Integrating applications in multiple languages

• US 7,797,688 B1
• Filed: 03/22/2005
• Issued: 09/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Callahan Cellular LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Curen Software Enterprises LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Dubagunta, Saikumar V.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zhen; Wei Y
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wu; Junchun
• Application Number:
  US11/086,101
• Time in Patent Office: 2,002 Days
• Field of Search: 717/136
• US Class Current: 717/136
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/51 Source to source
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management

Abstract

A method, system, and computer readable medium for integrating applications in multiple languages comprises receiving properties related to an application in an original language, importing source files related to the application, receiving classes related to the source files, mapping data types related to the classes, receiving properties related to an application in a target language, and generating integration classes related to the data types.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving original language constructs related to an original language application written in an original language, the original language constructs including one or more classes associated with the original language application;

determining whether mappings are provided for mapping the original language constructs to one or more target language constructs related to a target language application written in a target language;

in response to determining that one or more of the mappings for the original language constructs to the one or more target language constructs are not provided, causing a prompt to be provided to enable the one or more of the mappings for the original language constructs to the one or more target language constructs to be provided; and

generating integration classes based at least in part on the one or more mappings for the original language constructs to the one or more target language constructs, the integration classes enabling the original language application to be integrated with the target language application, wherein the integration classes include a proxy class associated with the target language application and an adapter class associated with the original language application.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the original language and the target language are at least one of a following language:

a different language;

a same language;

or

a related language.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the generating comprises integrating the original language application and the target language application.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising normalizing one or more properties of the original language into a common representation.

5. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein the common representation includes a metadata structure.

6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the original language constructs are adapted to be user-selected.

7. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising mapping fundamental types in the original language.

8. A method as recited in claim 7, wherein the mapping is effective to map one or more user-defined types.

9. A method as recited in claim 8, wherein mapping for the one or more user-defined types is provided by default.

10. A method as recited in claim 8, wherein mapping for the one or more user-defined types is adapted to be user-provided.

11. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the integration classes include at least one of the following elements:

data types related to the target language;

streamers related to the target language;

or

streamers related to the original language.

12. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the original language constructs include one or more original language data types.

13. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein generating the integration classes further comprises generating one or more proxies associated with the target language, the proxies being configured to request access to one or more objects associated with the original language.

14. A method as recited in claim 13, wherein one or more of the objects associated with the original language comprise an original language method.

15. A method as recited in claim 13, wherein generating the integration classes further comprises generating an adapter associated with the original language, the adapter being configured to receive a request from one or more of the proxies for access to one of the objects, and wherein the one of the objects comprises an original language method.

16. A method as recited in claim 15, wherein the adapter is further configured to invoke the original language method in response to the request from the one or more of the proxies.

17. A method comprising:

receiving original language constructs related to an original language application, the original language constructs including one or more classes associated with the original language application;

determining whether mappings are provided for mapping one or more of the original language constructs to one or more target language constructs related to a target language application written in a target language;

in response to determining that one or more of the mappings for the original language constructs to the one or more target language constructs are not provided, causing a prompt to be presented that enables the one or more mappings to be provided for the original language constructs to one or more target language constructs of the target language application;

receiving the one or more mappings for the original language constructs to the one or more target language constructs of the target language application;

generating integration classes related to the one or more mappings for the original language constructs to the one or more target language constructs, the integration classes enabling the original language application to be integrated with the target language application, the integration classes including a proxy class associated with the target language application and an adapter class associated with the original language application;

receiving at the adapter class a request from the proxy class to invoke a method associated with the original language application; and

invoking the method based at least in part on the request.

