JSON Schemas with Semantic Annotations Supporting Data Translation
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Abstract
As service-oriented architectures are a solution for large distributed systems, interoperability between these systems, which are often heterogeneous, can be a challenge due to the different syntax and semantics of the exchanged messages or even different data interchange formats. This paper addresses the data interchange format and data interoperability issues between XML-based and JSON-based systems. It proposes novel annotation mechanisms to add semantic annotations and complement date values to JSON Schemas, enabling an interoperability approach for JSON-based systems that, until now, was only possible for XML-based systems. A set of algorithms supporting the translation from JSON Schema to XML Schema, JSON to XML, and XML to JSON is also proposed. These algorithms were implemented in an existing prototype tool, which now supports these systems’ interoperability through semantic compatibility verification and the automatic generation of translators.
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OpenAlex topics: Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services · Semantic Web and Ontologies · Advanced Database Systems and Queries
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
UNINOVA-Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Polytechnic Institute of Beja, School of Technology and Management, 7800-295 Beja, Portugal
Department of Informatics Systems, University of Klagenfurt, 9020 Klagenfurt, Austria
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