Enhanced compiled representation of transformation formats

Enhanced compiled representation of transformation formats to enable rapid application development and deployment is disclosed. Techniques for generating a run-time instance include taking an expression from a parser, tokenizing the expression using a node and an axis type, selecting an operation using the axis type, and generating the run-time instance using the operation. A system for generating a run-time instance is also described including a hierarchical object transformation model configured to receive an expression from a parser, a compiler configured to generate a token for the expression using a node and an axis type, and a context builder configured to select an operation using the axis type and generate the run-time instance using the operation.