Producer-Side Prioritization of Message Processing

Systems, methods, and computer program products for producer-side prioritization of message processing. Producer-side prioritization of message processing may include receiving an input message according to a messaging protocol for communicating between software components, where the input message comprises message priority information for the input message, producing a command for a next step in the processing flow, the command including a target time determined using the message priority information from the input message, queuing the command in a command queue, selecting the command from the command queue based on a determination that the target time has expired, and processing the command.