WO2015192608A1

WO2015192608A1 - Method for updating app in android system, terminal and storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2015192608A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/092819
Authority: WO
Inventors: 葛全民
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-06-17
Filing date: 2014-12-02
Publication date: 2015-12-23
Also published as: CN105323269A

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for updating an APP in an Android system. The method is applied in a terminal that runs an Android operating system, at least one APP is run in the Android operating system, and for each APP, an Open Services Gateway Initiative (OSGI) architecture model used for managing a plug-in of the APP is configured. The method further comprises: acquiring, through an OSGI architecture model corresponding to an APP, context information of a plug-in to be updated of the APP; acquiring the plug-in to be updated of the APP by using the OSGI architecture model according to the context information of the plug-in; and configuring the plug-in to be updated in the APP to update the APP. Also disclosed are a terminal and a computer storage medium.

Description

APP update method, terminal and storage medium in Android system

Technical field

The present invention relates to an application update method, and in particular to an update method, a terminal, and a computer storage medium for an application (APP, Application) in an Android system.

Background technique

When using the Android operating system mobile phone, platform computer and other terminals to implement the APP update, you need to download the latest version of the APP from the server side, and then install it to the mobile phone or platform computer. It can be seen that the current APP update is an overall update to the APP application software; in the Android operating system platform, the overall update of the APP has the following problems:

1) The overall update will occupy more processing resources of the terminal;

2) After the overall update, the updated APP application software will be restarted, thereby lengthening the APP update response cycle of the terminal and reducing the user experience.

How to update the part of the APP that needs to be updated has become an urgent problem to be solved.

Summary of the invention

In order to solve the existing technical problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides an APP update method, a terminal, and a computer storage medium in an Android system, which can update a plug-in that needs to be updated by an APP, and shorten an update response period of the terminal to the APP. It reflects the convenience of APP update and enhances user experience.

The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention is implemented as follows:

An embodiment of the present invention provides an update method of an application APP in an Android system, where the method is applied to a terminal, where the terminal runs an Android Android operating system, and the Android At least one application APP is run in the operating system; an Open Service Gateway Protocol OSGI architecture model for managing the plug-in of the APP is configured for each APP, and the method further includes:

Obtaining context information of the plug-in to be updated of the APP by using an OSGI architecture model corresponding to the APP;

Obtaining the to-be-updated plug-in of the APP by using the OSGI architecture model according to the plug-in context information;

Configuring the to-be-updated plug-in to the APP to update the APP.

In the above solution, the acquiring the context information of the plug-in to be updated of the APP by using the OSGI architecture model corresponding to the APP includes:

Obtaining, by using the OSGI architecture model, a plug-in version of the APP on the server side;

Comparing the acquired plug-in version of the APP with the plug-in version of the APP managed by itself;

When the obtained plug-in version of the APP is the latest, the context information of the latest version plug-in is determined as the context information of the plug-in to be updated.

In the foregoing solution, the acquiring, by the OSGI architecture model, the to-be-updated plug-in of the APP, according to the plug-in context information, includes:

Sending the context information to a server through an OSGI service of the OSGI architecture model;

And after receiving the registration notification message of the server, registering the OSGI service;

Receiving a layout file and a user interface UI class of the to-be-updated plug-in obtained by the server for the registered OSGI service.

In the above solution, the configuring the to-be-updated plug-in to the APP to update the APP includes:

The layout file and the UI class are configured to the APP to update the APP.

In the above solution, the method further includes:

The server is notified by the OSGI architecture model to log out of the registered OSGI service.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, where the terminal runs an Android Android operating system, and the Android operating system runs at least one application APP; the terminal includes:

a first configuration unit configured to configure, for each APP, an Open Service Gateway Protocol OSGI architecture model for managing a plug-in of the APP;

a first acquiring unit, configured to acquire context information of the plug-in to be updated of the APP by using an OSGI architecture model corresponding to the APP;

a second obtaining unit, configured to acquire an to-be-updated plug-in of the APP by using the OSGI architecture model according to the plug-in context information;

And a second configuration unit configured to configure the to-be-updated plug-in to the APP to update the APP.

In the above scheme,

The first obtaining unit is further configured to acquire, by using the OSGI architecture model, a plug-in version of the APP on the server side;

In the above scheme,

The second obtaining unit is further configured to send the context information to a server by using an OSGI service of the OSGI architecture model;

In the above scheme,

The second configuration unit is configured to configure the layout file and the UI class to the APP to update the APP.

