Connecting alternative development environment to interpretive runtime engine

摘要

An application program interface (API) links an interpretive runtime engine to an alternate application development environment. The API includes a generic API layer that is configured to translate an output from the alternate application development environment into a corresponding signal that is recognizable by the interpretive runtime engine. The API also includes a dictionary-specific API layer that is configured to represent a dictionary associated with the interpretive runtime engine in an alternate format that is consistent with operation within the alternate application development environment.