Rule-based monitoring engine with tracing capabilities for multi-threaded logging

A method comprising:

• executing an application program interface to operate a monitoring engine configured to monitor a particular functionality within a software-based infrastructure based on a rule-based configuration;
• defining three separate categories of plug-ins, including:
• a checker plug-in configured to return a value output from a particular situation;
• a validator plug-in configured to:
• receive the value output;
• compare the value output to a threshold standard;
• and
• return a status of a validation operation performed by the validator plug-in;
• and
• an action plug-in configured to perform an action responsive to the status of the validation operation;
• generating a selected checker plug-in, a selected validator plug-in, and a selected action plug-in to formulate a rule;
• launching the selected checker plug-in, the selected validator plug-in, and the selected action plug-in in sequence into the software-based infrastructure to monitor the particular functionality;
• and
• determining whether to execute the selected action in the selected action plug-in based on the status of the validation operation of the selected validator plug-in.

A system comprising:

• means for executing an application program interface to operate a monitoring engine configured to monitor a particular functionality within a software-based infrastructure based on a rule-based configuration;
• means for defining three separate categories of plug-ins, including:
• a checker plug-in configured to return a value output;
• a validator plug-in configured to:
• receive the value output;
• compare the value output to a threshold standard;
• and
• return a status of a validation operation performed by the validator plug-in;
• and
• an action plug-in configured to perform an action responsive to the status of the validation operation indicating action is required;
• and
• means for adding a selected checker plug-in, a selected validator plug-in, and a selected action plug-in into the software-based infrastructure to monitor the particular functionality, wherein the selected checker plug-in, the selected validator plug-in, and the selected action plug-in comprise a rule for selectively executing a selected action in the selected action plug-in;
• and
• means for determining whether to execute the selected action in the selected action plug-in based on the status of the validation operation of the selected validator plug-in.