An Automated Framework for Migrating Java Applications to Ethereum Solidity Applications

Abstract

With the advancement of blockchain technology at a breakneck pace, numerous organizations are now experimenting with blockchain solutions for their operations. In this nascent stage, due to the scarcity of blockchain domain experts, there is a growing trend towards an automated conversion of legacy systems to blockchain-based systems. To this aim, this paper presents an automated framework that facilitates the migration of centralized Java-based applications to decentralized Solidity-based Ethereum applications. The experimental results are encouraging, demonstrating its ability to handle large-scale Java codebase. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first proposal of its kind that enables the translation of Java source codes to Solidity source codes.