System and method for providing extended javascript object notation (JSON) remote procedure call (RPC) with mediator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10423472-B2
Application number	US-201715597779-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 17, 2017
Priority date	May 17, 2017
Publication date	Sep 24, 2019
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing an extended JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) remote procedure call (RPC) with a mediator in a management software in a host computing device. The management software implements a mediator using the extended JSON RPC format to forward a request from a remote computing device to a device to perform a method. In operation, the management software receives the request from the remote computing device. Then the mediator converts the request to an extended JSON RPC request, which includes first properties for performing a method on a target device and second properties not for performing the method. The mediator may store the first and second properties based on the extended JSON RPC request for internal use. Then the mediator generates a command based on the first properties of the extended JSON RPC request, and sends the command to the target device to perform the method.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a host computing device, comprising a processor and a storage device storing computer executable code, wherein the computer executable code, when executed at the processor, is configured to:
receive a request from a remote computing device;
in response to receiving the request,
convert the request to an extended JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) remote procedure call (RPC) request, wherein the extended JSON RPC request comprises first properties for performing a method on a target device and second properties not for performing the method;
store the first properties and the second properties based on the extended JSON RPC request;
generate a command to perform the method at the target device, based on the first properties of the extended JSON RPC request; and
send the command to the target device to perform the method at the target device;

receive, from the target device, a response based on the method being performed at the target device; and
in response to receiving the response,
convert the response to an extended JSON RPC response, wherein the extended JSON RPC response comprises third properties for generating a client response to the request and fourth properties not for generating the client response;
store the third properties and the fourth properties based on the extended JSON RPC response;
generate the client response based on the third properties of the extended JSON RPC response; and
send the client response to the remote computing device;

wherein the first properties comprise a method identification of the method, at least one parameter for performing the method, and a request identification.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the request is in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) format, and the command is a Java command.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second properties comprise a device identification of the target device, a user identification, and a time stamp.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the response is a Java response, and the client response is in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) format.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the third properties comprise a result of performing the method, an error message of performing the method, and a response identification, wherein the response identification is identical to the request identification.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the host computing device is a baseboard management controller (BMC).

7. A method for providing an extended JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Remote Procedure Call (RPC) with a mediator in a management software of a host computing device, comprising:
receiving, by the management software, a request from a remote computing device;
in response to receiving the request,
converting, by the management software, the request to an extended JSON RPC request, wherein the extended JSON RPC request comprises first properties for performing a method on a target device and second properties not for performing the method;
storing, at the management software, the first properties and the second properties based on the extended JSON RPC request;
generating, by the management software, a command to perform the method at the target device, based on the extended JSON RPC request; and
sending the command from the management software to the target device to perform the method at the target device;

receiving, by the management software from the target device, a response based on the method being performed at the target device; and
in response to receiving the response,
converting, by the management software, the response to an extended JSON RPC response, wherein the extended JSON RPC response comprises third properties for generating a client response to the request and fourth properties not for generating the client response,
storing, at the management software, the third properties and the fourth properties based on the extended JSON RPC response;
generating, by the management software, the client response based on the third properties of the extended JSON RPC response; and
sending the client response from the management software to the remote computing device;

wherein the first properties comprise a method identification of the method, at least one parameter for performing the method, and a request identification, and the second properties comprise a device identification of the target device, a user identification, and a time stamp.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the request is in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) format, and the command is a Java command.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the response is a Java response, and the client response is in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) format.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the third properties comprise a result of performing the method, an error message of performing the method, and a response identification, wherein the response identification is identical to the request identification.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable code, wherein the computer executable code, when executed at a processor of a host computing device, is configured to:
receive a request from a remote computing device;
in response to receiving the request,
convert the request to an extended JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) remote procedure call (RPC) request, wherein the extended JSON RPC request comprises first properties for performing a method on a target device and second properties not for performing the method;
store the first properties and the second properties based on the extended JSON RPC request;
generate a command to perform the method at the target device, based on the first properties of the extended JSON RPC request; and
send the command to the target device to perform the method at the target device;

receive, from the device, a response based on the method being performed at the target device; and
in response to receiving the response,
convert the response to an extended JSON RPC response, wherein the extended JSON RPC response comprises third properties for generating a client response to the request and fourth properties not for generating the client response;
store the third properties and the fourth properties based on the extended JSON RPC response;
generate the client response based on the third properties of the extended JSON RPC response; and
send the client response to the remote computing device;

wherein the first properties comprise a method identification of the method, at least one parameter for performing the method, and a request identification, and the second properties comprise a device identification of the target device, a user identification, and a time stamp.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the request is in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) format, and the command is a Java command.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the response is a Java response, and the client response is in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) format.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the third properties comprise a result of performing the method, an error message of performing the method, and a response identification, wherein the response identification is identical to the request identification.

Assignees

• American Megatrends Int Llc

Inventors

• Reddy Bakka Ravinder
• Inbaraj Joseprabu
• Nettem Divya

Classifications

• G06F9/547 Primary

  Remote procedure calls [RPC]; Web services · CPC title

• H04L69/10 Primary

  Streamlined, light-weight or high-speed protocols, e.g. express transfer protocol [XTP] or byte stream · CPC title

• H04L41/0266

  using meta-data, objects or commands for formatting management information, e.g. using eXtensible markup language [XML] · CPC title

• H04L67/40

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L67/133

  Protocols for remote procedure calls [RPC] · CPC title