message-driven architecture
nounUK /ˈmɛsɪdʒ ˈdrɪvən ˈɑːkɪtɛktʃə/
US /ˈmɛsɪdʒ ˈdrɪvən ˈɑrkəˌtɛktʃər/
A way to build computer programs where the parts talk to each other by sending little notes.
The team chose message-driven architecture so their services could keep working even when one part was busy.
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2. A software design style where components communicate through messages instead of direct calls.
Message-driven architecture decouples the sender from the receiver.
3. An approach in distributed systems that uses queues to handle tasks reliably.
With message-driven architecture, failed jobs can be retried from the queue.
4. A pattern for integrating applications by exchanging structured messages.
Their legacy systems were connected using message-driven architecture.