Manager component resource addition and/or resource removal on behalf of distributed software application

A method, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a first message that comprises an indication to cause:
• an addition of one or more first resources to an external distributed software application on behalf of the external distributed software application;
• and/or
• a removal of one or more second resources of an external distributed software application on behalf of the external distributed software application;
• performing a validation of the first message;
• performing the addition of the one or more first resources and/or the removal of the one or more second resources on behalf of the distributed software application;
• updating a configuration file that comprises architecture information about the distributed software application by:
• adding one or more first entries to the configuration file that correspond to the one or more first resources;
• and/or
• removing one or more second entries from the configuration file that correspond to the one or more second resources;
• generating management support software for application software of the external distributed software application through employment of the configuration file and a code generator;
• generating an application programming interface for communication between the management support software and the application software through employment of the configuration file and the code generator.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a reusable management infrastructure for a distributed software application that is external to the reusable management infrastructure, wherein the distributed software application comprises application software of one or more software components within a plurality of executables that run on one or more processors;
• wherein the reusable management infrastructure comprises a manager component, one or more executable managers, management support software of the one or more software components, and a configuration file;
• wherein the manager component handles an addition of one or more first resources to the distributed software application on behalf of the distributed software application and/or a removal of one or more second resources from the distributed software application on behalf of the distributed software application;
• wherein the one or more first resources and/or the one or more second resources comprise one or more of the one or more software components, the plurality of executables, and/or the one or more processors;
• wherein the manager component employs one or more of the one or more software components as a proxy for creation of one or more resources that comprise software components;
• wherein the one or more executable managers handle one or more of startup, shutdown, and/or monitor procedures of the plurality of executables;
• wherein the management support software and the application software of the one or more software components are communicatively coupled by an application programming interface generated by a code generator of the reusable management infrastructure;
• wherein the reusable management infrastructure employs the code generator and the configuration file to generate the management support software for the one or more software components;
• wherein the configuration file comprises information for startup, initialization, maintenance, and/or shutdown of the distributed software application;
• wherein the manager component updates the configuration file upon the addition of the one or more first resources and/or the removal of the one or more second resources.