Method and system for recovering stranded outbound messages

• US 8,255,925 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2008
• Issued: 08/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Scurlock, Jr., James E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ho, Andy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kraft, Shih-Wei
• Application Number:
  US12/123,796
• Publication Number:
  US 20080222650A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,561 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 719/314
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1443 Transmit or communication errors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1482 by means of middleware or OS functionality
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/546 Message passing systems or structures, e.g. queues

Abstract

A method for recovering and requeueing lost messages is disclosed. The lost messages are intended for delivery from a first computer program to a second computer program but are instead stranded in locations internal to the first program. The method extracts one or more of these stranded messages from the location internal to the first program, determines the original destination of each stranded message and delivers that message to the second program. Delivery of each message to the second program is facilitated by using message queues provided by middleware type software programs. The desired middleware program can be selected by the user of the method, and the method provides for the necessary formatting of each recovered message according to the selected middleware. Absent use of the present method, these stranded messages would not be routed to their original destinations.

Claims

1. A method for recovering a stranded message comprising a plurality of components from a memory location internal to a first computer executable program and intended for delivery to a second computer executable program through a middleware computer executable program, the method comprising:

extracting the plurality of components from the memory location internal to the first computer executable program using a recovery program;

obtaining destination and reassembly information from the plurality of components;

assembling the plurality of components into a recreated message using the recovery program based on the destination and reassembly information;

creating a stranded message file;

placing the recreated message in the stranded message file;

identifying a message queue within the middleware computer executable program;

connecting to the middleware computer executable program;

opening the message queue;

reading the recreated message in the stranded message file;

confirming that the recreated message is destined for a second computer executable program external to the first computer executable program;

determining a desired destination for the recreated message;

formatting the recreated message for the middleware computer executable program;

placing the recreated message in the message queue; and

delivering the recreated message in the message queue to the second computer executable program using the middleware computer executable program.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising reporting results of a stranded message recovery.

3. A method for recovering a plurality of stranded messages, each of the plurality of stranded messages comprising a plurality of components, from a memory location internal to a first computer executable program and intended for delivery to a second computer executable program through a middleware computer executable program, the method comprising:

extracting the plurality of components from the memory location internal to the first computer executable program using a recovery program, each of the plurality of components comprising a portion of a respective one of the plurality of stranded messages;

obtaining destination and reassembly information from the plurality of components;

assembling the plurality of components for each of the plurality of stranded messages into a plurality of recreated messages using the recovery program based on the destination and reassembly information;

creating a stranded message file;

placing each of the plurality of recreated messages in the stranded message file;

identifying a message queue within the middleware computer executable program;

connecting to the middleware computer executable program;

opening the message queue;

reading each of the plurality of recreated messages in the stranded message file;

confirming that each of the plurality of recreated messages is destined for a second computer executable program external to the first computer executable program;

determining a desired destination for each of the plurality of recreated messages;

formatting each of the plurality of recreated messages for the middleware computer executable program;

placing each of the plurality of recreated messages in the message queue; and

delivering each of the plurality of recreated messages to the second computer executable program using the middleware computer executable program.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising reporting results of recovery of the plurality of stranded messages.

5. A computer readable medium storing computer program instructions for recovering a plurality of stranded messages, each of the plurality of stranded messages comprising a plurality of components, from a memory location internal to a first computer executable program and intended for delivery to a second computer executable program through a middleware computer executable program, the computer program instructions, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

extracting the plurality of components from the memory location internal to the first computer executable program using a recovery program, each of the plurality of components comprising a portion of a respective one of the plurality of stranded messages;

obtaining destination and reassembly information from the plurality of components;

assembling the plurality of components for each of the plurality of stranded messages into a plurality of recreated messages using the recovery program based on the destination and reassembly information;

creating a stranded message file;

placing each of the plurality of recreated messages in the stranded message file;

selecting the middleware computer executable program to facilitate delivery of the plurality of recreated messages to the second computer executable program;

identifying a message queue within the middleware computer executable program;

connecting to the middleware computer executable program;

opening the message queue;

reading each of the plurality of recreated messages in the stranded message file;

confirming that each of the plurality of recreated messages is destined for a second computer executable program external to the first computer executable program;

determining a desired destination for each of the plurality of recreated messages;

formatting each of the plurality of recreated messages for the middleware computer executable program;

placing each of the plurality of recreated messages in the message queue; and

delivering each of the plurality of recreated messages to the second computer executable program using the middleware computer executable program.

6. The computer readable medium of claim 5, the method further comprising:

reporting results of recovery of the plurality of stranded messages.

7. A device for recovering a plurality of stranded messages, each of the plurality of stranded messages comprising a plurality of components, from a memory location internal to a first computer executable program and intended for delivery to a second computer executable program through a middleware computer executable program, the device comprising:

a memory having a region storing computer program instructions; and

a processor for executing the computer program instructions stored in the memory,

wherein the computer program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising;

extracting the plurality of components from the memory location internal to the first computer executable program using a recovery program, each of the plurality of components comprising a portion of a respective one of the plurality of stranded messages;

obtaining destination and reassembly information from the plurality of components;

assembling the plurality of components for each of the plurality of stranded messages into a plurality of recreated messages using the recovery program based on the destination and reassembly information;

creating a stranded message file;

placing each of the plurality of recreated messages in the stranded message file;

selecting the middleware computer executable program to facilitate delivery of the plurality of recreated messages to the second computer executable program;

identifying a message queue within the middleware computer executable program;

connecting to the middleware computer executable program;

opening the message queue;

reading each of the plurality of recreated messages in the stranded message file;

confirming that each of the plurality of recreated messages is destined for a second computer executable program external to the first computer executable program;

determining a desired destination for each of the plurality of recreated messages;

formatting each of the plurality of recreated messages for the middleware computer executable program;

placing each of the plurality of recreated messages in the message queue; and

delivering each of the plurality of recreated messages to the second computer executable program using the middleware computer executable program.

8. The device of claim 7, the method further comprising:

reporting results of recovery of the plurality of stranded messages.