Managing queues in an asynchronous messaging system
First Claim
1. A method of managing an asynchronous messaging queue with a client computer in an asynchronous messaging system, said client computer being programmed to store and manage said asynchronous messaging queue, said method comprising:
- receiving a reactive message in said asynchronous messaging queue stored by said client computer, said reactive message comprising an identification of a referenced message and an action to be performed on said referenced message; and
performing said action on said referenced message with said client computer if said referenced message is present in said asynchronous messaging queue;
storing said reactive message in a reactive message store responsive to a determination that said referenced message has not already been received in said asynchronous messaging queue;
responsive to receiving a message in said asynchronous messaging queue, determining if any reactive message present in said reactive message store identifies said received message; and
responsive to a determination that at least one reactive message present in said reactive message store identifies said received message, performing said action on said received message specified by said at least one reactive message identifying said received message.
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Abstract
Managing an asynchronous messaging queue with a client computer in an asynchronous messaging system, where the client computer is programmed to store an manage the asynchronous messaging queue, includes receiving a reactive message in the asynchronous messaging queue, the reactive message including an identification of a referenced message and an action to be performed on the referenced message; and performing the action on the previously initiated message with the client computer if the referenced message is present in the asynchronous messaging queue.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of managing an asynchronous messaging queue with a client computer in an asynchronous messaging system, said client computer being programmed to store and manage said asynchronous messaging queue, said method comprising:
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receiving a reactive message in said asynchronous messaging queue stored by said client computer, said reactive message comprising an identification of a referenced message and an action to be performed on said referenced message; and performing said action on said referenced message with said client computer if said referenced message is present in said asynchronous messaging queue; storing said reactive message in a reactive message store responsive to a determination that said referenced message has not already been received in said asynchronous messaging queue; responsive to receiving a message in said asynchronous messaging queue, determining if any reactive message present in said reactive message store identifies said received message; and responsive to a determination that at least one reactive message present in said reactive message store identifies said received message, performing said action on said received message specified by said at least one reactive message identifying said received message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An asynchronous messaging system node, said node comprising:
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a processor; and computer memory communicatively coupled to and readable by said processor, said computer memory being configured to store an asynchronous messaging queue and software, such that said processor, when executing said software, is configured to; receive a reactive message in said asynchronous messaging queue, said reactive message comprising an identification of a referenced message and an action to be performed on said referenced message; search said asynchronous messaging queue to determine whether said referenced message has already been received in said asynchronous messaging queue; and perform said action on said reference previously initiated message if said referenced message has already been received in said asynchronous messaging queue; in which said memory is further configured to implement a reactive message store and said processor is further configured to store said reactive message in said reactive store responsive to a determination that said referenced message has not already been received in said asynchronous messaging queue; in which said processor is further configured to store said reactive message in said reactive message store only if a variable attribute of said reactive message indicates that said reactive message is to be stored in said reactive message store; and in which said processor is further configured to; receive a message in said asynchronous messaging queue, search said reactive message store to determine if any reactive message present in said reactive message store identifies said received message; and responsive to a determination that at least one reactive message present in said reactive message store identifies said received message, perform said action on said received message specified by said at least one reactive message identifying said received message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for managing an asynchronous messaging queue, the computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to receive a reactive message in said asynchronous messaging queue, said reactive message comprising an identification of a referenced message and an action to be performed on said referenced message; and computer readable program code configured to perform said action on said referenced message if said referenced message has already been received in said asynchronous messaging queue; computer readable program code configured to store said reactive message in a reactive message store responsive to a determination that said referenced message has not already been received in said asynchronous messaging queue; computer readable program code configured to, responsive to receiving a message in said asynchronous messaging queue, determine if any reactive message present in said reactive message store identifies said received message; and computer readable program code configured to, responsive to a determination that at least one reactive message present in said reactive message store identifies said received message, perform said action on said received message specified by said at least one reactive message identifying said received message.
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