KR20190133404A - Micro service architecture based service system and method for multi-tenant configuration thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a service system based on micro service architecture and a multi-tenant configuration management method in the system. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the service system comprises: one or more general service modules respectively providing a plurality of functions constituting a service to one or more tenants and storing a configuration value for each tenant related to functions provided by each general service module; and a configuration management service module storing configuration meta information corresponding to the configuration value of each tenant.

Description

Service system based on microservice architecture and multi-tenant configuration management method in the system {MICRO SERVICE ARCHITECTURE BASED SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-TENANT CONFIGURATION THEREOF}

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

The microservice architecture refers to an architecture in which one large application or computing service is divided into a plurality of service modules each having specialized functions. In the microservice architecture, the entire application or service is configured by changing and combining a plurality of service modules, so that the addition, deletion, or improvement of functions is free compared with the conventional monolithic architecture.

When providing a service to a plurality of tenants based on a microservice architecture, each tenant uses some or all of a plurality of service modules constituting the service according to a contract with a service provider. Accordingly, there is a need for a method for effectively managing the setting values required to provide services for each tenant.

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

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

According to an exemplary embodiment, a system for providing a service to one or more tenants, each of which provides a plurality of functions constituting the service with the one or more tenants, each of which is associated with a function provided by each of the tenants. One or more general service modules for storing tenant-specific settings; And a setting management service module for storing setting meta information corresponding to the setting values for each tenant.

When a change of the configuration meta information occurs, the configuration management service module may transmit the changed configuration meta information to the one or more general service modules.

The one or more general service modules may synchronize the configuration meta information with the configuration management service module using the changed configuration metadata received from the configuration management service module.

The setting meta information may include one or more of setting items, data types, and service module information in which the setting values are stored.

When the general service module needs to inquire about other setting values other than the setting values stored by the general service module, the general service module obtains other service module information in which the other setting values are stored with reference to the setting meta information, and the other service module. Request the provision of the other set value.

When the request for inquiring about the setting value is received from the specific tenant, the configuration management service module receives the setting value of the specific tenant from the one or more general service modules with reference to the setting meta information, and receives the specific value. 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, the apparatus comprising: a configuration meta information storage unit for storing configuration meta information associated with service provision setting values for each tenant; And a setting value providing unit configured to receive the setting value from at least one general service module which divides and stores the setting value of each tenant, and provides the setting value to the user by combining the received setting value with the setting meta information. A management service device is provided.

The setting meta information may include one or more of setting items, data types, and service module information in which the setting values are stored.

The apparatus may further include a configuration meta information manager configured to change the configuration meta information according to the request when a request for adding, modifying or deleting the configuration meta information is received from the user.

The configuration meta information manager may transmit the changed configuration meta information to the one or more general service modules when a change of the configuration meta information occurs.

According to another exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for providing a service to one or more tenants, the apparatus for providing any one of a plurality of functions configuring the service with the one or more tenants, A setting value storage unit for storing a setting value for each tenant related; A configuration meta information association storage unit configured to receive and store configuration meta information associated with the configuration value from a configuration management service module; And a setting value management unit which provides the setting value stored in the setting value storage unit in response to a setting value providing request.

When the changed configuration meta information is received from the configuration management service module, the configuration meta information linked storage may synchronize the configuration metadata with the configuration management service module by using the configuration metadata.

The setting meta information may include one or more of setting items, data types, and service module information in which the setting values are stored.

When the setting value manager needs to inquire about other setting values other than the setting values stored in the setting value storage unit, the setting value management unit obtains other service module information in which the other setting values are stored by referring to the setting meta information, The service module may request to provide the other setting value.

According to another exemplary embodiment, a method performed in a configuration management service device for providing a service to one or more tenants, the method comprising: storing configuration meta information associated with each tenant service providing configuration value; Receiving at least a part of the setting values for each tenant from one or more general service modules which respectively divide and store the setting values for each tenant; And providing at least a part of the received setting value to the user in combination with the setting meta information.

The setting meta information may include one or more of setting items, data types, and service module information in which the setting values are stored.

The storing may further include changing the previously stored setting meta information according to the request when a request for adding, modifying or deleting the setting meta information is received from the user.

The changing of the setting meta information may further include transmitting the changed setting meta information to the one or more general service modules.

