Reliably transferring queued application messages
First Claim
1. At a computer system that is network connectable along with one or more other computer systems to a network, a method of reliably transferring a queued message, the method comprising:
- an act of dequeuing an encoded application message, the encoded application message having been encoded from an application message configured in accordance with a messaging protocol;
wherein the encoded application message and the application message both include one or more composable protocol elements selected from the group consisting of addressing, security, reliability, and transaction protocol elements; and
wherein the encoded application message was encoded to obscure the one or more composable protocol elements included in the application message such that the composable protocol elements included in the application message do not interfere with using the composable protocol elements in other messages;
an act of reusing the one or more composable protocol elements included in the encoded application message in a transfer message to configure the transfer message in accordance with the messaging protocol, the transfer message identifying a message session corresponding to the application message and identifying a receiving computer system that is participating in the message session;
wherein the transfer message includes a transfer header that reuses one or more composable protocol elements used in the application message without interfering with the composable protocol elements in the encoded application message due to the encoding obscuring the one or more composable protocol elements;
an act of encapsulating the encoded application message in the transfer message such that the one or more composable protocol elements encoded in the application message are obscured and do not interfere with reusing the one or more composable protocol elements in the transfer message; and
an act of sending the transfer message for delivery to the receiving computer system.
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Abstract
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for reliably and securely transferring queued application messages. Application messages are (e.g.,. binary or text) encoded and then encapsulated in transfer messages, enqueue messages, and dequeue responses such that composable protocol elements used in application messages can be reused in the transfer messages, enqueue messages, and dequeue responses. Transfer message headers are encoded and then encapsulated along with encoded application messages such that composable protocol elements used in transfer headers and application messages can be reused in the store and forward messages. Application messages, transfer messages, enqueue messages, dequeue responses, and store and forward messages can all be configured in accordance with the same messaging protocol, such as, for example, Simple Object Access Protocol. Since encapsulated elements are encoded, the encapsulated elements do not interfere with configuration of wrapping messages.
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19 Claims
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1. At a computer system that is network connectable along with one or more other computer systems to a network, a method of reliably transferring a queued message, the method comprising:
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an act of dequeuing an encoded application message, the encoded application message having been encoded from an application message configured in accordance with a messaging protocol; wherein the encoded application message and the application message both include one or more composable protocol elements selected from the group consisting of addressing, security, reliability, and transaction protocol elements; and wherein the encoded application message was encoded to obscure the one or more composable protocol elements included in the application message such that the composable protocol elements included in the application message do not interfere with using the composable protocol elements in other messages; an act of reusing the one or more composable protocol elements included in the encoded application message in a transfer message to configure the transfer message in accordance with the messaging protocol, the transfer message identifying a message session corresponding to the application message and identifying a receiving computer system that is participating in the message session; wherein the transfer message includes a transfer header that reuses one or more composable protocol elements used in the application message without interfering with the composable protocol elements in the encoded application message due to the encoding obscuring the one or more composable protocol elements; an act of encapsulating the encoded application message in the transfer message such that the one or more composable protocol elements encoded in the application message are obscured and do not interfere with reusing the one or more composable protocol elements in the transfer message; and an act of sending the transfer message for delivery to the receiving computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. At a computer system that is network connectable along with one or more other computer systems to a network, a method of reliably transferring a message, the method comprising:
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an act of accessing a transfer message from a sending computer system, the transfer message configured in accordance with a messaging protocol, the transfer message encapsulating an encoded application message, the encoded application message being encoded from an application message also configured in accordance with the messaging protocol; wherein the transfer message, the encoded application message and the application message all include one or more composable protocol elements selected from the group consisting of addressing, security, reliability, and transaction protocol elements; wherein the encoded application message was encoded to obscure the one or more composable protocol elements included in the application message such that the composable protocol elements included in the application message do not interfere with using the composable protocol elements in other messages; and wherein the encoded application message was encapsulated in the transfer message such that the one or more composable protocol elements in the encoded application message do not interfere with reusing the one or more composable protocol elements in the transfer message; an act of enqueueing the encoded application message for delivery to an application; an act of receiving a dequeue message; an act of reusing the one or more composable protocol elements included in the encoded application message in a dequeue response to configure the dequeue response in accordance with the messaging protocol, the one or more composable protocol elements being configured for reuse in the dequeue response without interfering with the composable protocol elements in the encoded application message due to the encoding obscuring the one or more composable protocol elements; an act of encapsulating the encoded application message in the dequeue response such that the one or more composable protocol elements encoded in the application message are obscured and do not interfere with reusing the one or more protocol elements in the dequeue response; and an act of sending the dequeue response for delivery to the application. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for use at a computer system that is network connectable along with one or more other computer systems to a network, the computer program product for implementing a method of reliably transferring a queued message, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the computer system to perform the following:
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dequeue an encoded application message, the encoded application message having been encoded from an application message configured in accordance with a messaging protocol; wherein the encoded application message and the application message both include one or more composable protocol elements selected from the group consisting of addressing, security, reliability, and transaction protocol elements; and wherein the encoded application message was encoded to obscure the one or more composable protocol elements included in the application message such that the composable protocol elements included in the application message do not interfere with using the composable protocol elements in other messages; reuse the one or more composable protocol elements included in the encoded application message to configure the transfer message in accordance with the messaging protocol, the transfer message identifying a message session corresponding to the application message and identifying a receiving computer system that is participating in the message session; wherein the transfer message includes a transfer header that reuses one or more composable protocol elements used in the application message without interfering with the composable protocol elements in the encoded application message due to the encoding obscuring the one or more composable protocol elements; encapsulate the encoded application message in the transfer message such that the one or more composable protocol elements encoded in the application message are obscured and do not interfere with reusing the one or more composable protocol elements in the transfer message; and send the transfer message for delivery to the receiving computer system.
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19. A computer program product for use at a computer system that is network connectable along with one or more other computer systems to a network, the computer program product for implementing a method of reliably transferring a message, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the computer system to perform the following:
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access a transfer message from a sending computer system, the transfer message configured in accordance with a messaging protocol, the transfer message encapsulating an encoded application message, the encoded application message being encoded from an application message also configured in accordance with the messaging protocol; wherein the transfer message, the encoded application message and the application message all include one or more composable protocol elements selected from the group consisting of addressing, security, reliability, and transaction protocol elements; wherein the encoded application message was encoded to obscure the one or more composable protocol elements included in the application message such that the composable protocol elements included in the application message do not interfere with using the composable protocol elements in other messages; and wherein the encoded application message was encapsulated in the transfer message such that the one or more composable protocol elements in the encoded application message do not interfere with reusing the one or more composable protocol elements in the transfer message; enqueue the encoded application message for delivery to an application; send an message available message to indicate that the application message has been queued; receive a dequeue message; reuse the one or more composable protocol elements included in the encoded application message in a dequeue response to configure the dequeue response in accordance with the messaging protocol, the one or more composable protocol elements being configured for reuse in the dequeue response without interfering with the composable protocol elements in the encoded application message due to the encoding obscuring the one or more composable protocol elements; encapsulate the encoded application message in the dequeue response such that the one or more composable protocol elements encoded in the application message are obscured and do not interfere with reusing the one or more protocol elements in the dequeue response; and send the dequeue response for delivery to the application.
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