Message encoding/decoding using templated parameters

A method implemented by a computing system in a messaging environment that includes a transmit message processor and a receive message processor, wherein the method is a method for the receive message processor to decompress a message received from the transmit message processor, the method comprising:

• accessing a compressed message, the compressed message including:
• a first bit sequence that identifies a beginning of the compressed message;
• a second bit sequence that follows the first bit sequence and that defines a length of a template identifier corresponding to the template;
• a character string that recites the template identifier and which is used to access the template for decompressing the compressed message;
• at least one of the one or more parameters that are each provided in the form of a length of the one or more parameter followed by a corresponding parameter value;
• and
• a third bit sequence that identifies an end of the compressed message;
• identifying a template that corresponds to the compressed message from the character string, wherein the template defines a semantic framework for the identified one or more parameters within a decompressed message that corresponds to the compressed message;
• accessing the value for each of the one or more parameters from the compressed message;
• and
• decompressing the compressed message to generate the corresponding decompressed message using the identified template and the value of each of the one or more parameters accessed from the compressed message.

One or more computer-readable storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, specifies a protocol for transmitting messages from a transmitting message processor to a receiving message processor, the protocol comprising:

• identify an initial template set for use in communicating messages between the message processors, wherein each template provides semantic context for message of common semantics;
• for each of at least some messages communicated between the message processors, identify a template of the template set to use in compressing a compressed message or decompressing the compressed message, the compressed message including:
• a first bit sequence that identifies a beginning of the compressed message;
• a second bit sequence that follows the first bit sequence and that defines a length of a template identifier corresponding to the template;
• a character string that recites the template identifier and which is used to access the template for decompressing the compressed message;
• at least one of the one or more parameters that are each provided in the form of a length of the one or more parameter followed by a corresponding parameter value;
• and
• a third bit sequence that identifies an end of the compressed message;
• define one or more criteria for adding templates to the template set;
• and
• upon determining that one or more criteria are met, altering the template set.