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Microservices Architecture for Enterprise Applications

The global microservices architecture market is experiencing explosive growth, projected to reach $32.01 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 17.8%. As enterprise applications become increasingly complex and demanding, organizations are turning to microservices architecture to achieve the scalability, flexibility, and maintainability required for modern business operations. This comprehensive guide explores how enterprises can successfully implement microservices architecture to build resilient, scalable applications that can evolve with changing business requirements.

Understanding Microservices Architecture

Core Principles of Microservices

Service Independence Each microservice is a self-contained unit that can be developed, deployed, and scaled independently. This independence enables teams to work autonomously and reduces the complexity of coordinating changes across the entire system.

Business Domain Alignment Microservices are organized around business capabilities rather than technical layers, ensuring that each service encapsulates a specific business function and can evolve independently as business requirements change.

Decentralized Governance Unlike monolithic architectures with centralized governance, microservices embrace decentralized decision-making, allowing teams to choose the best technologies and practices for their specific service requirements.

Failure Isolation When properly designed, microservices isolate failures to prevent cascading system failures, ensuring that the failure of one service doesn't bring down the entire application.

Microservices vs. Monolithic Architecture

// Monolithic Architecture Example
class MonolithicECommerceApplication {
  constructor() {
    this.userService = new UserService();
    this.productService = new ProductService();
    this.orderService = new OrderService();
    this.paymentService = new PaymentService();
    this.inventoryService = new InventoryService();
    this.notificationService = new NotificationService();
  }
  
  async processOrder(orderData) {
    try {
      // All operations happen in the same application
      const user = await this.userService.validateUser(orderData.userId);
      const product = await this.productService.getProduct(orderData.productId);
      const inventory = await this.inventoryService.checkStock(orderData.productId, orderData.quantity);
      
      if (!inventory.available) {
        throw new Error('Product out of stock');
      }
      
      const order = await this.orderService.createOrder(orderData);
      const payment = await this.paymentService.processPayment(order.total, orderData.paymentInfo);
      
      await this.inventoryService.updateStock(orderData.productId, orderData.quantity);
      await this.notificationService.sendOrderConfirmation(user.email, order);
      
      return order;
    } catch (error) {
      // Single point of failure - entire application may be affected
      throw error;
    }
  }
}

// Microservices Architecture Example
class MicroservicesOrchestrator {
  constructor() {
    this.services = {
      user: new UserServiceClient('http://user-service:3001'),
      product: new ProductServiceClient('http://product-service:3002'),
      order: new OrderServiceClient('http://order-service:3003'),
      payment: new PaymentServiceClient('http://payment-service:3004'),
      inventory: new InventoryServiceClient('http://inventory-service:3005'),
      notification: new NotificationServiceClient('http://notification-service:3006')
    };
  }
  
  async processOrder(orderData) {
    const saga = new OrderSaga();
    
    try {
      // Each step is a separate service call with compensation logic
      const user = await saga.step('validateUser', 
        () => this.services.user.validateUser(orderData.userId),
        () => this.services.user.releaseUserLock(orderData.userId)
      );
      
      const product = await saga.step('getProduct',
        () => this.services.product.getProduct(orderData.productId),
        null // No compensation needed for read operation
      );
      
      const inventoryReservation = await saga.step('reserveInventory',
        () => this.services.inventory.reserveStock(orderData.productId, orderData.quantity),
        () => this.services.inventory.releaseReservation(inventoryReservation.reservationId)
      );
      
      const order = await saga.step('createOrder',
        () => this.services.order.createOrder(orderData),
        () => this.services.order.cancelOrder(order.orderId)
      );
      
      const payment = await saga.step('processPayment',
        () => this.services.payment.processPayment(order.total, orderData.paymentInfo),
        () => this.services.payment.refundPayment(payment.paymentId)
      );
      
      await saga.step('updateInventory',
        () => this.services.inventory.confirmReservation(inventoryReservation.reservationId),
        () => this.services.inventory.restoreStock(orderData.productId, orderData.quantity)
      );
      
      await saga.step('sendNotification',
        () => this.services.notification.sendOrderConfirmation(user.email, order),
        null // Notification failures don't require compensation
      );
      
      await saga.complete();
      return order;
      
    } catch (error) {
      // Execute compensation logic for failed transaction
      await saga.compensate();
      throw error;
    }
  }
}

Domain-Driven Design for Microservices

Bounded Contexts and Service Boundaries

Strategic Domain Modeling

from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import List, Optional
from enum import Enum

# Define bounded contexts for an e-commerce platform
class BoundedContext:
    def __init__(self, name: str, core_entities: List[str], services: List[str]):
        self.name = name
        self.core_entities = core_entities
        self.services = services
        self.interfaces = []
        self.dependencies = []
    
    def add_interface(self, interface_name: str, operations: List[str]):
        self.interfaces.append({
            'name': interface_name,
            'operations': operations
        })
    
    def add_dependency(self, context_name: str, interface_name: str):
        self.dependencies.append({
            'context': context_name,
            'interface': interface_name
        })

