Method, system and computer program product for coding, building, and automating a state machine app with distributed state services

Abstract

A method codifies data, programs, rule-based, state-based application software for automatic deployment, in distributed computing environment, including programming/assignment Production Rules as code for processing data/events for cargo port shipments, through Customs and Finance Processing referred to as supply chain financing; programming and deploying FiniteStateMachine (FSM) implementing state-based application components; deployment is collection of distributed software AppNodeServices (ANS) that collectively comprise an FSM. Each AppNode is at least a single state of FSM. AppNode contains programmable Rules loadable dynamically through the processes. Shipment data is received and collected from one or more data sources including Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) messaging, web service Application Programming Interface (API) calls, Internet Of Things (IoT) messaging, remote file copies, and tracking sensors. SmartPass is aggregation of shipment data combined with rule processing, FSM, and associated processing actions, and is used to dynamically assign rules on individual shipment and pre-determined needs basis.