System and method for smart event paging

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one interface configured to communicate with a client device;
• and
• at least one processing device configured to:
• receive a first event request message from the client device;
• initiating an event request session responsive to the event request message;
• retrieve one or more first events that have most recently occurred since a previous event request and that have not already been provided to the client device, up to a first event paging size and a first event history age limit;
• determine that one or more second events are within the first event history age limit and have not already been provided to the client device but are in excess of the first event paging size;
• populating a page-state string with the current status of the event request session and returning the page-state string with a list of events to the client to indicate the one or more second events wherein the page-state string includes a list of identifiers that were previously returned with a timestamp;
• generate a first response message including the one or more first events and the page-state string;
• and
• send the first response message to the client device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by at least one processing device, cause the at least one processing device to:

• receive a first event request message from a client device;
• initiating an event request session responsive to the event request message;
• retrieve one or more first events that have most recently occurred since a previous event request and that have not already been provided to the client device, up to a first event paging size and a first event history age limit;
• determine that one or more second events are within the first event history age limit and have not already been provided to the client device but are in excess of the first event paging size;
• populating a page-state string with the current status of the event request session and returning the page-state string with a list of events to the client to indicate the one or more second events wherein the page-state string includes a list of identifiers that were previously returned with a timestamp;
• generate a first response message including the one or more first events and the page-state string;
• and
• send the first response message to the client device.