Dynamic Server Page Meta-Engines with Data Sharing for Dynamic Content and Non-JSP Segments Rendered Through Other Engines

Abstract

Rendering a meta-page through a meta-engine, the meta-engine including a tag handler, the meta-page including static content, JSP dynamic content and one or more types of non-JSP dynamic content, and identifications of shared variables. Embodiments include writing to output the static content of the meta-page, rendering the JSP dynamic content to the output of the meta-engine, and inserting into the non-JSP dynamic content additional non-JSP dynamic content identifying current values of shared variables. Embodiments include rendering the non-JSP dynamic content through dynamic server page engines, including passing current values of shared variables to the dynamic server page engines, reading from the non-JSP additional dynamic content as rendered the current values of shared variables, deleting from the non-JSP dynamic content as rendered the additional non-JSP dynamic content as rendered, and writing the non-JSP dynamic content as rendered, at its location among the static content, to the output of the meta-engine.

1 . A method for creating a meta-page, the method comprising: 
 establishing a JSP dynamic server page as the meta-page;    inserting static content into the meta-page;    inserting JSP dynamic content and one or more types of non-JSP dynamic content at two or more locations among the static content; and    inserting into the meta-page identifications of shared variables.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein inserting identifications of shared variables further comprises inserting into the meta-page Java code identifying shared variables.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein inserting Java code identifying shared variables includes inserting Java code associating shared variables with segments of non-JSP dynamic content.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 2  wherein inserting Java code identifying shared variables includes inserting Java code associating shared variables with input and output to and from segments of non-JSP dynamic content  
   
   
       5 . A system for creating a meta-page, the system comprising: 
 means for establishing a JSP dynamic server page as the meta-page;    means for inserting static content into the meta-page;    means for inserting JSP dynamic content and one or more types of non-JSP dynamic content at two or more locations among the static content; and    means for inserting into the meta-page identifications of shared variables.    
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 5  wherein means for inserting identifications of shared variables further comprises means for inserting into the meta-page Java code identifying shared variables.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 6  wherein means for inserting Java code identifying shared variables includes means for inserting Java code associating shared variables with segments of non-JSP dynamic content.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 6  wherein means for inserting Java code identifying shared variables includes means for inserting Java code associating shared variables with input and output to and from segments of non-JSP dynamic content.  
   
   
       9 . A computer program product for creating a meta-page, the computer program product comprising: 
 a recording medium;    means, recorded on the recording medium, for establishing a JSP dynamic server page as the meta-page;    means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting static content into the meta-page;    means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting JSP dynamic content and one or more types of non-JSP dynamic content at two or more locations among the static content; and    means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting into the meta-page identifications of shared variables.    
   
   
       10 . The computer program product of  claim 9  wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting identifications of shared variables further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting into the meta-page Java code identifying shared variables.  
   
   
       11 . The computer program product of  claim 10  wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting Java code identifying shared variables includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting Java code associating shared variables with segments of non-JSP dynamic content.  
   
   
       12 . The computer program product of  claim 10  wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting Java code identifying shared variables includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting Java code associating shared variables with input and output to and from segments of non-JSP dynamic content.