Unified Runtime for Multi-Language Program Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

The integration of multiple programming models and languages in enterprise applications leads to inefficiencies in development and runtime due to semantic mismatches and the need for extensive translation and optimization across different silos, resulting in increased costs and complexity.

Innovation Solution

A programming framework that integrates multiple programming languages at the language level by extending a host language with other languages as native constructs, allowing seamless interoperation and optimization across code written in different languages without external function calls.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple programming models and languages are integrated using traditional siloed approaches with separate runtimes, then developers can select the most appropriate tools for each problem domain, but this results in semantic mismatches, increased development complexity, and lack of runtime optimization

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to select appropriate tools for different problem domainsVSAvoidsoftware architecture complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple programming models and languages into a unified runtime environment, eliminating the siloed architecture. Different programming constructs (SQL, analytics, procedural code) are integrated within a single runtime that provides consistent optimization and resource management, while maintaining the ability to use domain-specific tools where appropriate.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The unified runtime environment provides universal support for multiple programming models and languages through a common infrastructure. The runtime can execute diverse programming constructs (declarative SQL, analytical queries, procedural logic) using the same execution engine, providing multi-functionality without requiring separate specialized runtimes for each language or model.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If multiple separate runtimes are used to execute different programming models, then each runtime can be optimized for its specialized language, but this causes significant landscape complexity and increases the costs of running the application

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvespecialized optimization for each programming languageVSAvoidruntime environment complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal runtime environment that can execute multiple programming models with optimized performance for each. Rather than having separate specialized runtimes, the unified runtime provides language-specific optimizations through a common infrastructure, reducing complexity while maintaining specialized capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The unified runtime is segmented into specialized execution engines or plugins that handle different programming models. Each segment provides optimized processing for its specific language or model type, while the overall runtime orchestrates them seamlessly, combining segmentation benefits with unified management.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If code in different silos communicates through predefined function calls and data passing, then integration between programming models is achieved, but this method is clunky and inefficient, requiring additional function calls and variables

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveintegration capability between different programming modelsVSAvoiddeveloper efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the execution of different programming models into a unified runtime that eliminates the need for explicit inter-silo communication. Code written in different programming constructs can interact directly through shared state and memory, removing the overhead of function calls and data passing between separate runtime environments.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The unified runtime acts as an intermediary that enables direct communication between different programming models without requiring explicit function calls. The runtime provides a common memory space and execution context that allows SQL, analytics, and procedural code to interact naturally, eliminating the need for data conversion and function call overhead.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS8863115B2Execution of program code having language-level integration of program models

Publication Date: 2014.10.14 SAP SE

AI summary

To enable language-level integration of multiple programming languages into a single programming framework, one or more domain specific languages (DSLs) are specified as incremental extensions to a host programming language. An application created in this framework may include program code written in the host language as well as DSL inset code that is written in any of the DSLs. The extensions to the host language are described in DSL specifications, which define how the DSL inset code is processed. At runtime, DSL inset code in the source code is detected and passed to a DSL inset processor for execution according to an appropriate DSL specification, whereas source code in the host language is executed by a host language processor.