JP5215908B2 - Information processing apparatus and program execution method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a program execution method capable of executing a plurality of types of application programs.

  Conventionally, an information processing apparatus can mount only a service (application program) corresponding to the platform. On the other hand, a method of providing an interface unit between a platform and an application program has been proposed. According to this method, since the interface unit absorbs the difference in operation between the platform and the application program, it is possible to reduce the development man-hour associated with addition or change of the application program.

  For example, Patent Document 1 below describes an application operation management system that can easily cope with the types and configurations of applications. In this system, a management unit that monitors or operates a plurality of application programs includes a management module prepared for each application, and each management module is connected to an application program by an individual interface that absorbs differences in monitoring or operation methods. Information is exchanged between the two.

JP 2006-53624 A

  However, in the conventional method as described in Patent Document 1, since the interface part must be developed for each application program, there is a possibility that the man-hours and costs for development, function addition, design change, etc. may increase.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides an information processing apparatus and a program execution method capable of suppressing the man-hour or cost required for developing an interface between a platform and an application program. Objective.

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus capable of executing a plurality of types of application programs, the platform executing functions common to the plurality of types of application programs, and an application based on a request from the platform Interface means for executing a program, the interface means storing a text file in which setting information necessary for executing each application program is described in a markup language, and one of a plurality of types of application programs Receiving a processing request for the application program from the platform, and storing setting information corresponding to the one application program based on the processing request received by the receiving unit. An acquisition means for reading from, based on the setting information read by the acquiring means comprises executing means for executing processing for one application program requested by the platform, the storage means, as a text file, each application A screen setting file in which screen setting information including information related to the redundant configuration of the server in which the program is installed is stored is stored. A screen relating to the program is drawn on a monitor .

In addition, the program execution method of the present invention is capable of executing a plurality of types of application programs, and is executed by an information processing apparatus including a platform that executes a function common to the plurality of types of application programs. A reception step for receiving a processing request for one application program from a plurality of types of application programs from the platform, and setting information necessary for executing each application program is marked based on the processing request received in the reception step. An acquisition step of reading setting information corresponding to one application program from a storage means for storing a text file described in an up-language, and a setting read in the acquisition step Based on the distribution, viewed including an execution step, the executing processing for one application program requested by the platform, the storage means, as a text file, the information about the redundancy of servers each application program is installed A screen setting file in which the screen setting information is described is stored, and in the execution step, a screen related to each application program is drawn on the monitor based on the screen setting information read in the acquisition step. And

  According to such an information processing apparatus and program execution method, when a processing request related to an application program is sent from the platform, setting information corresponding to the program is read out, and the application program specific based on the information is read out. The process is executed. Since the setting information used to execute the application program is described in a markup language in the text file, it can be easily added, changed, and deleted. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the man-hours or costs required for developing the interface between the platform and the application program.

  In the information processing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the markup language is XML. In this case, XML (Extensible Markup Language), which is widely used, is used to describe the setting information, so that development can be facilitated.

  According to such an information processing apparatus and program execution method, the setting information used for executing the application program is described in the markup language in the text file, so that it is necessary to develop an interface between the platform and the application program. Man-hours or costs can be reduced.

It is a figure which shows the function structure of the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the setting information which the memory | storage part shown in FIG. 1 memorize | stores. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the information processing apparatus shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same or equivalent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  First, the function and configuration of the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The information processing apparatus 1 can execute a plurality of types of application programs (hereinafter simply referred to as “applications”) A that provide a predetermined service to a user. As shown in FIG. 1, when distinguishing n applications A, reference signs A <b> 1 to An are used. As the information processing apparatus 1, for example, a personal computer, a server, various mobile terminals, a game machine, and the like can be considered, but the information processing apparatus 1 is not limited to these.

  The information processing apparatus 1 includes a platform 10 and a wrapping driver (interface means) 20 as functional components.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a CPU 101 that executes an operating system, application programs, and the like, a main storage unit 102 that includes a ROM and a RAM, an auxiliary storage unit 103 that includes a hard disk, The communication control unit 104 includes a network card, an input unit 105 such as a keyboard and a mouse, and an output unit 106 such as a monitor. Each function shown in FIG. 1 reads predetermined software on the CPU 101 or the main storage unit 102, operates the communication control unit 104 under the control of the CPU 101, and stores data in the main storage unit 102 or the auxiliary storage unit 103. This is realized by reading and writing.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the platform 10 is a part that executes functions common to a plurality of types of applications A. For example, hardware, an operating system, a Java (registered trademark) virtual machine, and the like correspond to the platform 10. Examples of common functions executed by the platform 10 include, but are not limited to, input / output functions, disk management, memory management, and inter-application communication.

  The wrapping driver 20 is a part that executes the application A based on a request from the platform 10. The wrapping driver 20 executes the application A based on the request signal or data input from the platform 10 and outputs the request signal or data input from the application A to the platform 10. That is, the wrapping driver 20 has a role of absorbing a difference in operation between the platform 10 and each application A. The wrapping driver 20 includes a storage unit (storage unit) 21, a reception unit (reception unit) 22, an acquisition unit (acquisition unit) 23, and an execution unit (execution unit) 24.

  The storage unit 21 is a part that stores a text file (hereinafter referred to as “setting file”) in which setting information necessary for executing each application A is described in XML. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit 21 stores three files, that is, a startup setting file, a monitoring setting file, and a screen setting file. In the following description, the configuration file of FIG. 3 is assumed. However, the content and configuration of the configuration file are not limited and may be arbitrarily determined. For example, you may create a setting file for every application instead of every process like FIG.

