SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERCEPTING, INSTRUMENTING AND CHARACTERIZING USAGE OF AN APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE

A system and method for generically intercepting any type of application programming interface (API) events. The API event interception system includes an intercept library and an API. The application program calls the API to process the client event generated. The API receives the request for service from the application program and determines if intercepting of events is enabled. If intercepting is enabled, the API sends the event to the intercept library. The intercept library determines that the intercept library is enabled to support the event. If the intercept library is enabled to support the event, the intercept library invokes the required event program. If the intercept library is not enabled to support the event, the intercept library returns a message instructing the API to process the event.