Apparatus for processing one or more events

• US 9,596,128 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2013
• Issued: 03/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Massey, Samuel T., McGinnes, Daniel J., Ross, Martin A., Stirling, Craig H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tammy
• Application Number:
  US13/909,395
• Publication Number:
  US 20130346600A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,379 Days
• Field of Search: 709/224, 719/318, 710/104
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/06 Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications

Abstract

Processing events for use with a complex event processing system that includes a server computer system and a client application executable on a client computer system. The processing includes analyzing content of the events and assigning a plurality of attributes to associated event processing logic. A first attribute is associated with event processing logic that is operable to be applied at the client computer system and a second attribute is associated with event processing logic that is operable to be applied at a server computer system. The processing also includes using, in response to receiving a first event, assigned attributes to determine whether event processing logic associated with the first event is operable to be applied at the client computer system. The first event is forwarded to the server computer system based on determining that the event processing logic associated with the first event is not operable to be applied at the client computer system.

Claims

1. An apparatus for processing one or more events for use with a complex event processing system comprising a server computer system and a client application executable on a client computer system which is operable to generate the one or more events, the apparatus comprising:

a rule management component configured to analyse content of the one or more events and to assign a plurality of attributes to associated event processing logic, wherein a first attribute is associated with event processing logic that is operable to be applied at the client computer system and a second attribute is associated with event processing logic that is operable to be applied at a server computer system; and

an event filter component executable on the client computer system and configured to;

receive a first event at the client computer system, the first event including a first event name;

determine, at the client computer system independently of the server computer system, based on the assigned attributes and the first event name, whether event processing logic associated with the first event is operable to be applied at the client computer system;

based on determining that event processing logic associated with the first event is operable to be applied at the client computer system;

determining whether the first event meets criteria described by the event processing logic; and

based on determining that the first event meets criteria described by the event processing logic, executing the event processing logic that is operable to be applied at the client computer system to update the first event and forwarding the updated first event to the server computer system; and

based on determining that event processing logic associated with the first event is not operable to be applied at the client computer system;

determine, at the client computer system, based on the assigned attributes and the first event name, whether event processing logic associated with the first event is operable to be applied at the server computer system; and

forward the first event to the server computer system based on the event processing logic associated with the first event being determined to be operable to be applied at the server computer system.

2. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the event filter component is further configured to forward the first event to the server computer system further based on criteria associated with the event processing logic being met.

3. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the event filter component is further configured to compare an event identifier with the assigned attributes to determine whether associated event processing logic associated with the first event is operable to be applied at the client computer system.

4. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the event filter component comprises an associated application programming interface (API) that is configured to be called by the client application.

5. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a filter manager configured to update the event processing logic at the client computer system.

6. An apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the filter manager is further configured to register data with the rule management component in order to receive the updated event processing logic from the rule management component.

7. An apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the filter manager is further configured to export the updated event processing logic from the server computer system and deploy the updated event processing logic at the client computer system.

8. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to manipulate the rule management component in order to update the event processing logic.

9. A method for processing one or more events for use with a complex event processing system comprising a server computer system and a client application executable on a client computer system which is operable to generate the one or more events, the method comprising:

analysing content of the one or more events and assigning a plurality of attributes to associated event processing logic, wherein a first attribute is associated with event processing logic that is operable to be applied at the client computer system and a second attribute is associated with event processing logic that is operable to be applied at a server computer system;

receiving a first event at the client computer system, the first event including a first event name;

determining, at the client computer system independently of the server computer system, based on the assigned attributes and the first event name, whether event processing logic associated with the first event is operable to be applied at the client computer system;

based on determining that event processing logic associated with the first event is operable to be applied at the client computer system;

determining whether the first event meets criteria described by the event processing logic; and

based on determining that the first event meets criteria described by the event processing logic, executing the event processing logic that is operable to be applied at the client computer system to update the first event and forwarding the updated first event to the server computer system; and

based on determining that event processing logic associated with the first event is not operable to be applied at the client computer system;

determining, at the client computer system, based on the assigned attributes and the first event name, whether event processing logic associated with the first event is operable to be applied at the server computer system; and

forwarding the first event to the server computer system based on determining that the event processing logic associated with the first event is operable to be applied at the server computer system.

10. A method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising

forwarding the first event to the server computer system further based on criteria associated with the event processing logic being met.

11. A method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

comparing an event identifier with the assigned attributes to determine whether associated event processing logic associated with the first event is operable to be applied at the client computer system.

12. A method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

using, in response to receiving the first event, assigned attributes to determine whether associated event processing logic associated with the first event is operable to be applied at the server computer system.

13. A method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

calling, by the client application, an API associated with the client computer system in response to generating an event.

14. A method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

updating the event processing logic at the client computer system.

15. A method as claimed in claim 14, further comprising:

registering data associated with the client computer system in order to receive the updated event processing logic from the server computer system.

16. A method as claimed in claim 14, further comprising:

exporting the updated event processing logic from the server computer system; and

deploying the updated event processing logic at the client computer system.

17. A method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising updating the event processing logic.

19. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

determining by the client computer system whether the first event is simple or complex based on a set of rules, wherein the first event is operable to be applied at the client computer system based on determining that the first event is simple, and the first event is determined to be operable to be applied at the server computer system and not at the client computer system based on determining that the first event is complex.

20. The method as claimed in claim 19, wherein the first event is determined to be complex based on the first event requiring input from at least one other client computer system.

18. A computer program product for processing one or more events for use with a complex event processing system comprising a server computer system and a client application executable on a client computer system which is operable to generate the one or more events, the computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by a processor for;

analysing content of the one or more events and assigning a plurality of attributes to associated event processing logic, wherein a first attribute is associated with event processing logic that is operable to be applied at the client computer system and a second attribute is associated with event processing logic that is operable to be applied at a server computer system;

receiving a first event at the client computer system, the first event including a first event name;

determining, at the client computer system independently of the server computer system, based on the assigned attributes and the first event name, whether event processing logic associated with the first event is operable to be applied at the client computer system;

based on determining that event processing logic associated with the first event is operable to be applied at the client computer system;

determining whether the first event meets criteria described by the event processing logic; and

based on determining that the first event meets criteria described by the event processing logic, executing the event processing logic that is operable to be applied at the client computer system to update the first event and forwarding the updated first event to the server computer system; and

based on determining that event processing logic associated with the first event is not operable to be applied at the client computer system;

determining, at the client computer system, based on the assigned attributes and the first event name, whether event processing logic associated with the first event is operable to be applied at the server computer system; and

forwarding the first event to the server computer system based on determining that the event processing logic associated with the first event is operable to be applied at the server computer system.