KR102544820B1 - Micro service architecture based service system and method for multi-tenant configuration thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A service system based on a microservice architecture and a multi-tenant configuration management method in the system are provided. A service system according to an embodiment divides and provides a plurality of functions constituting the service to one or more tenants, and stores one or more general service modules that store setting values for each tenant related to the functions provided by the service system, and each of the services. It includes a setting management service module that stores setting meta information corresponding to setting values for each tenant.

Description

Service system based on microservice architecture and multi-tenant configuration management method in the system

The disclosed embodiments relate to a service providing technology based on a micro service architecture.

Microservice architecture refers to an architecture implemented by dividing one large application or computing service into a plurality of service modules each responsible for a specialized function. In the microservice architecture, since an entire application or service is configured through modification and combination of a plurality of service modules, functions can be freely added, deleted, or improved compared to a conventional monolithic architecture.

When a service is provided to a plurality of tenants based on a microservice architecture, each tenant uses some or all of the plurality of service modules constituting the corresponding service according to the contents of the contract with the service provider. Accordingly, a method for effectively managing setting values required for service provision for each tenant is required.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0015398 (2010. 02. 12)

The disclosed embodiments are intended to provide technical means for effectively managing setting values for each tenant in a service system based on a microservice architecture.

According to an exemplary embodiment, as a system for providing a service to one or more tenants, a plurality of functions constituting the service are divided and provided to the one or more tenants, and each function related to the function provided by the one or more tenants is separately provided. One or more general service modules that store setting values for each tenant; and a setting management service module storing setting meta information corresponding to the setting value for each tenant.

The setting management service module may transmit the changed setting meta information to the one or more general service modules when the setting meta information is changed.

The at least one general service module may synchronize the setting meta information with the setting management service module using the changed setting meta information received from the setting management service module.

The setting meta information may include one or more of a setting item for each setting value, a data type, and service module information in which the corresponding setting value is stored.

The general service module, when it is necessary to inquire about other setting values other than the setting values stored by itself, obtains other service module information in which the other setting values are stored by referring to the setting meta information, and the other service module It is possible to request the provision of the other setting values with .

The setting management service module, when a request for inquiry on the setting value is received from a specific tenant, refers to the setting meta information to receive the setting value of the specific tenant from the one or more general service modules, and the received setting value of the specific tenant The setting value of the tenant may be combined with the setting meta information and provided to the specific tenant.

According to another exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for providing a service to one or more tenants is provided, comprising: a setting meta information storage unit configured to store setting meta information associated with a service provision setting value for each tenant; and a setting value providing unit that receives the setting value from one or more general service modules that divide and store the setting value for each tenant, combines the received setting value with the setting meta information, and provides the setting value to a user. A management service device is provided.

The setting meta information may include one or more of a setting item for each setting value, a data type, and service module information in which the corresponding setting value is stored.

The device may further include a setting meta information management unit configured to change the setting meta information according to the request for adding, modifying, or deleting the setting meta information from the user.

The setting meta information management unit may transmit the changed setting meta information to the one or more general service modules when the setting meta information is changed.

According to another exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for providing a service to one or more tenants, providing any one of a plurality of functions constituting the service to the one or more tenants, and comprising the providing function and a setting value storage unit for storing the setting value for each tenant; a setting meta-information linked storage unit for receiving and storing setting meta-information associated with the setting value from a setting management service module; and a setting value management unit configured to provide the setting value stored in the setting value storage unit according to a setting value provision request.

When the changed setting meta information is received from the setting management service module, the setting meta information linked storage unit can synchronize the setting meta information with the setting management service module using this.

The setting meta information may include one or more of a setting item for each setting value, a data type, and service module information in which the corresponding setting value is stored.

The setting value management unit obtains other service module information in which the other setting value is stored by referring to the setting meta information when it is necessary to inquire about other setting values other than the setting value stored in the setting value storage unit. A service module may be requested to provide the other setting values.

According to another exemplary embodiment, a method performed in a setting management service device for providing a service to one or more tenants, comprising: storing setting meta information associated with a service provision setting value for each tenant; receiving at least a portion of the set values for each tenant from one or more general service modules that divide and store the set values for each tenant; and combining at least a part of the received setting value with the setting meta information and providing it to a user.

