WO2012024969A1

WO2012024969A1 - Device and method for managing applications of mobile terminal, interface windows and services

Info

Publication number: WO2012024969A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/076031
Authority: WO
Inventors: 陈�光
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2010-08-25
Filing date: 2011-06-21
Publication date: 2012-03-01
Also published as: CN102377853B; CN102377853A

Abstract

The present invention discloses a device and method for managing applications of mobile terminal, interface windows and services, and the method includes: acquiring the corresponding processing entry according to the event message sent by the interface window, managing application events, window events and service data respectively through calling the corresponding processing functions, and displaying managing result in the interface window. Applying said device and method in the present invention enables independent development of the interface windows and services in the whole application development process, thus improving the flexibility of application development and the efficiency of development, increasing the stability of application development, and can easily be maintained subsequently.

Description

Mobile terminal application, interface window and service management device and method thereof

The present invention relates to the field of application development of mobile terminals, and more particularly to a mobile terminal application, interface window, and service management apparatus and method. Background technique

With the accelerating update of mobile terminals, especially mobile phones and other communication terminals, the competition between terminal equipment manufacturers is becoming more and more fierce. Whether it can be combined with the latest technology and needs, the model machines with stable performance can be quickly introduced, which is directly related to the terminal. Market share of equipment manufacturers.

Mobile terminal applications include: local applications such as multimedia audio and video applications, telecommunication applications and file managers, prior art applications, windows and business data management modes, as shown in Figure 1, in application development of mobile terminals, applications There is a strong coupling relationship between interface window display, process control and business functions. It does not support window interface, individual modification and compilation of business functions, nor does it support visual interface design tools to automatically generate interface window display functions. Any support platform or upper layer The replacement of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) requires a lot of manpower and time to redesign related applications, which makes the application development method lack flexibility, and P strives for low code stability and application development efficiency. . In the field of application development of embedded mobile terminals such as mobile phones, due to the large changes in market demand, in the case of interface window customization, business function changes or support platform changes, it is often necessary to invest a lot of manpower and time to re-adapt, Debugging related applications increases the workload of application development, thereby reducing the stability of functions and the efficiency of application development, and increasing subsequent maintenance costs. Summary of the invention

In view of this, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal application and an interface window. And business management devices and methods to improve application development flexibility and development efficiency, and increase the stability of application development.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the technical solution of the present invention is implemented as follows:

The present invention provides a mobile terminal application, an interface window, and a service management device, including: an interface window module, a UI separation application development framework, and a service module;

The interface window module sends an event message to the UI separation application development framework, and displays the management result of the corresponding event on the window interface;

The UI separation application development framework is located between the interface window module and the business module, and is configured to obtain a corresponding processing entry according to the event message sent by the interface window module, and call the corresponding processing function to separately manage the application event, the window event, and the service data. ;

The service module is configured to provide corresponding business functions and business data to the UI separation application development framework through corresponding interfaces.

In the above solution, the UI separation application development framework includes: a configuration management module, an event management module, a data management module, and an application and window management module;

a configuration management module, configured to store and save information about applications, windows, and business data, and provide corresponding configuration information to the event management module, the data management module, and the application and window management module;

An event management module, configured to acquire a corresponding processing entry in the configuration management module according to the event message, and invoke a corresponding processing function to trigger the data management module and/or the application and the window management module;

a data management module, configured to acquire a corresponding control interface and/or a service data interface according to the service data related information configured by the configuration management module, and manage the service data;

An application and window management module for managing application events according to an application's processing function, and managing window events according to a window's processing function.

In the above solution, the service data related information configured in the configuration management module includes: The service data description information and the control data association information, where the service data description information includes information such as a service data type, a service data identifier, an interface function name, and the like; the control data association information includes a control ID of the interface window control and a service data identifier associated therewith;

The configured application related information includes: an application identifier, and a processing entry of the application; the configured window related information includes: a window identifier, a window instance attribute, and a processing entry of the window.

In the above solution, the interface between the service module and the UI separation application development framework includes: a data interface and a function interface.

The invention also provides a mobile terminal application, an interface window and a service management method, which comprise:

According to the event message sent by the interface window, the corresponding processing entry is obtained, and the application event, the window event, and the service data are respectively managed by calling the corresponding processing function, and the management result of the corresponding event is displayed through the interface window.

