System and method for generating Web Service architectures using a Web Services structured methodology

A system for designing and implementing Web Services comprising heterogeneous components, the system comprising:

• means for applying a Web Services structured methodology and one or more design patterns to a Web Service architecture to identify heterogeneous components for the Web Service architecture and to organize the heterogeneous components according to the Web Service architecture, wherein said means for applying a Web Services structured methodology and one or more design patterns to a Web Service architecture comprises:
• means for identifying one or more logical components for the Web Service architecture according to one or more use case requirements for the Web Service;
• means for translating the one or more use case requirements for the Web Service and one or more technical constraints for the Web Service to determine a plurality of heterogeneous Web Service components for the Web Service architecture, wherein the Web Service components include software components;
• means for categorizing the Web Service components into two or more related groups according to a vendor-independent Web Service architecture framework;
• means for organizing the groups of Web Service components in the Web Service architecture according to two or more tiers and two or more platform layers of the Web Service architecture;
• means for modifying one or more of the software components according to one or more architecture principles for each of the two or more tiers and the two or more platform layers;
• means for applying one or more Web Services design patterns to the Web Service architecture;
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• means for providing output indicating the Web Service architecture for implementing the Web Service;
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• means for implementing a Web Service comprising the identified heterogeneous components organized according to the Web Service architecture.

A method for designing and implementing vendor-independent Web Service architectures, the method comprising:

• one or more computer devices performing:
• identifying one or more logical components for a vendor-independent Web Service architecture for implementing a Web Service according to one or more use case requirements for the Web Service;
• translating the one or more use case requirements for the Web Service and one or more technical constraints for the Web Service to determine a plurality of heterogeneous Web Service components for the Web Service architecture wherein the Web Service components include software components;
• categorizing the Web Service components into two or more related groups according to a vendor-independent Web Service architecture framework;
• organizing the groups of Web Service components in the Web Service architecture according to two or more tiers and two or more platform layers of the Web Service architecture;
• modifying one or more of the software components according to one or more architecture principles for each of the two or more tiers and two one or more platform layers;
• applying one or more Web Services design patterns to the Web Service architecture;
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• providing output indicating the generated Web Service architecture for implementing the Web Service.

A computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable to implement:

• identifying one or more logical components for a vendor-independent Web Service architecture for implementing a Web Service according to one or more use case requirements for the Web Service;
• translating the one or more use case requirements for the Web Service and one or more technical constraints for the Web Service to determine a plurality of heterogeneous Web Service components for the Web Service architecture, wherein the Web Service components include software components;
• categorizing the Web Service components into two or more related groups according to a vendor-independent Web Service architecture framework;
• organizing the groups of Web Service components in the Web Service architecture according to two or more tiers and two or more platform layers of the Web Service architecture;
• modifying one or more of the software components according to one or more architecture principles for each of the two or more tiers and the two or more platform layers;
• applying one or more Web Services design patterns to the Web Service architecture;
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• providing output indicating the generated Web Service architecture for implementing the Web Service.