Transforming server-side processing grammars

• US 7,356,807 B1
• Filed: 07/16/2007
• Issued: 04/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Young, Jean, Roy, H. Scott, Young, Jeff
• Primary Examiner(s): Kiss; Eric B.
• Application Number:
  US11/778,609
• Time in Patent Office: 267 Days
• Field of Search: 717/137
• US Class Current: 717/137
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/51 Source to source

Abstract

A translator for translating server-side instructions includes a set of rules for translating server-side instructions from a first grammar to a second different grammar and a translation engine, such as an extensible style-sheet language translator (XSLT), for translating the server-side instructions based on the set of rules.

Claims

1. A computer program product, tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, for translating server-side instructions, comprising instructions operable to implement in a computer:

a set of rules for translating first server-side instructions in a first server-side grammar to second server-side instructions in a second different server-side grammar, the first and second server-side instructions each being executable on a computer, the instructions when executed on the computer generating information dynamically on the computer for presentation to a user, wherein the set of rules is in the extensible style sheet language; and

a translation engine for translating the first server-side instructions in the first server-side grammar to second server-side instructions in the second different server-side grammar based on the set of rules, wherein the translation engine is an extensible style sheet language translator.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, further comprising:

a parser for parsing server-side instructions into intermediate instructions in an intermediate syntax and with the translation engine configured to translate the intermediate instructions, the intermediate syntax being different from the first server-side grammar and the second different server-side grammar.

3. The computer program product of claim 2, further comprising:

a second set of rules for translating information content with the translation engine further configured to translate the information content based on the second set of rules.

4. The computer program product of claim 2, further comprising:

a second set of rules for translating server-side instructions from a third server-side grammar to a fourth server-side grammar, the server-side instructions in the third server-side grammar and the fourth server-side grammar each being executable on the computer, the instructions when executed generating information dynamically on the computer for presentation to a user, wherein the parser is further configured to parse the server-side instructions in the third server-side grammar into the intermediate syntax.

5. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the fourth server-side grammar is the same as the second server-side grammar and the first server-side grammar is different from the third server-side grammar.

6. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the translation engine includes:

a grammar detector operable to detect a grammar associated with server-side instructions, the translation engine being configured to select between the first and second set of rules based on the detection.

7. A computer program product, tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, for presenting information, comprising instructions operable to implement in a computer:

a translator for translating first server-side instructions in a first server-side grammar to second server-side instructions in a second different server-side grammar, the first and second server-side instructions each being executable on a computer, the instructions when executed generating information dynamically on the computer for presentation to a user;

an execution engine for executing the second server-side instructions on the computer to generate information dynamically;

a presentation engine for generating a presentation of the generated information for the user; and

wherein the translator includes;

a set of rules for translating the first server-side instructions from the first server-side grammar to the second server-side instructions in the second different server-side grammar, wherein the set of rules is in the extensible style sheet language, and

a translation engine for translating the first server-side instructions from the first server-side grammar to the second server-side instructions in the second different server-side grammar based on the set of rules, wherein the translation engine is an extensible style sheet language translator.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the translator further includes:

a parser for parsing server-side instructions embedded in information content into intermediate instructions in an intermediate syntax, the intermediate syntax being different from the first server-side grammar and the second different server-side grammar, and with the translation engine configured to translate the intermediate instructions.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

a second set of rules for translating information content, with the translation engine further configured to translate the information content based on the second set of rules.

10. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the translator includes:

a second set of rules for translating server-side instructions from a third server-side grammar to a fourth server-side grammar, the server-side instructions in the third server-side grammar and the fourth server-side grammar each being executable on the computer, the instructions when executed generating information dynamically on the computer for presentation to a user, and with the translation engine further configured to translate server-side instructions in the third server-side grammar based on the second set of rules.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the translator includes:

a grammar detector operable to detect a grammar associated with server-side instructions, the translation engine being configured to select between the first and second set of rules based on the detection.

12. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the fourth server-side grammar is the same as the second server-side grammar.

13. A computer-implemented method, for presenting information, the method comprising:

translating first server-side instructions based on a set of rules for translating instructions in a first server-side instruction grammar to second server-side instructions in a second different server-side instruction grammar, the first and second server-side instructions each being executable on a computer, the instructions when executed generating information dynamically on the computer for presentation to a user, wherein the set of rules is in the extensible style sheet language and translating the first server-side instructions includes translating the first server-side instructions using an extensible style sheet processor;

executing the translated second server-side instructions to generate information dynamically on the computer; and

presenting the generated information to the user.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

prior to the translating, parsing the first server-side instructions to identify a server-side grammar associated with the instructions; and

selecting the set of rules based on the identified server-side grammar.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

translating the information content based on a second set of rules for translating information content.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

a second set of rules for translating server-side instructions from a third server-side grammar to a fourth server-side grammar, the server-side instructions in the third server-side grammar and the fourth server-side grammar each being executable on the computer, the instructions when executed generating information dynamically on the computer for presentation to a user; and

translating the server-side instructions in the third server-side grammar based on the second set of rules.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the fourth server-side grammar is the same as the second server-side grammar.

18. A computer program product, tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, for presenting information, comprising instructions operable to cause a computer to:

translate first server-side instructions based on a set of rules for translating instructions in a first server-side instruction grammar to second server-side instructions in a second different server-side instruction grammar, the first and second server-side instructions each being executable on a computer, the instructions when executed generating information dynamically on the computer for presentation to a user, wherein the set of rules is in the extensible style sheet language and the instructions for translating are operable to cause the computer to translate the server-side instructions using an extensible style sheet processor;

execute the translated second server-side instructions to generate information dynamically on the computer; and

present the generated information to the user.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising:

a second set of rules to translate information content, with the instructions for translating being operable to cause the programmable processor to translate the information content based on the second set of rules.

20. The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising:

a second set of rules for translating server-side instructions from a third server-side grammar to a fourth server-side grammar, the server-side instructions in the third server-side grammar and the fourth server-side grammar each being executable on the computer, the instructions when executed on the computer generating information dynamically on the computer for presentation to a user, with the instructions for translating being operable to cause the programmable processor to translate the server-side instructions in the third server-side grammar based on the second set of rules.

21. A computer implemented method for translating server-side instructions, comprising:

translating first server-side instructions in a first server-side grammar to second server-side instructions in a second different server-side grammar based on a set of rules, the first and second server-side instructions each being executable on a computer, the instructions when executed on the computer generating information dynamically on the computer for presentation to a user, wherein the set of rules is in the extensible style sheet language and translating the first server-side instructions includes translating the first server-side instructions using an extensible style sheet language translator.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein translating the instructions includes:

parsing the server-side instructions into intermediate instructions in an intermediate syntax, the intermediate syntax being different from the first server-side grammar and the second different server-side grammar; and

translating the intermediate instructions.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

translating the information content based on a second set of rules for translating information content.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

a second set of rules for translating server-side instructions from a third server-side grammar to a fourth server-side grammar, the server-side instructions in the third server-side grammar and the fourth server-side grammar each being executable on the computer, the instructions when executed on the computer generating information dynamically on the computer for presentation to a user; and

translating the server-side instructions in the third server-side grammar based on the second set of rules.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the fourth server-side grammar is the same as the second server-side grammar.