Patent Publication Number: US-11042368-B1

Title: Scalable software development and deployment system using inversion of control architecture

Description:
COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING APPENDIX 
     A computer program listing appendix is electronically submitted with this application and includes the following text files, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                   
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                 DATE 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 AbstractChoreographerException_kt.txt 
                 619 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 AbstractJavalinPUTPOSTController_kt.txt 
                 5,270 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 AbstractPUTPOSTControllerConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 2,429 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 AbstractPUTPOSTController_kt.txt 
                 2,500 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 ActiveStatusDto_kt.txt 
                 515 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 AddressableStructDto_kt.txt 
                 799 
                 2019 Apr. 3 
               
               
                 AgencyIdentifierDto_kt.txt 
                 342 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 AgencyIdentifiersDto_kt.txt 
                 479 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 agencyIdentifier_json_pretty.txt 
                 1,234 
                 2019 Dec. 31 
               
               
                 agencyIdentifier_json_squashed.txt 
                 838 
                 2018 Aug. 4 
               
               
                 AliasableProcessor_kt.txt 
                 1,682 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 AliasesSubConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 2,701 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 AlwaysCreateOperationExtractor_kt.txt 
                 551 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 AlwaysCreateProvisionerConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 1,014 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 AlwaysCreateProvisioner_kt.txt 
                 708 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 AlwaysUpdateOperationExtractor_kt.txt 
                 551 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 Annotations_kt.txt 
                 1,098 
                 2019 Apr. 16 
               
               
                 application-devlopment_yaml.txt 
                 75 
                 2018 Aug. 4 
               
               
                 application-local_yaml.txt 
                 1,741 
                 2018 Aug. 4 
               
               
                 application-service_yaml.txt 
                 75 
                 2018 Aug. 4 
               
               
                 application-test_yaml.txt 
                 1,203 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 application-unsecure_yaml.txt 
                 309 
                 2018 Aug. 4 
               
               
                 ApplicationException_kt.txt 
                 474 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 ApplicationPropertyDelegates_kt.txt 
                 15,495 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 application_yaml.txt 
                 671 
                 2018 Aug. 4 
               
               
                 ApplicatorSharedTest_kt.txt 
                 7,494 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 ApplicatorShared_kt.txt 
                 2,312 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 bootstrap-local_yaml.txt 
                 54 
                 2018 Aug. 4 
               
               
                 BumbleBee_kt.txt 
                 16,901 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 CannotProvisionException_kt.txt 
                 427 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 ChoreographerConfigurationAliasesTest_kt.txt 
                 7,059 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 ChoreographerConfigurationDelegatedPropertiesTest_kt.txt 
                 26,979 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 ChoreographerConfigurationPropertyDelegates_kt.txt 
                 24,255 
                 2019 Dec. 31 
               
               
                 ChoreographerIntegrationTest_kt.txt 
                 9,760 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 ChoreographerInterfaces_kt.txt 
                 22,914 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 ChoreographerObservables_kt.txt 
                 10,112 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 ChoreographerTest_kt.txt 
                 14,252 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 ChoreographerWhiteboard_kt.txt 
                 13,862 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 Choreographer_kt.txt 
                 8,592 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 ClassSpecificationException_kt.txt 
                 487 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 ClientNetworkAffiliationDto_kt.txt 
                 199 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 ClientNetworkDto_kt.txt 
                 157 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 ConfigurationException_kt.txt 
                 452 
                 2019 Apr. 16 
               
               
                 ContextDto_kt.txt 
                 151 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 Core_kt.txt 
                 249 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 CountryDto_kt.txt 
                 228 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 create-kafka-channels_bat.txt 
                 811 
                 2018 Aug. 4 
               
               
                 DatabaseException_kt.txt 
                 441 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 DataException_kt.txt 
                 440 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 DataTypesSubConfigurationDSL_kt.txt 
                 1,928 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 DataTypesSubConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 4,666 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 DataTypesSubConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 7,361 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 DEAAuthorizationsDto_kt.txt 
                 399 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 deaAuthorizations_json_pretty.txt 
                 833 
                 2019 Dec. 31 
               
               
                 deaAuthorizations_json_squashed.txt 
                 518 
                 2018 Aug. 4 
               
               
                 DefaultApplicationStartupParametersTest_kt.txt 
                 9,254 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 DefaultApplicationTest_yaml.txt 
                 1,078 
                 2019 Apr. 16 
               
               
                 DefaultApplication_kt.txt 
                 8,607 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 DefaultApplicatorConfigurationDSL_kt.txt 
                 1,233 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 DefaultApplicatorConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 3,196 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 DefaultApplicatorConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 1,413 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 DefaultApplicatorTest_kt.txt 
                 56,742 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 DefaultApplicator_kt.txt 
                 1,298 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 DefaultChoreographerConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 5,640 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 DefaultMain_kt.txt 
                 648 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 DefaultOperationExtractorConfigurationDSL_kt.txt 
                 2,094 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 DefaultOperationExtractorConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 4,284 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 DefaultOperationExtractorConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 2,217 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 DefaultOperationExtractorTest_kt.txt 
                 6,039 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 DefaultOperationExtractor_kt.txt 
                 2,440 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 DefaultTransformerConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 5,255 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 DefaultTransformerConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 2,271 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 DefaultTransformerTest_kt.txt 
                 24,661 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 DefaultTransformer_kt.txt 
                 8,181 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 DSLTest_kt.txt 
                 7,083 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 EmailAddressDto_kt.txt 
                 697 
                 2019 Apr. 3 
               
               
                 EnrollmentStatusDto_kt.txt 
                 513 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 EnvironmentVariablesTest_kt.txt 
                 1,069 
                 2019 Dec. 31 
               
               
                 EnvironmentVariables_kt.txt 
                 2,388 
                 2019 Dec. 31 
               
               
                 FauxValidator_kt.txt 
                 724 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 FieldNamesSubConfigurationDSL_kt.txt 
                 1,153 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 FieldNamesSubConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 1,349 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 FieldNamesSubConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 1,856 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 FieldValueIndexTest_kt.txt 
                 3,448 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 FindMatchingStoreKeySetIndexTest_kt.txt 
                 4,432 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 GroupingIndexTest_kt.txt 
                 3,938 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 IgnoreMessageException_kt.txt 
                 468 
                 2019 Apr. 16 
               
               
                 index_html.txt 
                 1,205 
                 2018 Sep. 11 
               
               
                 InjectionUtils_kt.txt 
                 4,039 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 InternalErrorException_kt.txt 
                 448 
                 2019 Apr. 16 
               
               
                 InvalidRequestFrameworkException_kt.txt 
                 475 
                 2019 May 1 
               
               
                 JavalinPOSTControllerConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 1,737 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 JavalinPOSTControllerConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 491 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 JavalinPOSTControllerTest_kt.txt 
                 44,836 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 JavalinPOSTController_kt.txt 
                 3,074 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 JavalinPUTControllerConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 1,722 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 JavalinPUTControllerConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 574 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 JavalinPUTControllerTest_kt.txt 
                 29,696 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 JavalinPUTController_kt.txt 
                 4,044 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 jquery.min_js.txt 
                 86,929 
                 2018 Sep. 11 
               
               
                 json-squash_sh.txt 
                 267 
                 2018 Aug. 4 
               
               
                 JsonUtils_kt.txt 
                 4,062 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 KafkaChangeEmitterConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 9,372 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 KafkaChangeEmitterConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 612 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 KafkaChangeEmitterTest_kt.txt 
                 38,822 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 KafkaChangeEmitter_kt.txt 
                 4,160 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 KafkaChangeIntegrationTest_kt.txt 
                 272 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 KafkaCommonConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 2,765 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 KafkaEmitterConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 9,963 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 KafkaEmitterConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 3,578 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 KafkaEmitterIntegrationTest_kt.txt 
                 38,759 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 KafkaEmitterTest_kt.txt 
                 11,495 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 KafkaEmitter_kt.txt 
                 4,841 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 KafkaLatestEmitterConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 9,286 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 KafkaLatestEmitterConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 610 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 KafkaLatestEmitterTest_kt.txt 
                 4,903 
                 2019 Dec. 30 
               
               
                 KafkaLatestEmitter_kt.txt 
                 1,543 
                 2019 Dec. 30 
               
               
                 KafkaProducerSharedConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 4,498 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 KafkaProducerSharedConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 3,230 
                 2019 Jul. 23 
               
               
                 KafkaProducerSharedTest_kt.txt 
                 5,578 
                 2019 Dec. 30 
               
               
                 KafkaProducerShared_kt.txt 
                 2,371 
                 2019 Dec. 30 
               
               
                 KafkaPubSubIntegrationTest_kt.txt 
                 12,065 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 KafkaStreamsTest_kt.txt 
                 5,778 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 LanguageDto_kt.txt 
                 152 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 main_js.txt 
                 3,804 
                 2018 Nov. 21 
               
               
                 MongoDbCollectorConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 8,456 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MongoDbCollectorConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 2,340 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MongoDbCollectorKafkaIntegrationTest_kt.txt 
                 9,561 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MongoDbCollectorTest_kt.txt 
                 9,758 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MongoDbCollector_kt.txt 
                 1,641 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MongoDbEmitterConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 2,733 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MongoDbEmitterConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 1,495 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MongoDbEmitterTest_kt.txt 
                 10,007 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 MongoDbEmitter_kt.txt 
                 1,554 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MongoDbProvisionerConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 7,622 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MongoDbProvisionerConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 4,511 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MongoDbProvisionerTest_kt.txt 
                 13,266 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 MongoDbProvisioner_kt.txt 
                 2,446 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MongoDbSharedConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 5,970 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MongoDbSharedConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 7,031 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MongoDbSharedTest_kt.txt 
                 68,394 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 MongoDbShared_kt.txt 
                 13,868 
                 2019 Dec. 31 
               