The setting meta information may include one or more of a setting item for each setting value, a data type, and service module information in which the corresponding setting value is stored.

The storing may further include, when a request for addition, modification, or deletion of the setting meta information is received from the user, changing the previously stored setting meta information according to the request.

Changing the setting meta information may further include transmitting the changed setting meta information to the at least one general service module.

According to another exemplary embodiment, a method performed in a service providing apparatus for providing a service to one or more tenants includes: storing setting values for each tenant for providing the service to the one or more tenants; Receiving a provision request for a specific function among a plurality of functions constituting the service from a specific tenant; obtaining a specific setting value associated with providing the specific function by inquiring the stored setting value; and providing the specific function based on the obtained specific setting value.

The step of acquiring the set value may include, in order to provide the specific function, if it is necessary to inquire about other set values other than the stored set value, information on other service modules in which the other set value is stored by referring to setting meta information. and request the other service module to provide the other setting value.

According to the disclosed embodiments, setting values for service provision for each tenant are distributed and stored in each service module, and the setting management service module is configured to store only meta information associated with the setting values, so that failures in the setting management service module are prevented. Even if it occurs, each service module can provide the service without interruption using the set value stored in itself. Therefore, according to the disclosed embodiments, independent operation of each service module can be guaranteed, and service interruption due to failure of the configuration management service module can be minimized.

1 is a block diagram for explaining a service system according to an exemplary embodiment;
2 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration management service module according to an exemplary embodiment;
3 is a block diagram for explaining a general service module according to an exemplary embodiment;
4 is a flowchart for explaining a setting value providing process according to an embodiment
5 is a flowchart for explaining a process of providing a function in a service system according to an exemplary embodiment;

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The detailed descriptions that follow are provided to provide a comprehensive understanding of the methods, devices and/or systems described herein. However, this is only an example and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In describing the embodiments of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of a user or operator. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout this specification. Terminology used in the detailed description is only for describing the embodiments of the present invention and should in no way be limiting. Unless expressly used otherwise, singular forms of expression include plural forms. In this description, expressions such as "comprising" or "comprising" are intended to indicate any characteristic, number, step, operation, element, portion or combination thereof, one or more other than those described. It should not be construed to exclude the existence or possibility of any other feature, number, step, operation, element, part or combination thereof.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a service system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment. The service system 100 according to an embodiment is a system for providing various types of computing services to users. In the disclosed embodiments, the computing service may include, without limitation, various types of software infrastructure providing services that can be provided online, such as e-mail service, social network service, online storage service, and business support service.

In one embodiment, the service system 100 may be implemented based on multi-tenancy to provide services to a plurality of tenants. A tenant refers to a group of users who share common access rights to the service system 100 . For example, one company or a specific group within a company may constitute one tenant. The service system 100 may store and manage different service setting values for each of a plurality of tenants, and provide services for each tenant based on the setting values.

As shown in FIG. 1 , a service system 100 according to an embodiment includes one or more general service modules 102 and a configuration management module 104 .

One or more general service modules 102 are modules for providing services based on multi-tenancy. In one embodiment, each of the general service modules 102 may separately provide a plurality of functions constituting the service. For example, when the service system 100 is composed of three general service modules 102, a first service module among them is a workspace service module that provides an online workspace to one or more tenants, and a second service module. may be a drive service module that provides a remote file storage space to one or more tenants, and a third service module may be an email service module that provides an email transmission/reception service to one or more tenants. That is, in the disclosed embodiments, the general service module 102 may provide a service based on a so-called micro service architecture.

In one embodiment, one or more general service modules 102 store and manage setting values for each tenant related to functions provided by themselves. As in the above example, when the service system 100 includes three general service modules 102, the first service module stores workspace-related setting values for each tenant, and the second service module stores remote files for each tenant. As for the related setting values, the third service module may store and manage setting values related to email transmission/reception for each tenant.

The setting management service module 104 is one of the service modules constituting the microservice architecture, and performs a function of storing setting meta information corresponding to setting values for each tenant. In this case, the setting meta information is information used for inputting, maintaining, and managing setting values, and may include setting items of each setting value, data type, and service module information in which the corresponding setting value is stored.

