Systems and methods for transaction-based licensing

A method of operating a transaction licensing system (TLS), comprising:

• receiving, from a process engine class, a call to execute an action;
• determining that the action includes a transaction, wherein the transaction is a communication with an external server;
• providing, to an entitlement manager class, a request to determine whether the transaction is entitled to be executed, wherein the request comprises identifying information for the transaction;
• receiving, from the entitlement manager class, an indication that the transaction is entitled to be executed based on the identifying information of the transaction and available entitlements in a general entitlement pool or a specialized entitlement pool;
• and
• invoking the transaction to communicate with the external server in response to receiving the indication that the transaction is entitled.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by at least one processor of a transaction licensing system (TLS), the instructions comprising instructions to:

• receive, from a process engine class, a call to execute an action;
• determine that the action includes a transaction, wherein the transaction is a communication with an external server;
• provide, to an entitlement manager class, a request to determine whether the transaction is entitled to be executed, wherein the request comprises identifying information for the transaction;
• receive, from the entitlement manager class, an indication that the transaction is entitled to be executed based on the identifying information of the transaction and available entitlements in a general entitlement pool or a specialized entitlement pool;
• and
• invoke the transaction to communicate with the external server in response to receiving the indication that the transaction is entitled.