CN115840778A - Model-based visual configuration connector and connection method thereof - Google Patents
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The invention provides a model-based visual configuration connector and a connection method thereof, wherein the connector comprises a design state and an operation state, and the design state comprises the following steps: the system comprises a configuration model definition module, a parameter model definition module and a data mapping definition module, wherein the configuration model definition module is used for freely defining configuration information of a connector, the parameter model definition module is used for defining parameter information of operation of the connector to match a service model data type of a low-code platform, and the data mapping definition module is used for mapping the parameter information defined by the parameter model definition module and parameters of an external system; the operation state comprises an operation state database, a model analysis engine, a connection engine and a data conversion engine, wherein the model analysis engine is used for analyzing configuration information and parameter information, the connection engine is used for connecting to a corresponding external system according to the analyzed configuration information, and the data conversion engine is used for data conversion. The invention reduces the workload of code development, and can quickly use the data of the external system only by utilizing the internal release mechanism of the low-code platform.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to a model-based visual configuration connector and a connection method thereof.
Background
The low-code platform is a SaaS cloud platform which is used by designers in the cloud, performs business logic design rapidly in a dragging and pulling mode, and then releases design results to a user side for application of users, wherein the platform can be shared by multiple tenants and data is completely isolated. In actual software applications, a situation that an external system needs to be interfaced is often encountered, and in such a situation, code development is generally required to achieve an effect. The reason is that the docking of different systems has great difference, such as different interfaces for docking; the configuration information models are inconsistent; the parameters are defined differently, the parameter formats are different, and the using modes are different; when the system is in butt joint with a software platform of the system, data conversion is difficult. These problems increase the difficulty and the repetitive work of the docking, and after the development of the new connection capability is completed, a function release process is required, which may affect the stability of the system.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a model-based visual configuration connector and a connection method thereof, which reduce the workload of code development, can quickly use the data of an external system only by utilizing an internal release mechanism of a low-code platform, and keep the stable operation of the low-code platform.
The invention is realized by the following technical scheme:
a model-based visual configuration connector for connecting a low-code platform to an external system, comprising a design state and a run state, the design state comprising: the system comprises a configuration model definition module, a parameter model definition module, a data mapping definition module and a design state database, wherein the configuration model definition module is used for freely defining configuration information of a connector, the parameter model definition module is used for defining parameter information of operation of the connector to match service model data types of a low-code platform, the data mapping definition module is used for mapping the parameter information defined by the parameter model definition module with parameters of an external system, and the design state database is used for storing the configuration information and the parameter information; the operating state comprises an operating state database, a model analysis engine, a connection engine and a data conversion engine, after design state design is completed, configuration information and parameter information are issued to the operating state database from the design state database, the model analysis engine is used for analyzing the configuration information and the parameter information, the connection engine is used for connecting to a corresponding external system according to the analyzed configuration information, and the data conversion engine is used for converting the parameter information into parameters which can be recognized by the external system or converting data returned by the external system into data which can be recognized by a low-code platform.
Further, the design state further comprises a configuration model engine for storing the configuration information as a JSON character string, and in the operating state, the model parsing engine parses the JSON character string to check the correctness of the configuration information and transmit the configuration information checked to an external system interface.
Further, the configuration information defined by the configuration model definition module may be a character string type, a numerical type and/or whether ciphertext is displayed, both the character string type and the numerical type may be displayed as a text input box and/or a drop-down menu option, and the array type may be displayed as a multi-choice box.
Further, the type of the parameter information is a data type supported inside the low code platform, and the data type includes a date type, a short text type, a numerical type, an automatic numbering type and/or a long text type.
Further, the model analysis engine judges whether the defined configuration information is accurate and the length and the type of the configuration information are correct according to the configuration model definition module.
Furthermore, the data conversion engine captures the exception before conversion, and if no exception exists, the data conversion is carried out by adopting JAVA quote type conversion.
Further, the connection engine determines an API interface URL according to the parsed configuration information, calls the URL, and transmits the configuration information as an interface parameter to an external system.