Table 1 below shows an example of setting meta information.

column name column description example setting ID Set Key value IF_FNCT_USE_YN Setting Description Description of settings Whether to use linkage function service module Service module name to manage setting value IOFFICE_FSW module order Screen display order of the corresponding setting value One setpoint type Data type of setting value Boolean, Reference (Single Selection), Reference (Multi Selection) default value Default value for that setting Y application level Scope to which the setting applies per tenant, or entire system, etc.

In the disclosed embodiments, the setting management service module 104 stores only setting meta information for setting setting values for each tenant, and setting values for each tenant are distributed and stored in one or more general service modules 102. do. When configured in this way, it is advantageous in terms of service stability and maintenance compared to when setting values are integrated and stored in one service module. For example, when setting values are integrated and stored in a specific service module (eg, a management service module), when a failure occurs in the corresponding management service module, it becomes impossible to retrieve the setting values from other service modules. Accordingly, in this case, there is a risk that the entire service is stopped until the management service module is restored even though other service modules operate normally. However, according to the disclosed embodiments, even if a failure occurs in the setting management service module 104, each general service module 102 can provide the service without interruption by using the setting values stored therein. obstacles can be minimized.

The setting management service module 104 may receive the setting value of the specific tenant from one or more general service modules 102 by referring to the setting meta information when a query request for the setting value is received from the specific tenant. . Thereafter, the setting management service module 104 may combine the received setting value of the specific tenant with the setting meta information and provide the received setting value to the specific tenant. In the disclosed embodiments, setting values usually consist of only letters or numbers such as Y/N, and it is impossible to recognize their meaning without setting meta information. Therefore, the setting management service module 104 combines setting values received from one or more general service modules 102 with setting meta-information and visually configures and provides them so that the requester can understand the meaning of the corresponding setting value. can

Meanwhile, one or more general service modules 102 receive and store the setting meta information from the setting management service module 104 . That is, each general service module 102 stores and manages a copy of all setting meta information stored in the setting management service module 104 together with setting values related to functions provided by the module.

The setting management service module 104 transmits the changed setting meta information to one or more general service modules 102 when a change occurs in pre-stored setting meta information. Then, one or more general service modules 102 receiving this synchronize the setting meta information with the setting management service module 104 by using the changed setting meta information received from the setting management service module 104 .

When the general service module 102 needs to inquire about the setting value related to the function provided by itself, it can inquire the setting value by inquiring the internal storage space without having to communicate with other service modules. For example, when a request for attaching a file to an email is received from a user of a specific tenant, the general service module 102 providing an email service may retrieve a stored setting value to find out the maximum email attachment capacity of the corresponding tenant. On the other hand, if it is necessary to inquire about setting values other than the setting values stored by itself, the general service module 102 refers to the setting meta information received from the setting management service module 104 and stored therein, Other service module information in which other setting values are stored may be obtained, and provision of the other setting values may be requested to the other service module.

In one embodiment, one or more of the general services module 102 and configuration management module 104 may be implemented on a computing device that includes one or more processors and computer readable media coupled with the processors. The computer readable recording medium may be internal or external to the processor, and may be connected to the processor by various well-known means. A processor within a computing device may cause each computing device to operate in accordance with example embodiments described herein. For example, a processor may execute instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium, which, when executed by the processor, cause a computing device to perform operations according to the exemplary embodiments described herein. can be configured to perform

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration management service module 104 according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown, the setting management service module 104 according to an embodiment includes a setting meta information storage unit 202, a setting value providing unit 204, and a setting meta information management unit 206.

The setting meta information storage unit 202 stores and manages setting meta information. As described above, the setting management service module 104 stores only setting meta information in the setting meta information storage unit 202, and actually service provision settings for each tenant are distributed and stored in one or more general service modules 102. .

The setting value providing unit 204 receives the setting value requested for each tenant from one or more general service modules 102 when a search request for the setting value is received from a user (a specific tenant or an administrator). . Thereafter, the setting value providing unit 204 combines the received setting value with the setting meta information stored in the setting meta information storage unit 202 and provides the setting value to the requesting user.

