Transforming non-apex code to apex code

• US 10,423,396 B1
• Filed: 05/04/2018
• Issued: 09/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Yang, Qinghua
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Qing
• Application Number:
  US15/971,117
• Time in Patent Office: 508 Days
• Field of Search: 717136, 717137
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/315 Object-oriented languages
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/40 Transformation of program code
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/425 Lexical analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/436 Semantic checking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/51 Source to source

Abstract

Source code of a first high-level language is received and analyzed. The source code of the first high-level language is transformed into source code of a second high-level language. The source code of the second high-level language is customized to a specific organization among a plurality of organizations that are hosted in a multitenant platform. At least a portion of the source code of the second high-level language is caused to be compiled into low-level code for execution in the multitenant platform.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving and analyzing source code of a first high-level programming language;

transforming the source code of the first high-level programming language into source code of a second high-level programming language, wherein the source code of the second high-level programming language is customized to a specific organization among a plurality of organizations that are hosted in a multitenant platform, wherein each organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted by the multitenant platform is provided by the multitenant platform with one or more corresponding organization-specific instances for one or more standard data objects, and wherein all organization-specific instances of each standard data object in the one or more standard data objects are referenced by a corresponding platform-wide standard data object name in one or more platform-wide standard data object names for the one or more standard data objects;

causing at least a portion of the source code of the second high-level programming language to be compiled into low-level code for execution in the multitenant platform;

identifying, in the source code of the first high-level programming language, a first source code portion, of the first high-level programming language, that uses a particular platform-wide standard data object name, among the one or more platform-wide standard object names, to reference and access a particular standard data object in the one or more standard data objects; and

generating, in the source code of the second high-level programming language, a second source code portion, of the second high-level programming language, to be compiled into a low-level code portion in the low-level code, wherein the low-level code portion, which when executed by one or more computing processors, causes the one or more computing processors to perform at runtime;

identifying a particular organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform; and

referencing and accessing a particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object among all organization-specific instances of the particular standard data object, wherein the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object is provided by the multitenant platform to the particular organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform.

2. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first source code portion of the first high-level programming language is free of access control source code statements with respect to the particular standard data object, and wherein the second source code portion of the second high-level programming language is generated to include access control source code statements that control user access to the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object.

3. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first source code portion of the first high-level programming language comprises a wildcard reference to all data fields in the particular standard data object, wherein a plurality of data fields represents all data fields in the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object, wherein the second source code portion of the second high-level programming language is generated to include source code statements to expand, by way of executing the low-level code at the runtime, the wildcard reference to a subset of data fields in the plurality of data fields in the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object, and wherein the subset of data fields in the plurality of data fields comprises all data fields, in the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object, that are accessible to a user that causes the low-level code to be executed at the runtime.

4. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 3, wherein the plurality of data fields in the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object includes at least one of:

a standard data field as provided by the multitenant platform, or a custom data field as generated by the particular organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform.

5. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first source code portion of the first high-level programming language comprises a database statement for executing a database operation with respect to the particular standard data object, and wherein the second source code portion of the second high-level programming language is generated to include source code statements, in the second high-level programming language, to enforce an applicable governor limit to a specific database operation type to which the database operation belongs when the low-level code is caused to be executed at the runtime.

6. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first source code portion of the first high-level programming language defines a custom object exclusive of one or more standard data objects provided by the multitenant platform, wherein the second source code portion of the second high-level programming language is generated to include source code statements, in the second high-level programming language, to deploy the customer object in the particular organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform, and wherein the customer object, once deployed, is accessible to one or more users in the particular organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform but is inaccessible to other users in other organizations in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform.

7. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

generating bytecodes that enable high performance execution of operations and logics specified in the source code of the first high-level programming language.

8. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing a program of instructions that is executable by a device to perform:

receiving and analyzing source code of a first high-level programming language;

transforming the source code of the first high-level programming language into source code of a second high-level programming language, wherein the source code of the second high-level programming language is customized to a specific organization among a plurality of organizations that are hosted in a multitenant platform, wherein each organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted by the multitenant platform is provided by the multitenant platform with one or more corresponding organization-specific instances for one or more standard data objects, and wherein all organization-specific instances of each standard data object in the one or more standard data objects are referenced by a corresponding platform-wide standard data object name in one or more platform-wide standard data object names for the one or more standard data objects;

causing at least a portion of the source code of the second high-level programming language to be compiled into low-level code for execution in the multitenant platform;

identifying, in the source code of the first high-level programming language, a first source code portion, of the first high-level programming language, that uses a particular platform-wide standard data object name, among the one or more platform-wide standard object names, to reference and access a particular standard data object in the one or more standard data objects; and

generating, in the source code of the second high-level programming language, a second source code portion, of the second high-level programming language, to be compiled into a low-level code portion in the low-level code, wherein the low-level code portion, which when executed by one or more computing processors, causes the one or more computing processors to perform at runtime;

identifying a particular organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform; and

referencing and accessing a particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object among all organization-specific instances of the particular standard data object, wherein the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object is provided by the multitenant platform to the particular organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform.

9. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media as recited in claim 8, wherein the first source code portion of the first high-level programming language is free of access control source code statements with respect to the particular standard data object, and wherein the second source code portion of the second high-level programming language is generated to include access control source code statements that control user access to the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object.

10. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media as recited in claim 8, wherein the first source code portion of the first high-level programming language comprises a wildcard reference to all data fields in the particular standard data object, wherein a plurality of data fields represents all data fields in the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object, wherein the second source code portion of the second high-level programming language is generated to include source code statements to expand, by way of executing the low-level code at the runtime, the wildcard reference to a subset of data fields in the plurality of data fields in the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object, and wherein the subset of data fields in the plurality of data fields comprises all data fields, in the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object, that are accessible to a user that causes the low-level code to be executed at the runtime.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media as recited in claim 10, wherein the plurality of data fields in the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object includes at least one of:

a standard data field as provided by the multitenant platform, or a custom data field as generated by the particular organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media as recited in claim 8, wherein the first source code portion of the first high-level programming language comprises a database statement for executing a database operation with respect to the particular standard data object, and wherein the second source code portion of the second high-level programming language is generated to include source code statements, in the second high-level programming language, to enforce an applicable governor limit to a specific database operation type to which the database operation belongs when the low-level code is caused to be executed at the runtime.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media as recited in claim 8, wherein the first source code portion of the first high-level programming language defines a custom object exclusive of one or more standard data objects provided by the multitenant platform, wherein the second source code portion of the second high-level programming language is generated to include source code statements, in the second high-level programming language, to deploy the customer object in the particular organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform, and wherein the customer object, once deployed, is accessible to one or more users in the particular organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform but is inaccessible to other users in other organizations in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media as recited in claim 8, wherein the program of instructions is executable by the one or more computing processors to further generate bytecodes that enable high performance execution of operations and logics specified in the source code of the first high-level programming language.

15. A system, comprising:

one or more computing processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer readable media storing a program of instructions that is executable by the one or more computing processors to perform;

receiving and analyzing source code of a first high-level programming language;

transforming the source code of the first high-level programming language into source code of a second high-level programming language, wherein the source code of the second high-level programming language is customized to a specific organization among a plurality of organizations that are hosted in a multitenant platform, wherein each organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted by the multitenant platform is provided by the multitenant platform with one or more corresponding organization-specific instances for one or more standard data objects, and wherein all organization-specific instances of each standard data object in the one or more standard data objects are referenced by a corresponding platform-wide standard data object name in one or more platform-wide standard data object names for the one or more standard data objects;

causing at least a portion of the source code of the second high-level programming language to be compiled into low-level code for execution in the multitenant platforms;

identifying, in the source code of the first high-level programming language, a first source code portion, of the first high-level programming language, that uses a particular platform-wide standard data object name, among the one or more platform-wide standard object names, to reference and access a particular standard data object in the one or more standard data objects; and

generating, in the source code of the second high-level programming language, a second source code portion, of the second high-level programming language, to be compiled into a low-level code portion in the low-level code, wherein the low-level code portion, which when executed by one or more computing processors, causes the one or more computing processors to perform at runtime;

identifying a particular organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform; and

referencing and accessing a particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object among all organization-specific instances of the particular standard data object, wherein the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object is provided by the multitenant platform to the particular organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform.

16. The system as recited in claim 15, wherein the first source code portion of the first high-level programming language is free of access control source code statements with respect to the particular standard data object, and wherein the second source code portion of the second high-level programming language is generated to include access control source code statements that control user access to the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object.

17. The system as recited in claim 15, wherein the first source code portion of the first high-level programming language comprises a wildcard reference to all data fields in the particular standard data object, wherein a plurality of data fields represents all data fields in the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object, wherein the second source code portion of the second high-level programming language is generated to include source code statements to expand, by way of executing the low-level code at the runtime, the wildcard reference to a subset of data fields in the plurality of data fields in the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object, and wherein the subset of data fields in the plurality of data fields comprises all data fields, in the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object, that are accessible to a user that causes the low-level code to be executed at the runtime.

18. The system as recited in claim 17, wherein the plurality of data fields in the particular organization-specific instance of the particular standard data object includes at least one of:

a standard data field as provided by the multitenant platform, or a custom data field as generated by the particular organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform.

19. The system as recited in claim 15, wherein the first source code portion of the first high-level programming language comprises a database statement for executing a database operation with respect to the particular standard data object, and wherein the second source code portion of the second high-level programming language is generated to include source code statements, in the second high-level programming language, to enforce an applicable governor limit to a specific database operation type to which the database operation belongs when the low-level code is caused to be executed at the runtime.

20. The system as recited in claim 15, wherein the first source code portion of the first high-level programming language defines a custom object exclusive of one or more standard data objects provided by the multitenant platform wherein the second source code portion of the second high-level programming language is generated to include source code statements, in the second high-level programming language, to deploy the customer object in the particular organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform, and wherein the customer object, once deployed, is accessible to one or more users in the particular organization in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform but is inaccessible to other users in other organizations in the plurality of organizations that are hosted in the multitenant platform.

21. The system as recited in claim 15, wherein the program of instructions is executable by the one or more computing processors to further generate bytecodes that enable high performance execution of operations and logics specified in the source code of the first high-level programming language.