The invention is also realized by the following technical scheme:
the connection method for configuring the connector based on the model-based visualization comprises the following steps:
s1, selecting a connector on a service model interface of a low-code platform, defining configuration information through a configuration model definition module, defining parameter information of connector operation through a parameter model definition module, and determining a mapping relation between the parameter information and parameters of an external system through a data mapping definition module to determine a service model;
s2, issuing the determined service model to an operation state;
and S3, entering a running environment, analyzing the configuration information and the parameter information by a model analysis engine of the connector, connecting the corresponding external system by the connection engine according to the analyzed configuration information, converting the parameter information into parameters which can be recognized by the external system by a data conversion engine, and converting the returned data into data which can be recognized by a low-code platform after the external system returns the data.
The invention has the following beneficial effects:
the invention is based on the low-code platform, realizes interface connection capacity configuration by a mode of configuration model, can support service developers to quickly integrate external systems through the low-code platform, reduces the workload of code development, and can ensure that a user side can quickly use the data of the external systems by using an internal release mechanism of the low-code platform without deploying under the condition of stable operation of the low-code platform; the problem of configuration difference and parameter difference is solved through the model analysis engine, the problem of interface connection is solved through the connection engine, the difficulty of data conversion is solved through the data conversion engine, and the risk that other functions of a user are affected due to frequent version sending is solved based on a low-code platform.
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FIG. 2 is a timing diagram of the present invention in use.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a model definition according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the operation of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram of a configuration model definition module according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram of a parametric model definition module according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram of a data mapping definition module according to the present invention.
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As shown in fig. 1-7, the model-based visualization configures a connector for connecting a low-code platform and an external system. The connector comprises a design state and an operation state, wherein the design state comprises: the device comprises a configuration model definition module, a parameter model definition module, a data mapping definition module, a design state database and a configuration model engine, wherein the configuration model definition module is used for freely defining configuration information of a connector, the parameter model definition module is used for defining parameter information of operation of the connector to match with a service model data type of a low-code platform, the data mapping definition module is used for mapping the parameter information defined by the parameter model definition module and parameters of an external system, the design state database is used for storing the configuration information and the parameter information, and the configuration model engine is used for storing the configuration information as a JSON character string for transmission; the operating state comprises an operating state database, a model analysis engine, a connection engine and a data conversion engine, after design state design is completed, configuration information and parameter information are issued to the operating state database from the design state database, the model analysis engine is used for analyzing the configuration information and the parameter information, the connection engine is used for connecting to a corresponding external system according to the analyzed configuration information, and the data conversion engine is used for converting the parameter information into parameters which can be recognized by the external system or converting data returned by the external system into data which can be recognized by a low-code platform.
The configuration information defined by the configuration model definition module can be character string type, numerical type and/or whether ciphertext is displayed or not, the character string type and the numerical type can be displayed as a text input box and/or a drop-down single selection, and the array type can be displayed as a multi-selection box. Here, connector configuration information such as type, whether or not it is ciphertext, and the like can be freely defined. The configuration information is stored as a JSON string for transfer. And after the JSON character string is analyzed by the model analysis engine, judging whether the defined configuration information is accurate and the length and the type of the configuration information are correct according to the configuration model definition module, and transmitting the configuration information which is verified to be correct to an external system interface. The configuration information of a general connector is mainly authentication information, an external system interface performs authentication based on the information, and the next operation can be performed after the authentication is passed. The JSON character string analysis process is the prior art.
The type of the parameter information is a data type supported inside the low-code platform, and comprises a date type, a short text type, a numerical value type, an automatic numbering type and/or a long text type. Each connector is operated corresponding to a plurality of connectors, and after one external system is connected, various operations can be performed. Each connector operates inside the low-code platform, and data of the low-code platform is operated, so that data types supported by the low-code platform can be defined as parameters for transmission.
The defined parameter information is mapped with the parameter type of the external system, so that mutual conversion can be conveniently carried out during calling, for example, the enterprise wechat is defined as a connector, and local data can be mapped to the operation of the enterprise wechat during calling, so that data conversion can be carried out. The parameter model definition module can know which parameters are in operation, and then the parameters are mapped with an external system, so that the problem of inconsistent data types is solved, and after mapping, type conversion can be carried out in the external system. The mapping rule in this embodiment includes: short text inside the low code platform, text type, number type field and/or Boolean type field of mapping external system; a number type field internal to the platform, a number type, floating point type, and/or boolean type field that maps external systems.
After the content is designed in the design state, the designed content is published to the operation state database through the publishing button, the operation mechanism is an operation mechanism of the low-code platform, the design state is separated from the operation state, the full function of each content can be effectively guaranteed, the concurrency capability can be pertinently promoted, and the performance and the stability are improved. The operation state is an entrance of a platform used by a terminal user, and the user calls a designed service model in the operation state.
