software-architecture-patterns-and-style-module

gateway routingA pattern where an API_gateway routes requests to appropriate backend services based on request characteristic

microservices architectureAn architectural style that structures an application as a collection of small, autonomous, loosely-coupled se

event streamingA data handling approach where events are captured in order as an immutable log (stream), allowing multiple co

message queueA communication mechanism where messages are placed in a queue by producers and consumed asynchronously by con

pubsub brokerThe intermediary component that receives messages from publishers and forwards them to subscribers based on to

stream offsetA monotonically increasing integer position marker assigned to each event within a partition, uniquely identif

api gatewayA server entry point that routes requests to backend services, handling cross-cutting concerns like authentica

dps 001database_per_service is a data management pattern in microservices where each service owns and manages its own

dps 014eventual_consistency_model is the consistency guarantee that results from database_per_service: writes are imm

event driven architectureA software design pattern where the flow of the program is determined by events (user actions, sensor outputs,

stream partitionA distinct, ordered slice of an event stream, identified by a partition key or index, enabling parallel produc

dps 003instance_isolation means each service runs its own database server process or cluster, with separate credentia

pubsub messageThe payload broadcast by a publisher on a topic; in pub/sub it is typically ephemeral and not persisted beyond

pubsub topicA named channel or subject through which messages are routed from publishers to interested subscribers; the pu

saga patternA pattern for managing distributed transactions across microservices using a sequence of local transactions wi

anti patternA commonly used pattern that appears beneficial but is actually counterproductive; architectural anti_patterns

gateway routing request matcherA component that evaluates incoming requests against route matching criteria.

hexagonal architectureAn architectural pattern (ports_and_adapters) that structures the application with a core business logic at th

horizontal scalingScaling out by adding more machines to a system, as opposed to vertical_scaling which adds resources to existi

load balancingA technique for distributing network traffic or workload across multiple servers to ensure no single resource