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Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2023
Applicant:

Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);

Inventors:

Pierre-Yves Chibon, Saint-Pol-de-Léon, FR;

Adam John Miller, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2018.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/65 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques for distributing automation packages are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a playbook that includes a task to be performed by a set of target devices. The method also includes generating an automation package that includes the task included in the playbook. The method also includes encapsulating the automation package in one or more messages, where the one or more messages include a topic identifier that identifies a topic corresponding to the set of target devices. The method also includes sending, by a processing device, the one or more messages to a message service to be published to the topic, where the set of target devices are configured to subscribe to the topic.


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