System and Method for Messaging Between Operating System Containers

An operating system comprising:

• a first user space container comprising:
• a first plurality of processes;
• and
• a first message proxy configured to receive a first message from one of the first plurality of processes using a first messaging mechanism;
• and
• a second user space container isolated from the first user space container, the second user space container comprising:
• a second message proxy configured to receive the first message from the first message proxy using a second messaging mechanism that is different than the first messaging mechanism;
• and
• a second plurality of processes, one of the second plurality of processes configured to receive the first message from the second message proxy.

A device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable medium including programming, the programming including instructions for:
• receiving, by a first proxy in a first user space container, a first message from a first service in the first user space container, the first message sent to the first proxy using a first messaging mechanism;
• forwarding, by the first proxy, the first message to a second proxy in a second user space container, the first message sent to the second proxy using a second messaging mechanism that is different than the first messaging mechanism;
• and
• delivering, by the second proxy, the first message to a second service in the second user space container using the first messaging mechanism.