1. One or more computer storage media having stored thereon a data structure, the data structure comprising a declarative model that defines transformations to data as it passes between two or more services, but does not implement the transformations, the data structure including the following:
a plurality of service identification fields, each identifying a service in a sequence of two or more services;
a transformation class field specifying a class of transformation to be performed on either input data prior to being provided to the sequence of services, inter-service data provided between two services of the plurality of services in the sequence of services, or output data output from the sequence of services, wherein the input data, inter-service data, and output data are separate from the data structure; and
one or more transformation parameter fields identifying one or more parameters of the class of transformation to thereby more specifically define the transformation;
wherein the one or more computer storage media further store a transformation component and one or more transformation classes that are identified by the transformation class field of the data structure, and wherein upon receiving the data structure, the transformation component instantiates one or more objects derived from the one or more identified transformation classes and populates the one or more objects with the one or more parameters of the one or more transformation parameter fields, wherein once instantiated, the one or more objects are executed to perform the transformation specified in the transformation class field of the data structure on either the input data, the inter-service data, or the output data.
2. One or more computer storage media in accordance with claim 1, wherein the plurality of service identification fields, the class transformation class field, and the one or more transformation parameter fields are specified using text.
3. One or more computer storage media in accordance with claim 1, wherein the transformation class field specifies a class of transformation to be performed on the input data prior to being provided to the sequence of services.
4. One or more computer storage media in accordance with claim 1, wherein the transformation class field specifies a class of transformation to be performed on the inter-service data.
5. One or more computer storage media in accordance with claim 1, wherein the transformation class field specifies a class of transformation to be performed on the output data output from the sequence of services.
6. One or more computer storage media in accordance with claim 1, wherein the transformation class field is a first transformation class field, the class of transformation is a first class transformation, the transformation is a first transformation, and the one or more transformation parameter fields are first one or more transformation parameter fields, wherein the first transformation class field specifies a class of transformation to be performed on the input data prior to being provided to the sequence of one or more services, the computer storage media further having thereon the following:
a second transformation class field specifying a second class of transformation to be performed on the inter-service data provided between two services of the plurality of services in the sequence of services; and
second one or more transformation parameter fields identifying one or more parameters of the second class of transformation to thereby more specifically define the second transformation.
7. One or more computer storage media in accordance with claim 6, the computer storage media further having thereon the following:
a third transformation class field specifying a third class of transformation to be performed on the output data output from the sequence of services; and
third one or more transformation parameter fields identifying one or more parameters of the third class of transformation to thereby more specifically define the third transformation.
8. One or more computer storage media in accordance with claim 1, wherein the transformation class field is a first transformation class field, the class of transformation is a first class transformation, the transformation is a first transformation, and the one or more transformation parameter fields are first one or more transformation parameter fields, wherein the first transformation class field specifies a class of transformation to be performed on the input data prior to being provided to the sequence of one or more services, the computer storage media further having thereon the following:
a second transformation class field specifying a second class of transformation to be performed on the output data output from the sequence of services; and
second one or more transformation parameter fields identifying one or more parameters of the second class of transformation to thereby more specifically define the second transformation.
9. One or more computer storage media in accordance with claim 1, wherein the transformation class field is a first transformation class field, the class of transformation is a first class transformation, the transformation is a first transformation, and the one or more transformation parameter fields are first one or more transformation parameter fields, wherein the first transformation class field specifies a class of transformation to be performed on the inter-service data provided between two services of the plurality of services in the sequence of services, the computer storage media further having thereon the following:
a second transformation class field specifying a second class of transformation to be performed on the output data output from the sequence of services; and
second one or more transformation parameter fields identifying one or more parameters of the second class of transformation to thereby more specifically define the second transformation.
10. One or more computer storage media in accordance with claim 1, wherein the class of transformation comprise a parameter mapping transformation.
11. One or more computer storage media in accordance with claim 1, wherein the class of transformation comprises format conversion transformation.
12. One or more computer storage media in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one or more of the plurality of services is at a different network node than at least one or more of the other of the plurality of services.
13. One or more computer storage media in accordance with claim 12, wherein the plurality of services are at one or more different network nodes as compared to a component that generated the input data.