When a request for adding, modifying, or deleting the setting meta information is received from the user, the setting meta information management unit 206 changes the setting meta information stored in the setting meta information storage unit 202 according to the request. When the setting meta information is changed, the setting meta information management unit 206 may transmit the changed setting meta information to one or more general service modules 102 . Then, the general service module 102 receiving this synchronizes the setting meta information with the setting management service module 104 by reflecting the corresponding change.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a general service module 102 according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown, the general service module 102 according to an embodiment includes a setting value storage unit 302, a setting meta information association storage unit 304, and a setting value management unit 306.

The setting value storage unit 302 stores setting values for each tenant related to functions provided by the corresponding general service module 102 .

The setting meta information linked storage unit 304 receives and stores setting meta information related to the setting value from the setting management service module 104 . In addition, when the changed setting meta information is received from the setting management service module 104, the setting meta information linked storage unit 304 can synchronize the setting meta information with the setting management service module using this.

The setting value management unit 306 manages setting values for each tenant stored in the setting value storage unit 302 . The manager of the service system 100 may add, change, or delete setting values for each tenant stored in the setting value storage unit 302 through the setting value management unit 306 .

In an embodiment, the setting value management unit 306 provides setting values for each tenant stored in the setting value storage unit 302 when a request for providing setting values is received from a specific tenant or from the setting management service module 104 . can do. The setting value management unit 306 obtains other service module information in which the other setting value is stored by referring to the setting meta information when it is necessary to inquire about other setting values other than the setting value stored in the setting value storage unit 302, A corresponding service module may be requested to provide the other setting values.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a setting value providing process 400 according to an exemplary embodiment. The method according to the illustrated flowchart may be performed by a computing device having one or more processors and a memory storing one or more programs executed by the one or more processors, for example, the service system 100 described above. there is. In the illustrated flowchart, for convenience of description, it is assumed that the general service module 102 includes a first general service module 102-1 and a second general service module 102-2. In the illustrated flowchart, the method is divided into a plurality of steps, but at least some of the steps are performed in reverse order, combined with other steps, performed together, omitted, divided into detailed steps, or not shown. One or more steps may be added and performed.

In step 402, the setting management service module 104 stores setting meta information associated with service provision setting values for each tenant.

When a query request for setting values is received from the system administrator or the manager of a specific tenant (step 404), the setting management service module 104 transmits a setting value provision request to the general service module 102 (steps 406 and 406). 408).

In steps 410 and 412, the first general service module 102-1 and the second general service module 102-2 transfer their stored settings to the setting management service module 104 according to the setting value provision request. ) is sent to

In step 414, the configuration management service module 104 combines the received configuration values with the configuration meta information.

In step 416, the setting management service module 104 provides setting values combined with the setting meta information to the requestor.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a function providing process 500 in the general service module 102 according to an exemplary embodiment.

In step 502, the general service module 102 receives and stores setting meta information from the setting management service module 104.

In step 504, the general service module 102 receives a function provision request related to a service from a specific tenant.

In step 506, the general service module 102 receiving the request for providing the function determines whether setting values of other service modules are needed to provide the function.

If it is determined in step 506 that other service modules do not require setting values, in step 508, the general service module 102 retrieves previously stored setting values and acquires setting values related to the provision of the function.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step 506, if a setting value stored in another service module is required to provide the function, in step 510, the general service module 102 searches for setting meta information to set the corresponding setting value. Acquires information of other service modules whose values are stored.

In step 512, the general service module 102 requests other service modules to provide setting values and receives setting values from the other service modules according to the request.

In step 514, the general service module 102 provides the function requested in step 504 based on the set value obtained in step 508 or the set value received in step 512.

Meanwhile, embodiments of the present invention may include a program for performing the methods described in this specification on a computer, and a computer readable recording medium including the program. The computer readable recording medium may include program instructions, local data files, local data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The media may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be commonly available in the field of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, and flash memory. Hardware devices are included. Examples of the program may include high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like as well as machine language codes generated by a compiler.

Although representative embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications are possible to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. . Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments and should not be defined, and should be defined by not only the claims to be described later, but also those equivalent to these claims.