# User Management Bounded Context
user_management_context = BoundedContext(
    name="UserManagement",
    core_entities=["User", "UserProfile", "Authentication", "Authorization"],
    services=["UserService", "AuthenticationService", "ProfileService"]
)

user_management_context.add_interface("UserAPI", [
    "createUser", "getUserById", "updateUser", "deleteUser",
    "authenticateUser", "authorizeUser"
])

# Product Catalog Bounded Context
product_catalog_context = BoundedContext(
    name="ProductCatalog",
    core_entities=["Product", "Category", "Brand", "ProductVariant"],
    services=["ProductService", "CategoryService", "SearchService"]
)

product_catalog_context.add_interface("ProductAPI", [
    "createProduct", "getProduct", "updateProduct", "searchProducts",
    "getProductsByCategory", "getProductVariants"
])

# Order Management Bounded Context
order_management_context = BoundedContext(
    name="OrderManagement",
    core_entities=["Order", "OrderItem", "OrderStatus", "ShippingAddress"],
    services=["OrderService", "OrderProcessingService", "ShippingService"]
)

order_management_context.add_interface("OrderAPI", [
    "createOrder", "getOrder", "updateOrderStatus", "cancelOrder",
    "getOrderHistory", "trackShipment"
])

# Define dependencies between contexts
order_management_context.add_dependency("UserManagement", "UserAPI")
order_management_context.add_dependency("ProductCatalog", "ProductAPI")
order_management_context.add_dependency("PaymentProcessing", "PaymentAPI")

# Payment Processing Bounded Context
payment_context = BoundedContext(
    name="PaymentProcessing",
    core_entities=["Payment", "PaymentMethod", "Transaction", "Refund"],
    services=["PaymentService", "RefundService", "PaymentGatewayService"]
)

payment_context.add_interface("PaymentAPI", [
    "processPayment", "refundPayment", "getPaymentStatus",
    "addPaymentMethod", "getPaymentHistory"
])

class DomainServiceMapper:
    def __init__(self):
        self.contexts = {}
        self.service_map = {}
    
    def add_context(self, context: BoundedContext):
        self.contexts[context.name] = context
        
        # Map services to their contexts
        for service in context.services:
            self.service_map[service] = context.name
    
    def generate_microservices_architecture(self):
        """
        Generate microservices architecture based on bounded contexts
        """
        architecture = {
            'microservices': [],
            'api_gateway': self.design_api_gateway(),
            'inter_service_communication': self.design_communication_patterns(),
            'data_management': self.design_data_strategy()
        }
        
        for context_name, context in self.contexts.items():
            microservice = {
                'name': f"{context_name.lower()}-service",
                'bounded_context': context_name,
                'entities': context.core_entities,
                'apis': context.interfaces,
                'dependencies': context.dependencies,
                'database': f"{context_name.lower()}_db",
                'deployment_unit': f"{context_name.lower()}-service-deployment"
            }
            architecture['microservices'].append(microservice)
        
        return architecture
    
    def design_api_gateway(self):
        """Design API Gateway configuration"""
        return {
            'routes': [
                {
                    'path': '/api/users/*',
                    'service': 'user-management-service',
                    'load_balancer': 'round_robin',
                    'rate_limiting': {'requests_per_minute': 1000}
                },
                {
                    'path': '/api/products/*',
                    'service': 'product-catalog-service',
                    'load_balancer': 'least_connections',
                    'rate_limiting': {'requests_per_minute': 2000}
                },
                {
                    'path': '/api/orders/*',
                    'service': 'order-management-service',
                    'load_balancer': 'round_robin',
                    'rate_limiting': {'requests_per_minute': 500}
                },
                {
                    'path': '/api/payments/*',
                    'service': 'payment-processing-service',
                    'load_balancer': 'round_robin',
                    'rate_limiting': {'requests_per_minute': 200}
                }
            ],
            'authentication': {
                'jwt_validation': True,
                'oauth2_support': True
            },
            'monitoring': {
                'request_logging': True,
                'metrics_collection': True,
                'distributed_tracing': True
            }
        }

Event-Driven Architecture Patterns

Event Sourcing and CQRS Implementation

// Event Sourcing Implementation
class EventStore {
  constructor(database) {
    this.db = database;
    this.eventHandlers = new Map();
  }
  
  async appendEvent(streamId, event, expectedVersion) {
    const eventData = {
      streamId: streamId,
      eventType: event.constructor.name,
      eventData: JSON.stringify(event),
      eventVersion: expectedVersion + 1,
      timestamp: new Date(),
      eventId: this.generateEventId()
    };
    
    try {
      // Optimistic concurrency control
      await this.db.events.insertOne(eventData);
      
      // Publish event to event bus
      await this.publishEvent(eventData);
      
      return eventData.eventId;
    } catch (error) {
      if (error.code === 11000) { // Duplicate key error
        throw new ConcurrencyError('Stream has been modified by another process');
      }
      throw error;
    }
  }
  
  async getEvents(streamId, fromVersion = 0) {
    const events = await this.db.events
      .find({ 
        streamId: streamId, 
        eventVersion: { $gt: fromVersion } 
      })
      .sort({ eventVersion: 1 })
      .toArray();
    
    return events.map(eventData => ({
      ...JSON.parse(eventData.eventData),
      eventId: eventData.eventId,
      eventVersion: eventData.eventVersion,
      timestamp: eventData.timestamp
    }));
  }
  
  async publishEvent(eventData) {
    // Publish to message bus for other microservices
    await this.messageBus.publish('domain.events', eventData);
    
