Framework for development and customization of web services deployment descriptors

A computer program product for managing Web services deployment descriptors, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising:
• computer readable program code configured to parse a deployment descriptor documents to identify at least one data fragment;
• computer readable program code configured to provide a user interface component;
• computer readable program code configured to provide an adapter, wherein the adapter is associated with the user interface component and the data fragment;
• computer readable program code configured to update the data fragment in response to the adapter being notified of a change to the associated user interface component;
• and
• computer readable program code configured to update the associated user interface component in response to the adapter being notified of a change to the associated data fragment.

An apparatus for managing Web services deployment descriptors, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor and a memory;
• a parser, wherein the parser divides at least one deployment descriptor document into a plurality of data fragments;
• a plurality of user interface components;
• and
• a plurality of adapters, wherein each of the plurality of adapters is associated with a respective one of the plurality of user interface components and a corresponding one of the plurality of data fragments, wherein each of the plurality of adapters comprises:
• a user interface component listener;
• a data fragment listener;
• a user interface handler that effectuates changes to a user interface component responsive to the data fragment listener receiving notification of a change to an associated data fragment;
• and
• a data fragment handler that effectuates changes to a data fragment responsive to the user interface listener receiving notification of a change to an associated user interface component.