Transformation of objects between a computer programming language and a data representation language

A computer-implemented method for generating computer programming language objects from data representation language representations of the objects, the method comprising:

• a virtual machine receiving a data representation language representation of a first computer programming language object from a first process;
• a decompilation process of the virtual machine generating the first object from the data representation language representation of the first object, wherein the first object is an instance of a class in the computer programming language;
• wherein said generating comprises:
• processing the data representation language representation of the first object into an intermediary table representation of the first object;
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• generating the first object from the intermediary table representation of the first object;
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• the decompilation process of the virtual machine providing the first object to a second process executing within the virtual machine.

A computer-implemented method for passing computer programming language objects between processes in a distributed computing environment, comprising:

• a first virtual machine receiving from a first process a computer programming language object, wherein the object is an instance of a class in the computer programming language;
• the first virtual machine generating a representation of the object in a data representation language subsequent to said receiving;
• generating a message in the data representation language, wherein the message includes the data representation language representation of the object;
• sending the message to a second process;
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• the second process generating a copy of the computer programming language object from the data representation language representation of the object included in the message;
• wherein said second process generating comprises:
• processing the data representation language representation of the object into an intermediary table representation of the object;
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• generating the copy of the computer programming language object from the intermediary table representation of the object.

A computer-implemented method for passing computer programming language objects between processes in a distributed computing environment, comprising:

• a first process receiving a message in a data representation language from a second process, wherein the message includes information representing a computer programming language object;
• the first process providing the information representing the object to a virtual machine;
• the virtual machine generating the object from the information representing the object, wherein the object is an instance of a class in the computer programming language;
• wherein said generating comprises:
• processing the data representation language representation of the object into an intermediary table representation of the object;
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• generating the object from the intermediary table representation of the object;
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• the virtual machine providing the generated object to the first process.

A device, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory comprising virtual machine program instructions executable on the processor to:
• convert a first computer programming language object into a data representation language representation of the first object, wherein the first object is an instance of a class in the computer programming language;
• wherein the data representation language representation of the first object is configured for use in generating a copy of the first object;
• wherein, in said converting the first object into a data representation language representation of the first object, the virtual machine program instructions are further executable to:
• process the first object into an intermediary hash table representation of the first object, wherein at least one entry of the intermediary hash table representation includes:
• a hash key including a name of an instance variable of the first object;
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• a value for the instance variable;
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• process the intermediary table representation of the first object into the data representation language representation of the first object.

A device, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory comprising virtual machine program instructions executable on the processor to:
• receive a data representation language representation of a first computer programming language object;
• generate the first object from the data representation language representation of the first object, wherein the first object is an instance of a class in the computer programming language;
• wherein to generate the first object from the data representation language representation of the first object, the virtual machine program instructions are further executable to:
• process the data representation language representation of the first object into an intermediary table representation of the first object;
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• generate the first object from the intermediary table representation of the first object.

A distributed computing system, comprising:

• a first device comprising:
• a first processor;
• a first memory comprising:
• virtual machine program instructions executable on the first processor to provide a first virtual machine;
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• a first process executable within the first virtual machine;
• wherein the first virtual machine is operable to:
• receive from the first process a computer programming language object, wherein the object is an instance of a class in the computer programming language;
• and
• generate a representation of the object in a data representation language subsequent to said receiving, wherein to generate the representation of the object in the data representation language the first virtual machine is operable to:
• process the object into an intermediary hash table representation of the first object wherein at least one entry of the intermediary hash table representation includes a hash key including a name of an instance variable of the object and a value for the instance variable;
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• process the intermediary hash table representation of the object into the data representation language representation of the object;
• wherein the first process is operable to:
• generate a message in the data representation language, wherein the message includes the data representation language representation of the object.

A computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable to implement:

• a process executing within a virtual machine providing a first computer programming language object to a compilation process of the virtual machine, wherein the first object is an instance of a class in the computer programming language;
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• the compilation process of the virtual machine converting the first object into a data representation language representation of the first object;
• wherein the data representation language representation of the first object is configured for use in generating a copy of the first object;
• wherein the compilation process of the virtual machine converting the first object into a data representation language representation of the first object comprises:
• processing the first object into an intermediary hash table representation of the first object, wherein at least one entry of the intermediary hash table representation includes:
• a hash key including a name of an instance variable of the first object;
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• a value for the instance variable;
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• processing the intermediary hash table representation of the first object into the data representation language representation of the first object.

A computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable to implement:

• a virtual machine receiving a data representation language representation of a first computer programming language object from a first process;
• a decompilation process of the virtual machine generating the first object from the data representation language representation of the first object, wherein the first object is an instance of a class in the computer programming language;
• wherein in said generating the first object from the data representation language representation of the first object the program instructions are further computer-executable to implement:
• processing the data representation language representation of the first object into an intermediary table representation of the first object;
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• generating the first object from the intermediary table representation of the first object;
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• the decompilation process of the virtual machine providing the first object to a second process executing within the virtual machine.

A computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable to implement:

• a first virtual machine receiving from a first process a computer programming language object, wherein the object is an instance of a class in the computer programming language;
• the first virtual machine generating a representation of the object in a data representation language subsequent to said receiving;
• generating a message in the data representation language, wherein the message includes the data representation language representation of the object;
• sending the message to a second process;
• and
• the second process generating a copy of the computer programming language object from the data representation language representation of the object included in the message;
• wherein said generating a copy of the computer programming language object comprises:
• processing the data representation language representation of the object into an intermediary table representation of the object;
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• generating the copy of the computer programming language object from the intermediary table representation of the object.