    // Trigger local event handlers
    const handlers = this.eventHandlers.get(eventData.eventType) || [];
    for (const handler of handlers) {
      try {
        await handler(eventData);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error(`Error in event handler: ${error.message}`);
        // Consider implementing retry logic or dead letter queue
      }
    }
  }
}

// CQRS Command and Query Handlers
class OrderCommandHandler {
  constructor(eventStore, orderRepository) {
    this.eventStore = eventStore;
    this.orderRepository = orderRepository;
  }
  
  async handle(command) {
    switch (command.type) {
      case 'CreateOrder':
        return await this.handleCreateOrder(command);
      case 'UpdateOrderStatus':
        return await this.handleUpdateOrderStatus(command);
      case 'CancelOrder':
        return await this.handleCancelOrder(command);
      default:
        throw new Error(`Unknown command type: ${command.type}`);
    }
  }
  
  async handleCreateOrder(command) {
    // Validate command
    await this.validateCreateOrderCommand(command);
    
    // Load current state
    const order = await this.loadOrderAggregate(command.orderId);
    
    // Execute business logic
    const events = order.createOrder(command);
    
    // Persist events
    let version = order.version;
    for (const event of events) {
      await this.eventStore.appendEvent(command.orderId, event, version);
      version++;
    }
    
    return { success: true, orderId: command.orderId };
  }
  
  async loadOrderAggregate(orderId) {
    const events = await this.eventStore.getEvents(orderId);
    const order = new OrderAggregate(orderId);
    
    for (const event of events) {
      order.applyEvent(event);
    }
    
    return order;
  }
}

class OrderQueryHandler {
  constructor(readModelDatabase) {
    this.readDb = readModelDatabase;
  }
  
  async getOrder(orderId) {
    return await this.readDb.orders.findOne({ orderId: orderId });
  }
  
  async getOrderHistory(userId) {
    return await this.readDb.orders
      .find({ userId: userId })
      .sort({ createdAt: -1 })
      .toArray();
  }
  
  async getOrdersByStatus(status) {
    return await this.readDb.orders
      .find({ status: status })
      .toArray();
  }
}

// Event Handlers for Read Model Updates
class OrderReadModelUpdater {
  constructor(readModelDatabase) {
    this.readDb = readModelDatabase;
  }
  
  async handleOrderCreated(event) {
    const orderReadModel = {
      orderId: event.orderId,
      userId: event.userId,
      items: event.items,
      total: event.total,
      status: 'Created',
      createdAt: event.timestamp,
      updatedAt: event.timestamp
    };
    
    await this.readDb.orders.insertOne(orderReadModel);
  }
  
  async handleOrderStatusUpdated(event) {
    await this.readDb.orders.updateOne(
      { orderId: event.orderId },
      { 
        $set: { 
          status: event.newStatus,
          updatedAt: event.timestamp 
        }
      }
    );
  }
  
  async handleOrderCancelled(event) {
    await this.readDb.orders.updateOne(
      { orderId: event.orderId },
      { 
        $set: { 
          status: 'Cancelled',
          cancelledAt: event.timestamp,
          cancellationReason: event.reason,
          updatedAt: event.timestamp 
        }
      }
    );
  }
}

Inter-Service Communication Patterns

Synchronous Communication

REST API Design for Microservices

// Service-to-Service REST Communication
interface ServiceClient {
  baseUrl: string;
  timeout: number;
  retryPolicy: RetryPolicy;
}

class UserServiceClient implements ServiceClient {
  baseUrl: string;
  timeout: number = 5000;
  retryPolicy: RetryPolicy;
  
  constructor(baseUrl: string) {
    this.baseUrl = baseUrl;
    this.retryPolicy = new ExponentialBackoffRetry(3, 1000);
  }
  
  async getUser(userId: string): Promise<User> {
    const response = await this.makeRequest(`/users/${userId}`, 'GET');
    return response.data as User;
  }
  
  async validateUser(userId: string): Promise<boolean> {
    try {
      const response = await this.makeRequest(`/users/${userId}/validate`, 'GET');
      return response.data.isValid;
    } catch (error) {
      if (error.status === 404) {
        return false;
      }
      throw error;
    }
  }
  
  private async makeRequest(path: string, method: string, data?: any): Promise<any> {
    const url = `${this.baseUrl}${path}`;
    
    return await this.retryPolicy.execute(async () => {
      const response = await fetch(url, {
        method,
        headers: {
          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
          'X-Service-Name': 'order-service',
          'X-Request-ID': this.generateRequestId(),
          'Authorization': await this.getServiceToken()
        },
        body: data ? JSON.stringify(data) : undefined,
        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(this.timeout)
      });
      
      if (!response.ok) {
        throw new ServiceError(
          `Service call failed: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`,
          response.status,
          await response.text()
        );
      }
      
      return response.json();
    });
  }
  
  private async getServiceToken(): Promise<string> {
    // Implement service-to-service authentication
    // Could be JWT, OAuth2 client credentials, or mutual TLS
    return 'Bearer ' + await this.tokenProvider.getToken();
  }
}

