Three Layer Cake
A maintainable architecture for an aggregation service
What is an aggregation service? An aggregation service is generally a RESTful web service that aggregates across multiple micro-services. It has a broader definition as described in Enterprise Integration Patterns but I am going to focus on using it in a micro-service context. When to use? Imagine you work at an e-commerce company that is revamping the products section of its website. The requirements state the product page needs bits of catalog, inventory, and pricing data.
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