Interprogram communication messaging for program synchronization

An interprogram communication method comprising:

• sending, by a product engine implemented by a processor, an information request that identifies an application feature to a visibility engine via a program interface implemented by the processor, wherein the application feature is a function performed by an application;
• identifying, by the visibility engine, a feature file associated with the application feature based on the information request, wherein a workflow status associated with the feature file is in a signed state;
• identifying, by the visibility engine, one or more test statuses associated with the feature file;
• combining, by the visibility engine, the one or more test statuses with feature file information associated with the feature file to generate a release snapshot;
• sending, by the visibility engine, the release snapshot to the product engine via the program interface;
• receiving, by the product engine, the release snapshot that comprises the one or more test statuses and the feature file information associated with the feature file;
• and
• generating, by the product engine, a summary that comprises the one or more test statuses and at least a portion of the feature file information on a graphical user interface.

An interprogram communication system comprising:

• a memory operable to store one or more test statuses and feature file information;
• a product engine implemented by a processor operably coupled to the memory, and configured to:
• send an information request that identifies an application feature to a visibility engine via a program interface, wherein the application feature is a function performed by an application;
• receive a release snapshot that comprises one or more test statuses and feature file information associated with a feature file from the visibility engine in response to sending the information request;
• generate a summary that comprises the one or more test statuses and at least a portion of the feature file information;
• the program interface implemented by the processor operably coupled to the memory, and configured to:
• send the information request to the visibility engine;
• and
• send the release snapshot to the product engine;
• and
• the visibility engine implemented by the processor operably coupled to the memory, and configured to:
• identify the feature file associated with the application feature based on the information request, wherein a workflow status associated with the feature file is in a signed state;
• identify one or more test statuses associated with the feature file;
• combine the one or more test statuses with feature file information associated with the feature file to generate the release snapshot;
• and
• send the release snapshot to the product engine via the program interface.