Using scripts to bootstrap applications with metadata from a template

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10810049-B2
Application number	US-201816148921-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2018
Priority date	Mar 19, 2012
Publication date	Oct 20, 2020
Grant date	Oct 20, 2020

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for bootstrapping an application with metadata specified in a template. The template specifies a stack of resources that will be used to execute an application and also includes a set of metadata for customizing the resources and the application. When the system receives the template, it instantiates a compute node which will execute the application. The compute node may contain at least one initialization script for bootstrapping the application with the metadata contained in the template. This functionality allows users to bootstrap the application running on the compute node with data from within the template that was used to create the stack of resources for executing the application. In this manner, metadata, configuration files, package names and versions can be passed by the application owner to the remote compute node.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
receiving a template at a service provider network of a service provider from a client of the service provider, wherein the template comprises:
a definition of a stack of resources comprising one or more compute nodes associated with execution of an application within the service provider network; and
information that defines a condition to be satisfied and an action to be performed in regard to execution of the application on the stack of resources at the service provider network responsive to satisfaction of the condition;

creating, based at least in part on the definition included in the received template, the stack of resources at the service provider network to execute the application;
subsequent to creating the stack of resources at the service provider network to execute the application:
detecting satisfaction of the condition defined in the received template; and
responsive to detecting satisfaction of the condition defined in the received template, triggering performance of the action defined in the received template in regard to execution of the application using the created stack of resources at the service provider network.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein one of the compute nodes of the stack of resources defined in the template includes an initialization script that upon execution causes bootstrapping of the application.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises execution of a command to stop and restart the application.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the template further comprises resource metadata for customizing the resources.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 4 , wherein:
detecting satisfaction of the condition comprises monitoring the resource metadata and detecting a change in the resource metadata that satisfies the condition; and
performing the action is triggered responsive to detecting that the change in the resource metadata satisfies the condition.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the template further comprises metadata including application configuration information for customizing the application.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein creating the stack of resources further comprises creating at least one resource of the stack of resource to meter usage of at least some of the resources of the stack of resources that are running the application.

8. One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media storing one or more sequences of instructions that are executed by one or more processors to implement a network accessible service provider system configured to:
receive a template at a service provider network of the service provider system from a client of the service provider system, wherein the template comprises:
a definition of a stack of resources comprising one or more compute nodes associated with execution of an application within the service provider network; and
information that defines a condition to be satisfied and an action to be performed in regard to execution of the application on the stack of resources at the service provider network responsive to satisfaction of the condition;

create, based at least in part on the definition included in the template, the stack of resources at the service provider network to execute the application;
subsequent to creation of the stack of resources at the service provider network to execute the application:
detect satisfaction of the condition defined in the received template; and
responsive to detection of satisfaction of the condition defined in the received template, trigger performance of the action in regard to execution of the application using the created stack of resources at the service provider network.

9. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 8 , wherein one of the compute nodes of the stack of resources defined in the template includes an initialization script that upon execution causes bootstrapping of the application.

10. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 8 , wherein the action comprises execution of a command to stop and restart the application.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 8 , wherein the template further comprises resource metadata for customizing the resources.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 11 , wherein:
detection of satisfaction of the condition defined in the template comprises monitoring the resource metadata and detecting a change in the resource metadata that satisfies the condition, and
performance of the action is triggered responsive to detection that the change in the resource metadata satisfies the condition.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 8 , wherein the template further comprises metadata including application configuration information for customizing the application.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 8 , wherein creation of the stack of resources further comprises creation of at least one resource of the stack of resource to meter usage of at least some of the resources of the stack of resources that are to run the application.

15. A network accessible service provider system comprising one or more processors configured to:
receive a template at a service provider network of the service provider system from a client of the service provider system, wherein the template comprises:
a definition of a stack of resources comprising one or more compute nodes associated with execution of an application within the service provider network; and
information that defines a condition to be satisfied and an action to be performed in regard to execution of the application on the stack of resources at the service provider network responsive to satisfaction of the condition;

create, based at least in part on the definition included in the template, the stack of resources at the service provider network to execute the application;
subsequent to creation of the stack of resources at the service provider network to execute the application:
detect an occurrence of satisfaction of the condition defined in the received template; and
responsive to detection of satisfaction of the condition defined in the received template, trigger performance of the action in regard to execution of the application using the created stack of resources at the service provider network.

16. The network accessible service provider system of claim 15 , wherein one of the compute nodes of the stack of resources defined in the template includes an initialization script that upon execution causes bootstrapping of the application.

17. The network accessible service provider system of claim 15 , wherein the action comprises execution of a command to stop and restart the application.

18. The network accessible service provider system of claim 15 , wherein the template further comprises resource metadata for customizing the resources.

19. The network accessible service provider system of claim 18 , wherein:
detection of satisfaction of the condition defined in the template comprises monitoring the resource metadata and detection of a change in the resource metadata that satisfies the condition, and
performance of the action is triggered responsive to detection that the change in the resource metadata

Assignees

• Amazon Tech Inc

Inventors

• Kramer Reto
• Whitaker Christopher
• Thomas Adam M
• Edwards Jr Richard C
• Jaisinghani Avinash

Classifications

• G06F9/445 Primary

  Program loading or initiating (bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57) · CPC title

• G06F9/44505

  Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files · CPC title

• G06F8/71

  Version control (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57); Configuration management · CPC title

• G06F9/5072 Primary

  Grid computing · CPC title

• G06F8/61

  Installation · CPC title