Service plug-in and service base for an integrated service framework

A computer program product, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code portions embodied therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

• an executable portion configured for providing a worker base product and a worker plug-in product within an integrated service framework;
• an executable portion configured for allowing the worker base product to access an abstract class that provides a structure for developing one or more class plug-ins;
• an executable portion configured for allowing a user to use the worker plug-in product to develop one or more class plug-ins and configuration files for a service;
• and
• an executable portion configured for allowing a user to develop a service by
• developing the one or more class plug-ins within the structure of the abstract class, wherein the user develops the code for a portion of the service in the one or more class plug-ins and accesses standardized code for a portion of the services in the abstract class within the integrated service framework;
• and
• editing the one or more configuration files that comprise text associated with stored locations of the services, how to communicate with the services, and buttons for commands to include in a service interface for the service, wherein the service interface is used for monitoring the service, wherein the one or more configuration files are not linked with the one or more class plug-ins associated with the service, and wherein the one or more configuration files are used to create the service interface for the service without developing code in the one or more class plug-ins to create the service interface.

A method comprising:

• providing, by a processor, a worker base product and a worker plug-in product within an integrated service framework;
• allowing, by the processor, the worker base product to access an abstract class that provides a structure for developing one or more class plug-ins;
• allowing, by the processor, a user to use the worker plug-in product to develop one or more class plug-ins for a service;
• and
• allowing, by a processor, a user to develop a service by
• developing the one or more class plug-ins within the structure of the abstract class, wherein the user develops the code for a portion of the service in the one or more class plug-ins and accesses standardized code for a portion of the services in the one or more abstract classes within the integrated service framework;
• and
• editing the one or more configuration files that comprise text associated with stored locations of the services, how to communicate with the services, and buttons for commands to include in a service interface for the service, wherein the service interface is used for monitoring the service, wherein the one or more configuration files are not linked with the one or more class plug-ins associated with the service, and wherein the one or more configuration files are used to create the service interface for the service without developing code in the one or more class plug-ins to create the service interface.