               
                 MongoDbUtils 
                 855 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MongoDbUtils_kt.txt 
                 514 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MonitoringController_kt.txt 
                 2,382 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 MonitorSharedConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 2,252 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 MonitorSharedConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 1,156 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 MonitorSharedTest_kt.txt 
                 12,436 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 MonitorShared_kt.txt 
                 8,641 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 NoOpProcessor_kt.txt 
                 3,026 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 NotNullPreProcessorTest_kt.txt 
                 3,633 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 NotNullPreProcessor_kt.txt 
                 1,671 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 NotNullValidatorTest_kt.txt 
                 2,044 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 NotNullValidator_kt.txt 
                 1,517 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 NullValueException_kt.txt 
                 436 
                 2019 Apr. 16 
               
               
                 ObservableEmitterTest_kt.txt 
                 6,376 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 ObservableEmitter_kt.txt 
                 740 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 OPKafkaConsumerConfigurationDSL_kt.txt 
                 3,496 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 OPKafkaConsumerConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 4,730 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 OPKafkaConsumerConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 3,711 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 OPKafkaConsumerTest_kt.txt 
                 4,192 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 OPKafkaConsumer_kt.txt 
                 3,245 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 OPKafkaProducerConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 2,143 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 OPKafkaProducerConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 1,714 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 OPKafkaProducer_kt.txt 
                 969 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 OPKafkaStreamsCollectorConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 756 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 OPKafkaStreams_kt.txt 
                 1,473 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 OptimisticLockException_kt.txt 
                 443 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 OptimisticLockTest_kt.txt 
                 13,768 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 package-info_md.txt 
                 1,529 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 PayloadPassthruProvisioner_kt.txt 
                 1,053 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 PayloadRetrySharedConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 6,898 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 PayloadRetrySharedConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 3,008 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 PayloadRetrySharedTest_kt.txt 
                 7,335 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 PayloadRetryShared_kt.txt 
                 7,561 
                 2019 Dec. 31 
               
               
                 PayloadRetryTestProvisioner_kt.txt 
                 1,259 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 PersistentAndPayloadRetryCohabitationTest_kt.txt 
                 8,813 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 PersistentRetryMongoDbConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 7,078 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 PersistentRetryMongoDbConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 3,159 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 PersistentRetryMongoDbEmitterConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 560 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 PersistentRetryMongoDbEmitter_kt.txt 
                 2,831 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 PersistentRetryMongoDbPersisterTest_kt.txt 
                 5,376 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 PersistentRetryMongoDbPreProcessorConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 1,021 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 PersistentRetryMongoDbPreProcessorTest_kt.txt 
                 8,783 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 PersistentRetryMongoDbPreProcessor_kt.txt 
                 2,126 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 PersonNameDto_kt.txt 
                 359 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 PhoneNumberDto_kt.txt 
                 818 
                 2019 May 8 
               
               
                 PhoneNumberStatusDto_kt.txt 
                 532 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 PostalAddressDto_kt.txt 
                 999 
                 2019 Apr. 3 
               
               
                 POSTCommon_kt.txt 
                 7,402 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 POSTEmitter_kt.txt 
                 1,837 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 POSTTransformer_kt.txt 
                 2,745 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 PractitionerCategoryDto_kt.txt 
                 164 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 PractitionerDao_kt.txt 
                 216 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 PractitionerDto_kt.txt 
                 1,547 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 PractitionerRelationshipStatusDto_kt.txt 
                 588 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 PractitionerTypeDto_kt.txt 
                 211 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 PreferenceDto_kt.txt 
                 298 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 PreferenceSetDto_kt.txt 
                 88 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 Processor_kt.txt 
                 1,334 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 PropertyUtils_kt.txt 
                 32,633 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 pub-create-agencyIdentifier_bat.txt 
                 343 
                 2018 Aug. 4 
               
               
                 pub-create-deaAuthorizations_bat.txt 
                 351 
                 2018 Aug. 4 
               
               
                 PUTCommon_kt.txt 
                 8,869 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 PUTEmitter_kt.txt 
                 2,351 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 PUTIntegrationTest_kt.txt 
                 30,376 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 PUTPostProvisionProcessorConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 1,224 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 PUTPostProvisionProcessor_kt.txt 
                 1,500 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 PUTTransformer_kt.txt 
                 1,482 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 README.txt 
                 1,811 
                 2018 Aug. 4 
               
               
                 RelatedPractitionerDto_kt.txt 
                 734 
                 2019 Apr. 3 
               
               
                 RenameTargetFieldPostProcessorConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 2,427 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 RenameTargetFieldPostProcessorConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 1,005 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 RenameTargetFieldPostProcessorTest_kt.txt 
                 4,494 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 RenameTargetFieldPostProcessor_kt.txt 
                 1,239 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 run-kafka_bat.txt 
                 342 
                 2018 Aug. 4 
               
               
                 Section_kt.txt 
                 1,228 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 SecureKafkaStreamsConsumerConfig_kt.txt 
                 6,008 
                 2019 May 1 
               
               
                 ShuttingDownException_kt.txt 
                 544 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 Specification_kt.txt 
                 1,346 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 SpringGlue_kt.txt 
                 303 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 StateDto_kt.txt 
                 186 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 StatusDto_kt.txt 
                 2,881 
                 2019 Apr. 3 
               
               
                 StoreKeySetPostProvisionProcessorConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 15,635 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 StoreKeySetPostProvisionProcessorConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 5,796 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 StoreKeySetPostProvisionProcessorTest_kt.txt 
                 55,812 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 StoreKeySetPostProvisionProcessor_kt.txt 
                 16,066 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 SystemPropertiesSharedConfigurationTest_kt.txt 
                 2,496 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 SystemPropertiesSharedConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 1,638 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 SystemPropertiesSharedTest_kt.txt 
                 2,429 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 SystemPropertiesShared_kt.txt 
                 873 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 TaxonomyCodeDto_kt.txt 
                 749 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 TemporaryContactMechanismDto_kt.txt 
                 219 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 TestTopicDriver_kt.txt 
                 4,270 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 TestTopic_kt.txt 
                 5,221 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 ThrowExceptionProcessorConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 1,784 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 ThrowExceptionProcessorTest_kt.txt 
                 2,804 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 ThrowExceptionProcessor_kt.txt 
                 3,181 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 TopicStaging_kt.txt 
                 4,399 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 UnreachableContactMechanismDto_kt.txt 
                 217 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 UnrecognizedOperationException_kt.txt 
                 447 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 UnSecureKafkaStreamsConsumerConfig_kt.txt 
                 1,726 
                 2019 Apr. 16 
               
               
                 UpperCasePostProcessorTest_kt.txt 
                 4,375 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 UpperCasePostProcessor_kt.txt 
                 1,197 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 UrlConnectionSubConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 3,785 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 Utils_kt.txt 
                 654 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 UuidApplicatorConfigurationDSL_kt.txt 
                 1,791 
                 2019 Jul. 25 
               
               
                 UuidApplicatorConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 2,849 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 UuidApplicatorTest_kt.txt 
                 5,909 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 UuidApplicator_kt.txt 
                 2,329 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 ValidationException_kt.txt 
                 428 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 ValueOption_kt.txt 
                 192 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 ValuesMapPostProcessorConfiguration_kt.txt 
                 1,360 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 ValuesMapPostProcessorTest_kt.txt 
                 3,165 
                 2019 Jul. 22 
               
               
                 ValuesMapPostProcessor_kt.txt 
                 1,383 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                 VerificationStatusDto_kt.txt 
                 507 
                 2019 Jan. 15 
               
