Abstract: The present invention defines a mechanism for automatic synchronization of scripting variables in an action tag extension facility. Attached to each action, there is a TagExtraInfo class that describes the action. The TagExtraInfo class knows the attributes of the class, including the names of the scripting variables introduced or modified by the action. At translation time, a tag handler accesses the information from the TagExtraInfo class for each tag in a page. At run time, a pageContext object is created containing a mapping of scripting variables to values. The values are visible to the scripting code, and the scripting code can modify the values. Also, the values are accessible by the action code. The action code can modify the values or create new values and assign the values to scripting variables so that the scripting code can modify them later. Thus, the present invention allows action tags to be created without explicit knowledge of the scripting language used to create a page.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically partitioning application components of a web application between a web server and an application server. Both the web server computer and the application server computer may implement an application component container. A method for programmatically analyzing the application components to determining an appropriate partitioning of the application components between the web server and application server computers may be employed. A deployment computer system may be connected to the web server and application server computers through a network. After the application components have been analyzed to determine an appropriate partitioning of the application components between the web server and the application server, the deployment computer system may then automatically deploy the application components on the respective computer systems according to this determined partitioning.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically partitioning application components of a web application between a web server and an application server. Both the web server computer and the application server computer may implement an application component container. A method for programmatically analyzing the application components to determining an appropriate partitioning of the application components between the web server and application server computers may be employed. A deployment computer system may be connected to the web server and application server computers through a network. After the application components have been analyzed to determine an appropriate partitioning of the application components between the web server and the application server, the deployment computer system may then automatically deploy the application components on the respective computer systems according to this determined partitioning.