System and method for java preprocessor

1. A method for use in a computing system for preprocessing JAVA application code, comprising the operations of:

receiving a JAVA template file, the JAVA template file including JAVA programming language code and meta code, the meta code being a computer program written in meta language using a programming language;

processing the JAVA template to create an intermediate program using the meta code, wherein the intermediate program is a JAVA program;

compiling the intermediate program to create an intermediate, class, wherein the intermediate class is a JAVA based class; and

generating an object text file using the intermediate class.

2. A method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the meta code can include JAVA programming language statements.

3. A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the meta code is equivalent to the JAVA programming language.

4. A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising the operation of transforming lines in the JAVA template.

5. A method as recited in claim 4 , wherein the transformed lines are entered into the intermediate program.

6. A method as recited in claim 5 , further comprising the operation of entering header data into the intermediate program.

7. A method as recited in claim 5 , further comprising the operation of entering footer data into the intermediate program.

8. A method for use in a computer system for transforming lines of a Java template for preprocessing, comprising the operations of:

obtaining a line of text from a Java template;

determining if the line of text begins with a meta symbol, wherein the meta symbol is a predefined symbol indicating the line of text is a preprocessor directive;

removing the meta symbol from the line of text when the line of text begins with the meta symbol; and

transforming the line of text into a function argument when the line of text does not begin with the meta symbol.

9. A method as recited in claim 8 , wherein transforming the line of text into a function argument comprises the operation of enclosing the line of text in quotes.

10. A method as recited in claim 9 , wherein transforming the line of text into a function argument further comprises the operation of prepending the line of text with an internal preprocessor method call and an open bracket.

11. A method as recited in claim 10 , wherein transforming the line of text into a function argument further comprises the operation of appending a closing bracket and a semicolon to the end of the line of text.

12. A method as recited in claim 11 , wherein the quotes are double quotes.

13. A method as recited in claim 8 , further comprising the operation of determining whether macros are present in the line of text.

14. A method as recited in claim 13 , further comprising the operation of transforming macros present in the line of text into appropriate instructions.

15. A method as recited in claim 8 , further comprising the operation of writing header data, footer data, and the transformed lines of text to an intermediate program.

16. A Java preprocessor for use in a computing system, comprising:

a meta code converter capable of processing a Java template to create an intermediate program using meta code included in the Java template; and

an object text generator that compiles the intermediate program to create an intermediate class, wherein the intermediate class is a Java based class, the object text generator also capable of generating an object text filed using the intermediate class.

17. A Java preprocessor as recited in claim 16 , wherein the meta code is a computer program written in meta language.

18. A Java preprocessor as recited in claim 17 , wherein the meta language uses the Java programming language.

19. A Java preprocess as recited in claim 18 , further comprising a preprocessor library interface module that specifies a contract that can be extended by any Java preprocessor library that is to be supported by the Java preprocessor.

20. A Java preprocessor as recited in claim 19 , further comprising an executor module that calculates the name of the object text generator class and invokes main method of the object text generator class.