Transformation Service

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SOA Introduction

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ID (Label)[edit]

TS

Complete Name[edit]

Transformation Service

Status[edit]

Implemented

Description[edit]

The purpose of this service is to provide methods to deal with and distribute the transformation of various textual data formats. The Transformation Service supports various transformations, like:

  • Citationstyles (e.g.: APA, AJP)
  • Different metadata formats (e.g.: eSciDoc, arXiv, PubMed)
  • Microformats (Coins)
  • Common publication formats (BibTex, EndNote)

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Operations Overview[edit]

The Transformation service supports the following operations:

Operation Status Input Output Description
getSourceFormats implemented Format[] Scope:Public
Gives back a Format List of all source formats the Transformation Service can handle.
getSourceFormatsAsXml implemented String Scope:Public
Gives back a xml representation of all source formats the Transformation Service can handle.
getTargetFormats implemented Format Format[] Scope:Public
Gives back a Format List of all formats the given source Format can be transformed into.
getTargetFormatsAsXml implemented String srcFormatName, String srcType, String srcEncoding String Scope:Public
Gives back a xml representation of all formats the given source Format can be transformed into.
transform implemented byte[] src, String srcFormatName, String srcType, String srcEncoding, String trgFormatName, String trgType, String trgEncoding, String service byte[] Scope:Public
Transforms a given src object in a given source format into a target object in a given format, using a given service.
transform implemented byte[] src, Format sourceFormat, Format targetFormat, String service byte[] Scope:Public
Transforms a given src object in a given source format into a target object in a given format, using a given service.

Services for Transformation[edit]

Interfaces[edit]

  • Implemented:
    • EJB
  • Considered:
    • REST
    • SOAP