Methods, Systems, and Products for Generating Mashups

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products simplify widgets for graphical mashups, such as digital dashboards and other user interfaces. When a software widget is a component of a graphical mashup, the widget is completely defined using a single file. The single file specifies both source data and presentation of the source data. Because the widget is completely defined by the single file, the single file allows faster processing of the widget.

1 . A system, comprising:
 a hardware processor; and   a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:   determining a widget associated with a graphical mashup;   determining a polling interval associated with the widget, the polling interval for polling a stream of data as an input to the widget; and   generating the graphical mashup according to the polling interval associated with the widget.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise incorporating the widget into the graphical mashup. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a presentation definition associated with the widget. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the operations further comprise incorporating the widget into the graphical mashup according to the presentation definition. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a presentation definition associated with the widget. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise incorporating the widget into the graphical mashup according to the presentation definition. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a stream of data according to the polling interval. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise incorporating the stream of data into the graphical mashup according to the polling interval. 
     
     
         9 . A method of generating a mashup, comprising:
 determining, by a server, a widget associated with a graphical mashup;   retrieving, by the server, files associated with the widget;   determining, by the server, a polling interval from one of the files associated with the widget, the polling interval for polling a stream of data as an input to the widget; and   generating, by the server, the graphical mashup according to the polling interval associated with the widget.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising incorporating the widget into the graphical mashup. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising determining a presentation definition associated with the widget. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising incorporating the widget into the graphical mashup according to the presentation definition. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising determining a presentation definition associated with the widget. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising incorporating the widget into the graphical mashup according to the presentation definition. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising retrieving a stream of data according to the polling interval. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising incorporating the stream of data into the graphical mashup according to the polling interval. 
     
     
         17 . A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
 determining a widget associated with a graphical mashup;   retrieving files associated with the widget;   determining a polling interval from one of the files associated with the widget, the polling interval for polling a stream of data as an input to the widget; and   generating the graphical mashup according to the polling interval associated with the widget.   
     
     
         18 . The memory device of  claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise incorporating the widget into the graphical mashup. 
     
     
         19 . The memory device of  claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a presentation definition associated with the widget. 
     
     
         20 . The memory device of  claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise incorporating the widget into the graphical mashup according to the presentation definition.