               
                 WasChangedValidator_kt.txt 
                 1,318 
                 2019 Jul. 11 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to software development and deployment and more particularly to a scalable software architecture for software development and flexible deployment. 
     BACKGROUND 
     In many industries, technology has become a key differentiator. Many technological advances rely on software and therefore software development has become a central aspect of many businesses. Unfortunately, good programming principles are not taught in schools and are difficult to learn and to follow consistently. In many programming teams, preferred development practices are conveyed in top-down policies, not organically created by the software architecture. This leads to sub-optimal code that takes longer to write, is harder to maintain, is less flexible, and contains more latent errors. 
     SUMMARY 
     A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores instructions executable by processor hardware. The instructions include executing a first application. The instructions include, in response to a first configuration specification, configuring a first choreographer of the first application. The first choreographer requires at least one collector and at least one emitter and defines a sequence of processing stages. The first configuration specification specifies which of a set of available collectors will be the at least one collector. The first configuration specification specifies which of a set of available emitters will be the at least one emitter. The first configuration specification specifies, for each stage of the sequence of processing stages, which set of processors from a set of available processors will be invoked for the stage. The instructions include, for each stage of the sequence of processing stages, initiating the set of processors for the stage. The instructions include initiating each of the at least one emitter to provide outputs from a final stage of the sequence of processing stages. The instructions include, subsequent to initiating the processors and the at least one emitter, initiating each of the at least one collector to acquire input for passage to an initial stage of the sequence of processing stages. The instructions include, in response to a reconfiguration request for the first application, pausing each of the at least one collector; subsequent to pausing the at least one collector, pausing each stage of the sequence of processing stages; subsequent to pausing the processors, pausing each of the at least one emitter; and subsequent to pausing the at least one emitter, configuring the first choreographer according to a second configuration specification. 
     In other features, the set of available processors includes a no-op processor that performs no operation. The no-op processor can be invoked from any of the sequence of processing stages. In other features, the set of available processors includes an exception processor that throws an exception for debugging purposes. The exception processor can be invoked from any of the sequence of processing stages. 
     In other features, the set of available collectors includes a representational state transfer (REST) collector configured to receive a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) GET request. The set of available emitters includes a REST emitter configured to transmit an HTTP response message. In other features, the set of available collectors includes a publish-subscribe collector configured to receive messages from a publish-subscribe messaging system. The set of available emitters includes a publish-subscribe emitter configured to publish messages to the publish-subscribe messaging system. In other features, the publish-subscribe messaging system is implemented by an Apache Kafka distributed streaming platform. 
     In other features, the set of available collectors includes at least one of (i) a structured query language (SQL) database collector for an SQL database and (ii) a NoSQL database collector for a particular NoSQL database. The set of available emitters includes at least one of (i) an SQL database emitter and (ii) a NoSQL database emitter for the particular NoSQL database. In other features, the set of available collectors includes at least one of a command line interface (CLI) collector configured to receive parameters specified in a command line used to launch the first application and a pipe collector configured to receive data supplied to the first application by an operating system pipe implemented by an operating system executing the first application. 
     In other features, the instructions further comprise generating a graphical user interface that displays, to a developer, names and metadata for a set of available choreographers including the first choreographer, at least some of the set of available collectors, at least some of the set of available emitters, and at least some of the set of available processors. The graphical user interface constructs a configuration specification based on selection by the developer of one of the set of available choreographers, at least one of the set of available collectors, and at least one of the set of available emitters. 
     In other features, the first choreographer is at least one of a choreographer that defines the sequence of processing stages to facilitate transformation of data from a first format to a second format and a choreographer that defines the sequence of processing stages to facilitate processing and responding to queries. In other features, the first format is a record from a structured query language (SQL) database and the second format is a document to be written to a NoSQL database. In other features, the first format is extensible markup language (XML) and the second format is JavaScript Object Notation (JSON). 
     A computer-implemented method includes executing a first application. The method includes, in response to a first configuration specification, configuring a first choreographer of the first application. The first choreographer requires at least one collector and at least one emitter and defines a sequence of processing stages. The first configuration specification specifies which of a set of available collectors will be the at least one collector. The first configuration specification specifies which of a set of available emitters will be the at least one emitter. The first configuration specification specifies, for each stage of the sequence of processing stages, which set of processors from a set of available processors will be invoked for the stage. The method includes, for each stage of the sequence of processing stages, initiating the set of processors for the stage. The method includes initiating each of the at least one emitter to provide outputs from a final stage of the sequence of processing stages. The method includes, subsequent to initiating the processors and the at least one emitter, initiating each of the at least one collector to acquire input for passage to an initial stage of the sequence of processing stages. 
     The method includes, in response to a reconfiguration request for the first application, pausing each of the at least one collector; subsequent to pausing the at least one collector, pausing each stage of the sequence of processing stages; subsequent to pausing the processors, pausing each of the at least one emitter; and subsequent to pausing the at least one emitter, configuring the first choreographer according to a second configuration specification. In other features, the set of available collectors includes a representational state transfer (REST) collector configured to receive a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) GET request and the set of available emitters includes a REST emitter configured to transmit an HTTP response message. In other features, the set of available collectors includes a publish-subscribe collector configured to receive messages from a publish-subscribe messaging system. The set of available emitters includes a publish-subscribe emitter configured to publish messages to the publish-subscribe messaging system. 
     In other features, the set of available collectors includes at least one of (i) a structured query language (SQL) database collector for an SQL database and (ii) a NoSQL database collector for a particular NoSQL database. The set of available emitters includes at least one of (i) an SQL database emitter and (ii) a NoSQL database emitter for the particular NoSQL database. In other features, the set of available collectors includes at least one of a command line interface (CLI) collector configured to receive parameters specified in a command line used to launch the first application and a pipe collector configured to receive data supplied to the first application by an operating system pipe implemented by an operating system executing the first application. 
     In other features, the method includes generating a graphical user interface that displays, to a developer, names and metadata for a set of available choreographers including the first choreographer, at least some of the set of available collectors, at least some of the set of available emitters, and at least some of the set of available processors. The graphical user interface constructs a configuration specification based on selection by the developer of one of the set of available choreographers, at least one of the set of available collectors, and at least one of the set of available emitters. In other features, the first choreographer is at least one of a choreographer that defines the sequence of processing stages to facilitate transformation of data from a first format to a second format and a choreographer that defines the sequence of processing stages to facilitate processing and responding to queries. 
     A system includes memory hardware configured to store instructions and processing hardware configured to execute the instructions stored by the memory hardware. The instructions include executing a first application in response to a first configuration specification. The instructions include configuring a first choreographer of the first application. The first choreographer requires at least one collector and at least one emitter and defines a sequence of processing stages. The first configuration specification specifies which of a set of available collectors will be the at least one collector. The first configuration specification specifies which of a set of available emitters will be the at least one emitter. The first configuration specification specifies, for each stage of the sequence of processing stages, which set of processors from a set of available processors will be invoked for the stage. The instructions include, for each stage of the sequence of processing stages, initiating the set of processors for the stage. The instructions include initiating each of the at least one emitter to provide outputs from a final stage of the sequence of processing stages. The instructions include, subsequent to initiating the processors and the at least one emitter, initiating each of the at least one collector to acquire input for passage to an initial stage of the sequence of processing stages. The instructions include, in response to a reconfiguration request for the first application: pausing each of the at least one collector; subsequent to pausing the at least one collector, pausing each stage of the sequence of processing stages; subsequent to pausing the processors, pausing each of the at least one emitter; and subsequent to pausing the at least one emitter, configuring the first choreographer according to a second configuration specification. 
     Further areas of applicability of the present disclosure will become apparent from the detailed description, the claims, and the drawings. The detailed description and specific examples are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. 
    
    
     
