ASAStatus

ASAStatus is a generic term used in software engineering to describe a standardized status object that communicates the current health or operational state of an asset, service, or component. It is intended to be language- and platform-neutral and is commonly used in APIs, health checks, and monitoring dashboards to provide a uniform way to report status across systems.

Typical structure and fields: A ASAStatus value often includes a severity level or state (such as OK, WARN, ERROR, CRITICAL), a machine-readable code, a human-readable message, a timestamp, and an optional details object or map with supplementary data. Some designs include a source or component identifier, and version or schema fields to support evolution over time.

Usage: It is used in health-check endpoints and status endpoints, in event streams and log contexts to summarize the state of a service. A standardized status object enables clients, operators, and automation to parse and react to status changes, trigger alerts, or drive automated remediation. In practice, ASAStatus schemas are often versioned and serialized as JSON or YAML, with conventions that facilitate backward compatibility.

Implementation notes: Variants exist across organizations; common patterns include gating logic by severity, mapping codes to human-friendly messages, and embedding links to runbooks or dashboards. They commonly complement broader telemetry such as metrics and traces.

See also: health check, service status, status page, telemetry, API design.