// Circuit Breaker Pattern
class CircuitBreaker {
  private state: 'CLOSED' | 'OPEN' | 'HALF_OPEN' = 'CLOSED';
  private failureCount = 0;
  private lastFailureTime?: Date;
  private successCount = 0;
  
  constructor(
    private threshold: number = 5,
    private timeout: number = 60000,
    private monitoringPeriod: number = 10000
  ) {}
  
  async call<T>(operation: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
    if (this.state === 'OPEN') {
      if (this.shouldAttemptReset()) {
        this.state = 'HALF_OPEN';
        this.successCount = 0;
      } else {
        throw new Error('Circuit breaker is OPEN');
      }
    }
    
    try {
      const result = await operation();
      this.onSuccess();
      return result;
    } catch (error) {
      this.onFailure();
      throw error;
    }
  }
  
  private onSuccess(): void {
    this.failureCount = 0;
    
    if (this.state === 'HALF_OPEN') {
      this.successCount++;
      if (this.successCount >= 3) {
        this.state = 'CLOSED';
      }
    }
  }
  
  private onFailure(): void {
    this.failureCount++;
    this.lastFailureTime = new Date();
    
    if (this.failureCount >= this.threshold) {
      this.state = 'OPEN';
    }
  }
  
  private shouldAttemptReset(): boolean {
    if (!this.lastFailureTime) return false;
    
    const timeSinceLastFailure = Date.now() - this.lastFailureTime.getTime();
    return timeSinceLastFailure >= this.timeout;
  }
}

Asynchronous Communication

Message Queue Implementation

import asyncio
import json
import aioredis
from typing import Dict, List, Callable, Any
from dataclasses import dataclass
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

@dataclass
class Message:
    id: str
    type: str
    payload: Dict[str, Any]
    headers: Dict[str, str]
    timestamp: datetime
    retry_count: int = 0
    max_retries: int = 3

class MessageBus:
    def __init__(self, redis_url: str):
        self.redis_url = redis_url
        self.redis = None
        self.handlers: Dict[str, List[Callable]] = {}
        self.dead_letter_queue = "dlq"
        
    async def connect(self):
        self.redis = await aioredis.from_url(self.redis_url)
    
    async def publish(self, topic: str, message: Dict[str, Any], headers: Dict[str, str] = None):
        """Publish message to a topic"""
        message_obj = Message(
            id=self.generate_message_id(),
            type=topic,
            payload=message,
            headers=headers or {},
            timestamp=datetime.utcnow()
        )
        
        # Store message in Redis Stream
        await self.redis.xadd(
            topic,
            {
                'message_id': message_obj.id,
                'payload': json.dumps(message_obj.payload),
                'headers': json.dumps(message_obj.headers),
                'timestamp': message_obj.timestamp.isoformat()
            }
        )
        
        # Publish to pub/sub for immediate delivery
        await self.redis.publish(f"topic:{topic}", json.dumps({
            'message_id': message_obj.id,
            'type': topic,
            'payload': message_obj.payload,
            'headers': message_obj.headers
        }))
    
    async def subscribe(self, topic: str, handler: Callable, consumer_group: str = "default"):
        """Subscribe to a topic with a message handler"""
        if topic not in self.handlers:
            self.handlers[topic] = []
        
        self.handlers[topic].append(handler)
        
        # Create consumer group if it doesn't exist
        try:
            await self.redis.xgroup_create(topic, consumer_group, id='0', mkstream=True)
        except aioredis.exceptions.ResponseError as e:
            if "BUSYGROUP" not in str(e):
                raise
        
        # Start consuming messages
        asyncio.create_task(self._consume_messages(topic, consumer_group))
    
    async def _consume_messages(self, topic: str, consumer_group: str):
        """Consume messages from Redis Stream"""
        consumer_name = f"consumer-{self.generate_consumer_id()}"
        
        while True:
            try:
                # Read messages from the stream
                messages = await self.redis.xreadgroup(
                    consumer_group,
                    consumer_name,
                    {topic: '>'},
                    count=10,
                    block=1000
                )
                
                for stream, stream_messages in messages:
                    for message_id, fields in stream_messages:
                        await self._process_message(topic, message_id, fields, consumer_group)
                        
            except Exception as e:
                print(f"Error consuming messages from {topic}: {e}")
                await asyncio.sleep(5)  # Backoff on error
    
    async def _process_message(self, topic: str, message_id: str, fields: Dict, consumer_group: str):
        """Process individual message"""
        try:
            message = Message(
                id=fields[b'message_id'].decode(),
                type=topic,
                payload=json.loads(fields[b'payload'].decode()),
                headers=json.loads(fields[b'headers'].decode()),
                timestamp=datetime.fromisoformat(fields[b'timestamp'].decode())
            )
            
            # Execute all handlers for this topic
            handlers = self.handlers.get(topic, [])
            for handler in handlers:
                try:
                    await handler(message)
                except Exception as handler_error:
                    print(f"Handler error for message {message.id}: {handler_error}")
                    await self._handle_message_failure(topic, message, consumer_group, handler_error)
                    return
            