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       The present disclosure will become more fully understood from the detailed description and the accompanying drawings. 
         FIG. 1  is a functional block diagram of an example system including a high-volume pharmacy. 
         FIG. 2  is a functional block diagram of an example pharmacy fulfillment device, which may be deployed within the system of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a functional block diagram of an example order processing device, which may be deployed within the system of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is a plot of example productivity scaling as a comparison between the current disclosure and existing software architectures. 
         FIG. 5  is a graphical representation of a recursive architecture facilitated by the principles of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a graphical representation of example components of a software architecture according to the principles of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 7  is a functional block diagram of example development and deployment according to the principles of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 8  is a graphical representation of module definition based on choreographer and configuration. 
         FIG. 9  is a functional block diagram of an example choreographer consistent with the principles of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 10  is a graphical representation of execution of a component according to the principles of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 11  is a graphical representation of reconfiguration of a component according to the principles of the present disclosure. 
         FIGS. 12A and 12B  together form a flowchart of example operation of a component according to the principles of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 13  is a flowchart showing example shutdown procedures for a component according to the principles of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
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     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Introduction 
     While software development principles and techniques that lead to efficient, scalable, maintainable, and easily deployable code have been studied for decades, modern software development typically falls short on many of these fronts. For example, developers in an organization frequently write the same code over and over again. Nearly as bad, developers frequently rely on copy and paste, an example of a design anti-pattern. Developers generally get stuck in silos and have little cross-organization communication. Top-down development decisions often lead to developers creating solutions for hypothetical problems rather than actual problems. 
     The present disclosure addresses these problems not by promulgating rules and guidelines, but by defining an architecture that organically promotes beneficial design patterns and code reuse. The architecture allows code to be written once and used widely. This abates the copy-paste anti-pattern. Reusable code allows developers to communicate with each other, preventing the creation of silos and allowing developers to migrate to where their talents are needed. In other words, an experienced and skilled developer can work on a project where that experience is necessary rather than remaining within a project that could be maintained by a less-experienced developer simply because the developers are knowledgeable only about their own silos. 
     New developers can quickly come up to speed on the extensible and reusable framework, beginning with combining components to create modules solutions to business problems—and progressing to developing their own components. Problems encountered when attempting to solve a business problem can be addressed immediately rather than attempting to predict all future business problems. As one example only, consider a component that needs to write a first type of record to a NoSQL database. Instead of creating a component that attempts to encompass every current and future interaction with the NoSQL database, a component can be developed that specifically permits writing the first type of record to the NoSQL database. If a second type of record needs to be written to that same NoSQL database, a second component can be created to perform that second task. Later, the two components may be refactored into a single component that can write both types of records to the NoSQL database. 
     As seen in  FIG. 4 , the observed productivity of a group of developers increases as the number of developers increases, as represented by line  404 . However, productivity increases at less than a 1:1 ratio to the number of developers. In fact, while a line is shown for illustration purposes, actual realized productivity may even bend down such that as more and more developers are added to the productivity increases at less than the initial linear rate. 
     Meanwhile, an architecture according to the current disclosure is represented by line  408 . As shown in  FIG. 4 , the expected, and anecdotally observed, productivity boosts from the present architecture scales approaching 1:1 or even greater with the number of developers. In fact, akin to the benefits of open source, productivity may even increase at a faster than linear rate. 
     The architecture according to the present disclosure defines a minimalist main program that loads a specified choreographer and configures the choreographer using a configuration according to a configuration specification. The main routine may be implemented as a small executable that is compiled for a particular processor architecture or as a Java executable. In various implementations, the choreographer may be implemented as a library. 
     When deploying the current architecture, each individual application may be thought of as a microservice. Each application may include one choreographer and may be spun up by a virtual machine manager or a container manager, such as the Kubernetes manager or the Docker Swarm manager, without a particular configuration specification. 
     Then, as the application is needed, a configuration specification can be supplied and the application can then begin processing data according to the specification. This allows for incredibly quick scaling because the application is already running and simply needs to read a new configuration specification. Each application can also be reconfigured according to a different configuration specification as the needs of the system change. In various implementations, multiple choreographer libraries can be loaded with the application and therefore even the choreographer that is used can be reconfigured within a running application. As a result of the reconfigurable configuration approach, systems according to the present disclosure can exhibit decreased latency in responding to changes in demand than existing systems. 
     Each choreographer defines a set of processing stages as well as at least one collector and at least one emitter. A collector receives inputs, such as requests or data in a first format. An emitter generates outputs, such as responses, data in a second format, log messages, and status updates. One example choreographer is described below with respect to  FIG. 9 . A module is a configuration and choreographer combination created for the purpose of performing a business function, such as converting data from a structured query language (SQL) database to a NoSQL data store. 
     A choreographer is a declaration of steps generally needed to process input from a particular collector. Components are assigned, according to the configuration specification, to each of the choreographer&#39;s steps, which creates a complete module. A component is a small piece of code that implements a choreographer interface and performs one task. A configuration specification is a data file that specifies which components are used with which choreographer steps. As such, configuration specifications are declarative. 
     Because a choreographer has a collector, a pipeline of processing stages, and an emitter, the choreographer follows an input-process-output (IPO) model as depicted in  FIG. 5 . In  FIG. 5 , data received by input  420 - 1  is processed by process pipeline  420 - 2  and the result is outputted by output  420 - 3 . The process pipeline  420 - 2  is implemented by one or more stages that each follow the same IPO pattern. 
     For example, the process pipeline  420 - 2  may itself call two IPO structures, where an input  424 - 1  receives data from a component of the process pipeline  420 - 2 , which is then processed by a process pipeline  424 - 2  and provided to output  424 - 3 . The output  424 - 3  is received by the process pipeline  420 - 2  and may be directly provided to an input  428 - 1 . Alternatively, another component of the process pipeline  420 - 2  may provide data to the input  428 - 1 . A process pipeline  428 - 2  processes data received by the input  428 - 1 . The result is then provided by the output  428 - 3  to the process pipeline  420 - 2 , which may directly or indirectly provide the result to the output  420 - 3 . 
     The process pipeline  424 - 2  itself calls two IPO structures in this illustration. The first structure includes an input  432 - 1  that provides data to a process pipeline  432 - 2 , which generates data to be provided by the output  432 - 3 . The process pipeline  424 - 2  may then provide that data to an input  436 - 1  of another IPO structure or may call the input  436 - 1  separately. A process pipeline  436 - 2  processes data from the input  436 - 1  and provides an output through the output  436 - 3  back to the process pipeline  424 - 2 . 
     High-Volume Pharmacy 
       FIG. 1  is a block diagram of an example implementation of a system  100  for a high-volume pharmacy. While the system  100  is generally described as being deployed in a high-volume pharmacy or a fulfillment center (for example, a mail order pharmacy, a direct delivery pharmacy, etc.), the system  100  and/or components of the system  100  may otherwise be deployed (for example, in a lower-volume pharmacy, etc.). A high-volume pharmacy may be a pharmacy that is capable of filling at least some prescriptions mechanically. The system  100  may include a benefit manager device  102  and a pharmacy device  106  in communication with each other directly and/or over a network  104 . 
     The system  100  may also include one or more user device(s)  108 . A user, such as a pharmacist, patient, data analyst, health plan administrator, etc., may access the benefit manager device  102  or the pharmacy device  106  using the user device  108 . The user device  108  may be a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet, a smartphone, etc. 
     The benefit manager device  102  is a device operated by an entity that is at least partially responsible for creation and/or management of the pharmacy or drug benefit. While the entity operating the benefit manager device  102  is typically a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), other entities may operate the benefit manager device  102  on behalf of themselves or other entities (such as PBMs). For example, the benefit manager device  102  may be operated by a health plan, a retail pharmacy chain, a drug wholesaler, a data analytics or other type of software-related company, etc. In some implementations, a PBM that provides the pharmacy benefit may provide one or more additional benefits including a medical or health benefit, a dental benefit, a vision benefit, a wellness benefit, a radiology benefit, a pet care benefit, an insurance benefit, a long term care benefit, a nursing home benefit, etc. The PBM may, in addition to its PBM operations, operate one or more pharmacies. The pharmacies may be retail pharmacies, mail order pharmacies, etc. 
     Some of the operations of the PBM that operates the benefit manager device  102  may include the following activities and processes. A member (or a person on behalf of the member) of a pharmacy benefit plan may obtain a prescription drug at a retail pharmacy location (e.g., a location of a physical store) from a pharmacist or a pharmacist technician. The member may also obtain the prescription drug through mail order drug delivery from a mail order pharmacy location, such as the system  100 . In some implementations, the member may obtain the prescription drug directly or indirectly through the use of a machine, such as a kiosk, a vending unit, a mobile electronic device, or a different type of mechanical device, electrical device, electronic communication device, and/or computing device. Such a machine may be filled with the prescription drug in prescription packaging, which may include multiple prescription components, by the system  100 . The pharmacy benefit plan is administered by or through the benefit manager device  102 . 
     The member may have a copayment for the prescription drug that reflects an amount of money that the member is responsible to pay the pharmacy for the prescription drug. The money paid by the member to the pharmacy may come from, as examples, personal funds of the member, a health savings account (HSA) of the member or the member&#39;s family, a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) of the member or the member&#39;s family, or a flexible spending account (FSA) of the member or the member&#39;s family. In some instances, an employer of the member may directly or indirectly fund or reimburse the member for the copayments. 
     The amount of the copayment required by the member may vary across different pharmacy benefit plans having different plan sponsors or clients and/or for different prescription drugs. The member&#39;s copayment may be a flat copayment (in one example, $10), coinsurance (in one example, 10%), and/or a deductible (for example, responsibility for the first $500 of annual prescription drug expense, etc.) for certain prescription drugs, certain types and/or classes of prescription drugs, and/or all prescription drugs. The copayment may be stored in a storage device  110  or determined by the benefit manager device  102 . 