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102: general service module
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Claims (20)

A system for providing a service based on a micro service architecture to one or more tenants,
a plurality of general service modules that divide and provide a plurality of functions constituting the service to the one or more tenants and store setting values for each tenant related to the functions provided by the service module; and
A setting management service module for storing setting meta information corresponding to the setting value for each tenant,
The service system of claim 1 , wherein the setting management service module transmits changed setting meta information to the plurality of general service modules when a change event of the setting meta information occurs.
delete The method of claim 1,
Each general service module,
and synchronizing the setting meta information with the setting management service module using the changed setting meta information received from the setting management service module.
The method of claim 3,
The setting meta information,
A service system comprising at least one of a setting item for each setting value, a data type, and service module information in which the corresponding setting value is stored.
The method of claim 4,
The general service module,
When it is necessary to inquire about setting values other than the setting values stored by the user, information on other service modules in which the other setting values are stored is obtained by referring to the setting meta information, and the other setting values are stored in the other service module. Service system, requesting provision.
The method of claim 4,
The setting management service module,
When a search request for the setting value is received from a specific tenant, the setting value of the specific tenant is received from the plurality of general service modules with reference to the setting meta information, and the received setting value of the specific tenant is referred to as the setting value. A service system that combines meta information and provides it to the specific tenant.
As a device for providing a service based on a micro service architecture to one or more tenants,
a setting meta information storage unit for storing setting meta information associated with setting values for each tenant;
a setting value providing unit that receives the setting value from a plurality of general service modules that divide and store the setting value for each tenant, combines the received setting value with the setting meta information, and provides the setting value to a user; and
and a setting meta information management unit configured to transmit the changed setting meta information to the plurality of general service modules when an event of changing the setting meta information occurs.
The method of claim 7,
The setting meta information,
A configuration management service device comprising at least one of a setting item for each setting value, a data type, and service module information in which the corresponding setting value is stored.
The method of claim 7,
The setting meta information management unit,
The setting management service device, which changes the setting meta information according to the request when a request for adding, modifying, or deleting the setting meta information is received from the user.
delete As a device for providing a service based on a micro service architecture to one or more tenants,
a setting value storage unit providing one or more functions among a plurality of functions constituting the service to the one or more tenants and storing setting values for each tenant related to the provided function;
a setting meta-information linked storage unit for receiving and storing setting meta-information associated with the setting value from a setting management service module; and
In response to a setting value provision request, a setting value management unit providing the setting value stored in the setting value storage unit,
The service providing device of claim 1 , wherein the setting meta information linked storage unit synchronizes the setting meta information with the setting management service module by using the changed setting meta information when received from the setting management service module.
delete The method of claim 11,
The setting meta information,
A service providing device comprising at least one of a setting item of each of the setting values, a data type, and service module information in which the setting value is stored.
The method of claim 11,
The set value management unit,
When it is necessary to inquire about other setting values other than the setting values stored in the setting value storage unit, information on other service modules in which the other setting values are stored is acquired by referring to the setting meta information, and the other setting values are obtained through the other service module. A service providing device requesting provision of a value.
A method performed in a setting management service device for providing a service based on a micro service architecture to one or more tenants,
storing setting meta information associated with setting values for each tenant;
receiving at least a portion of the set values for each tenant from a plurality of general service modules that divide and store the set values for each tenant;
combining at least a part of the received setting value with the setting meta information and providing it to a user; and
and transmitting the changed setting meta information to the plurality of general service modules when a change event of the setting meta information occurs.
The method of claim 15
The setting meta information,
A setting management method comprising at least one of a setting item for each setting value, a data type, and service module information in which the corresponding setting value is stored.
The method of claim 15
The storing step is
The setting management method further comprising changing the pre-stored setting meta information in response to a request for adding, modifying, or deleting the setting meta information from the user.
delete As a method performed in a service providing device for providing a service based on a micro service architecture to one or more tenants,
storing setting values for each tenant for providing the service to the one or more tenants;
receiving and storing setting meta information associated with the setting value from a setting management service module;
When a request for provision of a specific function among a plurality of functions constituting the service is received from a specific tenant, a specific setting value related to provision of the specific function is obtained, and the specific function is obtained based on the obtained specific setting value. providing; and
and synchronizing the setting meta information with the setting management service module by using the changed setting meta information when the changed setting meta information is received from the setting management service module.
The method of claim 19
The step of providing the specific function is,
In order to provide the specific function, if it is necessary to inquire about other setting values other than the stored setting value,
and acquiring other service module information in which the other setting value is stored by referring to the setting meta information, and requesting the other service module to provide the other setting value.

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