  In the startup setting file, a shell or command for starting an application, a directory in a server in which the application is installed, and the like are described for each application A as startup setting information. In the monitoring setting file, commands, threshold values, execution intervals, etc. used for monitoring the amount or ratio of hardware resources consumed by the application (for example, used memory amount and CPU usage rate) are described for each application A as monitoring setting information. Yes. In the screen setting file, the application name used for controlling the login screen common to the application, the IP address of the server on which each application is installed, information on the redundant configuration of the server, etc. are described for each application A as screen setting information. Yes.

  The accepting unit 22 is a part that accepts a processing request related to one application from a plurality of types of applications from the platform 10. The reception unit 22 receives various request signals input from the platform 10 and outputs them to the acquisition unit 23. For example, the accepting unit 22 accepts a request signal indicating an instruction to start or end an application. The request signal includes at least application identification information (for example, ID and application name) and information for identifying processing contents (for example, activation, status monitoring, and termination).

  The acquisition unit 23 is a part that reads setting information corresponding to one application program from the storage unit 21 based on the processing request received by the reception unit 22. The acquisition unit 23 extracts application identification information and information regarding processing contents from the input request signal, and reads setting information corresponding to the information from the storage unit 21. Then, the acquisition unit 23 outputs the setting information to the execution unit 24.

  For example, when a request signal for activating the application A1 is input, the acquisition unit 23 accesses the activation setting file and reads the activation setting information for the application A1. When a request signal for monitoring the execution status of the application A2 is input, the acquisition unit 23 accesses the monitoring setting file and reads the monitoring setting information for the application A2. When a request signal for executing the common login screen is input, the acquiring unit 23 accesses the screen setting file and reads all the screen setting information therein. As described above, the acquisition unit 23 reads part or all of the setting information in the setting file according to the process to be executed.

  The execution unit 24 is a part that executes processing related to one application requested from the platform 10 based on the setting information read by the acquisition unit 23. For example, when the activation setting information of the application A1 is input, the execution unit 24 activates the application A1 by executing a shell included in the information. When the monitoring setting information of the application A2 is input, the execution unit 24 monitors the operating status of the application A2 based on the information. When the numerical value to be monitored satisfies a predetermined condition included in the setting information, the execution unit 24 outputs a notification indicating the fact to the platform 10. When the screen setting information is input, the execution unit 24 draws a common login screen including buttons for accessing the applications A1 to An on the monitor based on the information.

  Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described using FIG. 4 and the program execution method according to the present embodiment will be described.

  When a predetermined request signal related to a certain application is output to the wrapping driver 20 in response to an operation by the user or an instruction from the information processing apparatus 1, the reception unit 22 first receives the signal in the wrapping driver 20 (step S11, reception step). Subsequently, the acquisition unit 23 reads setting information described in XML from the storage unit 21 based on the request signal (step S12, acquisition step). Then, based on the setting information, the execution unit 24 executes the requested application process (step S13, execution step). As a result, activation or termination of a specific application, operation status monitoring, alert processing based on the monitoring result, single sign-on using a common login screen, and the like are realized.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a request signal related to an application A is sent from the platform 10, the setting information corresponding to the application A is read out, and the application A specific is based on the information. The process is executed. Since the setting information used for executing the application A is described in XML in the setting file, not in the program, addition, change, and deletion can be easily performed. As a result, the man-hours or costs required for developing the interface between the platform 10 and the application A can be reduced. For example, it is possible to reduce a series of program development work from coding to compilation, or to add settings without affecting existing functions. In addition, since editing the text file does not require advanced skills, it also helps to reduce human costs.

  Further, in the present embodiment, widely used XML is used to describe the setting information, so that the development of the wrapping driver 20 can be facilitated.

  The present invention has been described in detail based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The present invention can be modified in various ways as described below without departing from the scope of the invention.

  In the above embodiment, the setting information is described in XML, but the markup language to be used is not limited to this.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information processing apparatus, 10 ... Platform, 20 ... Wrapping driver (interface means), 21 ... Storage part (storage means), 22 ... Reception part (reception part), 23 ... Acquisition part (acquisition part), 24 ... Execution part (Execution means), A (A1 to An)... Application program.

Claims (3)

An information processing apparatus capable of executing a plurality of types of application programs,
A platform for executing functions common to the plurality of types of application programs;
Interface means for executing the application program based on a request from the platform;
With
Said interface means,
Storage means for storing a text file in which setting information necessary for execution of each application program is described in a markup language;
Accepting means for accepting a processing request related to one of the plurality of types of application programs from the platform;
Based on the processing request received by the receiving means, an acquisition means for reading setting information corresponding to the one application program from the storage means;
Execution means for executing processing related to the one application program requested from the platform based on the setting information read by the acquisition means;
Equipped with a,
The storage means stores, as the text file, a screen setting file in which screen setting information including information related to a redundant configuration of a server in which each application program is installed is described;
The execution means draws a screen related to each application program on a monitor based on the screen setting information read by the acquisition means.
An information processing apparatus characterized by that.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the markup language is XML. A program execution method executed by an information processing apparatus capable of executing a plurality of types of application programs and including a platform for executing a function common to the plurality of types of application programs,
An accepting step of accepting a processing request related to one of the plurality of types of application programs from the platform;
Based on the processing request received in the receiving step, a setting corresponding to the one application program is stored from a storage unit that stores a text file in which setting information necessary for executing each application program is described in a markup language. An acquisition step of reading information;
An execution step of executing processing related to the one application program requested from the platform based on the setting information read in the acquisition step;
Only including,
The storage means stores, as the text file, a screen setting file in which screen setting information including information related to a redundant configuration of a server in which each application program is installed is described;
In the execution step, based on the screen setting information read in the acquisition step, a screen related to each application program is drawn on a monitor.
A program execution method characterized by the above.

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