Programming Language interoperability in cross-platform software development
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Master's thesis
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2022-12-12
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Computer Science
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SCI3042
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Master’s Programme in Computer, Communication and Information Sciences
Language
en
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65
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Recent years have witnessed the rising popularity of software that are constructed by combining various modules written in different programming languages. While the coexistence of multiple programming languages within the same codebase might bring certain benefits such as reusability and the ability to exploit the unique power of each language, this architecture certainly adds significant complexity to the development and maintenance process of such systems. This thesis proposes an approach to alleviate the pain of language interoperability in those systems by automating the binding code generation process between different languages. The proposed method uses the metadata extracted from the Interface Description Language (IDL) to systematically generate the Application Programming Interface (API) in each involved language. As a result, the code written in one language can seamlessly interact with code developed in others. The experiment results showed that the developed code generator has improved the stability, scalability, and modularity of multi-language software systems.Description
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Siekkinen, MattiThesis advisor
Ovchinnikov, AlexandrKeywords
programming language interoperability, compiler, Interface language, Java native interface, objective-C++, cross-platform SDK