In the above solution, the terminal further includes:

The first notification unit is configured to notify the server to log out the registered OSGI service by using the OSGI architecture model.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer storage medium, where the computer storage medium stores computer executable instructions, and the computer executable instructions are used to execute the foregoing update method of the application APP in the Android system.

The method for updating an APP, the terminal, and the computer storage medium in the Android system provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the method is applied to a terminal, where the terminal runs an Android Android operating system, and at least one of the Android operating system runs. Applying an APP; configuring an Open Service Gateway Protocol OSGI architecture model for managing the plug-in of the APP for each APP, the method further comprising: acquiring, by the OSGI architecture model corresponding to the APP, the plug-in to be updated of the APP Context information: The OSGI architecture model acquires a plug-in to be updated of the APP according to the plug-in context information, and configures the plug-in to be updated to the APP to update the APP. With the embodiment of the present invention, the OSGI architecture model can be used to update the plug-in that needs to be updated by the APP, shorten the update response period of the terminal to the APP, reflect the convenience of the APP update, and improve the user experience.

DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of implementing an APP update method in an Android system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an APP update method in an Android system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of application scenario 2 of an APP update method in an Android system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The Open Services Gateway Initiative (OSGI) is a standard for Java dynamic component systems. It provides a modular architecture for large distributed systems and embedded systems. The function points of the APP can be regarded as plug-ins and implemented. Modular management of the APP plug-in; therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, an OSGI architecture model for managing the plug-in of the APP is configured for each APP in the terminal, and the plug-in of the APP is performed by the OSGI service provided by the OSGI framework model. Update to complete the update to the app. Wherein, each APP in the terminal is configured with an OSGI architecture model corresponding thereto, for example, an OSGI architecture model is configured for the QQ application, the model is used to manage the plug-in of the QQ application; and an OSGI architecture model is configured for the WeChat application, This model is used to manage plugins for WeChat applications.

The method for updating an APP in an Android system provided by the embodiment of the present invention is applied to a terminal, where the terminal runs an Android Android operating system, and at least one application APP runs in the Android operating system; An Open Services Gateway Protocol OSGI architecture model for managing plugins for the APP.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of implementing an update method of an APP in an Android system according to an embodiment of the present invention; as shown in FIG. 1 , the method includes:

Step 11: Obtain context information of the plug-in to be updated of the APP by using an OSGI architecture model corresponding to the APP.

2 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario according to an embodiment of the present invention; this step is illustrated in conjunction with FIG. 2.

Usually, an APP has at least one function point. When a developer develops an APP, a predetermined number of function points of the APP are usually set to the OSGI architecture of the plug-in for managing the APP. In the model, in the OSGI architecture model, the function point is called a plug-in of the APP. It can also be understood that the execution function of the OSGI architecture model is used as part of the APP application function, wherein the OSGI architecture model is used to manage the plug-in of the APP application (update the plug-in), and when the terminal and the server side are required to perform plug-ins for the APP application When updating, the OSGI architecture model that needs to be set for the APP interacts with the server side through the OSGI service.

In an embodiment, the step may be: the OSGI architecture model acquires a plug-in version of the APP on the server side; compares the obtained plug-in version of the APP with a plug-in version of the APP managed by itself; When the obtained plug-in version of the APP is the latest, it is determined that the context information of the latest version plug-in is the context information of the plug-in to be updated.

Specifically, when the preset first period comes, or when the APP is started (the plug-in of the APP is started), the OSGI architecture model corresponding to the APP initiates a version request of the plug-in of the APP to the server through the OSGI service, and Upon receiving the version information of the plug-in of the APP returned by the server, the OSGI architecture model obtains version information of the plug-in of the APP that it manages, compares the plug-in of the APP managed by itself, and the received The version information of the plug-in of the APP is compared when the plug-in version of the received APP is the latest, that is, when the APP needs to be updated, the context information of the plug-in to be updated (the plug-in pre-upgraded to the new version plug-in) is obtained. In the OSGI architecture model, the context information is a plugin package content bundle context. The first period may be set according to the specific use of the application of the terminal.

Step 12: Obtain an to-be-updated plug-in of the APP by using the OSGI architecture model according to the plug-in context information.