And capturing the exception by the data conversion engine before conversion, and if the exception does not exist, performing data conversion by adopting JAVA quote type conversion. And the connection engine determines an API interface URL according to the analyzed configuration information, calls the URL and transmits the configuration information serving as an interface parameter to an external system.
The connecting method of the visual configuration connector based on the model comprises the following steps:
s1, a low-code platform service developer (current tenant) selects a connector on a service model interface of a low-code platform, and defines configuration information through a configuration model definition module, defines parameter information of connector operation through a parameter model definition module, and determines a mapping relation between the parameter information and parameters of an external system through a data mapping definition module to determine a service model;
s2, releasing the determined service model to an operation state, and selecting the operation environment of the current tenant during releasing;
and S3, entering a running environment, analyzing the configuration information and the parameter information by a model analysis engine of the connector, connecting the corresponding external system by the connection engine according to the analyzed configuration information, converting the parameter information into parameters which can be recognized by the external system by a data conversion engine, and converting the returned data into data which can be recognized by a low-code platform after the external system returns the data.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and therefore should not be taken as limiting the scope of the invention, which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents and modifications within the scope of the description.
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1. A model-based visual configuration connector for connecting a low-code platform to an external system, comprising: the method comprises a design state and an operation state, wherein the design state comprises the following steps: the system comprises a configuration model definition module, a parameter model definition module, a data mapping definition module and a design state database, wherein the configuration model definition module is used for freely defining configuration information of a connector, the parameter model definition module is used for defining parameter information of operation of the connector to match the service model data type of a low-code platform, the data mapping definition module is used for mapping the parameter information defined by the parameter model definition module with parameters of an external system, and the design state database is used for storing the configuration information and the parameter information; the running state comprises a running state database, a model analysis engine, a connection engine and a data conversion engine, after design state design is completed, configuration information and parameter information are issued to the running state database from the design state database, the model analysis engine is used for analyzing the configuration information and the parameter information, the connection engine is used for connecting to a corresponding external system according to the analyzed configuration information, and the data conversion engine is used for converting the parameter information into parameters which can be recognized by the external system or converting data returned by the external system into data which can be recognized by a low-code platform.
2. A model-based visual configuration connector according to claim 1, wherein: the design state further comprises a configuration model engine used for storing the configuration information into a JSON character string, and in the operation state, the model analysis engine analyzes the JSON character string to check the correctness of the configuration information and transmit the configuration information checked to an external system interface.
3. A model-based visual configuration connector according to claim 1, wherein: the configuration information defined by the configuration model definition module can be character string type, numerical type and/or whether ciphertext is displayed or not, the character string type and the numerical type can be displayed as a text input box and/or a drop-down single selection, and the array type can be displayed as a multi-selection box.
4. A model-based visual configuration connector according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that: the type of the parameter information is a data type supported in the low-code platform, and the data type comprises a date type, a short text type, a numerical value type, an automatic numbering type and/or a long text type.
5. A model-based visual configuration connector according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that: and the model analysis engine judges whether the defined configuration information is accurate and the length and the type of the configuration information are correct according to the configuration model definition module.
6. A model-based visual configuration connector according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that: the data conversion engine captures the exception before conversion, and if no exception exists, the data conversion is carried out by adopting JAVA quote type conversion.
7. A model-based visual configuration connector according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that: and the connection engine determines an API interface URL according to the analyzed configuration information, calls the URL and transmits the configuration information serving as an interface parameter to an external system.
8. The method for connecting a connector configured based on a model-based visualization according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein: the method comprises the following steps:
s1, selecting a connector on a service model interface of a low-code platform, defining configuration information through a configuration model definition module, defining parameter information of connector operation through a parameter model definition module, and determining a mapping relation between the parameter information and parameters of an external system through a data mapping definition module to determine a service model;
s2, issuing the determined service model to an operation state;
and S3, entering a running environment, analyzing the configuration information and the parameter information by a model analysis engine of the connector, connecting the corresponding external system by the connection engine according to the analyzed configuration information, converting the parameter information into parameters which can be recognized by the external system by a data conversion engine, and converting the returned data into data which can be recognized by a low-code platform after the external system returns the data.
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