Implementing injection of formal numerical message identifiers in cloud stacks

• US 9,258,258 B2
• Filed: 10/21/2013
• Issued: 02/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Vanderwiel, Mark R.
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, THU HA T
• Application Number:
  US14/058,694
• Publication Number:
  US 20150113075A1
• Time in Patent Office: 841 Days
• Field of Search: 704/2, 704/8, 704/9, 704/10, 709/203, 709/206
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3006 where the computing system is distributed, e.g. networked systems, clusters, multiprocessor systems multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46; allocation of resources G06F9/50
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/131 Fragmentation of text files, e.g. creating reusable text-blocks; Linking to fragments, e.g. using XInclude; Namespaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for injecting formal numerical message identifiers in an existing cloud stack. Numerical message identifiers are automatically injected into predefined messages of each translated message catalog before building the translated message catalogs into enhanced binary message catalogs. The numerical message identifiers are generated using an existing unique message identification (msgid) string within the translated message catalog.

Claims

1. An apparatus for implementing automated injection of formal numerical message identifiers in an existing cloud stack comprising:

a processor,

a message identifier tool tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine readable medium used in the automated injecting of formal numerical message identifiers;

said processor using said message identifier tool, receiving a translated message catalog, identifying an existing unique message identification (msgid) string within the translated message catalog for each predefined message in the translated message catalog and generating numerical message identifiers using said identified existing unique message identification (msgid) string for each predefined message within the translated message catalog, said numerical message identifiers being generated without being translated and generally not impacting translation and development cycles, and said processor automatically injecting numerical message identifiers into the predefined messages of the translated message catalog and said processor building an enhanced binary message catalog with the numerical message identifiers stored with message text.

2. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said processor generating numerical message identifiers using an existing unique message identification (msgid) string within the translated message catalog includes said processor checking for correct message usage context.

3. The apparatus as recited in claim 2 wherein said processor generates the numerical message identifiers using an existing unique message identification (msgid) string within the translated message catalog responsive to identifying correct message usage context for each predefined message.

4. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said processor generating numerical message identifiers using an existing unique message identification (msgid) string within the translated message catalog includes said processor checking each predefined message information for a skip key tag.

5. The apparatus as recited in claim 4 further includes said processor generating the numerical message identifier responsive to not identifying the skip key tag for the predefined message.

6. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said processor generating numerical message identifiers using an existing unique message identification (msgid) string within the translated message catalog includes said processor checking each predefined message information for a force key tag.

7. The apparatus as recited in claim 6 further includes said processor generating the numerical message identifier responsive to not identifying the force key tag for the predefined message.

8. The apparatus as recited in claim 6 further includes said processor storing a message key specified by the force key tag responsive to identifying the force key tag.

9. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said processor generating numerical message identifiers using an existing unique message identification (msgid) string within the translated message catalog includes said processor generating numerical message identifiers using an MD5 hash function of the existing unique message identification (msgid) string.

10. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said processor generating numerical message identifiers includes said processor generating a predefined format for the predefined message.

11. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said processor generating numerical message identifiers include said processor providing a program domain identifier identifying a program from which the predefined message originated.

12. A computer-implemented method for injecting formal numerical message identifiers in a computer system including a processor, a message identifier tool tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine readable medium, said processor using said message identifier tool for automated injecting of formal numerical message identifiers comprising the steps of:

receiving a translated message catalog,

identifying an existing unique message identification (msgid) string within the translated message catalog for each predefined message in the translated message catalog and generating numerical message identifiers using said identified existing unique message identification (msgid) string for each predefined message within the translated message catalog, said numerical message identifiers being generated without being translated and generally not impacting translation and development cycles;

automatically injecting numerical message identifiers into the predefined messages of the translated message catalog; and

building an enhanced binary message catalog with the numerical message identifiers stored with message text.

13. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein generating numerical message identifiers includes generating formal numerical message identifiers having a predefined formal format.

14. The method as recited in claim 13 wherein said formal numerical message identifiers having a predefined formal format includes a predetermined number of Hex Digits.

15. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein generating numerical message identifiers using an existing unique message identification (msgid) string within the translated message catalog includes checking each predefined message information for a skip key tag, and generating the numerical message identifier responsive to not identifying the skip key tag for the predefined message.

16. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein generating numerical message identifiers using an existing unique message identification (msgid) string within the translated message catalog includes checking each predefined message information for a force key tag, and storing a message key specified by the force key tag responsive to identifying the force key tag.

17. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein generating numerical message identifiers using an existing unique message identification (msgid) string within the translated message catalog includes checking each predefined message information for a force key tag, and generating the numerical message identifier responsive to not identifying the force key tag for the predefined message.

18. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein generating numerical message identifiers using an existing unique message identification (msgid) string within the translated message catalog includes generating numerical message identifiers using an MD5 hash function of the existing unique message identification (msgid) string.

19. The method as recited in claim 18 wherein building an enhanced binary message catalog with the numerical message identifiers stored with message text includes providing a predetermined message format including the numerical message identifiers stored with message text.

20. The method as recited in claim 19 includes providing said predetermined message format including a program domain identifier with the numerical message identifiers.