Here, the OSGI architecture model sends the plugin context information to the server side through an OSGI service; the server searches the OSGI service according to the plugin context information, searches for the OSGI service, and sends a registration notification when found Message to the OSGI architecture model; the OSGI architecture model registers the OSGI service to the server after receiving the registration notification message; the server acquires an updated service interface (service portal) through the The service interface acquires a layout file and a user interface UI class of the plug-in to be updated for the registered OSGI service, and returns a layout file and a UI class of the plug-in to be updated to the terminal.

Step 13: Configure the to-be-updated plug-in to the APP to update the APP.

Here, the OSGI architecture model receives a layout file and a UI class of the to-be-updated plug-in returned by the server, and configures the layout file and the UI class to the APP to complete an APP corresponding to the OSGI architecture model. Update. After completing the update of the APP by updating the plugin of the APP, the server is notified by the OSGI architecture model to log out of the OSGI service.

In the above solution, the OSGI architecture model can monitor the installation and uninstallation status of the plug-in of the APP by using the event monitoring mode, and record the status in the plug-in list to facilitate the update of the plug-in of the App (partial update of the APP). .

In the embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes:

When the terminal starts the APP, the plug-in of the APP is started, and the plug-in menu of the APP is obtained through the OSGI architecture model configured for the APP, and displayed in the toolbar of the APP.

3 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention; as shown in FIG. 3, in addition to the plug-in update for managing the APP application, the OSGI architecture model may also be obtained by using an OSGI architecture model when starting an APP. The menu of the plug-in launched with the launch of the APP, and the function corresponding to the menu of the acquired plug-in, such as a tool (which is a tool from the user's point of view), is displayed in the toolbar.

In an embodiment, when the terminal starts the APP, the OSGI architecture model configured for the APP starts the activity of the plugin of the APP by launching the Bundle Activator of the model, acquires context information of the launched plugin, and passes the OSGI service. Sending the context information to the server side; the server searches the OSGI service according to the context information, searches for the OSGI service, and when sent, sends a registration notification message to the OSGI architecture model; the OSGI architecture model After receiving the registration notification message, registering the OSGI service to the office a server that obtains an updated service interface, obtains plug-in menu information of the plug-in to be launched for the registered OSGI service through the service interface, and returns the plug-in menu information to the terminal; The plug-in menu information is displayed to the APP, and the obtained plug-in menu is displayed as a tool of the toolbar for convenient viewing.

In the above solution, the plug-in is implemented for the APP by configuring the OSGI architecture model for each APP, and the plug-in of the APP is modularized, and the plug-in is updated by the OSGI service, thereby updating the APP; The overall update only needs to update the plug-in of the APP to be updated, shortening the update response period of the terminal to the APP, and embodies the convenience of the APP update. At the same time, since only the plug-in of the APP is updated, the overall update is not required, so after updating the APP, it is not necessary Restart the app to improve the user experience.

For the specific implementation of the OSGI service query, registration, and logout of the OSGI architecture model, refer to the OSGI protocol, which is not described here. The interaction process of the OSGI service is a Java object, not a serialized N-ary stream (N=2n, n is a positive integer); and the N-stream is used for communication between service processes in the existing Android. Differently, the OSGI architecture model provided by the embodiment of the present invention achieves the purpose of updating the APP by updating the plug-in of the APP; wherein the plug-in supports Java Native Interface (JNI), and the compatibility is strong, except for compatibility with Java. It is also compatible with other programming languages such as C and C++.

The embodiment of the invention further describes a computer storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium stores computer executable instructions, and the computer executable instructions are used to execute the foregoing APP update method in the Android system.

Based on the update method of the APP in the Android system, the embodiment of the present invention further describes a terminal; the terminal runs an Android operating system, and at least one application APP runs in the Android operating system.

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; as shown in FIG. 4, the terminal includes: a first configuration unit 201, a first obtaining unit 202, a second obtaining unit 203, and a second configuration unit. 204; among them,

The first configuration unit 201 is configured to configure, for each APP, an Open Service Gateway Protocol OSGI architecture model for managing a plug-in of the APP;

The first obtaining unit 202 is configured to acquire context information of the plug-in to be updated of the APP by using an OSGI architecture model corresponding to the APP;

In an embodiment, the first obtaining unit 202 acquires a plug-in version of the APP on the server side by using the OSGI architecture model; compares the obtained plug-in version of the APP with the APP managed by itself The plug-in version is compared to when the obtained plug-in version of the APP is the latest, determining that the context information of the latest version plug-in is the context information of the plug-in to be updated.

