Converting WOX Objects to YAML Documents

Interoperability refers to the capability of enabling communication between applications developed in different programming languages. This communication is achieved by exchanging data, typically using a standardized format. To solve the challenge of interoperability, one approach involves the implementation of serializers that transform objects into standard formats, which can subsequently be transformed back into any programming language. This paper introduces a converter as a solution to tackle the interoperability issue, particularly focusing on text-based formats. The converter presented in this paper allows to transform objects written in the XML format generated by WOX to documents written in the YAML format. The paper explores object representations in WOX and YAML, and provides examples of the transformations obtained. A comparative analysis of some existing tools similar to the developed converter is carried out and their most relevant features are described.