Ontology for development-time SOA service repository having services implemented using varying technologies

摘要

Providing an ontology for a service-oriented architecture deployment in a computing environment, the ontology providing organization and identification of services in a development-time service repository of the service-oriented architecture. The services in the development-time service repository are implemented using varying service implementation technologies and the ontology supports inquiries about services implemented using the varying service implementation technologies. The providing the ontology includes linking to Reusable Asset Specification artifacts associated with the services in the development-time service repository, the linking using an Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) specification. Based on submission of a request to identify service results from the development-time service repository, identifying, using the ontology, one or more services of the services in the development-time service repository, and responding to the request with an indication of the one or more services.