In the foregoing solution, before the obtaining the corresponding processing entry according to the event message sent by the interface window, the method further includes: configuring related information of the application, the window, and the service data, and saving the information.

In the foregoing solution, the service data related information that is configured includes: service data description information and control data association information, where the service data description information includes information such as a service data type, a service data identifier, an interface function name, and the like; The control ID of the interface window control and the business data identifier associated with it;

In the above solution, the application event, the window event, and the service data are respectively managed by calling the corresponding processing function, and the following is: obtaining the processing entry or window of the corresponding application in the configured application related information or the window related information according to the event message. Processing entry, depending on the application The function manages the application event, or manages the window event according to the processing function of the window, and acquires the corresponding control interface and/or service data interface according to the configured business data related information, and manages the business data.

The invention also provides a UI separation application development framework, which is located between the interface window module and the service module, and is configured to obtain a corresponding processing entry according to an event message sent by the interface window module, and call a corresponding processing function to respectively apply an event, Window events and business data are managed.

An event management module, configured to obtain a corresponding processing entry in the configuration management module according to the event message, and invoke a corresponding processing function to trigger the data management module and/or the application and the window management module;

The invention provides a mobile terminal application, an interface window and a service management device and method, and acquires a corresponding processing entry according to an event message sent by an interface window, and respectively applies an application processing function to an application event, a window event, and a service data. Manage and display the management results through the interface window. The advantages are as follows: In the development process of the entire application, the interface developer does not need to care about the implementation and usage details of the business module, and only needs to implement the interface window data by calling the corresponding interface window control interface according to the business data information provided by the business module. Load or update; implement business functions based on the functional interfaces provided by the business module. Business function developer You don't need to care about the specific implementation details of the interface window control. You only need to provide business data and corresponding interfaces. It realizes the separation and development between the interface window and the business, improves the flexibility and development efficiency of application development, and increases the application. Development stability and easy maintenance. DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic diagram of a management mode of a mobile terminal application, an interface window, and a service in the prior art; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a mobile terminal application, an interface window, and a service management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of an event management module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a data management module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a structure of a window management module according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of starting a file manager application of a mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. detailed description

The basic idea of the present invention is: obtaining a corresponding processing entry according to an event message sent by the interface window, respectively managing application events, window events, and business data by calling a corresponding processing function, and displaying the management result through the interface window.

The present invention provides a mobile terminal application, an interface window, and a service management device. As shown in FIG. 2, the device includes: an interface window module, a UI separation application development framework, and a service module; wherein, the interface window module is configured to separate from the UI. The application development framework sends an event message, and displays the management result of the corresponding event in the window interface; the interface window module includes a plurality of interface window controls that implement specific functions;

a service module, configured to provide a corresponding service to the UI separation application development framework through the corresponding interface Functional and business data.

The UI separation application development framework includes: a configuration management module, an event management module, a data management module, and an application and window management module; wherein

The service data related information configured by the configuration management module includes: service data description information and control data association information, where the service data description information includes information such as a service data type, a service data identifier, and an interface function name; and the control data association information includes an interface. The control ID of the window control and the business data identifier associated with it;

The configuration related information includes: an application identifier, and a processing entry of the application; and the configured window related information includes: a window identifier, a window instance attribute, and a processing entry of the window.

The interface between the service module and the UI separation application development framework includes: a function interface and a service data interface; wherein the function interface is used to provide a business function to the UI separation application development framework, such as deleting or adding files and directories; The data interface includes: a data query interface and a data change interface. The UI separation application development framework invokes the data query interface to query the display data of the service module, or when the external event message causes the service data to change, the service module is connected through the data change. The port reports the change of the data to the UI separation application development framework, and the UI separation application development framework calls the function interface to request to update the service data.

The event management module includes: a preprocessing module and an event distribution module, as shown in FIG. 3, wherein

a pre-processing module, configured to encapsulate the event message into a unified format, and send the encapsulated event message to the event distribution module together with the application identifier or the window identifier;

An event distribution module, configured to acquire a processing entry of the corresponding application from the configuration management module according to the application identifier in the event message, or obtain a processing entry of the corresponding window from the configuration management module according to the window identifier in the event message And distributing the event message encapsulated into a unified format to a corresponding application or window, and calling a corresponding processing function.

The data management module includes: a data interaction module and a service data management module. As shown in FIG. 4, a data management interface is provided between the data interaction module and the service data management module according to the service data type;

The data interaction module is configured to obtain the service data identifier associated with the control data in the control data association information in the configuration management module, notify the service data management module of the service data identifier, and invoke the corresponding control interface by using the control ID. Implementing data interaction between the data interaction module and the interface window module through the control interface;

The service data management module is configured to obtain information such as a service data type and an interface function by using the service data identifier in the service data description information in the configuration management module, invoke a service data interface of the corresponding service module, and implement service data management through the service data interface. The interaction of data between the module and the business module, and the corresponding data management interface for the data interaction module according to the service data type.

The data management module acquires a corresponding control interface and/or a service data interface, and manages the service data, including:

The data interaction module in the data management module calls the corresponding interface window control through the control ID The control interface obtains the interface window data from the corresponding interface window control through the control interface, and sends the data to the business data management module in the data management module through the data management interface, and then obtains the service associated with it from the control data association information through the control ID. After the data identifier is sent to the service data management module through the data management interface, the service data management module obtains the corresponding service data type and interface function name in the service data description information by using the service data identifier, and invokes the service data interface of the corresponding service module. The service data interface saves the acquired interface window data to the corresponding service module; or

When the user triggers data loading of the interface window control by specifying the control ID, the service data management module obtains the service data from the corresponding service module through the service data interface, and sends the data to the data interaction module through the data management interface, and the data interaction module passes the control The ID calls the control interface of the corresponding interface window control, and loads the acquired business data into the corresponding interface window control through the control interface; or

When the service data changes, the data interaction module updates the changed data through the data management interface provided by the service data management module, and obtains the control ID through the service data identifier maintained by the data interaction module itself and the associated content of the control ID, through the control The ID calls the control interface and loads the updated data into the interface window control that needs to be refreshed.

The application and window management module includes: an application management module and a window management module, wherein

The application management module is configured to manage the application event according to the processing function of the application, and specifically includes: the application management module invokes the startup interface of the related support platform application according to the application ID, and obtains the acquired application basic attribute information and the application startup information to the support platform. Registration, completing the startup process of the application; for the running application, the application management module invokes the stop interface of the support platform application according to the application ID, and logs out to the support platform to complete the stop operation of the application; the application management module acquires the application through the application ID. The current state, and by maximizing the current state of the application stored by itself, the application is maximized or minimized. a window management module, configured to manage window events according to a processing function of the window; the window management module includes: a window control module, a window attribute control module, and a window sequence control module, as shown in FIG. 5;

a window attribute control module, configured to obtain a single instance or a multi-instance attribute of the configured window from the corresponding configuration information, and provide the window control module and the window sequence control module through the attribute interface of the window attribute control module;

a window control module, configured to obtain, by using a property interface of the window property control module, information about the configured window, and generate a window code to create, destroy, and switch the window;

a window sequence control module, configured to generate an initial window stack according to a user operation, and reorder and organize the order of the windows in the initial window stack according to the instance attribute of the window; in the window destruction and switching process, the window stack may be referred to The window is sorted in order to destroy and switch the window.

The window sequence control module reorders and organizes the order of the windows in the initial window stack according to the instance attribute of the window, and specifically includes: when the window in the window stack is opened again by the user, moving the window to the window stack At the top level, if the window is a single instance property, the window opened first in the window stack is deleted; if the window is a multi-instance property, the window opened first in the window stack is retained.

Based on the foregoing apparatus, the present invention further provides a mobile terminal application, an interface window, and a service management method. The following describes the solution of the present invention in detail through specific embodiments.

Embodiment 1: The startup process of the mobile terminal file manager application, as shown in FIG. 6, includes the following steps:

Step 601: The user starts the file manager application by using a button, and the interface window module sends the button event message to the event management module;

In this step, the user presses the file manager application icon in the nine-square grid main menu of the window interface of the mobile terminal to start the file manager application. At this time, inside the mobile terminal, After receiving the button event message of the file manager application, the standby application interface window module sends the button event message to the event management module of the UI separation application development framework.

