Runtime text translation for virtual execution environments
Systems and methods for runtime text translation for virtual execution environments. An example method comprises: identifying, by a virtualization server application, a window associated with an application running in a virtual execution environment controlled by the virtualization server application; identifying, in metadata associated with the window, a first alphanumeric string to be displayed in the window, the first alphanumeric string comprising one or more words in a first natural language; translating the first alphanumeric string to a second natural language to produce a second alphanumeric string; modifying the metadata associated with the window to produce modified metadata including the second alphanumeric string; transmitting the modified metadata to a virtualization client application associated with the virtual execution environment; and causing the virtualization client application to render the window.
1. A method, comprising:
determining, by a virtualization server application running in a privileged execution mode, that an application window has gained focus in a virtual execution environment controlled by the virtualization server application via a virtualization client application running in a non-privileged execution mode;
identifying, in metadata associated with the application window, a first alphanumeric string to be displayed in the application window, the first alphanumeric string comprising one or more words in a first natural language;
translating the first alphanumeric string to a second natural language to produce a second alphanumeric string;
modifying the metadata associated with the application window to produce modified metadata including the second alphanumeric string;
transmitting, by the virtualization server application, the modified metadata to the virtualization client application; and
causing the virtualization client application to render, using the modified metadata, the application window in the virtual execution environment.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtualization server application is provided by one of: a virtual machine manager or a terminal server.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual execution environment is provided by one of: a virtual machine or a terminal session.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtualization client application is provided by one of: a virtual machine client application or a terminal service client application.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the virtualization client application, an identifier of the second natural language.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein translating the first alphanumeric string further comprises:
looking up at least part of the first alphanumeric string in a translation cache associated with the virtualization server application.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein translating the first alphanumeric string further comprises:
responsive to failing to find the part of the first alphanumeric string in the translation cache, transmitting a translation request to a translation service.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the metadata further comprises:
replacing, in the metadata, the first alphanumeric string with the second alphanumeric string.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the metadata further comprises:
appending the second alphanumeric string to the metadata.
10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to:
determine, by a virtualization server application running in a privileged execution mode, that an application window has been created in a virtual execution environment controlled by the virtualization server application via a virtualization client application running in a non-privileged execution mode;
identify, in metadata associated with the application window, a first alphanumeric string to be displayed in the application window, the first alphanumeric string comprising one or more words in a first natural language;
translate the first alphanumeric string to a second natural language to produce a second alphanumeric string;
modify the metadata associated with the application window to produce modified metadata including the second alphanumeric string; and
transmit, by the virtualization server application, the modified metadata to the virtualization client application; and
causing the virtualization client application to render, using the modified metadata, the application window in the virtual execution environment.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the virtualization server application is provided by one of: a virtual machine manager or a terminal server.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the virtual execution environment is provided by one of: a virtual machine or a terminal session.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the virtualization client application is provided by one of: a virtual machine client application or a terminal service client application.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein translating the first alphanumeric string further comprises:
looking up at least part of the first alphanumeric string in a translation cache associated with the virtualization server application.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein modifying the metadata further comprises:
replacing, in the metadata, the first alphanumeric string with the second alphanumeric string.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein modifying the metadata further comprises:
appending the second alphanumeric string to the metadata.