摘要:
Systems and methods that implement interactivity as part of a workflow itself. Data is passed in and out of the workflow to form an interactive workflow, via employing an interactive activity component. Such interactive activity component models suspension points within a workflow definition, wherein user input and associated interaction can be supplied to the workflow during various interactivity breaks that request user input. Such an arrangement enables a controlled/synchronous data exchange between the workflow and a host application associated therewith.
摘要:
Systems and methods that supply workflow management and workflow interaction with a plurality of persistence stores via employing a routing persistence service and an association lookup component. The routing persistence service routes and/or assigns each workflow instance to a corresponding persistence store, and the association lookup component manages caching associations between the workflow instance(s) and the plurality of persistence services. Accordingly, the subject innovation facilitates an extensible and/or pluggable mechanism for concurrent usage of multiple concrete implementations of a generic abstract workflow provider.
摘要:
Systems and methods that objectify view of workflows and management behavior via an access component that supplies access to the real workflow instance. The subject innovation enables custom features to be defined for interaction during run time. For example, custom features (e.g., strongly typed workflow) can include, a method(s), an event(s), a proper(ies), an interface and the like. Accordingly, the workflow can be exposed as an object type or class, wherein new members can be added and the workflow extended.
摘要:
Systems and methods that implement interactivity as part of a workflow itself. Data is passed in and out of the workflow to form an interactive workflow, via employing an interactive activity component. Such interactive activity component models suspension points within a workflow definition, wherein user input and associated interaction can be supplied to the workflow during various interactivity breaks that request user input. Such an arrangement enables a controlled/synchronous data exchange between the workflow and a host application associated therewith.
摘要:
Systems and methods that dynamically reset a workflow state by employing a dynamic state manager that is external to the workflow, and enables interaction of a host with a workflow instance. An event driven workflow or state machine workflow can be supplied, wherein ad hoc events are employed to reset and manipulate the workflow to states that have not been modeled as part of the workflow itself, to dynamically create relation ships at runtime.
摘要:
Systems and methods that dynamically reset a workflow state by employing a dynamic state manager that is external to the workflow, and enables interaction of a host with a workflow instance. An event driven workflow or state machine workflow can be supplied, wherein ad hoc events are employed to reset and manipulate the workflow to states that have not been modeled as part of the workflow itself, to dynamically create relation ships at runtime.
摘要:
An application executing in a virtual environment, such as a web browser, may be serviced by an application host, such as a webserver that maintains application resources or provides runtime services to the application. However, it may be difficult to configure the application to operate suitably when the application host is unavailable. Techniques for facilitating such operation include the storing of application resources in a computing environment (such as the local file system or a deployable mesh or cloud environment) while also initiating the application within the virtual environment in the context of the application host, which may reduce difficulties with isolation policies imposed by the virtual environment (e.g., cross-domain restrictions imposed by the web browser.) This configuration may promote the servicing of the application alongside other applications and data objects, e.g., the automated deployment and synchronization of the application among all devices comprising the user's mesh environment.
摘要:
A query for a help system includes data about a user system and a task that the user is attempting. The query may be used by a search engine to generate relevant results to aid the user. The user system data may include configuration data about hardware and software. The task data may be derived from the current state of a device, or from operational history that may be developed from a single user or a group of users. The query may have a mechanism to weight various keywords or components of the query and a feedback system may adjust the weights for future queries.
摘要:
Installation of multiple servers with interdependencies is done in parallel steps, with each server advancing in sequence with other servers. When a second server is dependent on a first server during the installation process, the first server may finish a task and send a message to the second server to attempt an installation step that depends on the first server. If a problem occurs, the second server may revert to a configuration state before the attempted step and the first server may reattempt the installation step on which the second server depends.
摘要:
Various embodiments provide a mechanism to allow end users to install web applications and websites onto their desktop. In accordance with one or more embodiments, client-side code can be utilized to allow developers associated with a website to define boundaries associated with user interaction, and have those boundaries enforced by a run-time engine. In at least some embodiments, developers can provide, through JavaScript code and/or HTML markup, various configurations for the creation of a start menu shortcut, navigation, and so-called jumplist integration.