Chapter 7. Making the data available
This chapter covers:
- Common communication patterns
- When to use webhooks, HTTP Long Polling, server-sent events, and WebSockets
- Use case: building a Meetup RSVP streaming API
We have come a long way through our architecture and are now ready to consider how to deliver the data to a streaming consumer. When designing this tier, we are faced with a similar problem as with the other tiers—that there are myriad technologies we can choose from and many ways we can build it. The other tiers have dealt with ingesting data, moving it around, analyzing it, and getting it ready for use. Without a doubt they all have their challenges and are fun and exciting to build, but I find the data access tier the most rewarding ...
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