Integration
How clients and services find, call, and coordinate with one another.
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pattern 38
2026-10-17·5 min read
API Gateway
Single entry point for clients.
pattern 39
2026-10-17·6 min read
Backend for Frontend (BFF)
Separate gateway per client type.
pattern 40
2026-10-17·5 min read
Choreography
Services coordinate by reacting to events.
pattern 41
2026-10-17·7 min read
Orchestration
A central coordinator directs services.
pattern 42
2026-10-17·5 min read
Publish-Subscribe
Producers publish to topics, many subscribers receive.
pattern 43
2026-10-17·6 min read
Async Request-Reply
Request on one queue, reply on another.
pattern 44
2026-10-17·6 min read
Correlation ID
One ID tracks a flow across services.
pattern 45
2026-10-17·6 min read
Anti-Corruption Layer
Translates a legacy or external model.
pattern 46
2026-10-17·7 min read
Strangler Fig
Gradually replaces a monolith.
pattern 47
2026-10-17·6 min read
Sidecar
Helper container next to a service.
pattern 48
2026-10-17·6 min read
Service Mesh
Manages service-to-service traffic.
pattern 49
2026-10-17·6 min read
Service Discovery
Services find each other dynamically.