Patent ID: 8943517
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, via a message generation application programming interface (MG API) at a message generation service (MGS) device in response to an application-level reporting event associated with operation of an application, an application-initiated event reporting message generation request from the application, where the application-initiated event reporting message generation request comprises a request autonomously generated by the application for the MGS to generate an application-level event reporting message that specifies a criticality of the application-level reporting event on behalf of the application and further comprises an application-specified message identifier (ID) of a template message construct usable to generate the application-level event reporting message and application-selected message generation parameters passed by the application using the MG API; generating the application-level event reporting message on behalf of the application in accordance with the application-selected message generation parameters passed by the application using the MG API and a message file that comprises the template message construct identified by the application-specified message ID; and distributing the application-level event reporting message as requested on behalf of the application to a resource.