Inter-process communication using different programming languages
View Patent ↗A method for inter-process communication between a first process and a second process. The method includes receiving a request from the first process for processing a first process call in a first programming language by the second process, where the second process is configured to execute in a second programming language. The method further includes providing the second process with a procedure to emulate the processing of the first process call, where the procedure is defined in a data structure. Finally, the method includes converting the first process call into a second process call to the procedure using the data structure, executing the second process call using the procedure to obtain a result, and returning the result to the first process.
1. A method for inter-process communication between a first process and a second process, comprising:
receiving a request from the first process for processing a first process call in a first programming language by the second process, wherein the second process is configured to execute in a second programming language;
providing the second process with a procedure to emulate the processing of the first process call, comprising:
sending the second process a procedure parameter identifying a data structure, and
providing the second process with type-defining code representing a data type from the first programming language, wherein the procedure is defined in the data structure;
converting the first process call into a second process call to the procedure using the data structure;
executing the second process call using the procedure to obtain a result; and returning the result to the first process.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein converting the first process call to the second process call is partially performed by the first process.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data structure determines a method representing the first process call in the second programming language.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first programming language is an object oriented programming language and the second programming language is a non-object oriented language.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first programming language is a non-object oriented programming language and the second programming language is an object oriented programming language.
6. A computer storage medium comprising computer executable code, which when executed by a processor, performs a method, the method comprising:
receiving a request for processing a first process call from a first process in a first programming language by a second process, wherein the second process is configured to execute in a second programming language;
providing the second process with a procedure to emulate the processing of the first process call, comprising
sending the second process a procedure parameter identifying a data structure, and
providing the second process with type-defining code representing a data type from the first programming language, wherein the procedure is defined in the data structure;
converting the first process call into a second process call to the procedure using the data structure;
executing the second process call using the procedure to obtain a result; and
returning the result to the first process.
7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , comprising computer executable code, which when executed by a processor, performs a method, wherein the method further comprises converting the first process call to the second process call is partially performed by the first process.
8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the data structure determines a method representing the first process call in the second programming language.
9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the first programming language is an object oriented programming language and the second programming language is a non-object oriented language.
10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the first programming language is a non-object oriented programming language and the second programming language is an object oriented programming language.
11. A system for inter-process communication between a first process and a second process comprising:
a processor;
a memory; and
a storage device encoded with functionality to:
receiving a request for processing a first process call from the first process in a first programming language by the second process, wherein the second process is configured to execute in a second programming language;
providing the second process with a procedure to emulate the processing of the first process call, comprising:
sending the second process a procedure parameter identifying a data structure, and
providing the second process with type-defining code representing a data type from the first programming language, wherein the procedure is defined in the data structure;
converting the first process call into a second process call to the procedure using the data structure;
executing the second process call using the procedure to obtain a result; and
returning the result to the first process.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein converting the first process call to the second process call is partially performed by the first process.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the data structure determines a method representing the first process call in the second programming language.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first programming language is an object oriented programming language and the second programming language is a non-object oriented language.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first programming language is a non-object oriented programming language and the second programming language is an object oriented programming language.