Web service invocation framework with integrated directory-based distributor

摘要

In one embodiment, an apparatus for directory-based web service distribution is disclosed. The apparatus includes a directory and a request client to initiate a request for a web service, the request client including an application middleware having invocation framework with embedded distribution logic to distribute the request to a destination pod, the destination pod to compute a subset of a state associated with the web service, wherein the distribution logic to distribute the request based on a lookup value extracted from the request and submitted to the directory to determine the destination pod. Other embodiments are also disclosed.