Virtual service localization

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:

• computer readable program code configured to launch a virtual service from a service model, wherein the virtual service is operable to receive requests intended for a particular one of a plurality of software components in a system and generate simulated responses of the particular software component based on a service model modeling responses of the particular software component;
• computer readable program code configured to identify a particular request from another software component intended for the particular software component, wherein the particular request is to be redirected to the virtual service;
• computer readable program code configured to generate content of a simulated response to the particular request using the virtual service, wherein the content of the simulated response is in a first language;
• computer readable program code configured to determine, based on the request, a second language to be applied to the simulated response;
• computer readable program code configured to determine a translation of the content from the first language into the second language;
• and
• computer readable program code configured to send modified version of the simulated response comprising the content in the second language to the other software component in response to the particular request.

A system comprising:

• a data processor;
• a memory;
• a virtualization system to host a virtual service, operable to simulate responses of a particular one of a plurality of software components in a system based on a service model corresponding to the particular software component,
• wherein the virtual service is to receive a particular request from another software component, the particular request comprises a language identifier identifying a first language, the virtual service is to generate a particular response in a second language, and the virtual service comprises translation logic to:
• determine that the first language is to be applied to the particular response based on the language identifier;
• and
• determine a translation of content of the particular response from the second language to the first language;
• wherein the particular response is sent to the other software component by the virtual service and comprises the content translated into the first language.