Integration of external schemas and types into native programming languages

• US 8,566,790 B2
• Filed: 04/26/2011
• Issued: 10/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Schneider, John C., Lucas, Terry Leonard
• Primary Examiner(s): Khatri, Anil
• Application Number:
  US13/093,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20110202900A1
• Time in Patent Office: 910 Days
• Field of Search: 717108-116
• US Class Current: 717/116
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/84 Mapping; Conversion

Abstract

A system includes a processor, a storage medium, an extensible markup language (XML) schema stored on the storage medium, and a script for manipulating an XML document stored on the storage medium. The script includes an import function to import the XML schema such that the definitions of the XML schema are used to interpret the script.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor;

a storage medium;

a data representation language schema stored on the storage medium; and

a script for manipulating a data representation language document in accordance with a scripting language stored on the storage medium; and

an interpreter to evaluate the script,

wherein the processor is configured to import the data representation language schema using an import function of the script;

wherein the processor is further configured to create one or more new types within the scripting language for manipulating data representation language values conforming to one or more type definitions within the data representation language schema; and

wherein the processor is further configured to interpret the script using the one or more new types.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein a type definition of the data representation language schema is used to interpret the script.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein at least one of the type definitions is a complex type definition.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein a function in the script interprets data according to the type definition in the data representation language schema.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the script includes a validate method to check if a data representation language schema data constraint is violated.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the system coerces data into a type defined in the data representation language schema.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the script uses a keyref dereference operator to use a keyref defined in the data representation language schema to get data.

8. A device, comprising:

a processor;

a storage medium; and

an interpreter configured to execute a script in accordance with a scripting language stored on the storage medium,

wherein the interpreter is configured, when executed by the processor, to import a data representation language schema using an import function of the scripting language;

wherein the interpreter is further configured, when executed by the processor, to create one or more new types within the scripting language for manipulating data representation language values conforming to one or more type definitions within the data representation language schema; and

wherein the interpreter is further configured, when executed by the processor, to interpret the script using the one or more new types.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein a type definition of the data representation language schema is used to interpret the script.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein at least one of the type definitions is a complex type definition.

11. The device of claim 9, wherein a function in the script interprets data according to the type definition in the data representation language schema.

12. The device of claim 8, wherein the script includes a validate method to check if a data representation language schema data constraint is violated.

13. The device of claim 8, wherein the device coerces data into a type defined in the data representation language schema.

14. A computer executable method comprising:

importing, by a processor, a data representation language schema for a script, the script allowing the manipulation of a data representation language document in accordance with a scripting language; and

creating , by the processor, one or more new types within the scripting language for manipulating data representation language values conforming to one or more type definitions within the data representation language schema; and

interpreting, by the processor, the script using the one or more new types.

15. The computer executable method of claim 14, wherein a type definition of the data representation language schema is used to interpret the script.

16. The computer executable method of claim 15, wherein at least one of the type definitions is a complex type definition.

17. The computer executable method of claim 15, wherein a function in the script interprets data according to the type definition in the data representation language schema.

18. The computer executable method of claim 14, wherein the script includes a validate method to check if a data representation language schema data constraint is violated.

19. The computer executable method of claim 14, further comprising coercing data into a type defined in the data representation language schema.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

importing a data representation language schema for a script, the script allowing the manipulation of a data representation language document in accordance with a scripting language; and

creating one or more new types within the scripting language for manipulating data representation language values conforming to one or more type definitions within the data representation language schema; and

interpreting the script using the one or more new types.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein a type definition of the data representation language schema is used to interpret the script.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein at least one of the type definitions is a complex type definition.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein a function in the script interprets data according to the type definition in the data representation language schema.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the script includes a validate method to check if a data representation language schema data constraint is violated.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, the method further comprising coercing data into a type defined in the data representation language schema.