Translating queries to representational state transfer (rest)

A system, comprising:

• an expression tree normalizer that receives an expression tree that is representative of a query, and is configured to normalize the expression tree that is representative of a query into a normalized expression tree;
• a resource bound expression tree generator configured to transform the normalized expression tree into a resource bound expression tree;
• and
• a URI (uniform resource indicator) generator configured to translate the resource bound expression tree into a URI formatted according to a convention shared between a first computer system configured to transmit the URI and a second computer system configured to respond to the URI.

A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor to convert a query to a uniform resource indicator (URI), comprising:

• first computer program logic means for enabling the processor to normalize an expression tree that is representative of a query into a normalized expression tree;
• second computer program logic means for enabling the processor to transform the normalized expression tree into a resource bound expression tree;
• and
• third computer program logic means for enabling the processor to translate the resource bound expression tree into a uniform resource indicator (URI) formatted according to a convention shared between a first computer system configured to transmit the URI and a second computer system configured to respond to the URI.

A query to URI (uniform resource indicator) translator system, comprising:

• a compiler configured to convert a LINQ (language integrated query) into an expression tree;
• an expression tree normalizer configured to normalize the expression tree into a normalized expression tree;
• a resource bound expression tree generator configured to transform the normalized expression tree into a resource bound expression tree;
• and
• a URI generator configured to translate the resource bound expression tree into a URI formatted according to a convention shared between a first computer system configured to transmit the URI and a second computer system configured to respond to the URI.