Universal adapter with context-bound translation for application adaptation layer

A networked device for translating information used in communicating with another device, the method comprising:

• a network interface;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor in communication with the memory and the network interface, the processor being configured to:
• receive a first object to be translated, wherein the first object has a first type;
• obtain a second object having a second type that is different from the first type;
• identify a first property of the first object, wherein the first property is associated with a first location within a hierarchy of the first object;
• identify a second property of the second object;
• set a value of the second property based on a value of the first property when:
• a name of the first property matches a name of the second property, and
• the first location matches a second location of the second property within a hierarchy of the second object;
• and
• make the second object available to a receiving device.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions for execution by a networked device for translating information used in communicating with another device, the medium comprising:

• instructions for receiving a first object to be translated, wherein the first object has a first type;
• instructions for obtaining a second object having a second type that is different from the first type;
• instructions for identifying a first property of the first object, wherein the first property is associated with a first location within a hierarchy of the first object;
• instructions for identifying a second property of the second object;
• instructions for setting a value of the second property based on a value of the first property when:
• a name of the first property matches a name of the second property, and
• the first location matches a second location of the second property within a hierarchy of the second object;
• and
• instructions for making the second object available to a receiving device.