Generalized application message generation service

A system, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor, operable at a message generation service (MGS), programmed to:
• receive, via a message generation application programming interface (MG API), an application-initiated message generation request from an application, where the application-initiated message generation request comprises a request autonomously generated by the application for the MGS to generate a message on behalf of the application and comprises application-selected message generation parameters passed by the application using the MG API;
• generate, within the memory, a distributable application-initiated message on behalf of the application according to the application-selected message generation parameters passed by the application using the MG API and a message file that comprises at least one template message construct usable to generate the distributable application-initiated message;
• and
• distribute the distributable application-initiated message as requested on behalf of the application to a resource.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, where the computer readable program code when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
• receive, via a message generation application programming interface (MG API) at a message generation service (MGS), an application-initiated message generation request from an application, where the application-initiated message generation request comprises a request autonomously generated by the application for the MGS to generate a message on behalf of the application and comprises application-selected message generation parameters passed by the application using the MG API;
• generate a distributable application-initiated message on behalf of the application according to the application-selected message generation parameters passed by the application using the MG API and a message file that comprises at least one template message construct usable to generate the distributable application-initiated message;
• and
• distribute the distributable application-initiated message as requested on behalf of the application to a resource.