Abstract: Techniques for providing topic-based data routing in a publish-subscribe messaging environment are disclosed. In one example, a system supported by hardware in a publish-subscribe messaging environment may include a message broker to receive topic metadata at a first instance according to a first interval into a predefined fixed topic. Further, the system may include a topic list subscriber that subscribes to the predefined fixed topic and obtains a list of topics from the message broker. Furthermore, the system may include a subscription manager to assign topics in the list of topics to a set of subscribers according to a criteria. In one example, the message broker may route data corresponding to the topics to the set of subscribers in accordance with the topics assigned to the set of subscribers.

Abstract: Techniques for discovering applications based on file system directories are disclosed. In one example, process information may be extracted from a file system directory of an application host executing a plurality of applications. Further, an expression match may be performed on the process information. Furthermore, a presence of an application running on the application host may be determined based on an outcome of the expression match.