Abstract: A method of serving an API request includes receiving the API request at a local API proxy deployed at a local deployment environment. The method includes utilizing the local API proxy to service the API request at the local deployment environment, establishing a connection with a remote API management server, and providing to the remote API management server, via the connection, at least metadata about the API request.

Abstract: Securing a credential is disclosed. A reference to the credential that will provide access to a service is stored in a credential store. The credential from the credential store is provided to an application execution platform having access to the credential store. The application execution platform includes an interface to access the service using the credential. Application code that references the credential stored in the credential store is stored in a code repository.

Abstract: The present invention enables a messaging kernel to serve as the basis for asynchronous messaging in a Web service platform. The kernel provides basic messaging features, including point-to-point and publish/subscribe messaging, persistent and non-persistent messages, a variety of acknowledgement modes, two-phase commit transactions, quotas, statistics, message sorting, and message paging. It also includes some novel features that maintain message order based on application requirements. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects, and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures, and the claims.

Abstract: The present invention enables a messaging kernel to serve as the basis for asynchronous messaging in a Web service platform. The kernel provides basic messaging features, including point-to-point and publish/subscribe messaging, persistent and non-persistent messages, a variety of acknowledgement modes, two-phase commit transactions, quotas, statistics, message sorting, and message paging. It also includes some novel features that maintain message order based on application requirements. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects, and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures, and the claims.