Configuration Microservice for Cloud Application Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for efficient and secure distribution of configuration information among disparate cloud applications developed using different cloud technologies and platforms, as conventional methods lack effective integration and consistency across independent applications.
Innovation Solution
A configuration microservice is introduced to store and manage configuration data in a generic format, allowing secure distribution and deployment across multiple microservices, ensuring integration and consistency by converting data to specific schemas as needed for each application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If configuration information is manually exchanged between independent cloud applications, then integration between applications is achieved, but the process is time-consuming and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a configuration service as an intermediary component that mediates between applications and configuration data. This service receives configuration information from one application, validates it, and automatically distributes it to other applications that require it, eliminating manual exchange processes and ensuring consistency across the system.
Solution Approach 2:
The configuration service performs preliminary validation and processing of configuration data before distribution. By pre-validating the configuration information against schemas and checking compatibility with target applications, the system prevents errors before they occur and reduces the time needed for configuration exchange.
2Adaptability or versatility
If configuration data is distributed across multiple independent applications, then each application can use customized configuration information, but maintaining consistency and security becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The configuration service provides universal functionality for managing configuration data across different applications. It handles multiple operations including receiving, validating, storing, and distributing configuration information to various applications, reducing the need for separate management mechanisms in each application and simplifying overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the configuration service monitors the distribution status and validates configurations at each application. This feedback loop ensures consistency by detecting and reporting issues, allowing the service to maintain secure and consistent configuration distribution across multiple applications.
3Reliability
If manual configuration exchange is used between applications, then security control is maintained, but the process is inefficient and prone to human error
Solution Approach 1:
The configuration service enables self-service configuration distribution where applications automatically request and receive configuration data from the service without manual intervention. The service autonomously validates, processes, and distributes configuration information while maintaining security controls, significantly improving efficiency while preserving reliability through automated security checks.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods of a configuration distribution microservice include reception of a first data structure comprising first configuration data of a first type and associated with a first tenant of a first microservice, determination of one or more other microservices associated with the first tenant and the first type of configuration data, and transmission of an instruction to the determined one or more other microservices to deploy the first configuration data.