EFFICIENT DATA PATTERN MATCHING

Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems receive data as input to be parsed. The data is parsed using a plurality of pattern matching rules, the plurality of pattern matching rules organized according to a hierarchy including a parent rule and one or more child rules of the parent rule. Parsing includes applying the parent rule to the unstructured data, determining the parent rule is unable to find a pattern match in the unstructured data, and bypassing the application of each child rule to the unstructured data in response to the determination that the parent rule is unable to find a pattern match.