Method And Apparatus For Messaging In The Cloud

A distributed message handling apparatus in a distributed message handling system, the distributed message handling apparatus, comprising:

• a data storage, the data storage comprising a session data store;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the data storage, the processor configured to:
• receive a plurality of messages;
• forward at least a first message of the plurality of messages to a second distributed message handling apparatus in the distributed message handling system;
• and
• process at least a second message of the plurality of messages, the process comprising the processor configured to:
• retrieve a session state from the session data store based on the second message;
• create a session context based on the session state;
• execute the session context using a state machine;
• create an updated session state based on the executed session context;
• and
• store the updated session state in the data storage.

A method for handling a received message in a distributed message handling system, comprising:

• at a processor communicatively coupled to a data storage, retrieving a session state based on a session id of the received message;
• creating, by the processor in cooperation with the data storage, a session context based on the session state;
• and
• executing, by the processor in cooperation with the data storage, the session context using a state machine.