     In some instances, the member may not pay the copayment or may only pay a portion of the copayment for the prescription drug. For example, if a usual and customary cost for a generic version of a prescription drug is $4, and the member&#39;s flat copayment is $20 for the prescription drug, the member may only need to pay $4 to receive the prescription drug. In another example involving a worker&#39;s compensation claim, no copayment may be due by the member for the prescription drug. 
     In addition, copayments may also vary based on different delivery channels for the prescription drug. For example, the copayment for receiving the prescription drug from a mail order pharmacy location may be less than the copayment for receiving the prescription drug from a retail pharmacy location. 
     In conjunction with receiving a copayment (if any) from the member and dispensing the prescription drug to the member, the pharmacy submits a claim to the PBM for the prescription drug. After receiving the claim, the PBM (such as by using the benefit manager device  102 ) may perform certain adjudication operations including verifying eligibility for the member, identifying/reviewing an applicable formulary for the member to determine any appropriate copayment, coinsurance, and deductible for the prescription drug, and performing a drug utilization review (DUR) for the member. Further, the PBM may provide a response to the pharmacy (for example, the pharmacy system  100 ) following performance of at least some of the aforementioned operations. 
     As part of the adjudication, a plan sponsor (or the PBM on behalf of the plan sponsor) ultimately reimburses the pharmacy for filling the prescription drug when the prescription drug was successfully adjudicated. The aforementioned adjudication operations generally occur before the copayment is received and the prescription drug is dispensed. However in some instances, these operations may occur simultaneously, substantially simultaneously, or in a different order. In addition, more or fewer adjudication operations may be performed as at least part of the adjudication process. 
     The amount of reimbursement paid to the pharmacy by a plan sponsor and/or money paid by the member may be determined at least partially based on types of pharmacy networks in which the pharmacy is included. In some implementations, the amount may also be determined based on other factors. For example, if the member pays the pharmacy for the prescription drug without using the prescription or drug benefit provided by the PBM, the amount of money paid by the member may be higher than when the member uses the prescription or drug benefit. In some implementations, the amount of money received by the pharmacy for dispensing the prescription drug and for the prescription drug itself may be higher than when the member uses the prescription or drug benefit. Some or all of the foregoing operations may be performed by executing instructions stored in the benefit manager device  102  and/or an additional device. 
     Examples of the network  104  include a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network, a code division multiple access (CDMA) network, 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), an Internet Protocol (IP) network, a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) network, or an IEEE 802.11 standards network, as well as various combinations of the above networks. The network  104  may include an optical network. The network  104  may be a local area network or a global communication network, such as the Internet. In some implementations, the network  104  may include a network dedicated to prescription orders: a prescribing network such as the electronic prescribing network operated by Surescripts of Arlington, Va. 
     Moreover, although the system shows a single network  104 , multiple networks can be used. The multiple networks may communicate in series and/or parallel with each other to link the devices  102 - 110 . 
     The pharmacy device  106  may be a device associated with a retail pharmacy location (e.g., an exclusive pharmacy location, a grocery store with a retail pharmacy, or a general sales store with a retail pharmacy) or other type of pharmacy location at which a member attempts to obtain a prescription. The pharmacy may use the pharmacy device  106  to submit the claim to the PBM for adjudication. 
     Additionally, in some implementations, the pharmacy device  106  may enable information exchange between the pharmacy and the PBM. For example, this may allow the sharing of member information such as drug history that may allow the pharmacy to better service a member (for example, by providing more informed therapy consultation and drug interaction information). In some implementations, the benefit manager device  102  may track prescription drug fulfillment and/or other information for users that are not members, or have not identified themselves as members, at the time (or in conjunction with the time) in which they seek to have a prescription filled at a pharmacy. 
     The pharmacy device  106  may include a pharmacy fulfillment device  112 , an order processing device  114 , and a pharmacy management device  116  in communication with each other directly and/or over the network  104 . The order processing device  114  may receive information regarding filling prescriptions and may direct an order component to one or more devices of the pharmacy fulfillment device  112  at a pharmacy. The pharmacy fulfillment device  112  may fulfill, dispense, aggregate, and/or pack the order components of the prescription drugs in accordance with one or more prescription orders directed by the order processing device  114 . 
     In general, the order processing device  114  is a device located within or otherwise associated with the pharmacy to enable the pharmacy fulfilment device  112  to fulfill a prescription and dispense prescription drugs. In some implementations, the order processing device  114  may be an external order processing device separate from the pharmacy and in communication with other devices located within the pharmacy. 
     For example, the external order processing device may communicate with an internal pharmacy order processing device and/or other devices located within the system  100 . In some implementations, the external order processing device may have limited functionality (e.g., as operated by a user requesting fulfillment of a prescription drug), while the internal pharmacy order processing device may have greater functionality (e.g., as operated by a pharmacist). 
     The order processing device  114  may track the prescription order as it is fulfilled by the pharmacy fulfillment device  112 . The prescription order may include one or more prescription drugs to be filled by the pharmacy. The order processing device  114  may make pharmacy routing decisions and/or order consolidation decisions for the particular prescription order. The pharmacy routing decisions include what device(s) in the pharmacy are responsible for filling or otherwise handling certain portions of the prescription order. The order consolidation decisions include whether portions of one prescription order or multiple prescription orders should be shipped together for a user or a user family. The order processing device  114  may also track and/or schedule literature or paperwork associated with each prescription order or multiple prescription orders that are being shipped together. In some implementations, the order processing device  114  may operate in combination with the pharmacy management device  116 . 
     The order processing device  114  may include circuitry, a processor, a memory to store data and instructions, and communication functionality. The order processing device  114  is dedicated to performing processes, methods, and/or instructions described in this application. Other types of electronic devices may also be used that are specifically configured to implement the processes, methods, and/or instructions described in further detail below. 
     In some implementations, at least some functionality of the order processing device  114  may be included in the pharmacy management device  116 . The order processing device  114  may be in a client-server relationship with the pharmacy management device  116 , in a peer-to-peer relationship with the pharmacy management device  116 , or in a different type of relationship with the pharmacy management device  116 . The order processing device  114  and/or the pharmacy management device  116  may communicate directly (for example, such as by using a local storage) and/or through the network  104  (such as by using a cloud storage configuration, software as a service, etc.) with the storage device  110 . 
     The storage device  110  may include: non-transitory storage (for example, memory, hard disk, CD-ROM, etc.) in communication with the benefit manager device  102  and/or the pharmacy device  106  directly and/or over the network  104 . The non-transitory storage may store order data  118 , member data  120 , claims data  122 , drug data  124 , prescription data  126 , and/or plan sponsor data  128 . Further, the system  100  may include additional devices, which may communicate with each other directly or over the network  104 . 
     The order data  118  may be related to a prescription order. The order data may include type of the prescription drug (for example, drug name and strength) and quantity of the prescription drug. The order data  118  may also include data used for completion of the prescription, such as prescription materials. In general, prescription materials include an electronic copy of information regarding the prescription drug for inclusion with or otherwise in conjunction with the fulfilled prescription. The prescription materials may include electronic information regarding drug interaction warnings, recommended usage, possible side effects, expiration date, date of prescribing, etc. The order data  118  may be used by a high-volume fulfillment center to fulfill a pharmacy order. 
     In some implementations, the order data  118  includes verification information associated with fulfillment of the prescription in the pharmacy. For example, the order data  118  may include videos and/or images taken of (i) the prescription drug prior to dispensing, during dispensing, and/or after dispensing, (ii) the prescription container (for example, a prescription container and sealing lid, prescription packaging, etc.) used to contain the prescription drug prior to dispensing, during dispensing, and/or after dispensing, (iii) the packaging and/or packaging materials used to ship or otherwise deliver the prescription drug prior to dispensing, during dispensing, and/or after dispensing, and/or (iv) the fulfillment process within the pharmacy. Other types of verification information such as barcode data read from pallets, bins, trays, or carts used to transport prescriptions within the pharmacy may also be stored as order data  118 . 
     The member data  120  includes information regarding the members associated with the PBM. The information stored as member data  120  may include personal information, personal health information, protected health information, etc. Examples of the member data  120  include name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, prescription drug history, etc. The member data  120  may include a plan sponsor identifier that identifies the plan sponsor associated with the member and/or a member identifier that identifies the member to the plan sponsor. The member data  120  may include a member identifier that identifies the plan sponsor associated with the user and/or a user identifier that identifies the user to the plan sponsor. The member data  120  may also include dispensation preferences such as type of label, type of cap, message preferences, language preferences, etc. 
     The member data  120  may be accessed by various devices in the pharmacy (for example, the high-volume fulfillment center, etc.) to obtain information used for fulfillment and shipping of prescription orders. In some implementations, an external order processing device operated by or on behalf of a member may have access to at least a portion of the member data  120  for review, verification, or other purposes. 
     In some implementations, the member data  120  may include information for persons who are users of the pharmacy but are not members in the pharmacy benefit plan being provided by the PBM. For example, these users may obtain drugs directly from the pharmacy, through a private label service offered by the pharmacy, the high-volume fulfillment center, or otherwise. In general, the use of the terms “member” and “user” may be used interchangeably. 
     The claims data  122  includes information regarding pharmacy claims adjudicated by the PBM under a drug benefit program provided by the PBM for one or more plan sponsors. In general, the claims data  122  includes an identification of the client that sponsors the drug benefit program under which the claim is made, and/or the member that purchased the prescription drug giving rise to the claim, the prescription drug that was filled by the pharmacy (e.g., the national drug code number, etc.), the dispensing date, generic indicator, generic product identifier (GPI) number, medication class, the cost of the prescription drug provided under the drug benefit program, the copayment/coinsurance amount, rebate information, and/or member eligibility, etc. Additional information may be included. 
     In some implementations, other types of claims beyond prescription drug claims may be stored in the claims data  122 . For example, medical claims, dental claims, wellness claims, or other types of health-care-related claims for members may be stored as a portion of the claims data  122 . 
     In some implementations, the claims data  122  includes claims that identify the members with whom the claims are associated. Additionally or alternatively, the claims data  122  may include claims that have been de-identified (that is, associated with a unique identifier but not with a particular, identifiable member). 
     The drug data  124  may include drug name (e.g., technical name and/or common name), other names by which the drug is known, active ingredients, an image of the drug (such as in pill form), etc. The drug data  124  may include information associated with a single medication or multiple medications. 
