Dynamic compression for runtime services

A computer system for enabling at least one application to compress and un-compress a plurality of selected objects based on a plurality of defined customized rules, comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:
• generating a plurality of un-compressed objects and a plurality of proxy objects based on the plurality of selected objects, and storing the generated plurality of un-compressed objects on an un-compressed objects storage associated with the at least one application;
• receiving the plurality of defined customized rules to determine when to compress the received and stored plurality of un-compressed objects;
• compressing the stored plurality of un-compressed objects based on the received plurality of defined customized rules to generate a plurality of compressed objects, wherein compressing the stored plurality of un-compressed objects comprises serializing the stored plurality of un-compressed objects into a plurality of byte arrays, compressing the plurality of byte arrays associated with the serialized plurality of un-compressed objects, generating the plurality of compressed objects based on the compressed plurality of byte arrays, removing the stored plurality of un-compressed objects associated with the generated plurality of compressed objects from the un-compressed object storage, and updating a plurality of information associated with the generated plurality of compressed objects on an object info map;
• storing the generated plurality of compressed objects on a compressed objects storage associated with the at least one application;
• receiving a plurality of requests to invoke a plurality of object methods associated with the stored plurality of un-compressed objects and the stored plurality of compressed objects;
• determining whether the received plurality of requests are to invoke the plurality of object methods associated with the stored plurality of un-compressed objects and the stored plurality of compressed objects;
• in response to the determination that the received plurality of requests are to invoke the plurality of object methods associated with the plurality of un-compressed objects, retrieving the stored plurality of un-compressed objects from the un-compressed objects storage;
• invoking the plurality of object methods associated with the retrieved plurality of un-compressed objects;
• in response to the determination that the received plurality of requests are to invoke the plurality of object methods associated with the stored plurality of compressed objects, retrieving the plurality of compressed objects from the compressed objects storage;
• restoring the retrieved plurality of compressed objects associated with the received plurality of requests;
• invoking the plurality of object methods associated with the restored plurality of compressed objects;
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• presenting the invoked methods associated with the retrieved plurality of un-compressed objects and the restored plurality of compressed objects.

A computer program product for enabling at least one application to compress and un-compress a plurality of selected objects based on a plurality of defined customized rules, comprising:

• one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage devices, the program instructions executable by a processor, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to generate a plurality of un-compressed objects and a plurality of proxy objects based on the plurality of selected objects, and program instructions to store the generated plurality of un-compressed objects on an un-compressed objects storage associated with the at least one application;
• program instructions to receive the plurality of defined customized rules to determine when to compress the received and stored plurality of un-compressed objects;
• program instructions to compress the stored plurality of un-compressed objects based on the received plurality of defined customized rules to generate a plurality of compressed objects, wherein the program instructions to compress the stored plurality of un-compressed objects comprises program instructions to serialize the stored plurality of un-compressed objects into a plurality of byte arrays, program instructions to compress the plurality of byte arrays associated with the serialized plurality of un-compressed objects, program instructions to generate the plurality of compressed objects based on the compressed plurality of byte arrays, program instructions to remove the stored plurality of un-compressed objects associated with the generated plurality of compressed objects from the un-compressed object storage, and program instructions to update a plurality of information associated with the generated plurality of compressed objects on an object info map;
• program instructions to store the generated plurality of compressed objects on a compressed objects storage associated with the at least one application;
• program instructions to receive a plurality of requests to invoke a plurality of object methods associated with the stored plurality of un-compressed objects and the stored plurality of compressed objects;
• program instructions to determine whether the received plurality of requests are to invoke the plurality of object methods associated with the stored plurality of un-compressed objects and the stored plurality of compressed objects;
• in response to the determination that the received plurality of requests are to invoke the plurality of object methods associated with the plurality of un-compressed objects, program instructions to retrieve the stored plurality of un-compressed objects from the un-compressed objects storage;
• program instructions to invoke the plurality of object methods associated with the retrieved plurality of un-compressed objects;
• in response to the determination that the received plurality of requests are to invoke the plurality of object methods associated with the stored plurality of compressed objects, program instructions to retrieve the plurality of compressed objects from the compressed objects storage;
• program instructions to restore the retrieved plurality of compressed objects associated with the received plurality of requests;
• program instructions to invoke the plurality of object methods associated with the restored plurality of compressed objects;
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• program instructions to present the invoked methods associated with the retrieved plurality of un-compressed objects and the restored plurality of compressed objects.