in the memory, the managed object assembly including a business object embodying business domain logic and a mixin object providing an interface to an infrastructure domain;
• providing a software application residing in the memory and being executed by the at least one CPU;
• the software application calling a method on the managed object assembly;
• and
• the managed object assembly routing the method to another object routes business domain functions from the method to the business object and routes infrastructure functions from the method to the mixin object.