As per me, it should be possible. Virtual compatibility would be easier than physical compatibility .
Whatever we could do by using web client or VI client should be doable by using vSphere APIs. You may want to dig in : VIJAVA open source project: Its java based. Look into storage related APIs from vSphere API reference.
Here are clear cut steps for conversion:
Virtual Environment: Converting RDM disk to VMDK
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