Patent ID: 6886170
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method in an object oriented data processing system for managing requests, the method comprising the data processing system implemented steps of: sending a view event from a view controller object to an application mediator object that created the view controller object, said view event describing an action on a container, the container is handled by the view controller object; responsive to a receipt of the view event by the application mediator object, sending a request event from the application mediator object to a transporter object; receiving the request event at said transporter object, the request event being self identifying by including within the request event a type, a major code that identifies a class name of one of a plurality of destination objects, a minor code that identifies a method name to be invoked, and object data; said plurality of destination objects not being included in said transporter object; identifying, by said transporter object, said one of said plurality of destination objects; and sending the request event to the identified one of the plurality of destination objects.