Features for a Style for Push-Communication Integrated Rich Web-Based Applications

Abstract

The development aspects of rich web-based applications have evolved; however, abstract concepts, like styles and patterns, are still lacking. If an abstract style for rich web-based applications is available, it can support the whole engineering process in many ways, like assisting in designing aspects and the system's evolution. We have produced an abstract architectural style named RiWAArch style for standard rich web-based applications, and we are working on extending the same to realize integrating push-communication. Push-communication has become a contemporary requirement in developing features like real-time notifications in rich web-based applications. However, the features to be expected from a style to realize the integration of the push-communication are not yet recognized. This concept paper proposes a set of features to be expected from a style for push-communication-integrated rich web-based applications. Our ongoing research will later utilize these features to form requirements and design a comprehensive style by extending the RiWAArch style to realize the abstract features of integrating true push-communication into rich web-based applications.