            # Acknowledge successful processing
            await self.redis.xack(topic, consumer_group, message_id)
            
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"Error processing message {message_id}: {e}")
            # Move to dead letter queue after max retries
            await self._move_to_dead_letter_queue(topic, message_id, fields)
    
    async def _handle_message_failure(self, topic: str, message: Message, consumer_group: str, error: Exception):
        """Handle message processing failure with retry logic"""
        message.retry_count += 1
        
        if message.retry_count <= message.max_retries:
            # Schedule retry with exponential backoff
            delay = min(2 ** message.retry_count, 300)  # Max 5 minutes
            await asyncio.sleep(delay)
            
            # Re-publish message for retry
            await self.publish(topic, message.payload, message.headers)
        else:
            # Move to dead letter queue
            await self._move_to_dead_letter_queue(topic, message.id, {
                'message_id': message.id,
                'payload': json.dumps(message.payload),
                'headers': json.dumps(message.headers),
                'error': str(error),
                'retry_count': str(message.retry_count)
            })

# Saga Pattern Implementation for Distributed Transactions
class SagaOrchestrator:
    def __init__(self, message_bus: MessageBus):
        self.message_bus = message_bus
        self.saga_store = {}  # In production, use persistent storage
        
    async def start_saga(self, saga_id: str, saga_definition: Dict):
        """Start a new saga instance"""
        saga_state = {
            'saga_id': saga_id,
            'current_step': 0,
            'steps': saga_definition['steps'],
            'compensation_steps': saga_definition['compensation_steps'],
            'status': 'STARTED',
            'data': {},
            'completed_steps': [],
            'failed_step': None
        }
        
        self.saga_store[saga_id] = saga_state
        
        # Start first step
        await self._execute_next_step(saga_id)
    
    async def handle_step_completion(self, saga_id: str, step_name: str, result: Dict):
        """Handle completion of a saga step"""
        saga_state = self.saga_store.get(saga_id)
        if not saga_state:
            raise ValueError(f"Saga {saga_id} not found")
        
        # Update saga state
        saga_state['completed_steps'].append({
            'step': step_name,
            'result': result,
            'timestamp': datetime.utcnow()
        })
        saga_state['data'].update(result.get('data', {}))
        saga_state['current_step'] += 1
        
        # Check if saga is complete
        if saga_state['current_step'] >= len(saga_state['steps']):
            saga_state['status'] = 'COMPLETED'
            await self._complete_saga(saga_id)
        else:
            # Execute next step
            await self._execute_next_step(saga_id)
    
    async def handle_step_failure(self, saga_id: str, step_name: str, error: str):
        """Handle failure of a saga step"""
        saga_state = self.saga_store.get(saga_id)
        if not saga_state:
            raise ValueError(f"Saga {saga_id} not found")
        
        saga_state['status'] = 'FAILED'
        saga_state['failed_step'] = {
            'step': step_name,
            'error': error,
            'timestamp': datetime.utcnow()
        }
        
        # Start compensation process
        await self._compensate_saga(saga_id)
    
    async def _execute_next_step(self, saga_id: str):
        """Execute the next step in the saga"""
        saga_state = self.saga_store[saga_id]
        current_step_index = saga_state['current_step']
        
        if current_step_index < len(saga_state['steps']):
            step = saga_state['steps'][current_step_index]
            
            # Publish step execution command
            await self.message_bus.publish(step['service'], {
                'saga_id': saga_id,
                'step_name': step['name'],
                'command': step['command'],
                'data': saga_state['data']
            })
    
    async def _compensate_saga(self, saga_id: str):
        """Execute compensation steps in reverse order"""
        saga_state = self.saga_store[saga_id]
        
        # Execute compensation for completed steps in reverse order
        for completed_step in reversed(saga_state['completed_steps']):
            step_name = completed_step['step']
            compensation_step = next(
                (cs for cs in saga_state['compensation_steps'] if cs['for_step'] == step_name),
                None
            )
            
            if compensation_step:
                await self.message_bus.publish(compensation_step['service'], {
                    'saga_id': saga_id,
                    'compensation_command': compensation_step['command'],
                    'original_result': completed_step['result']
                })
        
        saga_state['status'] = 'COMPENSATED'

# Example usage of message-driven microservices
class OrderService:
    def __init__(self, message_bus: MessageBus):
        self.message_bus = message_bus
        
    async def initialize(self):
        # Subscribe to order-related events
        await self.message_bus.subscribe('order.create', self.handle_create_order)
        await self.message_bus.subscribe('order.update', self.handle_update_order)
        await self.message_bus.subscribe('payment.completed', self.handle_payment_completed)
        await self.message_bus.subscribe('inventory.reserved', self.handle_inventory_reserved)
    
    async def handle_create_order(self, message: Message):
        """Handle order creation request"""
        order_data = message.payload
        
        try:
            # Create order in database
            order = await self.create_order_record(order_data)
            
            # Publish order created event
            await self.message_bus.publish('order.created', {
                'order_id': order['id'],
                'user_id': order['user_id'],
                'items': order['items'],
                'total': order['total']
            })
            
