Intuit Inc.
Rendering user-interface elements based on variation metamodels

Abstract:

Embodiments presented herein provide techniques for rendering user-interface elements for an entity type based on a variation metamodel received in response to an API request. When a user invokes a function to access or create an entity, a user interface sends the API request to an API service. The API request identifies the entity type and is associated with context information about the user. The variation metamodel is selected by the API service based on the context information. The user interface receives and parses a response from the API service. The meta model includes metadata describing at least one aspect of a corresponding property of the entity type. Using the metadata as a guide, the user interface renders elements for the properties of the variation schema in a graphical user interface (GUI).