Event-driven system and method for selectively performing computations

A method for selectively generating events based upon one or more data elements, the method comprising:

• in response to receipt of one or more data elements, identifying an event that is impacted by the one or more data elements;
• determining whether at least a threshold number of consumers are currently listening for the event;
• in an instance in which at least the threshold number of consumers are currently listening for the event, performing, with processing circuitry, one or more computations based upon the one or more data elements to generate the event;
• and
• in an instance in which less than the threshold number of consumers are currently listening for the event, at least deferring the one or more computations that would be performed upon the one or more data elements to generate the event,
• wherein deferring the one or more computations in the instance in which less than the threshold number of consumers are currently listening for the event comprises subsequently performing the one or more computations following a delay after receipt of the one or more data elements with the delay based upon a number of consumers that are currently listening for the event, wherein the delay defines a period of time for which the one or more computations are deferred that is based upon the number of consumers that are currently listening for the event,
• wherein performing the one or more computations comprises performing the one or more computations based upon combinations of the one or more data elements by performing one or more calculations or by performing aggregation,
• wherein the event is dependent upon one or more other events such that generation of the event causes generation of the one or more other events upon which the event is dependent, and
• wherein the event and the one or more other events are configured to be subscribed or listened to by one or more consumers.

A computer program product for selectively generating events based upon one or more data elements, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions for:

• in response to receipt of one or more data elements, identifying an event that is impacted by the one or more data elements;
• determining whether at least a threshold number of consumers are currently listening for the event;
• in an instance in which at least the threshold number of consumers are currently listening for the event, performing one or more computations based upon the one or more data elements to generate the event;
• and
• in an instance in which less than the threshold number of consumers are currently listening for the event, at least deferring the one or more computations that would be performed upon the one or more data elements to generate the event,
• wherein the program code instructions for deferring the one or more computations in the instance in which less than the threshold number of consumers are currently listening for the event comprise program code instructions for subsequently performing the one or more computations following a delay after receipt of the one or more data elements with the delay based upon a number of consumers that are currently listening for the event, wherein the delay defines a period of time for which the one or more computations are deferred that is based upon the number of consumers that are currently listening for the event,
• wherein performing the one or more computations comprises performing the one or more computations based upon combinations of the one or more data elements by performing one or more calculations or by performing aggregation,
• wherein the event is dependent upon one or more other events such that generation of the event causes generation of the one or more other events upon which the event is dependent, and
• wherein the event and the one or more other events are configured to be subscribed or listened to by one or more consumers.