System and method for performing lookups across namespace domains using universal resource locators

Abstract

A system and method for performing a lookup in a second namespace, the lookup being performed from a first namespace, whereby a component performing the lookup is not required to be configured for performing a lookup in the second namespace, the system and method further comprising: parsing a first lookup request for a URL tag, the first lookup request for an object located in the second namespace, the lookup request including a symbolic name corresponding to a target location in the second namespace, the URL tag corresponding to a URL context; searching the URL context for a provider URL corresponding to the symbolic name; and creating a second lookup request, the second lookup comprising the provider URL and the object's name.

1 . A method of federating at least two namespaces, said two namespaces being enabled for JNDI communication, wherein said first and second namespaces may be disparate namespaces, comprising: 
 a JNDI context factory creating a regular naming context in response to receiving a first lookup request from a component in a first of said two namespaces, said first lookup request for an object located in a second of said two namespaces;    said regular naming context driving a java URL context factory in response to a java URL tag, said java URL tag being derived from said first lookup request;    said java URL context factory creating a java URL naming context, said java URL naming context receiving said first lookup request from said regular naming context;    a URL naming context driving a JNDI naming context in response to a provider URL, said provider URL being derived from said first lookup request, said provider URL indicative of a target location in said second namespace.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein: 
 said java URL naming context drives a URL context factory in response to a URL tag indicative of said second namespace.    
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein: 
 said URL context factory creates a URL naming context corresponding to said URL tag, said URL naming context receiving said first lookup request from said java URL naming context.    
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein: 
 said JNDI context factory creating an initial context including said provider URL, said initial context having a provider URL value set to said provider URL.    
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein: 
 said second namespace receiving a second lookup request from said initial context, said second lookup request including said object and said target location of said object.