Wrapping Legacy Codes for Grid-Based Applications

This paper describes a process for the semi-automatic conversion of numerical and scientific routines written in the C programming language into Triana-based computational services that can be used within a distributed serviceoriented architecture such as that being adopted for Grid computing. This process involves two separate but related tools, JACAW and MEDLI. JACAW is a wrapper tool based on the Java Native Interface (JNI) that can automatically generate the Java interface and related files for any C routine, or library of C routines. The MEDLI tool can then be used to assist the user in describing the mapping between the Triana and C data types involved in calling a particular routine. In this paper we describe both JACAW and MEDLI, and demonstrate how they are used in practice to convert legacy code into Grid services.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: IPPS
• Authors: Yan Huang, Ian Taylor, David W. Walker, Robert Davies
• Keywords: Distributed And Parallel Computing, IPPS 2003, Java Native Interface, Scientific Routines, Triana-based Computational Services