Abstract: A method of supplementing the operations performed by a web service includes operating an autonomous software agent. The autonomous software agent receives a request directed to a web service and identifies a web service input operation associated with the request. The web service input operation is associated with a set of input actions. The input actions are executed prior to directing the request to web service. The autonomous software agent may also receive a response from the web service. A web service output operation associated with the response is identified. The web service output operation is associated with a set of output actions. The output actions are executed prior to directing the response to a client.

Abstract: An integrator, a plurality of adapters corresponding to a plurality of applications, and a proxy are employed to cooperatively provision the applications as a composite application. In one embodiment, the integrator selectively invokes the appropriate adaptors, which in turn, invoke the proxy. Provision is switched from one application to another by the adaptor of a former application invoking the integrator, which in turn, invokes another application, via its adaptor. Each of the integrator and adaptors may through the proxy, modify a provisioned portion of one the applications. Selected ones of the integrator and adaptors may also have operations performed while the proxy is in a pre-proxy and/or a post-proxy state, thereby facilitating the cooperative provisioning of the applications. Further, modifications to facilitate subsequent requests to be redirected back to the integrator are distributed, and performed on the composite application consuming clients.