According to another exemplary embodiment, a method performed in a service providing apparatus for providing a service to one or more tenants, the method comprising: storing setting values for each tenant for providing the service to the one or more tenants; Receiving a request for providing a specific function from among a plurality of functions configuring the service from a specific tenant; Querying the stored setting values to obtain specific setting values associated with providing the specific function; And providing the specific function based on the obtained specific setting value.

The acquiring of the setting value may include obtaining other service module information in which the other setting value is stored by referring to setting meta information when an inquiry about other setting value other than the stored setting value is needed to provide the specific function. Acquire, and request the other service module to provide the other setting value.

According to the disclosed embodiments, a configuration value for providing service for each tenant is distributed and stored in each service module, and the configuration management service module is configured to store only meta information associated with the configuration value. Even if they occur, each service module can provide services without interruption by using settings stored in each of them. Therefore, according to the disclosed embodiments it is possible to ensure the independent operation of each service module, it is possible to minimize the service interruption due to the failure of the configuration management service module.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a service system according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration management service module according to an embodiment.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a general service module according to an embodiment.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a setting value, according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is a flowchart illustrating 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 following detailed description is provided to assist in 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, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of a user or an operator. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification. The terminology used in the description is for the purpose of describing embodiments of the invention only and should not be limiting. Unless expressly used otherwise, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural forms of meaning. In this description, expressions such as "comprises" or "equipment" are intended to indicate certain features, numbers, steps, actions, elements, portions or combinations thereof, and one or more than those described. It should not be construed to exclude the presence or possibility of other features, numbers, steps, actions, elements, portions or combinations 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 a user. In the disclosed embodiments, the computing service may include without limitation various kinds of software infrastructure providing services that can be provided online, such as an email service, a social network service, an online storage service, a business support service, and the like.

In one embodiment, the service system 100 may be implemented on a multi tenancy basis to provide a service to a plurality of tenants. The tenant means a group of users who share a common access right 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 the plurality of tenants, and provide a service for each tenant based on the setting values.

As shown in FIG. 1, the 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 multi-tenancy based services. In one embodiment, each general service module 102 may provide a plurality of functions constituting the service. For example, if the service system 100 is composed of three general service modules 102, the first service module is a workspace service module that provides an online workspace with one or more tenants, the second service module. Is a drive service module that provides remote file storage space to one or more tenants, and the third service module may be an email service module that provides email transmission / reception services 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 each store and manage configuration values for each tenant related to the functions they provide. As described above, when the service system 100 includes three general service modules 102, the first service module stores workspace-specific settings for each tenant, and the second service module stores remote files for each tenant. The third service module may store and manage the related setting value, and the e-mail transmission and reception related setting value for each tenant.

The configuration management service module 104 is one of service modules constituting the microservice architecture. The configuration management service module 104 stores configuration meta information corresponding to configuration values of each tenant. In this case, the setting meta information is information used for input, maintenance, and management of setting values, and may include setting items, data types, and service module information in which the setting values are stored.

Table 1 below shows an example of the setting meta information.

Column name Column description example Setting ID Setting Key Value IF_FNCT_USE_YN Setting Description Description of the settings Whether to use linkage function Service module Service module name to manage setting value IOFFICE_FSW module order Display order of the setting value One Set value type Data type of the setting Boolean, Reference (Single Selection), Reference (Multi Selection) Default value Default value of the setting Y Application level The scope of the setting Tenant units, or the entire system, etc.

In the disclosed embodiments, the configuration management service module 104 stores only setting meta information for setting the setting values for each tenant, and the setting values for each tenant are distributed and stored in one or more general service modules 102. do. This configuration is advantageous in terms of service stability and maintenance compared to when the settings are stored in one service module. For example, when the configuration values are stored in a specific service module (eg, a management service module), it is impossible to query the configuration values in another service module when the management service module fails. Therefore, in this case, although the other service modules operate normally, there is a risk that the entire service is stopped until the management service module is restored. However, according to the disclosed embodiments, even if a failure occurs in the configuration management service module 104, each general service module 102 is able to provide the service without interruption using the settings stored in each of them, the service of Disruption can be minimized.

