Leveraging legacy applications for use with modern applications

1. A method for translating computer code, comprising:

receiving a compiler output, wherein the compiler output comprises a first set of data structures that are associated with a source code written in a first programming language;

analyzing the first set of data structures within the compiler output;

building an internal representation of the source code based on the compiler output, wherein building the internal representation comprises mapping the first set of data structures to a second set of data structures associated with a second programming language; and

creating a source code template using the second set of data structures associated with the second programming language.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first programming language is COBOL and the second programming language is JAVA.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

identifying a level 01 data structure in the compiler output; and

communicating the compiler output associated with the level 01 data structure to a record generator.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

in response to determining that the compiler output contains a CICS DFHCOMMAREA command, generating a corresponding CICS main entry point in the source code template; and

in response to determining that the compiler output contains a file definition, generating a corresponding JZOS ZFile and associated access methods in the source code template.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein building an internal representation of the source code based on the compiler output comprises:

generating a list of the data structures within the first set of data structures within the compiler output;

mapping the first set of data structures within the compiler output to a plurality of classes and objects associated with the second programming language;

assigning to the classes and object associated with the second programming language, a name that corresponds to the first set of data structures contained in the compiler output.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to determining that the compiler output contains a SQL command, generating a corresponding embedded SQL command comment in the source code template.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transforming a plurality of source code of the first programming language into a plurality of comments in the source code template of the second programming language.

8. Non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium comprising logic, the logic operable, when executed by a processor, to:

receive a compiler output, wherein the compiler output comprises a first set of data structures that are associated with a source code written in a first programming language;

analyze the first set of data structures within the compiler output;

build an internal representation of the source code based on the compiler output, wherein building the internal representation comprises mapping the first set of data structures to a second set of data structures associated with a second programming language; and

create a source code template using the second set of data structures associated with the second programming language.

9. The non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the first programming language is COBOL and the second programming language is JAVA.

10. The non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the logic is further operable, when executed by a processor, to:

identify a level 01 data structure in the compiler output; and

communicate the compiler output associated with the level 01 data structure to a record generator.

11. The non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the logic is further operable, when executed by a processor, to:

in response to determining that the compiler output contains a CICS DFHCOMMAREA command, generate a corresponding CICS main entry point in the source code template; and

in response to determining that the compiler output contains a file definition, generating a corresponding JZOS ZFile and associated access methods in the source code template.

12. The non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the logic operable, when executed by a processor, to build an internal representation of the source code based on the compiler output comprises:

generate a list of the data structures within the first set of data structures within the compiler output;

map the first set of data structures within the compiler output to a plurality of classes and objects associated with the second programming language; and

assign to the classes and object associated with the second programming language, a name that corresponds to the first set of data structures contained in the compiler output.

13. The non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein in response to determining that the compiler output contains a SQL command, the logic is further operable, when executed by a processor, to:

generate a corresponding embedded SQL command comment in the source code template.

14. The non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the logic is further operable, when executed by a processor, to:

transform a plurality of source code associated with the first programming language into a plurality of comments in the source code template of the second programming language.

15. An apparatus for translating computer code, comprising:

an interface operable to receive a compiler output, wherein the compiler output comprises a first set of data structures that are associated with a source code written in a first programming language;

a memory operable to store the compiler output; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the interface and memory, the processor operable to:

analyze the first set of data structures within the compiler output;

build an internal representation of the source code based on the compiler output wherein building the internal representation comprises mapping the first set of data structures to a second set of data structures associated with a second programming language; and

create a source code template using the second set of data structures associated with the second programming language.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the first programming language is COBOL and the second programming language is JAVA.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further operable to:

identify a level 01 data structure in the compiler output; and

send the compiler output associated with the level 01 data structure to a record generator.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further operable to:

in response to determining that the compiler output contains a CICS DFHCOMMAREA command, generate a corresponding CICS main entry point in the source code template; and

in response to determining that the compiler output contains a file definition, generate a corresponding JZOS Zfile and associated access methods in the source code template.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor operable to build an internal representation of the source code based on the compiler output comprises:

generate a list of the data structures within the first set of data structures within the compiler output;

map the first set of data structures within the compiler output to a plurality of classes and objects associated with the second programming language; and

assign to the classes and object associated with the second programming language, a name that corresponds to the first set of data structures contained in the compiler output.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein in response to determining that the compiler output contains a SQL command, the processor is further operable to generate a corresponding embedded SQL command comment in the source code template.