Processing Event Notifications with an Event Sink

A computer-implemented system for processing event notifications, comprising:

• a computer comprising a processor;
• and
• instructions which execute, using the processor, to implement functions comprising:
• generating an event notification, by a first application executing on a client device, responsive to receiving an inbound message at the first application;
• sending the generated event notification from the first application to an event sink executing on the client device;
• receiving, from the event sink at a second application executing on the client device, the event notification, wherein:
• the second application is distinct from the first application;
• and
• the second application is registered with the event sink for receiving event notifications generated by the first application;
• and
• rendering the received event notification, by the second application, instead of rendering the inbound message by the first application.

A computer program product for processing event notifications, the computer program product embodied on at least one computer-usable medium and comprising computer-usable program code for:

• receiving, at a first application executing on a client device from an event sink executing on the client device, an event notification, the event notification generated by a second application executing on the client device responsive to receiving an inbound message at the second application, wherein:
• the first application is distinct from the second application;
• and
• the first application is registered with the event sink for receiving event notifications generated by the second application;
• and
• rendering the received event notification, by the first application, instead of rendering the inbound message by the second application.