Business rules management system

1. A computer-implemented system comprising:

a communications module to receive an input, the input specifying a rule expressed in a custom syntax, the custom syntax provided by a rules authoring system; and

a translator to translate the rule expressed in the custom syntax into a translated rule, using at least one processor, the translated rule being in a form of a source code suitable for being compiled into an executable module, the translator comprising:

a parser to parse the rule expressed in the custom syntax,

a validator to utilize one or more validation rules to validate parameters associated with the rule, a validation rule from the one or more validation rules authored using the custom syntax, and

a resource generator to extract resources associated with the rule and to process the resources into a format suitable for a runtime environment, the resources comprising one or more keywords;

a compiler configured to compile the translated rule into a compiled rule; and

a deployment module to publish the compiled rule to the runtime environment.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the translator is to translate the rule in response to a request to save the rule.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the resources associated with the rule are provided by a source computing application.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the runtime environment comprises a rules engine associated with a business application.

5. The system of claim 1 , comprising a presentation module for presenting the rule expressed in the custom syntax to a viewer.

6. A computer-implemented method comprising:

using one or more processors to perform operations of:

receiving an input, the input specifying a rule expressed in a custom syntax, the custom syntax provided by a rules authoring system; and

translating the rule expressed in the custom syntax into a translated rule, the translated rule being in a form of a source code suitable for being compiled into an executable module, the translating of the rule comprising:

parsing the rule expressed in the custom syntax,

utilizing one or more validation rules to validate parameters associated with the rule, a validation rule from the one or more validation rules authored using the custom syntax,

extracting resources associated with the rule, and

processing the resources into a format suitable for a runtime environment, the resources comprising one or more keywords;

compiling the translated rule into a compiled rule; and

publishing the compiled rule to the runtime environment.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the translating of the rule is in response to a request to save the rule.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the resources associated with the rule are provided by a source computing application.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the runtime environment comprises a rules engine associated with a business application.

10. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instruction data to cause a machine to:

receive an input, the input specifying a rule expressed in a custom syntax, the custom syntax provided by a rules authoring system;

parse the rule expressed in the custom syntax;

utilize one or more validation rules to validate parameters associated with the rule, a validation rule from the one or more validation rules authored using the custom syntax;

extract resources associated with the rule and to process the resources into a format suitable for a runtime environment, the resources comprising one or more keywords;

translate the rule expressed in the custom syntax into a translated rule, the translated rule being in a form of a source code suitable for being compiled into an executable module;

compile the translated rule into a compiled rule; and

publish the compiled rule to the runtime environment.