Detailed in this paper is the design and development of a universal adapter capable of seamlessly translating between diverse data and representations, including but not limited to XML, COBRA IDL, and SQL. This project solves the perpetual problem of sharing data between collaborative applications which employ otherwise incompatible structures. An extensible system, independent of these various formats, was implemented utilizing introspection and reflection techniques. A GUI that visualizes the objects' relationship was concurrently created to expedite the definition of custom translations.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Pendse, Neel.
• Hunter, D. Seth.
• Piccolomini, Zachary Paul.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 04B008M

Advisor

• Ciaraldi, Michael J.

Year

• 2004

Center

• MIT Lincoln Laboratory-Lexington, Massachusetts Project Center - MQP

Sponsor

• MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Date created

• 2004-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Computer Science

Rights statement

• In Copyright