Message inlining

A method comprising:

• obtaining, at a computing system, source code that includes at least one request to send an asynchronous message between state machines;
• determining whether the asynchronous message can be implemented as an inlined message, including determining whether state machine starvation could occur as a result of implementing the asynchronous message as an inlined message;
• and
• compiling executable machine code corresponding to the source code, wherein the asynchronous message is compiled as an inlined message.

One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with software comprising computer executable instructions and when the software is executed operable to:

• obtain, at a computing system, source code that includes at least one request to send an asynchronous message between state machines;
• determine whether the asynchronous message can be implemented as an inlined message, including determining whether a state machine that is a target of the asynchronous message can be identified;
• and
• compile executable machine code corresponding to the source code, wherein the asynchronous message is compiled as an inlined message.

An apparatus comprising:

• a network interface unit that enables communications over a network;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the network interface unit and the memory, wherein the processor:
• obtains source code that includes at least one request to send an asynchronous message between state machines;
• determines whether the asynchronous message can be implemented as an inlined message, including determining whether a state machine that is a target of the asynchronous message can be identified;
• and
• compiles executable machine code corresponding to the source code, wherein the asynchronous message is compiled as an inlined message.