Processing of edit events in a collaborative document editing environment

A system for processing at least one edit event of a document in a collaborative document editing environment, the collaborative document editing environment incorporating an editing function implemented with a first application, and a communication function implemented with a second application, between which communication is implemented with at least one notification, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, upon execution by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
• monitor whether a content of a document is edited by way of an edit event generated by an editing user using the editing function to apply at least one edit to the content of the document at a specific location of the document, and upon a detection that the content of the document is edited by the editing user by way of the edit event, automatically generate, via the editing function, at least one notification including information representative of the at least one edit applied to the content and of the specific location of the at least one edit, the generated notification also including information for generating a prompt for a recipient of the notification requesting the recipient to take an action with respect to the at least one edit of the edit event, and transmitting the at least one notification to the communication function,
• receive, from the communication function, a response to the at least one notification transmitted to the recipient, the response comprising an indication on the recipient action responsive to the prompt, and
• generate a signal carrying information representing the indication on the recipient action for causing the recipient action to be carried out upon the content of the document.