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Description
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An Event Bus is a pub/sub pattern for loose coupling, where producers emit events and consumers subscribe to topics for async communication. Implemented with libraries like EventEmitter or Redis Pub/Sub.
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When to use it
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Use Event Bus when: - Decoupling microservices or modules. - Handling domain events in DDD. - Scaling async workflows. - Implementing CQRS patterns.
Pros
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- Promotes loose coupling and scalability. - Enables async processing. - Replayable events for resilience. - Simple for intra-app comms. - Integrates with queues.
Cons
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- Eventual consistency challenges. - Debugging distributed events hard. - Ordering not guaranteed. - Overhead for simple sync calls. - Schema evolution tricky.
Notes
Note: Use idempotent handlers. Version events for backward compat. Monitor with tracing.
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