Message testing based on a determinate message classification and minimized resource consumption
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1. A method for testing a message, comprising:
- receiving a message at an interface connected to a communications network; and
executing a program stored in a computer readable storage medium to;
select a first test method to apply to the message once the message is received, the selection of the first test method based on the first test method corresponding to the least amount of resource consumption,receive a result from an application of the selected first test method,update a state of the message based on the result of the selected first test method, andprocess the message in accordance with a classification of the message, wherein the classification reflects whether the state of the message is determinate or indeterminate.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for routing a message through a plurality of test methods. The method includes: receiving a message; applying a first test method to the message; updating a state of the message based on the first test method; and determining a second test method to be applied to the message based on the state.
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1. A method for testing a message, comprising:
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receiving a message at an interface connected to a communications network; and executing a program stored in a computer readable storage medium to; select a first test method to apply to the message once the message is received, the selection of the first test method based on the first test method corresponding to the least amount of resource consumption, receive a result from an application of the selected first test method, update a state of the message based on the result of the selected first test method, and process the message in accordance with a classification of the message, wherein the classification reflects whether the state of the message is determinate or indeterminate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A message testing apparatus, comprising:
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memory storing a state data structure, the state data structure including; a list of available test methods to apply to a received message, a test result from each test method, and a parameter based on the test result; a network interface configured to receive a message from over a communications network; and a processor configured to execute software stored in the memory to; select a test method to apply to the received message, the selection of the first test method based on the first test method corresponding to the least amount of resource consumption, send the received message to a test module for execution of the test method, update the state data structure based on a result of the selected test method, and process the message in accordance with a classification of the message, wherein the classification reflects whether the state data structure indicates that the message is determinate or indeterminate.
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a computer to perform a method for testing a message, comprising:
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receiving a message; selecting a first test method to apply to the message once the message is received, the selection of the first test method based on the first test method corresponding to the least amount of resource consumption; receiving a result from an application of the selected first test method; updating a state of the message based on the result of the selected first test method; and processing the message in accordance with a classification of the message, wherein the classification reflects whether the state data structure indicates that the message is determinate or indeterminate.
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