Dataflow-driven service composition at the presentation layer

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• retrieving a plurality of web services from a computer-readable repository;
• displaying a plurality of user interfaces on a display of a device that is in communication with the computer-readable repository, each user interface corresponding to one of the plurality of web services;
• receiving first user input indicating selection of a first interaction element of a first user interface of the plurality of user interfaces, the first interaction element being associated with a data type;
• in response to the first user input, in response to the first user input, displaying a context menu comprising one or more user-selectable contexts;
• receiving a user selection of a user-selected context from the context menu,
• identifying, based on the user-selected context, one or more interaction elements of one or more user interfaces of the plurality of user interfaces that can be connected to the first interaction element to enable dataflow therebetween, wherein the one or more interaction elements are each associated with the data type;
• graphically indicating the one or more interactions elements;
• receiving second user input indicating selection of a second interaction element from the one or more interaction elements, the second interaction element being provided in a second user interface of the plurality of user interfaces;
• in response to receiving the second user input, automatically generating a dataflow between the first interaction element of the first user interface and the second interactions element of the second user interface, wherein the dataflow represents a flow of data between the first interaction element and the second interaction element;
• and
• modeling the application based on the dataflow.

A system, comprising:

• a computer-readable repository;
• and
• one or more processors that are in communication with the computer-readable repository and that execute instructions to perform operations comprising:
• retrieving a plurality of web services from a computer-readable repository;
• displaying a plurality of user interfaces on a display of a device that is in communication with the computer-readable repository, each user interface corresponding to one of the plurality of web services;
• receiving first user input indicating selection of a first interaction element of a first user interface of the plurality of user interfaces, the first interaction element being associated with a data type;
• in response to the first user input, in response to the first user input, displaying a context menu comprising one or more user-selectable contexts;
• receiving a user selection of a user-selected context from the context menu,
• identifying, based on the user-selected context, one or more interaction elements of one or more user interfaces of the plurality of user interfaces that can be connected to the first interaction element to enable dataflow therebetween, wherein the one or more interaction elements are each associated with the data type;
• graphically indicating the one or more interactions elements;
• receiving second user input indicating selection of a second interaction element from the one or more interaction elements, the second interaction element being provided in a second user interface of the plurality of user interfaces;
• in response to receiving the second user input, automatically generating a dataflow between the first interaction element of the first user interface and the second interactions element of the second user interface, wherein the dataflow represents a flow of data between the first interaction element and the second interaction element;
• and
• modeling the application based on the dataflow.