Systems and methods for providing and using animations

A computer implemented method comprising:

• detecting, by a processor, an event indicating an intent to modify a target object;
• in response to the detection, redirecting, by the processor, change requests for the target object to a second object by identifying the change requests for the target object and replacing a target object identifier that points to the target object with a second object identifier that points to the second object in the change requests so that change requests sent to the target object are intercepted by the second object, wherein each change request requests a change to a property of the target object at a time;
• receiving, at the second object, one or more change requests associated with a particular property of the target object and a particular time;
• and
• sending, by the processor, a target object request to the target object, the target object request determined using the one or more change requests at the second object.

A system comprising:

• a processor for executing instructions stored in non-transitory computer-readable medium to provide an interface for specifying events for an application, wherein when an event occurs in the application a series of change requests for a target object are created for changing one or more object properties of the target object over a time interval, each change request of the series associated with a time within the time interval;
• a detection component stored in said non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by said processor for detecting an event indicating an intent to modify the target object;
• a redirecting component stored in said non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by said processor for redirecting the series of change requests for the target object by identifying the series of change requests for the target object and replacing a target object identifier that points to the target object with a second object identifier that points to the second object in each of the series of change requests so that change requests sent to the target object are intercepted by the second object, wherein the redirection occurs in response to the detection of the event indicating the intent to modify the target object;
• and
• a blending object identified by the second object identifier, the blending object stored in said non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by said processor for receiving change requests and sending a target object request to the target object, the target object request comprising either an unaltered change request of the series of change requests or a combined change request.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is encoded program code, the program code, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the method comprising:

• detecting an event indicating an intent to modify a target object;
• redirecting change requests for the target object to a second object by identifying the change requests for the target object and replacing a target object identifier that points to the target object with a second object identifier that points to the second object in the change requests so that change requests sent to the target object are intercepted by the second object, wherein the redirection occurs in response to the detection of the event, and wherein each change request requests a change to a property of the target object at a time;
• receiving, at the second object identified by the second object identifier, one or more change requests associated with a particular property of the target object and a particular time;
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• based on determining that only a single change request at the second object is associated with the particular property of the target object and the particular time, sending the single change request from the second object to the target object, or based on determining that two or more change requests at the second object are associated with the particular property of the target object and the particular time, determining a new change request using the two or more change requests, and sending the new change request to the target object.