Specifically, when the preset first period comes, or when the APP is started (the plug-in of the APP is started), the terminal, specifically the first obtaining unit 202, uses the OSGI of the OSGI architecture model corresponding to the APP. The service initiates a version request of the plug-in of the APP to the server, and when receiving the version information of the plug-in of the APP returned by the server, the first obtaining unit 202 acquires the management that is managed by the OSGI architecture model. Version information of the plug-in of the APP, and comparing the plug-in of the APP managed by the APP and the version information of the plug-in of the APP received; when the plug-in version of the received APP is the latest, the first obtaining unit 202: Obtain context information of a plug-in to be updated (a plug-in pre-upgraded to the new version plug-in); in the OSGI architecture model, the context information is a plug-in package content bundle context. The first period may be set according to the specific use of the application of the terminal.

The second obtaining unit 203 is configured to acquire the to-be-updated plug-in of the APP by using the OSGI architecture model according to the plug-in context information;

Here, the terminal, specifically the second obtaining unit 203, sends the plug-in context information to the server side by using an OSGI service of the OSGI architecture model; the server searches for the OSGI service according to the plug-in context information. Find the OSGI service, when it is found, Sending a registration notification message to the terminal, specifically the second obtaining unit 203; the second obtaining unit 203, after receiving the registration notification message by using the OSGI architecture model, registering the OSGI service to the server Obtaining, by the server, an updated service interface (service portal), obtaining, by the service interface, a layout file and a user interface UI class of the plug-in to be updated for the registered OSGI service, and returning a layout file of the new plug-in and The UI class is to the terminal, specifically the second acquiring unit 203.

The second configuration unit 204 is configured to configure the to-be-updated plug-in to the APP to update the APP.

Here, the second obtaining unit 203 transmits the layout file and the UI class to the second configuration unit 204, and the second configuration unit 204 configures the layout file and the UI class to the APP to complete the APP. Update.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, the terminal further includes: a first notification unit 205;

The first notification unit 205 is configured to notify the server to log out of the OSGI service by using the OSGI architecture model.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, the terminal further includes: a third obtaining unit 206, a first display unit 207;

The third obtaining unit 206 is configured to start a plug-in of the APP when the APP is started, and obtain a plug-in menu of the APP by using an OSGI architecture model configured for the APP;

The first display unit 207 is configured to display the plug-in menu in a toolbar of the APP.

In an embodiment, when the terminal starts the APP, the third obtaining unit 206 starts the Bundle Activator of the model by using the OSGI architecture model configured for the APP, and then starts the activity of the plugin of the APP, and obtains the launched plugin. Context information; and sending the context information to the server side through the OSGI service; the server searches the OSGI service according to the context information, searches for the OSGI service, and sends a registration notification message when found To the terminal, specifically the third obtaining unit 206; the third obtaining unit 206 registers the OSGI service to the server by receiving the registration notification message by using the OSGI architecture model; Obtaining, by the service interface, a service interface that has an update, obtaining, by the service interface, plug-in menu information of the plug-in to be started for the registered OSGI service, and returning the plug-in menu information to the terminal, specifically the third acquiring unit The third obtaining unit 206 configures the plug-in menu information to the APP; the first display unit 207 displays the plug-in menu as part of the APP toolbar to conveniently view which APPs are Plugin.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the implementation functions of the processing units in the terminal shown in FIG. 4 can be understood by referring to the related description of the update method of the APP in the aforementioned Android system. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the functions of the processing units in the terminal shown in FIG. 4 can be implemented by a program running on a processor, or can be implemented by a specific logic circuit.

In an actual application, the first configuration unit 201, the first obtaining unit 202, the second obtaining unit 203, the second configuration unit 204, the first notification unit 205, the third obtaining unit 206, and the first display unit 207 may each be configured by Central processing unit (CPU, Central Processing Unit), or digital signal processing (DSP, Digital Signal Processor), or microprocessor (MPU, Micro Processor Unit), or Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) To achieve; the CPU, DSP, MPU, FPGA can be built into the terminal.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal includes but is not limited to: a tablet computer, a mobile phone, and an electronic reading. Reader, etc. The preferred terminal of the embodiment of the present invention is a mobile phone.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention can take the form of a hardware embodiment, a software embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware. Moreover, the invention can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage and optical storage, etc.) including computer usable program code.

