System and method for programming and executing long running transactions

A method for programming and executing long running transactions between interface devices and a server comprising the steps of:

• interacting with an interface device to initiate a long running transaction;
• providing a predicate set on the interface device for determining if the long running transaction is capable of being processed;
• providing a transform set on the interface device associated with the predicate set, the transform set for carrying out instructions pursuant to the predicate set;
• logging a compressed version of the predicate set and the transform set in an operational log on the interface device;
• establishing communication with the server from the interface device;
• replaying the compressed version of the predicate set and the transform set from the operational log to compare against information included on a server database, to determine failures;
• and
• committing the long running transaction by accessing information from the server data base such that a plurality of interface devices are capable of accessing the same information in the server data base at the same time.

A system for programming and executing long running transactions comprising:

• interface devices having a long running transaction system for initiating and maintaining long running transactions;
• a server capable of establishing communication with the interface devices for interacting with and processing the long running transaction with the interface devices;
• the long running transaction system further comprising:
• means for providing a predicate set and a transform set on an interface device for initiating a long running transaction, the transform sets for carrying out instructions pursuant to the predicate set;
• means for replaying the predicate set and the transform set for the server to compare against information included on a server database, to determine failures;
• and
• means for committing the long running transaction by accessing information from the server data base such that a plurality of interface devices are capable of accessing the same information in the server data base at the same time.