REST APIs for Data Services

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018004767-A1
Application number	US-201615199818-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 30, 2016
Priority date	Jun 30, 2016
Publication date	Jan 4, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Embodiments are directed to connectors that use a common contract to expose data sources to applications. The common contract provides access to a plurality of different dataset types without requiring the applications to know the specific dataset type used by the data sources.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system for connecting applications to services, the system comprising: a processor and memory configured to:
provide a connector that uses a common contract to expose a data source to an application, the common contract providing access to a plurality of different dataset types without requiring the application to know the specific dataset type used by the data source.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the connector exposes an application program interface (API) for managing datasets according to the common contract.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the common contract provides a standardized interface to perform Create, Read, Update, Delete (CRUD) operations on the data sources using APIs.

4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the data source comprises a tabular data resource hierarchy.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the application calls the API to manage tables and items in the data set using the common contract.

6 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the data source comprises a blob data resource hierarchy.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the application calls the API to manage folders and files.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the connector exposes an application program interface (API) for triggering actions when a dataset event is detected.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the connector is a composite connector that exposes application program interfaces (API) for managing data resources using both a tabular data hierarchy and a blob data hierarchy according to the common contract.

10 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a distributed computer network hosting a plurality of connectors, wherein each of the connectors is associated with a different data source and exposes an application program interface (API) for managing data on each data source according to the common contract.

11 . A computer-implemented method for connecting applications to services, comprising:
providing a connector that uses a common contract to expose a data source to an application; and providing access to a plurality of different dataset types using the common contract without requiring the application to know the specific dataset type used by the data source.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the connector exposes an application program interface (API) for managing datasets according to the common contract.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the common contract provides a standardized interface to perform Create, Read, Update, Delete (CRUD) operations on the data sources using APIs.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the data source comprises a tabular data resource hierarchy.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
receiving API calls from the application at the connector to manage tables and items in the data set using the common contract.

16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the data source comprises a blob data resource hierarchy.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
receiving API calls from the application at the connector to manage folders and files.

18 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
exposing an application program interface (API) by the connector for triggering actions when a dataset event is detected.

19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the connector is a composite connector that exposes application program interfaces (API) for managing data resources using both a tabular data hierarchy and a blob data hierarchy according to the common contract.

20 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
associating a plurality of connectors in a distributed computer network with a different data source; and exposing an application program interface (API) for managing data on each data source according to the common contract.

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Lamanna Charles
• Chabungbam Sameer
• Singh Vinay
• Nielsen Henrik Frystyk
• Goss Steven Paul
• Hollan Jeffrey Scott
• Siciliano Stephen

Classifications

• G06F16/2219

  Large Object storage; Management thereof · CPC title

• G06F16/23

  Updating · CPC title

• G06F16/16 Primary

  File or folder operations, e.g. details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems · CPC title

• G06F16/25

  Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems · CPC title

• G06F17/30345

  Physics · mapped topic