Batching content management operations to facilitate efficient database interactions

Abstract

Batching content management operations to facilitate efficient database interactions is disclosed. Two or more content management-related requests are received. The two or more content management-related requests are treated as a batch, including by formulating and sending to a database in a single database interaction a grouped request to add, delete, or modify each of a plurality of database records.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for managing stored content, comprising:
 receiving a plurality of content management-related requests originally assigned as part of a batch, wherein the batch of content management-related requests comprises requests that are originally batched together to be sent to a database before a change to the database corresponding to the requests is committed; and   using a processor to determine that a first request among the plurality of received content management-related requests has a dependency upon at least one of the plurality of content management-related requests that is received prior to the first request, and in response, processing all of the content management-related requests that are received prior to the first request together as the batch, comprising:   sending all of the content management-related requests that are received prior to the first request to the database in a single database interaction; and delaying to perform the first request and any content management-related requests that are received after the first request.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving from a requesting entity with which the plurality of content management-related requests is associated an indication that the plurality of content management-related requests is associated. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the indication comprises an explicit indication that the plurality of content management-related requests comprises a batch. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein processing all of the content management-related requests that are received prior to the first request together as the batch is performed in the event it is determined to flush the received content management-related requests even if an end of the batch has not been reached or indicated. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 using a processor to determine whether a query is received, wherein the query implicates an object that is affected by an as yet unperformed received request; and   in response to receiving the query, processing only the content management-related requests that are received prior to the first request together as the batch.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 storing the plurality of content management-related requests;   using a processor to determine whether an indication that a memory being used to store the content management-related requests is full or nearly full; and   in response to receiving the indication, processing only a portion of the plurality of content management-related requests together as the batch.   
     
     
         7 . A content management system, comprising:
 a communication interface configured to receive a plurality of content management-related requests originally assigned as part of a batch, wherein the batch of content management-related requests comprises requests that are originally batched together to be sent to a database before a change to the database corresponding to the requests is committed; and   a processor configured to:   determine that a first request among the plurality of received content management-related requests has a dependency upon at least one of the plurality of content management-related requests that is received prior to the first request, and in response, processing all of the content management-related requests that are received prior to the first request together as the batch, comprising:
 sending all of the content management-related requests that are received prior to the first request to the database in a single database interaction; and delaying to perform the first request and any content management-related requests that are received after the first request. 
   
     
     
         8 . The content management system of  claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive from a requesting entity with which the plurality of content management-related requests is associated an indication that the plurality of content management-related requests is associated. 
     
     
         9 . The content management system of  claim 8 , wherein the indication comprises an explicit indication that the plurality of content management-related requests comprises a batch. 
     
     
         10 . The content management system of  claim 7 , wherein processing the content management-related requests that are received prior to the first request together as a batch is performed in the event it is determined to flush the received content management-related requests even if an end of the batch has not been reached or indicated. 
     
     
         11 . The content management system of  claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 determine whether a query is received, wherein the query implicates an object that is affected by an as yet unperformed received request; and   in response to receiving the query, process only the content management-related requests that are received prior to the first request together as the batch.   
     
     
         12 . The content management system of  claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 store the plurality of content management-related requests;   determine whether an indication that a memory being used to store the content management-related requests is full or nearly full; and   in response to receiving the indication, process only a portion of the plurality of content management-related requests together as the batch.   
     
     
         13 . A computer program product for managing stored content, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
 receiving a plurality of content management-related requests originally assigned as part of a batch, wherein the batch of content management-related requests comprises requests that are originally batched together to be sent to a database before a change to the database corresponding to the requests is committed; and   determine that a first request among the plurality of received content management-related requests has a dependency upon at least one of the plurality of content management-related requests that is received prior to the first request, and in response, processing all of the content management-related requests that are received prior to the first request together as the batch, comprising:
 sending all of the content management-related requests that are received prior to the first request to the database in a single database interaction; and delaying to perform the first request and any content management-related requests that are received after the first request 
   
     
     
         14 . The computer program product recited in  claim 13 , further comprising computer instructions for receiving from a requesting entity with which the plurality of content management-related requests is associated an indication that the plurality of content management-related requests is associated. 
     
     
         15 . The computer program product recited in  claim 14 , wherein the indication comprises an explicit indication that the plurality of content management-related requests comprises a batch. 
     
     
         16 . The computer program product of  claim 13 , wherein processing all of the content management-related requests that are received prior to the first request together as a batch is performed in the event it is determined to flush the received content management-related requests even if an end of the batch has not been reached or indicated. 
     
     
         17 . The computer program product of  claim 13 , further comprising computer instructions for:
 determining whether a query is received, wherein the query implicates an object that is affected by an as yet unperformed received request; and   in response to receiving the query, processing only the content management-related requests that are received prior to the first request together as the batch.   
     
     
         18 . The computer program product of  claim 13 , further comprising computer instructions for:
 storing the plurality of content management-related requests;   determining whether an indication that a memory being used to store the content management-related requests is full or nearly full; and   in response to receiving the indication, processing only a portion of the plurality of content management-related requests together as the batch.