     The prescription data  126  may include information regarding prescriptions that may be issued by prescribers on behalf of users, who may be members of the pharmacy benefit plan—for example, to be filled by a pharmacy. Examples of the prescription data  126  include user names, medication or treatment (such as lab tests), dosing information, etc. The prescriptions may include electronic prescriptions or paper prescriptions that have been scanned. In some implementations, the dosing information reflects a frequency of use (e.g., once a day, twice a day, before each meal, etc.) and a duration of use (e.g., a few days, a week, a few weeks, a month, etc.). 
     In some implementations, the order data  118  may be linked to associated member data  120 , claims data  122 , drug data  124 , and/or prescription data  126 . 
     The plan sponsor data  128  includes information regarding the plan sponsors of the PBM. Examples of the plan sponsor data  128  include company name, company address, contact name, contact telephone number, contact e-mail address, etc. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates the pharmacy fulfillment device  112  according to an example implementation. The pharmacy fulfillment device  112  may be used to process and fulfill prescriptions and prescription orders. After fulfillment, the fulfilled prescriptions are packed for shipping. 
     The pharmacy fulfillment device  112  may include devices in communication with the benefit manager device  102 , the order processing device  114 , and/or the storage device  110 , directly or over the network  104 . Specifically, the pharmacy fulfillment device  112  may include pallet sizing and pucking device(s)  206 , loading device(s)  208 , inspect device(s)  210 , unit of use device(s)  212 , automated dispensing device(s)  214 , manual fulfillment device(s)  216 , review devices  218 , imaging device(s)  220 , cap device(s)  222 , accumulation devices  224 , packing device(s)  226 , literature device(s)  228 , unit of use packing device(s)  230 , and mail manifest device(s)  232 . Further, the pharmacy fulfillment device  112  may include additional devices, which may communicate with each other directly or over the network  104 . 
     In some implementations, operations performed by one of these devices  206 - 232  may be performed sequentially, or in parallel with the operations of another device as may be coordinated by the order processing device  114 . In some implementations, the order processing device  114  tracks a prescription with the pharmacy based on operations performed by one or more of the devices  206 - 232 . 
     In some implementations, the pharmacy fulfillment device  112  may transport prescription drug containers, for example, among the devices  206 - 232  in the high-volume fulfillment center, by use of pallets. The pallet sizing and pucking device  206  may configure pucks in a pallet. A pallet may be a transport structure for a number of prescription containers, and may include a number of cavities. A puck may be placed in one or more than one of the cavities in a pallet by the pallet sizing and pucking device  206 . The puck may include a receptacle sized and shaped to receive a prescription container. Such containers may be supported by the pucks during carriage in the pallet. Different pucks may have differently sized and shaped receptacles to accommodate containers of differing sizes, as may be appropriate for different prescriptions. 
     The arrangement of pucks in a pallet may be determined by the order processing device  114  based on prescriptions that the order processing device  114  decides to launch. The arrangement logic may be implemented directly in the pallet sizing and pucking device  206 . Once a prescription is set to be launched, a puck suitable for the appropriate size of container for that prescription may be positioned in a pallet by a robotic arm or pickers. The pallet sizing and pucking device  206  may launch a pallet once pucks have been configured in the pallet. 
     The loading device  208  may load prescription containers into the pucks on a pallet by a robotic arm, a pick and place mechanism (also referred to as pickers), etc. In various implementations, the loading device  208  has robotic arms or pickers to grasp a prescription container and move it to and from a pallet or a puck. The loading device  208  may also print a label that is appropriate for a container that is to be loaded onto the pallet, and apply the label to the container. The pallet may be located on a conveyor assembly during these operations (e.g., at the high-volume fulfillment center, etc.). 
     The inspect device  210  may verify that containers in a pallet are correctly labeled and in the correct spot on the pallet. The inspect device  210  may scan the label on one or more containers on the pallet. Labels of containers may be scanned or imaged in full or in part by the inspect device  210 . Such imaging may occur after the container has been lifted out of its puck by a robotic arm, picker, etc., or may be otherwise scanned or imaged while retained in the puck. In some implementations, images and/or video captured by the inspect device  210  may be stored in the storage device  110  as order data  118 . 
     The unit of use device  212  may temporarily store, monitor, label, and/or dispense unit of use products. In general, unit of use products are prescription drug products that may be delivered to a user or member without being repackaged at the pharmacy. These products may include pills in a container, pills in a blister pack, inhalers, etc. Prescription drug products dispensed by the unit of use device  212  may be packaged individually or collectively for shipping, or may be shipped in combination with other prescription drugs dispensed by other devices in the high-volume fulfillment center. 
     At least some of the operations of the devices  206 - 232  may be directed by the order processing device  114 . For example, the manual fulfillment device  216 , the review device  218 , the automated dispensing device  214 , and/or the packing device  226 , etc. may receive instructions provided by the order processing device  114 . 
     The automated dispensing device  214  may include one or more devices that dispense prescription drugs or pharmaceuticals into prescription containers in accordance with one or multiple prescription orders. In general, the automated dispensing device  214  may include mechanical and electronic components with, in some implementations, software and/or logic to facilitate pharmaceutical dispensing that would otherwise be performed in a manual fashion by a pharmacist and/or pharmacist technician. For example, the automated dispensing device  214  may include high-volume fillers that fill a number of prescription drug types at a rapid rate and blister pack machines that dispense and pack drugs into a blister pack. Prescription drugs dispensed by the automated dispensing devices  214  may be packaged individually or collectively for shipping, or may be shipped in combination with other prescription drugs dispensed by other devices in the high-volume fulfillment center. 
     The manual fulfillment device  216  controls how prescriptions are manually fulfilled. For example, the manual fulfillment device  216  may receive or obtain a container and enable fulfillment of the container by a pharmacist or pharmacy technician. In some implementations, the manual fulfillment device  216  provides the filled container to another device in the pharmacy fulfillment devices  112  to be joined with other containers in a prescription order for a user or member. 
     In general, manual fulfillment may include operations at least partially performed by a pharmacist or a pharmacy technician. For example, a person may retrieve a supply of the prescribed drug, may make an observation, may count out a prescribed quantity of drugs and place them into a prescription container, etc. Some portions of the manual fulfillment process may be automated by use of a machine. For example, counting of capsules, tablets, or pills may be at least partially automated (such as through use of a pill counter). Prescription drugs dispensed by the manual fulfillment device  216  may be packaged individually or collectively for shipping, or may be shipped in combination with other prescription drugs dispensed by other devices in the high-volume fulfillment center. 
     The review device  218  may process prescription containers to be reviewed by a pharmacist for proper pill count, exception handling, prescription verification, etc. Fulfilled prescriptions may be manually reviewed and/or verified by a pharmacist, as may be required by state or local law. A pharmacist or other licensed pharmacy person who may dispense certain drugs in compliance with local and/or other laws may operate the review device  218  and visually inspect a prescription container that has been filled with a prescription drug. The pharmacist may review, verify, and/or evaluate drug quantity, drug strength, and/or drug interaction concerns, or otherwise perform pharmacist services. The pharmacist may also handle containers which have been flagged as an exception, such as containers with unreadable labels, containers for which the associated prescription order has been canceled, containers with defects, etc. In an example, the manual review can be performed at a manual review station. 
     The imaging device  220  may image containers once they have been filled with pharmaceuticals. The imaging device  220  may measure a fill height of the pharmaceuticals in the container based on the obtained image to determine if the container is filled to the correct height given the type of pharmaceutical and the number of pills in the prescription. Images of the pills in the container may also be obtained to detect the size of the pills themselves and markings thereon. The images may be transmitted to the order processing device  114  and/or stored in the storage device  110  as part of the order data  118 . 
     The cap device  222  may be used to cap or otherwise seal a prescription container. In some implementations, the cap device  222  may secure a prescription container with a type of cap in accordance with a user preference (e.g., a preference regarding child resistance, etc.), a plan sponsor preference, a prescriber preference, etc. The cap device  222  may also etch a message into the cap, although this process may be performed by a subsequent device in the high-volume fulfillment center. 
     The accumulation device  224  accumulates various containers of prescription drugs in a prescription order. The accumulation device  224  may accumulate prescription containers from various devices or areas of the pharmacy. For example, the accumulation device  224  may accumulate prescription containers from the unit of use device  212 , the automated dispensing device  214 , the manual fulfillment device  216 , and the review device  218 . The accumulation device  224  may be used to group the prescription containers prior to shipment to the member. 
     The literature device  228  prints, or otherwise generates, literature to include with each prescription drug order. The literature may be printed on multiple sheets of substrates, such as paper, coated paper, printable polymers, or combinations of the above substrates. The literature printed by the literature device  228  may include information required to accompany the prescription drugs included in a prescription order, other information related to prescription drugs in the order, financial information associated with the order (for example, an invoice or an account statement), etc. 
     In some implementations, the literature device  228  folds or otherwise prepares the literature for inclusion with a prescription drug order (e.g., in a shipping container). In other implementations, the literature device  228  prints the literature and is separate from another device that prepares the printed literature for inclusion with a prescription order. 
     The packing device  226  packages the prescription order in preparation for shipping the order. The packing device  226  may box, bag, or otherwise package the fulfilled prescription order for delivery. The packing device  226  may further place inserts (e.g., literature or other papers, etc.) into the packaging received from the literature device  228 . For example, bulk prescription orders may be shipped in a box, while other prescription orders may be shipped in a bag, which may be a wrap seal bag. 
     The packing device  226  may label the box or bag with an address and a recipient&#39;s name. The label may be printed and affixed to the bag or box, be printed directly onto the bag or box, or otherwise associated with the bag or box. The packing device  226  may sort the box or bag for mailing in an efficient manner (e.g., sort by delivery address, etc.). The packing device  226  may include ice or temperature sensitive elements for prescriptions that are to be kept within a temperature range during shipping (for example, this may be necessary in order to retain efficacy). The ultimate package may then be shipped through postal mail, through a mail order delivery service that ships via ground and/or air (e.g., UPS, FEDEX, or DHL, etc.), through a delivery service, through a locker box at a shipping site (e.g., AMAZON locker or a PO Box, etc.), or otherwise. 
     The unit of use packing device  230  packages a unit of use prescription order in preparation for shipping the order. The unit of use packing device  230  may include manual scanning of containers to be bagged for shipping to verify each container in the order. In an example implementation, the manual scanning may be performed at a manual scanning station. The pharmacy fulfillment device  112  may also include a mail manifest device  232  to print mailing labels used by the packing device  226  and may print shipping manifests and packing lists. 
     While the pharmacy fulfillment device  112  in  FIG. 2  is shown to include single devices  206 - 232 , multiple devices may be used. When multiple devices are present, the multiple devices may be of the same device type or models, or may be a different device type or model. The types of devices  206 - 232  shown in  FIG. 2  are example devices. In other configurations of the system  100 , lesser, additional, or different types of devices may be included. 
