Translator

A platform component that converts the canonical World model into a runtime-specific contract for a declared capability class.

Translators preserve object identity, action meaning, permissions, focus, workspace state, field state, findings, context targets, and fallbacks while adapting presentation shape for runtime capabilities.

Allowed:

• translator
• runtime translator
• translator contract
• capability-class translator

Forbidden:

• renderer (rendering belongs to runtime adapters)
• runtime (a runtime executes a translated contract)
• service adapter (services own domain state; translators do not call services)
• layout engine (too narrow; translators preserve semantics, not just layout)

Notes:

• Translators receive the canonical World model, member/runtime context, and a capability declaration.
• Translators emit named, versioned runtime contracts.
• Translators are first-class platform components, not private logic hidden inside runtime adapters.
• Existing Web, Android, iPad, and Cardboard behavior is not translator precedent.

Related:

• world
• runtime
• contract
• surface