            # Start saga for order processing
            saga_definition = {
                'steps': [
                    {'name': 'reserve_inventory', 'service': 'inventory.reserve', 'command': 'reserve_items'},
                    {'name': 'process_payment', 'service': 'payment.process', 'command': 'charge_customer'},
                    {'name': 'fulfill_order', 'service': 'fulfillment.process', 'command': 'ship_order'}
                ],
                'compensation_steps': [
                    {'for_step': 'reserve_inventory', 'service': 'inventory.release', 'command': 'release_reservation'},
                    {'for_step': 'process_payment', 'service': 'payment.refund', 'command': 'refund_payment'},
                    {'for_step': 'fulfill_order', 'service': 'fulfillment.cancel', 'command': 'cancel_shipment'}
                ]
            }
            
            saga_orchestrator = SagaOrchestrator(self.message_bus)
            await saga_orchestrator.start_saga(f"order-{order['id']}", saga_definition)
            
        except Exception as e:
            # Publish order creation failed event
            await self.message_bus.publish('order.creation.failed', {
                'order_data': order_data,
                'error': str(e)
            })

Data Management in Microservices

Database Per Service Pattern

Polyglot Persistence Strategy

// Database selection strategy for different microservices
class DatabaseStrategy {
  static getDatabaseConfig(serviceType, dataCharacteristics) {
    const strategies = {
      'user-management': {
        primary: 'postgresql',
        reasoning: 'ACID compliance for user data integrity',
        schema: 'relational',
        features: ['transactions', 'referential_integrity', 'complex_queries']
      },
      
      'product-catalog': {
        primary: 'elasticsearch',
        secondary: 'postgresql',
        reasoning: 'Full-text search capabilities with relational backup',
        schema: 'document_based',
        features: ['full_text_search', 'faceted_search', 'analytics']
      },
      
      'order-management': {
        primary: 'postgresql',
        reasoning: 'Transaction integrity for financial data',
        schema: 'relational',
        features: ['ACID_transactions', 'consistency', 'reporting']
      },
      
      'shopping-cart': {
        primary: 'redis',
        reasoning: 'Fast access for session-based data',
        schema: 'key_value',
        features: ['high_performance', 'ttl_support', 'pub_sub']
      },
      
      'analytics': {
        primary: 'clickhouse',
        secondary: 'mongodb',
        reasoning: 'Time-series data and analytical queries',
        schema: 'columnar',
        features: ['analytical_queries', 'compression', 'real_time_analytics']
      },
      
      'content-management': {
        primary: 'mongodb',
        reasoning: 'Flexible schema for varied content types',
        schema: 'document',
        features: ['flexible_schema', 'horizontal_scaling', 'json_support']
      }
    };
    
    return strategies[serviceType] || {
      primary: 'postgresql',
      reasoning: 'Default choice for structured data',
      schema: 'relational',
      features: ['ACID_compliance', 'mature_ecosystem']
    };
  }
}

// Data Access Layer Implementation
class DataAccessLayer {
  constructor(serviceConfig) {
    this.databases = {};
    this.initializeDatabases(serviceConfig);
  }
  
  async initializeDatabases(config) {
    // Initialize primary database
    this.databases.primary = await this.createDatabaseConnection(
      config.primary, 
      config.primary_config
    );
    
    // Initialize secondary database if specified
    if (config.secondary) {
      this.databases.secondary = await this.createDatabaseConnection(
        config.secondary, 
        config.secondary_config
      );
    }
    
    // Initialize cache if specified
    if (config.cache) {
      this.databases.cache = await this.createCacheConnection(config.cache_config);
    }
  }
  
  async createDatabaseConnection(dbType, config) {
    switch (dbType) {
      case 'postgresql':
        return new PostgreSQLAdapter(config);
      case 'mongodb':
        return new MongoDBAdapter(config);
      case 'redis':
        return new RedisAdapter(config);
      case 'elasticsearch':
        return new ElasticsearchAdapter(config);
      case 'clickhouse':
        return new ClickHouseAdapter(config);
      default:
        throw new Error(`Unsupported database type: ${dbType}`);
    }
  }
  
  // Repository pattern implementation
  createRepository(entityType) {
    switch (entityType) {
      case 'User':
        return new UserRepository(this.databases.primary);
      case 'Product':
        return new ProductRepository(this.databases.primary, this.databases.secondary);
      case 'Order':
        return new OrderRepository(this.databases.primary);
      case 'ShoppingCart':
        return new ShoppingCartRepository(this.databases.cache);
      default:
        return new GenericRepository(this.databases.primary);
    }
  }
}

// Event-driven data synchronization
class DataSynchronizationService {
  constructor(messageBus) {
    this.messageBus = messageBus;
    this.syncHandlers = new Map();
  }
  
  async synchronizeData(sourceService, targetServices, event) {
    const syncEvent = {
      sourceService: sourceService,
      eventType: event.type,
      entityId: event.entityId,
      entityType: event.entityType,
      changes: event.changes,
      timestamp: new Date(),
      targetServices: targetServices
    };
    