     Moreover, multiple devices may share processing and/or memory resources. The devices  206 - 232  may be located in the same area or in different locations. For example, the devices  206 - 232  may be located in a building or set of adjoining buildings. The devices  206 - 232  may be interconnected (such as by conveyors), networked, and/or otherwise in contact with one another or integrated with one another (e.g., at the high-volume fulfillment center, etc.). In addition, the functionality of a device may be split among a number of discrete devices and/or combined with other devices. 
       FIG. 3  illustrates the order processing device  114  according to an example implementation. The order processing device  114  may be used by one or more operators to generate prescription orders, make routing decisions, make prescription order consolidation decisions, track literature with the system  100 , and/or view order status and other order related information. For example, the prescription order may be comprised of order components. 
     The order processing device  114  may receive instructions to fulfill an order without operator intervention. An order component may include a prescription drug fulfilled by use of a container through the system  100 . The order processing device  114  may include an order verification subsystem  302 , an order control subsystem  304 , and/or an order tracking subsystem  306 . Other subsystems may also be included in the order processing device  114 . 
     The order verification subsystem  302  may communicate with the benefit manager device  102  to verify the eligibility of the member and review the formulary to determine appropriate copayment, coinsurance, and deductible for the prescription drug and/or perform a DUR (drug utilization review). Other communications between the order verification subsystem  302  and the benefit manager device  102  may be performed for a variety of purposes. 
     The order control subsystem  304  controls various movements of the containers and/or pallets along with various filling functions during their progression through the system  100 . In some implementations, the order control subsystem  304  may identify the prescribed drug in one or more than one prescription orders as capable of being fulfilled by the automated dispensing device  214 . The order control subsystem  304  may determine which prescriptions are to be launched and may determine that a pallet of automated-fill containers is to be launched. 
     The order control subsystem  304  may determine that an automated-fill prescription of a specific pharmaceutical is to be launched and may examine a queue of orders awaiting fulfillment for other prescription orders, which will be filled with the same pharmaceutical. The order control subsystem  304  may then launch orders with similar automated-fill pharmaceutical needs together in a pallet to the automated dispensing device  214 . As the devices  206 - 232  may be interconnected by a system of conveyors or other container movement systems, the order control subsystem  304  may control various conveyors: for example, to deliver the pallet from the loading device  208  to the manual fulfillment device  216  from the literature device  228 , paperwork as needed to fill the prescription. 
     The order tracking subsystem  306  may track a prescription order during its progress toward fulfillment. The order tracking subsystem  306  may track, record, and/or update order history, order status, etc. The order tracking subsystem  306  may store data locally (for example, in a memory) or as a portion of the order data  118  stored in the storage device  110 . 
     Architecture 
       FIG. 6  shows a graphical representation of an example structure of a choreographer. One or more collectors  504  act as asynchronous data inputs. A processing pipeline is shown as business behavior  508 . One or more emitters  512  provides outputs based on the business behavior  508 . A catalog data store  520  defines the collectors  504 , the emitters  512 , and components used for the business behavior  508 . A configuration specification  524  may be thought of as a program and the choreographer as a virtual machine since the configuration specification  524  defines which collectors, emitters, and components will be used in a choreographer. 
     As examples only, a command line interface (CLI) collector  528 - 1  may be defined. Further, a representational state transfer (REST) application programming interface (API) collector  528 - 2  may be defined. In addition, a publish/subscribe (pub/sub) collector  528 - 3  may be defined. The CLI collector  528 - 1 , the REST API collector  528 - 2 , and the pub/sub collector  528 - 3  may be collectively referred to as collectors  528 . 
     In one example, the pub/sub collector  528 - 3  may only implement the subscription portion of the pub/sub model. Specifically, the pub/sub collector  528 - 3  may implement a Kafka listener for a single (configurable) topic. Data from any of the collectors  528  is provided to a components pipeline  532 . In various implementations, adapter patterns may intermediate between the collectors  528  and the components pipeline  532  so that the collectors  528  do not have to all offer the exact same interface to the components pipeline  532 . 
     Example emitters for the choreographer are shown and include a DB2 emitter  536 - 1  for DB2 relational databases, a MongoDB emitter  536 - 2  for MongoDB NoSQL databases, and a pub/sub emitter  536 - 3 . In various implementations, the pub/sub emitter  536 - 3  only implements publish functionality. As one example only, the configuration specification  524  may specify that the DB2 emitter  536 - 1  will output a result of the components pipeline  532  to a mainframe database while a new record will be added to a MongoDB database via the MongoDB emitter  536 - 2  and a blog entry will be published via the pub/sub emitter  536 - 3 . The emitters may operate asynchronously and may therefore emit data by the respective mechanisms simultaneously. 
     An executable, which may be run from a command line, may include a single function (which may be referred to as “main”) that simply loads a specified choreographer. The choreographer may be specified to the executable by a command-line argument. The main class implements an application interface. 
     Instead of being run from a command line, the executable may be stored in a Jenkins job or a Git repository and may be run by a container manager, such as Kubernetes or Docker Swarm. The executable may be a single class with a single method called main and specifies a choreographer, a configuration, and a choreographer configuration specification (or, configuration specification). The configuration converts the configuration specification into something usable by the choreographer. The configuration shields the choreographer from the nuances of the configuration specification. The configuration specification may be a YAML (a recursive acronym for “YAML Ain′t Markup Language”) file or a domain specific language (DSL), which may be implemented in the Kotlin programming language. 
     Every component available to the components pipeline  532  may be referred to as a processor and implement the processor interface. The choreographer interface may require that every choreographer implements the following functions; startup, shutdown, run, and pause. When a choreographer makes a call to an interface, it doesn&#39;t know or need to know that the interface is implemented by a simple component or by an entirely different choreographer pipeline. In other words, the collector for such a choreographer pipeline could be a call-stack collector so that the input is received from a call stack rather than from an external source. 
     For illustration only, a partial example implementation of the principles of the present disclosure is shown in the computer program listing appendix. 
     In  FIG. 7 , a functional block diagram of an example configuration system  600  includes a master catalog data store  604 , which is a data store of metadata describing choreographers, processor components, collectors, and emitters of general applicability. A project catalog data store  608  may supplement the master catalog data store  604  for items that are project-specific and not suitable for organization-wide distribution. 
     A module builder system  612  includes a graphical user interface that allows a developer to choose a choreographer  616  and one or more processors  620  to generate a custom configuration specification  624 . The developer can make decisions based on metadata stored by the master catalog data store  604  and the project catalog data store  608 . A configuration converter  628  stores the selections in a project-specific configuration data store  632 . A software repository  636 , such as a Git repository or other version control system, stores the actual code for items available in the master catalog data store  604  and the project catalog data store  608 . 
     A deployment service  640  provides, upon a command by a developer, a project-specific configuration to an execution system  660 . Specifically, a configuration server  664  is configured to listen to the deployment service  640  and, in response, instantiate an application including a choreographer via a microservice manager  668 . For a given choreographer, the microservice manager  668  may have one or more applications running at any given time. When a project-specific configuration is provided by the configuration server  664 , the microservice manager  668  may configure or reconfigure one of the existing applications or spawn a new application. For example, the microservice manager  668  may manage containers, virtual machines, or applications running on a physical or virtualized application server. 
     In  FIG. 8 , a graphical illustration of a project-specific configuration is depicted. A choreographer library  700  includes one or more choreographers, including a first choreographer  704 - 1 . As an example only, the first choreographer  704 - 1  defines steps  708 - 1 ,  708 - 2 , and  708 - 3 . A catalog data store  716  defines multiple components  720 - 1 ,  720 - 2 , . . .  720 - n . In this example, a configuration specification  728  specifies the first choreographer  704 - 1  and assigns component  720 - 8  to step  708 - 1  of the first choreographer  704 - 1 , assigns component  720 - 2  to step  708 - 2 , and assigns component  720 - 5  to step  708 - 3 . The resulting combination of the components  720  with the first choreographer  704 - 1  can be called a module ( 740 ). 
       FIG. 9  is a graphical representation of an example choreographer  800  that can be used for transforming data, such as from a SQL database to a NoSQL data store. While the choreographer  800  is described as being used for transforming data, the choreographer  800  may have additional or alternative uses. Additional choreographers (not shown) include a choreographer for responding to hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) methods, such as request methods including GET, POST, PUT, etc. 
     The choreographer  800 , as with all choreographers according to the principles of the present disclosure, defines at least one collector. In  FIG. 9 , three collectors  820 - 1   a ,  820 - 1   b , and  820 - 1   c  are shown as one example. While a choreographer is not required to specify any particular number of different components, the choreographer is required to specify at least one collector and at least one emitter. In other words, while the choreographer  800  specifies one or more component in the following processing stages, another choreographer could specify zero or more, two or more, etc. In less common instances, the choreographer may specify an exact number of components in a processing stage, such as one or two. 
     The choreographer  800  specifies one or more operation extractors  820 - 2 . The operation extractors  820 - 2  may determine what operation is specified by the payload received from one of the collectors  820 - 1 . For example, the payload may specify that the receive data represents a new data record while a different payload may specify that the received data represents an update to an existing record. 
     The choreographer  800  specifies one or more preprocessors  820 - 3 . The choreographer  800  also specifies one or more transformers  820 - 4 , one or more postprocessors  820 - 5 , one or more shared processor is  820 - 6 , one or more applicators  820 - 7 , one or more provisioners  820 - 8 , one or more post-provision processors  820 - 9 , and one or more validators  820 - 10 . 
     Each component available to the choreographer  800  may implement one or more processor interfaces. For situations in which the developer is creating a module for which one of the components is not needed, a no-op processor may be available. The no-op processor performs no operation and may implement all interfaces so that it can be called in any case in which the developer must supply a processor but doesn&#39;t need any operation to be performed. The no-op processor may also be used to isolate the behavior or a subset of processors for unit testing. 
     Similar to the no-op processor, an exception processor may also implement all interfaces so that it can be called in any situation. The exception processor may simply throw an exception for debugging purposes when called. 
     The choreographer  800 , as with all choreographers, specifies one or more emitters  820 - 11 . For illustration, three emitters,  820 - 11   a ,  820 - 11   b , and  820 - 11   c , are shown in  FIG. 9 . 
       FIG. 10  depicts example application functionality of an application core  840 . The application core  840  is launched and then retrieves a specified configuration from a configuration server  844 , which configures the application core  840  into a module that performs a specific task. The application core  840  advertises the availability of itself to a discovery server  848 , which may act as a load balancer, instructing different requesters to use different application cores (including the application core  840 ). The application core  840  invokes one or more collectors to obtain data, invokes a specified processing pipeline, and then invokes one or more emitters to output data resulting from the processing pipeline. 