14. A method for a service to receive and process input data from another network node, the method comprising
an act of receiving a request for a service and associated input data;
an act of accessing a data structure stored on a computer storage medium the data structure comprising a declarative model, the data structure being separate from the input data, the data structure including a plurality of service identification fields, each identifying a service in a sequence of two or more services, and at least one of which identifying the requested service; a transformation class field specifying a class of transformation to be performed on input data prior to being provided to the sequence of two or more services; and one or more transformation parameter fields identifying one or more parameters of the class of transformation to thereby more specifically define the transformation;
an act of determining that the service request is for one of the plurality of services;
an act of instantiating an instance of a transformation class that is identified in the transformation class field of the data structure and populating the instance with the one or more parameters; and
an act of performing the transformation specified by the combination of the transformation class field and the one or more transformation parameter fields by performing the transformation on the input data by executing the instance.
15. A method in accordance with claim 14, wherein the transformation class field is a first transformation class field, the class of transformation is a first class transformation, the transformation is a first transformation, the one or more transformation parameter fields are first one or more transformation parameter fields, the data structure further including a second transformation class field specifying a class of transformation to be performed on output data prior to being provided to a next service in the sequence of service or prior to being output by the service; and one or more transformation parameter fields identifying one or more parameters of the class of transformation to thereby more specifically define the transformation, the method further comprising:
an act of processing the service request to generate the resulting data;
an act of interpreting the second transformation class field and the second one or more transformation parameter fields; and
an act of performing the second transformation specified by the combination of the transformation class field and the one or more transformation parameter fields by performing the transformation on the resulting data.
16. A computer program product comprising one or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of the computing system cause the computing system to perform the method of claim 14.
17. A method for a service to process resulting data, the method comprising:
an act of processing a service request to generate the resulting data;
an act of the accessing a data structure stored on a computer storage medium, the data structure comprising a declarative model, the data structure being separate from the resulting data, the data structure including a transformation class field specifying a class of transformation to be performed on the resulting data prior to being provided to a next service in the sequence of service or prior to being output by the service; and one or more transformation parameter fields identifying one or more parameters of the class of transformation to thereby more specifically define the transformation:
an act of instantiating an instance of a transformation class that is identified in the transformation class field of the data structure and populating the instance with the one or more parameters;
an act of performing the transformation specified by the combination of the transformation class field and the one or more transformation parameter fields by performing the transformation on the resulting data by executing the instance.
18. A computer program product comprising one or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of the computing system cause the computing system to perform the method of claim 17.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for manufacturing a putter head wherein the putter head includes a face with a striking surface that has a loft of a predetermined angle, and a pocket formed behind the face defined by a back wall on the opposite side of the face from the striking surface and positioned adjacent to the striking surface, the back wall extending in a first direction and a plurality of flanges extending from the back wall in a second direction, different from the first direction,
the method comprising:
providing the putter head with the back wall not parallel to the striking surface; and
altering the pocket of the putter head so that the back wall is substantially parallel to the striking surface.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the altering step further comprises rotating the putter head by the predetermined angle such that the striking surface is substantially perpendicular to a horizontal plane.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the altering step further comprises milling the pocket with an end mill, wherein the end mill is moved to contact and mill the back wall of the putter head.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the altering step further comprises: milling the pocket so that a thickness of the face between the striking surface and the back wall is substantially uniform.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the flange include a bottom flange and the altering step further comprises: milling the back wall of the pocket so that an angle is formed between the back wall and the bottom flange which is complementary to the predetermined angle and ranges between 85 degrees and 89.5 degrees.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the flanges also include a top flange, and the altering step further comprises milling the back wall of the pocket so that an interior angle is formed between the back wall and the top flange, is an obtuse angle ranging between 90.5 degrees and 95 degrees.
7. The method of claim 3, wherein the end mill further comprises:
a cutter positioned at the cutting end of the end mill; and
a shank connected to the cutter on an end opposite the cutting end, wherein an outer diameter of the cutter is greater than that of the shank and wherein the cutter includes a plurality of cutting surfaces including an end cutting surface and a side cutting surface positioned around a perimeter of the end cutting surface wherein the side cutting surface is tapered at an angle at least equal to the predetermined angle.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the pocket is altered by milling the back face through computer numeric controlled milling, hand milling, or electrical discharge milling.