Step 602: The event management module obtains a processing entry of the file manager application from the configured application related information according to the button event message, and invokes a corresponding processing function;

In this step, the event management module obtains a processing entry of the pre-configured file manager application from the configured application related information according to the application identifier in the event message, and invokes a corresponding processing function to trigger the application and the window management module.

Step 603: The application and window management module starts the file manager application and the corresponding service by using the processing function;

Step 604: The application and window management module starts a main interface window of the file manager, and sends an initialization event message to the event management module.

In this step, the application and window management module obtains the main interface window layout of the file manager application through the configuration management module, starts the main interface window of the file manager, and adds the window to the file manager's window stack for management.

Step 605: The event management module triggers the data management module to perform interface window control filling by using the initialization event message.

In this step, the event management module triggers the data management module by using the initialization event message, and the data management module obtains the association information between the control ID and the service data identifier of the interface window control through the configuration management module according to the control ID in the initialization message, by calling the control The interface populates the business data in the business module to the corresponding interface window control.

Step 606: The interface window module implements the interface display, and completes the startup process of the file manager. Embodiment 2: The user stops the file manager application:

In this embodiment, the application is divided into an interface window module, a UI separation application development framework, and a service module according to various functions implemented by the application, and the process of setting each module is the same as that in the first embodiment, and will not be described in detail herein. Process 1) the user presses a button or clicks the file manager stop icon to stop the file manager application, and the user triggers the interface window module to send a file manager application stop event message to the event management module through a button operation;

Process 2) After receiving the file manager application stop event message, the event management module locates the application stop processing function of the file manager;

Process 3) triggering the application and window management module in the application stop processing function, and stopping the file manager application and the corresponding service by the application and window management module; the application and window management module automatically destroying the file manager according to the window stack of the maintenance file manager Own window

Process 4) During the destruction of the main interface window of the file manager, the interface window sends a window destruction event message to the event management module; the event management module locates the message to the file manager's window destruction processing function; triggers the data through the window destruction processing function The management module releases the associated information of the maintained interface window control and the service data;

Process 5) The file manager main interface window is closed, the file manager application and the corresponding business are stopped, and the file manager stop process is completed.

During the development of the entire application, the interface developer does not need to care about the implementation and usage details of the business module. It only needs to update the data of the interface window by calling the corresponding interface window control interface according to the business data information provided by the business module. Business function developers do not need to care about the specific implementation details of the interface window control, only need to provide business data and the corresponding interface.

In this way, the decoupling between the interface window module and the business module is separated by the UI application development framework, and the division of labor of the application developer is refined, the development efficiency and stability are improved, and the maintenance is easy.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included. Within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

Claim

A mobile terminal application, an interface window, and a service management device, comprising: an interface window module, a UI separation application development framework, and a service module; wherein

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the UI separation application development framework comprises: a configuration management module, an event management module, a data management module, and an application and window management module;

The device according to claim 2, wherein the service data related information configured in the configuration management module comprises: service data description information and control data association information, The service data description information includes information such as a service data type, a service data identifier, and an interface function name; the control data association information includes a control ID of the interface window control and a service data identifier associated with the control window;

The device according to claim 1, wherein the interface between the service module and the UI separation application development framework comprises: a data interface and a function interface.

5. A mobile terminal application, an interface window, and a service management method, the method comprising:

The method according to claim 5, wherein before the obtaining the corresponding processing entry according to the event message sent by the interface window, the method further comprises: configuring related information of the application, the window, and the service data and saving.

The method according to claim 6, wherein the configured service data related information includes: service data description information and control data association information, where the service data description information includes a service data type, a service data identifier, Information such as interface function name; control data association information includes a control ID of the interface window control and a service data identifier associated therewith;

The method according to claim 7, wherein the application event, the window event, and the service data are respectively managed by calling a corresponding processing function, as follows: Acquiring the processing entry of the processing entry or window of the corresponding application in the configured application related information or the window related information, managing the application event according to the processing function of the application, or managing the window event according to the processing function of the window, and according to The configured service data related information acquires a corresponding control interface and/or a service data interface, and manages the business data.

A UI separation application development framework, characterized in that, between the interface window module and the service module, the method is used to obtain a corresponding processing entry according to an event message sent by the interface window module, and call the corresponding processing function to respectively apply the event. , window events and business data management.

The UI separation application development framework according to claim 9, comprising: a configuration management module, an event management module, a data management module, and an application and window management module;