Operating group resources in sub-groups and nested groups

A method for operating a group resource, comprising:

• receiving an operation request directed to a member resource, wherein the member resource belongs to a group resource and the member resource operation request carries a group resource identifier of the group resource;
• determining that the operation request is an update request;
• generating a first operation request identifier for the update request;
• and
• sending a first member resource operation request to a member device for processing by the member device,
• wherein the member resource is stored in the member device, and the first member resource operation request comprises the first operation request identifier, and
• wherein the processing is performed by the member device in accordance with a result of a determination by the member device whether the first operation request identifier is an operation request identifier stored by the member device.

A group server, comprising:

• a receiving module, configured to receive an operation request directed to a member resource, wherein the member resource belongs to a group resource and the member resource operation request carries a group resource identifier of the group resource;
• a determining module, configure to determine, in accordance with the group resource identifier, that the group resource comprises a sub-group resource used as the member resource;
• a generating module, configured to generate a first operation request identifier for the member resource operation request;
• and
• a sending module, configured to send a first member resource operation request to a member device for processing by the member device,
• wherein the member resource is stored in the member device, and the first member resource operation request comprises the first operation request identifier, and
• wherein the processing is performed by the member device in accordance with a result of a determination by the member device whether the first operation request identifier is an operation request identifier stored by the member device.

A group server, comprising:

• a receiving module, configured to receive an operation request directed to a member resource, wherein, the member resource belongs to a group resource and the member resource operation request carries a group resource identifier of the group resource;
• a determining module, configure to determine, that the operation request is an update request;
• a generating module, configured to generate a first operation request identifier for the update request;
• and
• a sending module, configured to send a first member resource operation request to a member device for processing by the member device,
• wherein the member resource is stored in the member device, and the first member resource operation request comprises the first operation request identifier, and
• wherein the processing is performed by the member device in accordance with a result of a determination by the member device whether the first operation request identifier is an operation request identifier stored by the member device.