The present invention has been described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (system), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or FIG. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine for the execution of instructions for execution by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device. Means for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of the flow chart.

The computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising the instruction device. The apparatus implements the functions specified in one or more blocks of a flow or a flow and/or block diagram of the flowchart.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device such that a series of operational steps are performed on a computer or other programmable device to produce computer-implemented processing for execution on a computer or other programmable device. The instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of a flow diagram.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

The method for updating an APP, the terminal, and the computer storage medium in the Android system provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the method is applied to a terminal, the terminal runs an Android Android operating system, and at least one application APP runs in the Android operating system; Each APP configures an OSGI architecture model for managing the APP plug-in. The method further includes: acquiring, by using an OSGI architecture model corresponding to the APP, context information of the plug-in to be updated of the APP; and using the OSGI according to the plug-in context information. The architecture model acquires the plug-in to be updated of the APP; and configures the plug-in to be updated to the APP to update the APP. The OSGI architecture model can be used to update the plug-ins that need to be updated by the APP, shorten the update response period of the terminal to the APP, reflect the convenience of the APP update, and improve the user experience.

Claims

An update method of an application APP in an Android system, the method being applied to a terminal, the terminal running an Android Android operating system, running at least one application APP in the Android operating system; configuring one for each APP An Open Service Gateway Protocol OSGI architecture model for managing plugins of the APP, the method further comprising:

Obtaining context information of the plug-in to be updated of the APP by using an OSGI architecture model corresponding to the APP;

Obtaining the to-be-updated plug-in of the APP by using the OSGI architecture model according to the plug-in context information;

Configuring the to-be-updated plug-in to the APP to update the APP.
The method of claim 1, wherein the acquiring the context information of the plug-in to be updated of the APP by using an OSGI architecture model corresponding to the APP comprises:

Obtaining, by using the OSGI architecture model, a plug-in version of the APP on the server side;

Comparing the acquired plug-in version of the APP with the plug-in version of the APP managed by itself;

When the obtained plug-in version of the APP is the latest, the context information of the latest version plug-in is determined as the context information of the plug-in to be updated.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring the plug-in to be updated of the APP by using the OSGI architecture model according to the plug-in context information comprises:

Sending the context information to a server through an OSGI service of the OSGI architecture model;

And after receiving the registration notification message of the server, registering the OSGI service;

Receiving a layout file and a user interface UI class of the to-be-updated plug-in obtained by the server for the registered OSGI service.
The method of claim 3, wherein the configuring the to-be-updated plug-in to the APP to update the APP comprises:

The layout file and the UI class are configured to the APP to update the APP.
The method of claim 4 wherein the method further comprises:

The server is notified by the OSGI architecture model to log out of the registered OSGI service.
A terminal running an Android Android operating system, where at least one application APP runs in the Android operating system; the terminal includes:

a first configuration unit configured to configure, for each APP, an Open Service Gateway Protocol OSGI architecture model for managing a plug-in of the APP;

a first acquiring unit, configured to acquire context information of the plug-in to be updated of the APP by using an OSGI architecture model corresponding to the APP;

a second obtaining unit, configured to acquire an to-be-updated plug-in of the APP by using the OSGI architecture model according to the plug-in context information;

And a second configuration unit configured to configure the to-be-updated plug-in to the APP to update the APP.
The terminal according to claim 6, wherein

The first obtaining unit is further configured to acquire, by using the OSGI architecture model, a plug-in version of the APP on the server side;

Comparing the acquired plug-in version of the APP with the plug-in version of the APP managed by itself;

When the obtained plug-in version of the APP is the latest, the context information of the latest version plug-in is determined as the context information of the plug-in to be updated.
The terminal according to claim 6, wherein

The second obtaining unit is further configured to send the context information to a server by using an OSGI service of the OSGI architecture model;

And after receiving the registration notification message of the server, registering the OSGI service;

Receiving a layout file and a user interface UI class of the to-be-updated plug-in obtained by the server for the registered OSGI service.
The terminal according to claim 8, wherein

The second configuration unit is configured to configure the layout file and the UI class to the APP to update the APP.
The terminal of claim 9, wherein the terminal further comprises:

The first notification unit is configured to notify the server to log out the registered OSGI service by using the OSGI architecture model.
A computer storage medium storing computer executable instructions for executing an update method of an application APP in an Android system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.