When a request for inquiring about the setting value is received from the specific tenant, the configuration management service module 104 may receive the setting value of the specific tenant from one or more general service modules 102 with reference to the setting meta information. . Thereafter, the configuration management service module 104 may provide the specific tenant by combining the received configuration value of the specific tenant with the configuration meta information. In the disclosed embodiments, the setting value is usually composed only of letters or numbers such as Y / N and the like, and without the setting meta information, it is impossible to recognize the meaning. Accordingly, the configuration management service module 104 combines the setting values received from the one or more general service modules 102 with the setting meta information, and visually constructs and provides the setting values so that the requestor can understand the meaning of the setting values. Can be.

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

The configuration management service module 104 transmits the changed configuration meta information to the one or more general service modules 102 when a change of the previously stored configuration meta information occurs. The at least one general service module 102 may then synchronize the configuration meta information with the configuration management service module 104 using the changed configuration meta information received from the configuration management service module 104.

The general service module 102 may inquire the setting value by inquiring an internal storage space without the need to communicate with other service modules when an inquiry of the setting value related to a function provided by the general service module is required. For example, the general service module 102 providing an e-mail service may find a maximum e-mail attachment capacity of the tenant by querying stored setting values when a file attachment request is received from the user of a specific tenant. On the contrary, if an inquiry about other setting values other than the setting values stored by the user is needed, the general service module 102 refers to the setting meta information received from the setting management service module 104 and stored. Obtain other service module information in which other setting values are stored and request the other service module to provide the other setting value.

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

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

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

The setting value providing unit 204 receives the requested setting value for each tenant from one or more general service modules 102 when an inquiry request for the setting value is received from a user (specific tenant or 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 manager 206 changes the setting meta information stored in the setting meta information storage unit 202 according to the request. The configuration meta information management unit 206 may transmit the changed configuration meta information to the one or more general service modules 102 when the configuration meta information is changed. Then, the general service module 102 having received the request reflects the change and synchronizes the configuration meta information with the configuration management service module 104.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a general service module 102 according to an embodiment. As illustrated, 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 a function provided by the corresponding general service module 102.

The setting meta information association storage unit 304 receives and stores setting meta information associated with the setting value from the setting management service module 104. In addition, when the configuration meta information association storage unit 304 receives the changed configuration meta information from the configuration management service module 104, the configuration meta information may be synchronized with the configuration management service module.

The setting value management unit 306 manages setting values for each tenant stored in the setting value storage unit 302. The administrator 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 one embodiment, the set value management unit 306 provides a set value for each tenant stored in the set value storage unit 302 when a specific tenant or a request for providing a set value is received from the set management service module 104. can do. When the setting value management unit 306 needs to inquire about other setting values other than the setting values stored in the setting value storage unit 302, the setting value management unit 306 obtains other service module information in which the other setting values are stored by referring to setting meta information. The service module may request to provide the other setting value.

4 is a flowchart for describing a setting value providing process 400 according to an exemplary embodiment. The method according to the flow diagram shown 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. have. In the flowchart shown, 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 for convenience of description. In the illustrated flow chart, the method is divided into a plurality of steps, but at least some of the steps may be performed in a reverse order, in combination with other steps, omitted, divided into substeps, or not shown. One or more steps may be added and performed.

In operation 402, the configuration management service module 104 stores configuration meta information associated with service provisioning settings for each tenant.

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

In steps 410 and 412, the first general service module 102-1 and the second general service module 102-2 respectively set setting values stored by the first general service module 102-1 according to the request for providing the setting values. To send).

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

In step 416, the configuration management service module 104 provides a configuration value to the requestor in combination with the configuration meta information.

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

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

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

In operation 506, the general service module 102 having received the function providing request determines whether a setting value of another service module is required for providing the function.

If it is determined in step 506 that the other service module does not need the setting value, in step 508 the general service module 102 obtains the setting value associated with the provision of the function by querying the previously stored setting value.

On the contrary, if it is determined in step 506 that a setting value stored in another service module is required instead of an internally stored setting value to provide the function, in step 510, the general service module 102 inquires the setting meta information and sets the corresponding setting Acquire other service module information whose value is stored.

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

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

Meanwhile, an embodiment of the present invention may include a program for performing the methods described herein 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 those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or those conventionally available in the field of computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Hardware devices are included. Examples of such programs may include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, as well as machine code such as produced by a compiler.

