System and method for developing and deploying a model-driven editor

A computer program product stored on a computer readable storage medium, the computer readable storage medium containing instructions for execution by a computer, which, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to implement a method for developing and deploying a model-driven editor, the method comprising:

• generating, on a development framework, instance data using a model;
• producing, by the development framework, a model-driven editor using the instance data;
• displaying, by the development framework, both the model and the model-driven editor on a display;
• after displaying both the model and the model-driven editor, receiving a request to deploy the model-driven editor to an end user computer system;
• inhibiting accessibility, by the development framework, to the model in response to the request to deploy the model-driven editor to an end user computer system;
• deploying, from the development framework, the model and the model-driven editor to the end user computer system, wherein the model-driven editor is adapted to be displayed at the end user computer system and the model is inaccessible at the end user computer system;
• and
• deploying, from the development framework, an updated model and updated instance data to the end user computer system, wherein the model-driven editor is adapted to display the updated instance data at the end user computer system.

An information handling system comprising:

• one or more displays;
• one or more processors;
• a memory accessible by the processors;
• one or more nonvolatile storage devices accessible by the processors;
• and
• an editor generation tool for developing and deploying a model-driven editor, the editor generation tool being effective to:
• generate instance data using a model;
• produce a model-driven editor using the instance data;
• display both the model and the model-driven editor on a display;
• after displaying both the model and the model-driven editor, receive a request to deploy the model-driven editor to an end user computer system;
• inhibit accessibility to the model in response to the request to deploy the model-driven editor to an end user computer system;
• deploy the model and the model-driven editor disabling to the end user computer system, wherein the model-driven editor is adapted to be displayed at the end user computer system and the model is at the end user computer system;
• and
• deploying, from the development framework, an updated model and updated instance data to the end user computer system, wherein the model-driven editor is adapted to display the updated instance data at the end user computer system.