    // Publish synchronization event
    await this.messageBus.publish('data.sync', syncEvent);
    
    // Track synchronization status
    return await this.trackSynchronization(syncEvent);
  }
  
  async handleDataSync(syncEvent) {
    const handler = this.syncHandlers.get(syncEvent.entityType);
    
    if (handler) {
      try {
        await handler.sync(syncEvent);
        
        // Confirm successful sync
        await this.messageBus.publish('data.sync.completed', {
          syncId: syncEvent.syncId,
          targetService: process.env.SERVICE_NAME,
          status: 'completed'
        });
      } catch (error) {
        // Report sync failure
        await this.messageBus.publish('data.sync.failed', {
          syncId: syncEvent.syncId,
          targetService: process.env.SERVICE_NAME,
          error: error.message
        });
      }
    }
  }
  
  registerSyncHandler(entityType, handler) {
    this.syncHandlers.set(entityType, handler);
  }
}

Monitoring and Observability

Distributed Tracing

OpenTelemetry Implementation

import opentelemetry
from opentelemetry import trace, metrics
from opentelemetry.exporter.jaeger.thrift import JaegerExporter
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import BatchSpanProcessor
from opentelemetry.instrumentation.requests import RequestsInstrumentor
from opentelemetry.instrumentation.flask import FlaskInstrumentor
from opentelemetry.propagate import set_global_textmap
from opentelemetry.propagators.b3 import B3MultiFormat
import time
import logging

class MicroserviceObservability:
    def __init__(self, service_name: str, jaeger_endpoint: str):
        self.service_name = service_name
        self.jaeger_endpoint = jaeger_endpoint
        self.tracer = None
        self.metrics = None
        self.setup_tracing()
        self.setup_metrics()
        
    def setup_tracing(self):
        """Configure distributed tracing with Jaeger"""
        
        # Create tracer provider
        trace.set_tracer_provider(TracerProvider())
        tracer_provider = trace.get_tracer_provider()
        
        # Create Jaeger exporter
        jaeger_exporter = JaegerExporter(
            agent_host_name="jaeger",
            agent_port=6831,
            collector_endpoint=self.jaeger_endpoint,
        )
        
        # Create span processor
        span_processor = BatchSpanProcessor(jaeger_exporter)
        tracer_provider.add_span_processor(span_processor)
        
        # Set up propagation
        set_global_textmap(B3MultiFormat())
        
        # Get tracer
        self.tracer = trace.get_tracer(self.service_name)
        
        # Auto-instrument HTTP requests
        RequestsInstrumentor().instrument()
        FlaskInstrumentor().instrument()
    
    def setup_metrics(self):
        """Configure metrics collection"""
        
        # Initialize metrics
        self.metrics = {
            'request_counter': metrics.get_meter(self.service_name).create_counter(
                name="http_requests_total",
                description="Total number of HTTP requests",
                unit="1"
            ),
            'request_duration': metrics.get_meter(self.service_name).create_histogram(
                name="http_request_duration_seconds",
                description="HTTP request duration in seconds",
                unit="s"
            ),
            'error_counter': metrics.get_meter(self.service_name).create_counter(
                name="errors_total",
                description="Total number of errors",
                unit="1"
            ),
            'active_connections': metrics.get_meter(self.service_name).create_up_down_counter(
                name="active_connections",
                description="Number of active connections",
                unit="1"
            )
        }
    
    def trace_operation(self, operation_name: str):
        """Decorator for tracing operations"""
        def decorator(func):
            def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
                with self.tracer.start_as_current_span(operation_name) as span:
                    # Add common attributes
                    span.set_attribute("service.name", self.service_name)
                    span.set_attribute("operation.name", operation_name)
                    
                    start_time = time.time()
                    
                    try:
                        # Execute operation
                        result = func(*args, **kwargs)
                        
                        # Record success metrics
                        span.set_attribute("operation.status", "success")
                        span.set_status(trace.Status(trace.StatusCode.OK))
                        
                        return result
                        
                    except Exception as e:
                        # Record error
                        span.set_attribute("operation.status", "error")
                        span.set_attribute("error.message", str(e))
                        span.set_status(
                            trace.Status(
                                trace.StatusCode.ERROR, 
                                description=str(e)
                            )
                        )
                        
                        # Record error metrics
                        self.metrics['error_counter'].add(1, {
                            "service": self.service_name,
                            "operation": operation_name,
                            "error_type": type(e).__name__
                        })
                        
                        raise
                    
                    finally:
                        # Record timing metrics
                        duration = time.time() - start_time
                        self.metrics['request_duration'].record(duration, {
                            "service": self.service_name,
                            "operation": operation_name
                        })
            
            return wrapper
        return decorator
    
    def trace_inter_service_call(self, target_service: str, operation: str):
        """Create child span for inter-service calls"""
        
        span_name = f"{target_service}.{operation}"
        
        with self.tracer.start_as_current_span(span_name) as span:
            span.set_attribute("span.kind", "client")
            span.set_attribute("service.name", self.service_name)
            span.set_attribute("target.service", target_service)
            span.set_attribute("target.operation", operation)
            
            return span
    
    def create_custom_metric(self, metric_name: str, metric_type: str, description: str):
        """Create custom business metrics"""
        
        meter = metrics.get_meter(self.service_name)
        
        if metric_type == "counter":
            return meter.create_counter(
                name=metric_name,
                description=description,
                unit="1"
            )
        elif metric_type == "histogram":
            return meter.create_histogram(
                name=metric_name,
                description=description,
                unit="1"
            )
        elif metric_type == "gauge":
            return meter.create_up_down_counter(
                name=metric_name,
                description=description,
                unit="1"
            )
        else:
            raise ValueError(f"Unsupported metric type: {metric_type}")

