Extensible framework for managing UI state in a composite AJAX application

摘要

A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for managing the user interface (UI) state of an AJAX application by automatically binding a uniform resource locator (URL) to an application code component. The metadata for controller functions contained in an AJAX Web page are read as it is loaded. Once loaded, the URL of the page is monitored for changes in its value. If the URL's value changes, then the value of the ‘action’ property of the changed URL is compared to the application metadata for validation. If the ‘action’ property of the changed URL does not exist in the application metadata, then the changed URL is considered invalid and its associated actions are ignored. If the ‘action’ property is valid, the function specified by the ‘action’ request parameter is called. A single object parameter is sent, with the properties of the single object parameter derived from the request parameters other than ‘action’. The function is executed and the page is updated to display the value of the object property.