SALT: a Simple Application Logic description using Transducers for Internet of Things

As the Internet of Things (IoT) grows in interest from both research and industrial parts, the lack of standard solutions to quickly and easily build and install IoT applications becomes a topic of high interest. In this paper, we introduce a language called SALT (Simple Application Logic description using Transducers) that allows describing and deploying the distributed logic needed in order to fulfil a complete desired application. This language aims at giving extended functionalities by filling the gap between the logical capabilities offered by services orchestration and the closeness efficiency of services choreography. SALT is interpreted by a virtual machine running on devices that introduces an abstraction layer in order to simplify access to hardware capabilities. SALT implements several mechanisms to comply with organisation issues presented in the Services Oriented Computing realm dealing with Services interactions, adapted to the specific constraints of the IoT. This work details SALT's concepts, formalism and implementation.