Method and apparatus for processing data

A computer system comprising a processor, a memory, and a network adapter,

• wherein the processor:
• registers in the memory a plurality of data farms, each of the plurality of data farms representing a data collection path through the network adapter;
• divides data provided by each of the plurality of data farms into a plurality of data units according to a preset hierarchical structure of the data, generates a plurality of data sources that each represent a pointer for accessing one of the plurality of data units, and stores the plurality of data sources in the memory;
• generates a condition specification comprising a data source that belongs to at least one data farm selected among the plurality of data farms in a condition specification registration process and registers the condition specification in the memory, wherein the data source in the condition specification is selected among the plurality of data sources by a user;
• generates an action specification comprising a data source that belongs to at least one data farm selected among the plurality of data farms in an action specification registration process and registers the action specification in the memory, wherein the data source in the action specification is selected among the plurality of data sources by the user and wherein the condition specification and action specification are generated independently from each other;
• generates a data providing specification by mixing the condition specification and the action specification, and stores the data providing specification in the memory;
• when conditions defined in the condition specification of the data providing specification are satisfied, fetches a corresponding action specification from the memory;
• and
• processes data collected from a data source comprised in the action specification according to operations defined in the fetched action specification, and
• at least one of the condition specification and the action specification comprises data sources corresponding to different data farms,
• wherein, responsive to updating a data farm with a new data, an action specification of a corresponding data providing specification is fetched when conditions defined in a condition specification of the corresponding data providing specification are satisfied and wherein the new data is processed according to conditions defined in the fetched action specification.