Although exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications can be made 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, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

100: service system
102: general service module
104: Configuration Management Service Module
202: setting meta information storage unit
204: set value providing unit
206: setting meta information management unit
302: setting value storage unit
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306: set value management unit

Claims (20)

A system for providing services to one or more tenants,
At least one general service module for dividing and providing a plurality of functions constituting the service into the at least one tenant, and storing setting values for each tenant related to functions provided by the at least one tenant; And
And a setting management service module for storing setting meta information corresponding to the setting values for each tenant.
The method according to claim 1,
The configuration management service module,
And if the change of the setting meta information occurs, sending the changed setting meta information to the one or more general service modules.
The method according to claim 2,
The one or more general service module,
And synchronize the setting meta information with the setting management service module by using the changed setting meta information received from the setting management service module.
The method according to claim 3,
The setting meta information,
And at least one of a setting item, a data type of each of the setting values, and service module information in which the setting values are stored.
The method according to claim 4,
The general service module,
When an inquiry about other setting values other than the setting value stored by the user is needed, other service module information in which the other setting values are stored is obtained by referring to the setting meta information, and the other service module is used to obtain the other setting values. Service system, requesting provision.
The method according to claim 4,
The configuration management service module,
When an inquiry request for the setting value is received from a specific tenant, the setting value of the specific tenant is received from the one or more general service modules with reference to the setting meta information, and the setting value of the received specific tenant is set. And provide the specific tenant in combination with meta information.
An apparatus for providing a service to one or more tenants,
A configuration meta information storage unit for storing configuration meta information associated with the service provision setting values for each tenant; And
A setting management unit configured to receive the setting value from at least one general service module which divides and stores the setting value of each tenant, and provides the setting value to the user by combining the received setting value with the setting meta information. Service device.
The method according to claim 7,
The setting meta information,
And at least one of a setting item, a data type of each of the setting values, and service module information in which the setting values are stored.
The method according to claim 7,
And a setting meta information manager configured to change 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.
The method according to claim 9,
The setting meta information management unit,
And if the change of the setting meta information occurs, sending the changed setting meta information to the one or more general service modules.
An apparatus for providing a service to one or more tenants,
A setting value storage unit providing any one of a plurality of functions configuring the service with the one or more tenants, and storing setting values for each tenant related to the providing function;
A configuration meta information association storage unit configured to receive and store configuration meta information associated with the configuration value from a configuration management service module; And
And a setting value management unit which provides the setting value stored in the setting value storing unit in response to a setting value providing request.
The method according to claim 11,
The setting meta information linked storage unit,
And when the changed configuration meta information is received from the configuration management service module, using the configuration management information to synchronize the configuration metadata with the configuration management service module.
The method according to claim 11,
The setting meta information,
And at least one of a setting item, a data type of each of the setting values, and service module information in which the setting values are stored.
The method according to claim 11,
The set value management unit,
When inquiring about other setting values other than the setting values stored in the setting value storage unit is necessary, other service module information in which the other setting values are stored is obtained by referring to the setting meta information, and the other setting is performed by the other service module. A service providing device for requesting provision of a value.
A method performed in a configuration management service device for providing a service to one or more tenants,
Storing setting meta information associated with the service providing setting value for each tenant;
Receiving at least a part of the setting values for each tenant from one or more general service modules which respectively divide and store the setting values for each tenant; And
And providing at least a portion of the received setting value to the user in combination with the setting meta information.
The method according to claim 15,
The setting meta information,
And at least one of a setting item, a data type of each of the setting values, and service module information in which the setting values are stored.
The method according to claim 15,
The storing step,
And when the request for adding, modifying or deleting the setting meta information is received from the user, changing the previously stored setting meta information according to the request.
The method according to claim 17,
Changing the setting meta information,
And sending the changed configuration meta information to the one or more general service modules.
A method performed in a service providing device for providing a service to one or more tenants,
Storing setting values for each tenant for providing the service as the one or more tenants;
Receiving a request for providing a specific function from among a plurality of functions configuring the service from a specific tenant;
Querying the stored setting values to obtain specific setting values associated with providing the specific function; And
Providing the specific function based on the obtained specific setting value.
Acquiring the set value,
In order to provide the specific function, inquiring about other setting values other than the stored setting values is necessary,
And obtaining other service module information in which the other setting value is stored with reference to setting meta information, and requesting the other service module to provide the other setting value.

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