     In  FIG. 11 , reconfiguration of the application core  840  is shown. The application core  840  receives a reconfiguration command, such as from the microservice manager  668  of  FIG. 7 . The application core  840  pauses its collectors, retrieves the newly specified configuration from the configuration server  844 , applies the new configuration, and then resumes the collectors. In various implementations, reconfiguration may require the pipeline to be flushed and the emitters paused prior to reconfiguration. In various implementations, reconfiguration may allow the choreographer, and not just the configuration specification, to be changed. 
     Flowcharts 
     In  FIG. 12A , control begins at  904 , where control waits until a configuration is specified. Once a configuration is specified, control transfers to  908 , where control loads the specified configuration. At  912 , control identifies the choreographer specified by the configuration. At  916 , control loads the specified choreographer, such as from a library. 
     At  920 , control selects the first component specified by the choreographer according to the component identification provided by the configuration. At  924 , control initializes the selected component. At  928 , control determines whether the specification has specified additional components. If so, control transfers to  936 ; otherwise, control transfers to  940 . At  936 , control selects the next component specified by the specification and returns to  924 . 
     At  940 , control selects the first emitter specified by the configuration. At  944 , control starts the selected emitter. At  946 , control determines whether additional emitters are specified. If so, control transfers to  948 ; otherwise, control transfers to  950 . At  948 , control selects the next specified emitter and transfers to  944 . 
     At  950 , control selects the first collector specified by the configuration. At  952 , control starts the selected collector. At  954 , control determines whether any additional collectors are specified. If so, control transfers to  956 ; otherwise, control transfers to  958  of  FIG. 12B . At  956 , control selects the next specified collector and transfers to  952 . 
     At  958  of  FIG. 12B , control determines whether a reconfiguration command has been received. If so, control transfers to  960 ; otherwise, control transfers to  962 . At  960 , control shuts down the pipeline in order to process the reconfiguration command. For example, the shutdown process may be performed as shown in  FIG. 13 . Control then returns to  908  of  FIG. 12A . 
     At  962 , control determines whether a shutdown command has been received. If so, control transfers to  964 ; otherwise, control transfers to  966 . At  964 , control shuts down the pipeline and then ends. For example, the shutdown may be performed as shown in  FIG. 13 . At  966 , control determines whether a collector has been triggered by receiving the payload. If so, control transfers to  968 ; otherwise, control returns to  958 . At  968 , control passes the collected information (which may be referred to as a payload) as state data to a first stage of the processing pipeline. 
     At  970 , control processes state data using the first component of the current pipeline stage. At  972 , control determines whether there are additional components in the current pipeline stage. If so, control transfers to  974 ; otherwise, control continues at  976 . At  974 , control processes state data using the next component of the current pipeline stage and returns to  972 . At  976 , control determines whether there are additional stages in the processing pipeline. If so, control transfers to  978 ; otherwise, control continues at  980 . At  978 , control passes state data to the next stage of the pipeline and returns to  970 . 
     At  980 , control selects the first emitter. At  982  control outputs a result of the processing pipeline using the selected emitter. At  984 , control determines whether any additional emitters are active. If so, control transfers to  986 ; otherwise, control returns to  958 . At  986 , control selects the next emitter and returns to  982 . 
     In  FIG. 13 , an example shutdown process begins at  1004 , where control selects the first collector of the module. At  1008 , control quiesces (that is, pauses) the selected collector—in other words, the collector stops obtaining input. At  1012 , control determines whether additional collectors are specified. If so, control transfers to  1016 ; otherwise, control transfers to  1020 . At  1016 , control selects the next specified collector and returns to  1008 . 
     At  1020 , control waits until the pipeline has completed processing on all received data. Once the pipeline processing is complete, control transfers to  1024 . At  1024 , control selects the first emitter of the module. At  1028 , control quiesces the selected emitter. At  1032 , control determines whether any additional emitters are specified. If so, control transfers to  1036 ; otherwise, control transfers to  1040 . At  1036 , control selects the next specified emitter and returns to  1028 . 
     At  1040 , control selects the first active component of the processing pipeline. At  1044 , control releases the resources of the selected component. For example, these resources may include memory resources, networking ports, and registration with message distribution services. At  1048 , control determines whether additional components are specified for the module. If so, control transfers to  1052 ; otherwise, control has completed the shutdown and therefore ends. At  1052 , control selects the next specified component and returns to  1044 . 
     CONCLUSION 
     The foregoing description is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the disclosure, its application, or uses. The broad teachings of the disclosure can be implemented in a variety of forms. Therefore, while this disclosure includes particular examples, the true scope of the disclosure should not be so limited since other modifications will become apparent upon a study of the drawings, the specification, and the following claims. It should be understood that one or more steps within a method may be executed in different order (or concurrently) without altering the principles of the present disclosure. Further, although each of the embodiments is described above as having certain features, any one or more of those features described with respect to any embodiment of the disclosure can be implemented in and/or combined with features of any of the other embodiments, even if that combination is not explicitly described. In other words, the described embodiments are not mutually exclusive, and permutations of one or more embodiments with one another remain within the scope of this disclosure. 
     Spatial and functional relationships between elements (for example, between modules) are described using various terms, including “connected,” “engaged,” “interfaced,” and “coupled.” Unless explicitly described as being “direct,” when a relationship between first and second elements is described in the above disclosure, that relationship encompasses a direct relationship where no other intervening elements are present between the first and second elements, and also an indirect relationship where one or more intervening elements are present (either spatially or functionally) between the first and second elements. As used herein, the phrase at least one of A, B, and C should be construed to mean a logical (A OR B OR C), using a non-exclusive logical OR, and should not be construed to mean “at least one of A, at least one of B, and at least one of C.” 
     In the figures, the direction of an arrow, as indicated by the arrowhead, generally demonstrates the flow of information (such as data or instructions) that is of interest to the illustration. For example, when element A and element B exchange a variety of information but information transmitted from element A to element B is relevant to the illustration, the arrow may point from element A to element B. This unidirectional arrow does not imply that no other information is transmitted from element B to element A. Further, for information sent from element A to element B, element B may send requests for, or receipt acknowledgements of, the information to element A. The term subset does not necessarily require a proper subset. In other words, a first subset of a first set may be coextensive with (equal to) the first set. 
     In this application, including the definitions below, the term “module” or the term “controller” may be replaced with the term “circuit.” The term “module” may refer to, be part of, or include processor hardware (shared, dedicated, or group) that executes code and memory hardware (shared, dedicated, or group) that stores code executed by the processor hardware. 
     The module may include one or more interface circuits. In some examples, the interface circuit(s) may implement wired or wireless interfaces that connect to a local area network (LAN) or a wireless personal area network (WPAN). Examples of a LAN are Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard 802.11-2016 (also known as the WIFI wireless networking standard) and IEEE Standard 802.3-2015 (also known as the ETHERNET wired networking standard). Examples of a WPAN are the BLUETOOTH wireless networking standard from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group and IEEE Standard 802.15.4. 
     The module may communicate with other modules using the interface circuit(s). Although the module may be depicted in the present disclosure as logically communicating directly with other modules, in various implementations the module may actually communicate via a communications system. The communications system includes physical and/or virtual networking equipment such as hubs, switches, routers, and gateways. In some implementations, the communications system connects to or traverses a wide area network (WAN) such as the Internet. For example, the communications system may include multiple LANs connected to each other over the Internet or point-to-point leased lines using technologies including Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and virtual private networks (VPNs). 
     In various implementations, the functionality of the module may be distributed among multiple modules that are connected via the communications system. For example, multiple modules may implement the same functionality distributed by a load balancing system. In a further example, the functionality of the module may be split between a server (also known as remote, or cloud) module and a client (or, user) module. 
     The term code, as used above, may include software, firmware, and/or microcode, and may refer to programs, routines, functions, classes, data structures, and/or objects. Shared processor hardware encompasses a single microprocessor that executes some or all code from multiple modules. Group processor hardware encompasses a microprocessor that, in combination with additional microprocessors, executes some or all code from one or more modules. References to multiple microprocessors encompass multiple microprocessors on discrete dies, multiple microprocessors on a single die, multiple cores of a single microprocessor, multiple threads of a single microprocessor, or a combination of the above. 
     Shared memory hardware encompasses a single memory device that stores some or all code from multiple modules. Group memory hardware encompasses a memory device that, in combination with other memory devices, stores some or all code from one or more modules. 
     The term memory hardware is a subset of the term computer-readable medium. The term computer-readable medium, as used herein, does not encompass transitory electrical or electromagnetic signals propagating through a medium (such as on a carrier wave); the term computer-readable medium is therefore considered tangible and non-transitory. Non-limiting examples of a non-transitory computer-readable medium are nonvolatile memory devices (such as a flash memory device, an erasable programmable read-only memory device, or a mask read-only memory device), volatile memory devices (such as a static random access memory device or a dynamic random access memory device), magnetic storage media (such as an analog or digital magnetic tape or a hard disk drive), and optical storage media (such as a CD, a DVD, or a Blu-ray Disc). 
     The apparatuses and methods described in this application may be partially or fully implemented by a special purpose computer created by configuring a general purpose computer to execute one or more particular functions embodied in computer programs. The functional blocks and flowchart elements described above serve as software specifications, which can be translated into the computer programs by the routine work of a skilled technician or programmer. 
     The computer programs include processor-executable instructions that are stored on at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium. The computer programs may also include or rely on stored data. The computer programs may encompass a basic input/output system (BIOS) that interacts with hardware of the special purpose computer, device drivers that interact with particular devices of the special purpose computer, one or more operating systems, user applications, background services, background applications, etc. 
     The computer programs may include: (i) descriptive text to be parsed, such as HTML (hypertext markup language), XML (extensible markup language), or JSON (JavaScript Object Notation), (ii) assembly code, (iii) object code generated from source code by a compiler, (iv) source code for execution by an interpreter, (v) source code for compilation and execution by a just-in-time compiler, etc. As examples only, source code may be written using syntax from languages including C, C++, C#, Objective-C, Swift, Haskell, Go, SQL, R, Lisp, Java®, Fortran, Perl, Pascal, Curl, OCaml, Javascript®, HTML5 (Hypertext Markup Language 5th revision), Ada, ASP (Active Server Pages), PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor), Scala, Eiffel, Smalltalk, Erlang, Ruby, Flash®, Visual Basic®, Lua, MATLAB, SIMULINK, and Python®.