Generating and managing applications using any number of different platforms

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9606794-B1
Application number	US-201514970929-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 16, 2015
Priority date	Dec 16, 2015
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

Abstract

At least one application is received from a user. The at least one application is stored on a communication platform. A catalog is received. The catalog includes at least one service. Each service of the at least one service is associated with a platform. An indication of a selection, from the user, is received. The selection comprises a first service associated with a first platform, and a second service associated with a second platform. The first service stores the at least one application from the user. The second service runs the at least one application from the user. Responsive to receiving the indication, the at least one application is deployed to the indicated first platform. Additionally, responsive to receiving the indication, a service bridge from the communication platform to the second platform is deployed. The at least one application is run, on the first platform utilizing the service bridge.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, at least one application from a user, wherein the at least one application is stored on a communication platform;
receiving, by one or more processors, a catalog, wherein the catalog includes at least one service and wherein each service of the at least one service is associated with a platform of a plurality of platforms;
receiving, by one or more processors, an indication of a selection from the user, wherein the selection comprises a first service of the at least one service associated with a first platform, and a second service of the at least one service associated with a second platform, wherein the first service of the first platform stores the at least one application from the user, and wherein the second service of the second platform runs the at least one application from the user;
responsive to receiving the indication, deploying, by one or more processors, the at least one application, from the communication platform to the indicated first platform for storage;
responsive to receiving the indication, deploying, by one or more processors, a service bridge from the communication platform to the second platform, wherein the service bridge enables the at least one application from the user to access the second platform; and
running, by one or more processors, the at least one application on the second platform from the first platform utilizing the service bridge.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein deploying the at least one application to the indicated first platform for storage, further comprises:
receiving, from the service bridge, a security authentication certification associated with the second platform from the service bridge;
creating, by one or more processors, a custom software development kit (SDK), wherein the custom SDK includes the security authentication certification associated with the second platform; and
binding, by one or more processors, the custom SDK with the at least one application of the user.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein running the at least one application on the first platform through the second service of the second platform utilizing the service bridge comprises:
utilizing, by one or more processors, the custom SDK, for accessing the second service on the second platform, upon deploying the service bridge from the communication platform to the second platform.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the catalog further comprises:
establishing, by one or more processors, at least one platform agents, wherein each platform agent of the at least one platform agents is associated with a platform of the plurality of platforms, and wherein the communication platform communicates with each platform agent of the at least one platform agents associated with the platform of the plurality of platforms;
retrieving, by each of the at least one platform agent, service data associated with each platform of the plurality of platforms, wherein the service data, includes a security authentication certification to access the second platform; and
creating, by one or more processors, the catalog based at least in part on the service data retrieved by at least one platform agent associated with each platform of the plurality of platforms.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein deploying the service bridge further comprises:
establishing, by one or more processors, a node on the second platform, wherein the node allows data to exchange between the communication platform and the second platform.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the first platform and the second platform are in communication through the communication platform.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the first platform, the second platform and the communication platform are platform as a service (PaaS).

8. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive at least one application from a user, wherein the at least one application is stored on a communication platform;
program instructions to receive a catalog, wherein the catalog includes at least one service and wherein each service of the at least one service is associated with a platform of a plurality of platforms;
program instructions to receive an indication of a selection from the user, wherein the selection comprises a first service of the at least one service associated with a first platform, and a second service of the at least one service associated with a second platform, wherein the first service of the first platform stores the at least one application from the user, and wherein the second service of the second platform runs the at least one application from the user;
responsive to receiving the indication, program instructions to deploy the at least one application, from the communication platform to the indicated first platform for storage;
responsive to receiving the indication, program instructions to deploy a service bridge from the communication platform to the second platform, wherein the service bridge enables the at least one application from the user to access the second platform; and
program instructions to run the at least one application on the second platform from the first platform utilizing the service bridge.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein deploying the at least one application to the indicated first platform for storage, further comprises:
program instructions to receive, from the service bridge, a security authentication certification associated with the second platform from the service bridge;
program instructions to create a custom software development kit (SDK), wherein the custom SDK includes the security authentication certification associated with the second platform; and
program instructions to bind the custom SDK with the at least one application of the user.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein running the at least one application on the first platform through the second service of the second platform utilizing the service bridge comprises:
program instructions to utilize the custom SDK, for accessing the second service on the second platform, upon deploying the service bridge from the communication platform to the second platform.

11. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein receiving the catalog further comprises:
program instructions to establish at least one platform agents, wherein each platform agent of the at least one platform agents is associated with a platform of the plurality of platforms, and wherein the communication platform communicates with each platform agent of the at least one platform agents associated with the platform of the plurality of platforms;
program instructions to retrieve, by each of the at least one platform agent, service data associated with each platform of the plurality of platforms, wherein the service data, includes a security authentication certification to access the second platform; and
program instructions to create the catalog based at least in part on the service data retrieved by at least one platform agent associated with each platform of the plurality of platforms.

12. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein deploying the service bridge further comprises:
program instructions to establish a node on the second platform, wherein the node allows data to exchange between the communication platform and the second platform.

13. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the first platform and the second pl

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Chou Wei-Ting
• Liu Chih-Hsiung
• Shih Hao-Ting
• Tseng Joey H Y

Classifications

• G06F8/71 Primary

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

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F8/60

  Software deployment · CPC title

• G06F8/76 Primary

  Adapting program code to run in a different environment; Porting · CPC title

• G06F8/47

  Retargetable compilers · CPC title