System and method for application transformation to cloud based on semi-automated workflow

A method for application transformation to cloud by conversion of an application source code to a cloud native code, executed by a processor comprising program instructions stored in a memory, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the processor, a first and a second transformation path recommendation;
• applying, by the processor, a set of remediation templates or multiple anti-patterns based on the first and the second transformation recommendation paths, wherein the set of remediation templates comprises predefined parameterized actions to remediate the anti-patterns, wherein the parametrized actions comprises finding and replacing a string, adding or deleting an import statement, and adding or deleting dependencies;
• applying, by the processor, a pre-defined transformation process flow based on the first and the second transformation recommendation paths on an application source code to transform the application source code to a cloud native code;
• and
• applying, by the processor, based on the first and the second transformation recommendation paths, a reusable service template on the application source code, wherein the reusable service templates apply repeatable code changes required for integration and deployment of the application source code to the cloud native code to a cloud platform, wherein the repeatable changes comprises:
• adding filters, servlets and listeners to the application source code;
• creating a manifest file with entries for a build pack and entry for a data source service instance in case of a multi-module project structure;
• and
• crawling through all the build configuration files and updating configuration files in case of the multi-module project structure.

A computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer-readable program code stored thereon, the computer readable program code comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
• receive a first and a second transformation recommendation paths;
• apply a set of remediation templates for multiple anti-patterns based on the first and the second transformation recommendation paths, wherein the set of remediation steps comprises pre-defined parameterized actions to remediate the anti-patterns, wherein the parametrized actions comprises finding and replacing a string, adding or deleting an import statement and adding or deleting dependencies;
• apply a pre-defined transformation process flow on the application source code based on the first and the second transformation recommendation paths to transform the application source code to the cloud native code;
• and
• apply a reusable service template on the application source code, based on the first and the second transformation recommendation paths, wherein the reusable service template apply repeatable code changes required for integration and deployment of the cloud native code to a cloud platform, wherein the repeatable changes comprises:
• adding filters, servlets and listeners to the application source code;
• creating a manifest file with entries for a build pack and entry for a data source service instance in case of a multi-module project structure;
• and
• crawling through all the build configuration files and updating configuration files in case of the multi-module project structure.