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--- otm:ordering_of_messages:fifo [2011/01/24 22:59]
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+++ otm:ordering_of_messages:fifo [2012/02/06 21:16] (current)
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-Every day, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_%28web_application_hybrid%29|mashup]] applications are more present. These applications are created with requests to several servers. Developers have to overcome the issue of creating a wrong page due to an unexpected order of executions of responses. For instance, consider a website that creates a web page from two ajax requests. If the second response is executed before the first response, the web page is created incorrectly. Instead, the if the first response is executed before the second response, the web page is created correctly. The use of the **Fifo** strategy can ensure, which executes the response in the same order that are sent the requests, the web page is always created correctly.
+====== The FIFO strategy ======
+A mashup application is created from the combination of information retrieved from different servers, //e.g.// Housing Maps. Programmers have to overcome the issue of creating an incorrect Web page due to an arbitrary (and unexpected) order of server responses. For instance, consider a Web page that is created with two Ajax requests. If the second server response is processed before the first server response, the Web page is created incorrectly. A **FIFO** strategy, which processes the server responses in the same order as the Ajax requests are sent, ensures that the Web page is always created correctly.
 When the "activate order" button is clicked, the web page is created correctly. When the "deactivate order" button is clicked, the web page could create incorrectly. **NOTE:** Please first watch the application without clicking the "activate order" button to appreciate clearly the aforementioned issue.
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-The Fifo strategy is implemented as a TM advice, which is a JavaScript function, that is executed every time a response is retrieved:
+The FIFO strategy is implemented as a piece of advice, which is a JavaScript function, that is executed every time a server response is received:
 <code javascript>
-var fifo = function(jp){  //jp represents the execution of a response
+var FIFO = function(jp){
-    if(this.isEarly(jp)){
+  var request = jp.target;
-        this.queue.push(jp); //if response is retrieved early, then the response is stored and not executed
+  if (this.idServerRespExpected != request.idServerResp){
-    }
+    this.jpsQueue.push(jp);
-    else{
+  }
-        jp.proceed();
+  else{
-        this.updateCr(jp);
+    jp.proceed();
-        this.queue.executeEarlyJPs(); //check if now other responses can be executed
+    this.idServerRespExpected = request.idServerResp + 1;
-    }
+   // executing jp proceeds that can be executed now
-};
+   this.idServerRespExpected =this.jpsQueue.execRecEarlyJPs(this.idServerRespExpected);
+  }
+}
 </code>
-Go back the [[otm/ordering_of_messages|the parent page]] web page.
+Go back the [[otm/ordering_of_messages|the parent Web page]].