18. A system for integrating applications in multiple software languages, comprising:

a processor;

an application executable by the processor, the application being executable to;

receive a selection of one or more source language constructs associated with a source language;

determine whether one or more mappings are provided for mapping the one or more source language constructs to one or more target language constructs associated with a target language;

in response to determining that the one or more mappings for the one or more source language constructs to the one or more target language constructs are not provided, cause a prompt to be presented requesting that the one or more mappings be provided for the one or more source language constructs to the one or more target language constructs associated with the target language; and

generate code that is executable by the processor to connect an application in the source language with an application in a target language, the code being based at least in part on the one or more mappings for the one or more source language constructs to the one or more target language constructs, the code comprising;

integration classes comprising a proxy class associated with the application in the target language and an adapter class associated with the application in the source language; and

a target language module configured to;

invoke a method on a proxy class associated with the target language module; and

send a message to the adapter class indicating an intent to invoke the method on a source language module;

wherein the adapter class is configured to receive the message and invoke the method on the source language module.

19. A system as recited in claim 18, wherein the target language module is adapted to receive a response to the message.

20. A system as recited in claim 18, wherein the target language module is adapted to receive an exception message in response to an exception occurring during the invocation of the method on the source language module.

21. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution by a device, cause the device to perform operations comprising:

receiving original language constructs related to an original language application written in an original language, the original language constructs including one or more classes associated with the original language application;

determining whether mappings are provided for mapping the original language constructs to one or more target language constructs related to a target language application written in a target language;

in response to determining that one or more of the mappings for the original language constructs to the one or more target language constructs are not provided, causing a prompt to be provided to enable the one or more of the mappings to be provided; and

generating integration classes based at least in part on the one or more mappings for the original language constructs to the one or more target language constructs, the integration classes enabling the original language application to be integrated with the target language application, wherein the integration classes include a proxy class associated with the target language application and an adapter class associated with the original language application.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the original language and the target language are at least one of a following language:

a different language;

a same language;

or

a related language.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the generating comprises integrating the original language application and the target language application.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, further comprising importing the source files related to the original language application by normalizing one or more properties of the original language into a common representation.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the common representation includes a metadata structure.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the computer-executable instructions, in response to execution by the device, enable the original language constructs to be user-selected.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, further comprising mapping fundamental types in the original language.

28. The computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the mapping is effective to map one or more user-defined types.

29. The computer-readable medium of claim 28, wherein mapping for the one or more user-defined types is provided by default.

30. The computer-readable medium of claim 28, wherein the computer-executable instructions, in response to execution by the device, enable the mapping for the one or more user-defined types to be user-selected.

31. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the integration classes include at least one of the following elements:

data types related to the target language;

streamers related to the target language;

or

streamers related to the original language.

32. The computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the data types related to the target language are equivalent to data types related to the original language.

33. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a memory, in which instructions are stored comprising an application configured to, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus to;

receive original language constructs related to an original language application written in an original language, the original language constructs including one or more classes associated with the original language application;

determine whether mappings are provided for mapping the original language constructs to one or more target language constructs related to a target language application written in a target language;

in response to determining that one or more of the mappings for the original language constructs to the one or more target language constructs are not provided, cause a prompt to be provided to enable the one or more of the mappings for the original language constructs to the one or more target language constructs to be provided; and

generate integration classes based at least in part on the one or more of the mappings for the original language constructs to the one or more target language constructs, the integration classes enabling the original language application to be integrated with the target language application, wherein the integration classes include a proxy class associated with the target language application and an adapter class associated with the original language application.

34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the original language and the target language are at least one of a following language:

a different language;

a same language;

or

a related language.

35. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the application is further configured to, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus to integrate the original language application and the target language application.

36. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the application is further configured to, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus to import the source files related to the application in the original language by normalizing one or more properties of the original language into a common representation.

37. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the common representation includes a metadata structure.

38. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the application is further configured to, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus to enable the original language constructs to be user-selected.

39. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the application is further configured to, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus to map fundamental types in the original language.

40. The apparatus of claim 39, wherein the application is further configured to, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus to map one or more user-defined types.

41. The apparatus of claim 40, wherein a mapping for the one or more user-defined types is provided by default.

42. The apparatus of claim 40, wherein the application is further configured to, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus to enable a mapping for the one or more user-defined types to be user-provided.

43. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the integration classes include at least one of the following elements:

data types related to the target language;

streamers related to the target language;

or

streamers related to the original language.

44. The apparatus of claim 43, wherein the data types related to the target language are equivalent to data types related to the original language.