Methods, systems, and computer readable media for implementing a generalized model for defining application state machines

A generalized application emulation model (GAEM) system comprising:

• a user behavioral state machine construct layer configured to emulate a plurality of high level user behaviors originating from a plurality of emulated network users;
• a business application logic state machine construct layer configured to emulate access rules and policies of an application to be defined;
• a message parsing state machine construct layer configured to emulate input/output (I/O) events and network messaging events originating from emulated network entities;
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• at least one network traffic processing agent that is configured to establish an execution environment for facilitating the interactions among the user behavioral state machine construct layer, the business application logic state machine construct layer, and the message parsing state machine construct layer such that when executed in the execution environment, the interactions establish a definition for a state machine that is representative of the application.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that when executed by a processor of a computer controls the computer to perform steps comprising:

• utilizing a user behavioral state machine construct layer of a generalized application emulation model (GAEM) system to emulate a plurality of high level user behaviors originating from a plurality of emulated network users;
• utilizing a business application logic state machine construct layer in the GAEM system to emulate access rules and policies of an application to be defined;
• utilizing a message parsing state machine construct layer in the GAEM system to emulate input/output (I/O) events and network messaging events originating from emulated network entities;
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• utilizing at least one network traffic processing agent in the GAEM system that is configured to establish an execution environment for facilitating the interactions among the user behavioral state machine construct layer, business application logic state machine construct layer, and the message parsing state machine construct layer such that when executed in the execution environment, the interactions establish a definition for a state machine that is representative of the application.