COMPLETE MAPPING BETWEEN THE XML INFOSET AND DYNAMIC LANGUAGE DATA EXPRESSIONS

• US 20080195634A1
• Filed: 02/09/2007
• Published: 08/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Osovetsky, Eugene, Christensen, Erik B., Maine, Stephen J., Srinivasan, Sowmyanarayanan K., Rangachari, Krishnan, Jethanandani, Natasha
• Granted Patent: US 7,761,484 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/84 Mapping; Conversion

Abstract

Converting data to an appropriate format for use with a service. An example method is illustrated where a message including data expressed using dynamic language data expressions is received. The dynamic language data expressions include a tree structure organization for the data. The data expressed using dynamic language data expressions is expressed in an XML data structure. The XML data structure preserves the original tree structure organization for the data.

Claims

1. In a computing environment, a method of converting data to an appropriate format for use with a service, the method comprising:

receiving a message including data expressed using dynamic language data expressions; and

expressing the data expressed using dynamic language data expressions in an XML data structure, wherein the XML data structure preserves the original organization for the data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the XML data structure preserves type information from the data expressed using dynamic language data expressions, wherein the type information includes information defining data expressed using dynamic language data expressions as at least one of an integer, a floating point number, a string, or an array.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the XML data structure preserves type information from the data expressed using dynamic language data expressions by including the type information as an XML attribute related to an XML element expressing the data expressed using dynamic language data expressions.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the XML data structure preserves type information from the data expressed using dynamic language data expressions by expressing the dynamic language data expressions according to an XML schema, wherein the XML schema defines locations where specific types are to be expressed.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the XML data structure comprises a SOAP message.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising processing the XML data structure using a common serializer, wherein the common serializer is an unmodified serialzier used for processing messages received in XML data structures.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising processing the XML data structure using a common serializer, wherein the common serializer is a serialzier used for processing both messages received in XML data structures and data from messages received including data expressed using dynamic language data expressions once the data is expressed in an XML data structure.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

expressing data expressed in an XML data structure in dynamic language data expressions; and

sending the data from the XML data structure expressed in dynamic language data expressions to a system that processes dynamic language data expressions.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the message including data expressed using dynamic language data expressions is a JSON message.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein expressing the data expressed using dynamic language data expressions in an XML data structure comprises excluding dynamic language data expression information that is not compatible with a serializer used for the XML data.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein expressing the data expressed using dynamic language data expressions in an XML data structure, is performed in a dynamic streaming fashion.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving out of band data communicating information used in dynamic language data expressions, but not compatible with the XML data structure.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising asking a yes/no question to determine an element name not included in the dynamic language data expression, but included in the XML data structure.

13. In a computing environment, a method of converting data to an appropriate format for use with a service, the method comprising:

receiving a message including data expressed using an XML data structure; and

expressing the data expressed using an XML data structure in a dynamic language data expression, wherein the dynamic language data expression preserves the original organization for the data.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the XML data structure comprises a SOAP message.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising processing the dynamic language data expression using a common serializer, wherein the common serializer is a serialzier used for processing both messages received in dynamic language data expressions and data from messages received including data expressed using an XML data structure once the data is expressed in dynamic language data expression.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the message including data expressed using dynamic language data expressions is a JSON message.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein expressing the data expressed using an XML data structure in a dynamic language data expression comprises excluding XML information that is not compatible with a serializer used for the XML data.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein expressing the data expressed using an XML data structure in a dynamic language data expression, is performed in a dynamic streaming fashion.

20. A computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for performing the following acts:

receiving a message including data expressed using dynamic language data expressions, wherein the dynamic language data expressions include a tree structure organization for the data; and

expressing the data expressed using dynamic language data expressions in an XML data structure, wherein the XML data structure preserves the original tree structure organization for the data.