1. A method, comprising: reading, via a processor, at least one message flow file that stores a message flow; parsing the message flow stored within the at least one message flow file; organizing the message flow within a memory as a message flow database structure, where entries within the message flow database structure represent nodes, connections, and properties used by the message flow; and editing the message flow database structure in response to receipt of a structured query language (SQL) statement that specifies a change to the message flow database structure.