XML-based translation

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• providing an XML schema that describes an XML document, the XML document including a first element that stores a translatable string and a second element that stores a translation for the translatable string;
• receiving a translation-capable XML document that conforms to the XML schema, where the translation-capable XML document stores a second translatable string and one or more translations of the second translatable string;
• receiving a non-translation-capable query expression that is determined to not include attributes for translating contents of the non-translation-capable query expression;
• receiving a session language identifier from a dynamically configurable internationalized application;
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• generating a virtual view of the translation-capable XML document in a displayable form, where the virtual view is determined, at least in part, by the session language identifier, and where generating the virtual view includes controlling database query rewrite logic to rewrite the non-translation-capable query expression, where a query expression is part of a query to retrieve information, to produce a translation-capable query expression and to provide the translation-capable query expression to XML database logic, wherein the database query rewrite logic adds a predicate to the translation-capable query expression wherein the predicate processes an XML attribute associated with one or more of, a translatable string, and a translation of the translatable string.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-executable instructions that if executed by a machine cause the machine to perform a method, the method comprising:

• accessing a translation-capable XML document, where the translation-capable XML document stores a first XML element that stores a translatable data, and where the translation-capable XML document stores a second XML element that stores a translation of the translatable data, where the first XML element identifies the first element as storing the translatable data, and where the second XML element identifies the second element as storing the translation for the translatable data;
• establishing a session language identifier;
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• generating a virtual view of the translation-capable XML document, where the virtual view is determined, at least in part, by the session language identifier, where the generating includes controlling database query rewrite logic to rewrite a non-translation-capable query expression to produce a translation-capable query expression and providing the translation-capable query expression to XML database logic, where the non-translation-capable query expression is part of a query to retrieve information;
• wherein rewriting the non-translation-capable query expression includes adding at least a predicate to the non-translation-capable query where the predicate includes attributes for translating portions of the translation-capable query expression or portions of the translation-capable XML document.

A system, comprising:

• XML-enabled database logic, implemented with at least a non-transitory machine readable medium, to provide a translation service to a dynamically customizable application that processes a text string, and where the XML-enabled database logic controls query logic to rewrite a non-translation-enabled query, into a translation-enabled query that is able to be translated into a different language by adding at least a predicate to the non-translation-enabled query where the predicate includes attributes for translating portions of the translation-enabled query;
• at least one processor for at least operating with the XML-enabled database logic;
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• a data store, configured on at least one non-transitory machine readable medium, to store an XML document that conforms to a translation-enabling XML schema, the XML document including a first element that stores a first text string in a first language and one or more second elements that store one or more corresponding second text strings in one or more second languages, the second text strings being translations defined for the first text string, the first element including an annotation that identifies the first text string as storing a string for which a translation may be available, the one or more second elements including an annotation that identifies the second elements as storing corresponding translation strings.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-executable instructions that if executed by a machine cause the machine to perform a method, the method comprising:

• providing a description of an XML document having one or more elements for which a translation may be available;
• storing an XML document that conforms to the description;
• determining a session language, which identifies a language;
• receiving a query from an internationalized application, where if the query is a non-translation-capable query, which does not include attributes for translating portions of the query into the language, then the query is rewritten to produce a translation-capable query by adding at least a predicate to the non-translation-capable query where the predicate includes attributes for translating portions of the query;
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• providing a session language view of an element in an XML document to the internationalized application, the element being determined, at least in part, by the translation-capable query, the session language view being determined, at least in part, by the session language.