# Business metrics for microservices
class BusinessMetrics:
    def __init__(self, observability: MicroserviceObservability):
        self.observability = observability
        self.setup_business_metrics()
    
    def setup_business_metrics(self):
        """Setup business-specific metrics"""
        
        self.business_metrics = {
            'orders_created': self.observability.create_custom_metric(
                "orders_created_total",
                "counter",
                "Total number of orders created"
            ),
            'order_value': self.observability.create_custom_metric(
                "order_value_histogram",
                "histogram",
                "Distribution of order values"
            ),
            'payment_processing_time': self.observability.create_custom_metric(
                "payment_processing_duration",
                "histogram",
                "Time taken to process payments"
            ),
            'inventory_levels': self.observability.create_custom_metric(
                "inventory_levels",
                "gauge",
                "Current inventory levels"
            ),
            'user_sessions': self.observability.create_custom_metric(
                "active_user_sessions",
                "gauge",
                "Number of active user sessions"
            )
        }
    
    def record_order_created(self, order_value: float, user_id: str):
        """Record order creation metrics"""
        
        self.business_metrics['orders_created'].add(1, {
            "user_type": self.get_user_type(user_id),
            "order_source": "web"  # Could be web, mobile, api
        })
        
        self.business_metrics['order_value'].record(order_value, {
            "currency": "USD",
            "order_source": "web"
        })
    
    def record_payment_processing(self, processing_time: float, payment_method: str, success: bool):
        """Record payment processing metrics"""
        
        self.business_metrics['payment_processing_time'].record(processing_time, {
            "payment_method": payment_method,
            "status": "success" if success else "failure"
        })
    
    def update_inventory_level(self, product_id: str, new_level: int):
        """Update inventory level metrics"""
        
        self.business_metrics['inventory_levels'].add(new_level, {
            "product_id": product_id,
            "warehouse": "main"
        })

# Health check implementation
class HealthCheckService:
    def __init__(self, dependencies: List[str]):
        self.dependencies = dependencies
        self.health_checks = {}
        self.setup_health_checks()
    
    def setup_health_checks(self):
        """Setup health checks for service dependencies"""
        
        for dependency in self.dependencies:
            self.health_checks[dependency] = {
                'status': 'unknown',
                'last_check': None,
                'response_time': None,
                'error_message': None
            }
    
    async def check_health(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Perform comprehensive health check"""
        
        overall_status = "healthy"
        checks = {}
        
        # Check database connectivity
        db_health = await self.check_database_health()
        checks['database'] = db_health
        
        if db_health['status'] != 'healthy':
            overall_status = "unhealthy"
        
        # Check external service dependencies
        for dependency in self.dependencies:
            dep_health = await self.check_dependency_health(dependency)
            checks[dependency] = dep_health
            
            if dep_health['status'] != 'healthy':
                overall_status = "degraded" if overall_status == "healthy" else "unhealthy"
        
        # Check system resources
        resource_health = await self.check_system_resources()
        checks['system_resources'] = resource_health
        
        if resource_health['status'] != 'healthy':
            overall_status = "degraded" if overall_status == "healthy" else "unhealthy"
        
        return {
            'status': overall_status,
            'timestamp': time.time(),
            'service': self.service_name,
            'version': self.service_version,
            'checks': checks
        }
    
    async def check_database_health(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Check database connectivity and performance"""
        
        start_time = time.time()
        
        try:
            # Perform simple database query
            result = await self.database.execute("SELECT 1")
            response_time = time.time() - start_time
            
            return {
                'status': 'healthy',
                'response_time': response_time,
                'last_check': time.time()
            }
            
        except Exception as e:
            return {
                'status': 'unhealthy',
                'error': str(e),
                'response_time': time.time() - start_time,
                'last_check': time.time()
            }
    
    async def check_dependency_health(self, dependency: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Check health of external service dependency"""
        
        start_time = time.time()
        
        try:
            # Make health check request to dependency
            health_endpoint = f"http://{dependency}/health"
            response = await self.http_client.get(health_endpoint, timeout=5)
            response_time = time.time() - start_time
            
            if response.status_code == 200:
                return {
                    'status': 'healthy',
                    'response_time': response_time,
                    'last_check': time.time()
                }
            else:
                return {
                    'status': 'unhealthy',
                    'error': f"HTTP {response.status_code}",
                    'response_time': response_time,
                    'last_check': time.time()
                }
                
        except Exception as e:
            return {
                'status': 'unhealthy',
                'error': str(e),
                'response_time': time.time() - start_time,
                'last_check': time.time()
            }

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