Patent ID: 7703083
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of persisting assembly bind information for an application being executed on a computer, said method comprising: receiving an assembly bind request referencing assembly bind request information from the application being executed to bind with one or more assemblies that provide functionality to the application; recording, in a memory, the assembly bind request information referenced in the received assembly bind request, said assembly bind request information including a description of a requested assembly; recording, in the memory, assembly redirect information, said redirect information being determined based on applying an associated assembly policy to the assembly bind request for directing the assembly bind request to a version of the requested assembly; determining if the assembly bind request information and the assembly redirect information should be persisted in an assembly bind history file specific to the application being executed on the computer; and persisting the assembly bind request information and the assembly redirect information in the assembly bind history file when the determining is affirmative; and wherein the recording assembly redirect information comprises recording assembly redirect information for each bind redirection at each level of bind policy redirection; and wherein the determining if the assembly bind request information and the assembly redirect information should be persisted comprises: