System Architecture

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A well-designed architecture ensures maintainability, performance, and extensibility. <h3 id="geodes-architectural-principles" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Geode&rsquo;s Architectural Principles <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="geodes-architectural-principles" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Geodes Architectural Principles"> Share link </button> </h3> <h4 id="layered-architecture" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Layered Architecture <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="layered-architecture" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Layered Architecture"> Share link </button> </h4>Geode implements a clean separation of concerns across multiple layers: Presentation Layer - Protocol handlers and client interfaces Application Layer - Query processing and transaction management Domain Layer - Graph model and GQL semantics Infrastructure Layer - Storage, networking, and system services This layered approach enables independent evolution of components while maintaining clear boundaries and dependencies. <h4 id="component-based-design" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Component-Based Design <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="component-based-design" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Component-Based Design"> Share link </button> </h4>Geode’s architecture is built around well-defined, loosely coupled components: <ul> <li>Query Engine - Parses, optimizes, and executes GQL queries</li> <li>Storage Engine - Manages persistent graph data structures</li> <li>Transaction Manager - Ensures ACID properties</li> <li>Security Manager - Enforces authentication and authorization</li> <li>Network Layer - Handles QUIC/TLS communication</li> </ul> Each component has clearly defined interfaces, making the system modular and testable. <h3 id="core-architectural-patterns" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Core Architectural Patterns <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="core-architectural-patterns" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Core Architectural Patterns"> Share link </button> </h3> <h4 id="event-driven-architecture" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Event-Driven Architecture <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="event-driven-architecture" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Event-Driven Architecture"> Share link </button> </h4>Geode uses event-driven patterns for asynchronous operations: <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-gql" data-lang="gql">// Change Data Capture triggers events CREATE TRIGGER user_changes ON GRAPH social FOR INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE EXECUTE NOTIFY 'user_events'; </code></pre></div>Events flow through the system without tight coupling between producers and consumers. <h4 id="command-query-responsibility-segregation-cqrs" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS) <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="command-query-responsibility-segregation-cqrs" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS)"> Share link </button> </h4>Geode separates read and write operations: Write Path - Optimized for consistency and durability Read Path - Optimized for query performance and caching This separation allows independent scaling and optimization of each path. <h4 id="repository-pattern" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Repository Pattern <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="repository-pattern" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Repository Pattern"> Share link </button> </h4>Data access is abstracted through repository interfaces: <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-zig" data-lang="zig">pub const GraphRepository = struct { pub fn findNodes(self: *Self, pattern: NodePattern) ![]Node pub fn createNode(self: *Self, labels: []Label, props: Properties) !Node pub fn deleteNode(self: *Self, id: NodeId) !void }; </code></pre></div>Repositories provide a clean abstraction over storage details. <h3 id="distributed-architecture" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Distributed Architecture <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="distributed-architecture" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Distributed Architecture"> Share link </button> </h3> <h4 id="sharding-strategy" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Sharding Strategy <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="sharding-strategy" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Sharding Strategy"> Share link </button> </h4>Geode supports horizontal partitioning of graph data: Hash-Based Sharding - Distribute nodes by property hash Range-Based Sharding - Partition by property ranges Graph-Aware Sharding - Co-locate connected subgraphs <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-gql" data-lang="gql">-- Configure sharding for a graph property type CREATE GRAPH TYPE social_network ( Person LABEL ( id STRING SHARD KEY, created DATETIME ) ) SHARD BY HASH(Person.id) SHARDS 16; </code></pre></div> <h4 id="replication-model" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Replication Model <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="replication-model" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Replication Model"> Share link </button> </h4>Geode implements multi-master replication: Synchronous Replication - Strong consistency for critical data Asynchronous Replication - Higher throughput for read replicas Conflict Resolution - Last-write-wins with vector clocks <h4 id="service-mesh-integration" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Service Mesh Integration <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="service-mesh-integration" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Service Mesh Integration"> Share link </button> </h4>For distributed deployments, Geode integrates with service meshes: <ul> <li>Load Balancing - Client-side and server-side balancing</li> <li>Service Discovery - Dynamic endpoint registration</li> <li>Circuit Breaking - Fault isolation and recovery</li> <li>Observability - Distributed tracing and metrics</li> </ul> <h3 id="storage-architecture" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Storage Architecture <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="storage-architecture" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Storage Architecture"> Share link </button> </h3> <h4 id="multi-layer-storage" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Multi-Layer Storage <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="multi-layer-storage" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Multi-Layer Storage"> Share link </button> </h4>Geode implements a tiered storage architecture: Hot Tier - In-memory cache for active data Warm Tier - SSD storage for recent data Cold Tier - Object storage for archival data Data moves between tiers based on access patterns and policies. <h4 id="write-ahead-log-wal" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Write-Ahead Log (WAL) <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="write-ahead-log-wal" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Write-Ahead Log (WAL)"> Share link </button> </h4>All mutations are logged before execution: <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback">WAL Entry: - Transaction ID - Operation Type (INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE) - Before Image (for rollback) - After Image (for replay) - Timestamp - Checksum </code></pre></div>The WAL enables crash recovery and replication. <h4 id="index-architecture" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Index Architecture <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="index-architecture" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Index Architecture"> Share link </button> </h4>Geode maintains multiple index types: Primary Index - B-tree for node/edge lookup by ID Property Index - Hash/B-tree for property-based queries Full-Text Index - Inverted index for text search Spatial Index - R-tree for geospatial queries Indexes are automatically maintained as data changes. <h3 id="query-processing-architecture" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Query Processing Architecture <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="query-processing-architecture" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Query Processing Architecture"> Share link </button> </h3> <h4 id="query-pipeline" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Query Pipeline <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="query-pipeline" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Query Pipeline"> Share link </button> </h4>Queries flow through a multi-stage pipeline: <ol> <li>Parsing - Convert GQL text to AST</li> <li>Validation - Check syntax and semantics</li> <li>Planning - Generate logical query plan</li> <li>Optimization - Apply cost-based transformations</li> <li>Execution - Run optimized physical plan</li> <li>Result Formatting - Convert to wire format</li> </ol> Each stage is independently testable and optimizable. <h4 id="execution-engine" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Execution Engine <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="execution-engine" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Execution Engine"> Share link </button> </h4>Geode uses a vectorized execution model: Batch Processing - Process rows in batches (1000-10000) Column-Oriented - Operate on columns for better cache locality SIMD Operations - Leverage CPU vector instructions This architecture maximizes throughput for analytical queries. <h4 id="caching-strategy" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Caching Strategy <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="caching-strategy" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Caching Strategy"> Share link </button> </h4>Multi-level caching improves performance: Query Result Cache - Cache complete query results Plan Cache - Reuse compiled query plans Metadata Cache - Cache schema and statistics Data Cache - Cache frequently accessed nodes/edges Caches use LRU eviction with size and TTL limits. <h3 id="security-architecture" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Security Architecture <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="security-architecture" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Security Architecture"> Share link </button> </h3> <h4 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</button> </h4>Every request is traced end-to-end: Trace Context - Propagated across service boundaries Span Details - Timing, tags, logs for each operation Sampling - Configurable sampling rates Traces integrate with OpenTelemetry-compatible systems. <h3 id="scalability-architecture" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Scalability Architecture <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="scalability-architecture" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Scalability Architecture"> Share link </button> </h3> <h4 id="horizontal-scaling" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Horizontal Scaling <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="horizontal-scaling" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Horizontal Scaling"> Share link </button> </h4>Geode scales out by adding nodes: Read Scaling - Add read replicas for query workloads Write Scaling - Shard data across multiple masters Compute Scaling - Add query execution nodes Scaling is transparent to clients. <h4 id="vertical-scaling" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Vertical Scaling <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="vertical-scaling" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Vertical Scaling"> Share link </button> </h4>Geode efficiently uses resources on larger machines: Parallel Execution - Leverage all CPU cores Memory Management - Efficient allocation and caching Disk I/O - Asynchronous, batched operations <h3 id="best-practices" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Best Practices <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none 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loss - Reduced head-of-line blocking </code></pre></div> <h4 id="component-boundaries" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Component Boundaries <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="component-boundaries" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Component Boundaries"> Share link </button> </h4>Define clear interfaces between components: <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-zig" data-lang="zig">// Well-defined component interface pub const StorageEngine = struct { pub const Interface = struct { allocator: Allocator, vtable: *const VTable, pub const VTable = struct { read: *const fn(*Interface, NodeId) !Node, write: *const fn(*Interface, Node) !void, }; }; }; </code></pre></div> <h4 id="dependency-management" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Dependency Management <button 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<li>Asynchronous processing</li> </ul> <h4 id="throughput-optimization" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Throughput Optimization <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="throughput-optimization" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Throughput Optimization"> Share link </button> </h4>Maximize system throughput via: <ul> <li>Batch processing</li> <li>Parallel execution</li> <li>Efficient serialization</li> <li>Resource pooling</li> </ul> <h4 id="resource-management" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Resource Management <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="resource-management" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Resource Management"> Share link </button> </h4>Manage system resources 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interruption: <ol> <li>Rolling Updates - Gradually replace instances</li> <li>Blue-Green Deployment - Switch traffic between environments</li> <li>Canary Releases - Gradually increase traffic to new version</li> </ol> <h4 id="schema-evolution" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Schema Evolution <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="schema-evolution" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Schema Evolution"> Share link </button> </h4>Evolve schemas without breaking existing clients: <ul> <li>Additive changes (new optional fields)</li> <li>Backward-compatible transformations</li> <li>Versioned APIs with deprecation cycles</li> </ul> <h3 id="related-topics" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Related Topics <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 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d-flex align-items-center group"> Microservices Integration <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="microservices-integration" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Microservices Integration"> Share link </button> </h4>Integrate Geode into microservices architecture: <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-yaml" data-lang="yaml"># Docker Compose for microservices + Geode version: '3.8' services: geode: image: geodedb/geode:latest ports: - "3141:3141" environment: - GEODE_CLUSTER_MODE=standalone - GEODE_MEMORY_LIMIT=4G volumes: - geode-data:/data networks: - backend api-gateway: image: myapp/api-gateway ports: - "8080:8080" environment: - GEODE_URL=geode:3141 depends_on: - geode networks: - backend - frontend user-service: image: myapp/user-service environment: - GEODE_URL=geode:3141 depends_on: - geode networks: - backend product-service: image: myapp/product-service environment: - GEODE_URL=geode:3141 depends_on: - geode networks: - backend networks: frontend: backend: volumes: geode-data: </code></pre></div> <h4 id="event-driven-microservices" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Event-Driven Microservices <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="event-driven-microservices" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Event-Driven Microservices"> Share link </button> </h4>Use Geode with event streaming: <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-python" data-lang="python">from geode_client import Client, open_database from kafka import KafkaProducer, KafkaConsumer class EventDrivenService: def __init__(self, geode_url, kafka_brokers): self.geode = open_database(geode_url) self.producer = KafkaProducer(bootstrap_servers=kafka_brokers) self.consumer = KafkaConsumer('geode-events', bootstrap_servers=kafka_brokers) async def process_events(self): """Process events from Kafka and update Geode""" async with self.geode.connection() as conn: async for message in self.consumer: event = json.loads(message.value) # Update graph based on event if event['type'] == 'UserCreated': await conn.execute(""" CREATE (u:User { id: $id, name: $name, created_at: datetime() }) """, event['data']) elif event['type'] == 'FriendshipCreated': await conn.execute(""" MATCH (a:User {id: $user1}), (b:User {id: $user2}) CREATE (a)-[:FRIENDS_WITH {since: datetime()}]->(b) """, event['data']) async def publish_graph_changes(self): """Publish Geode changes to Kafka""" last_seen = "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z" async with self.geode.connection() as conn: while True: result, _ = await conn.query( """ MATCH (e:ChangeLog) WHERE e.emitted_at > $since RETURN e.operation AS operation, e.entity_type AS entity_type, e.after AS after, e.emitted_at AS emitted_at ORDER BY emitted_at """, {"since": last_seen}, ) for row in result.rows: self.producer.send('graph-changes', json.dumps({ 'type': row["operation"].raw_value, 'entity': row["entity_type"].raw_value, 'data': row["after"].raw_value, 'timestamp': row["emitted_at"].raw_value }).encode()) last_seen = row["emitted_at"].raw_value </code></pre></div> <h4 id="api-gateway-pattern" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> API Gateway Pattern <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="api-gateway-pattern" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: API Gateway Pattern"> Share link </button> </h4>Centralized API layer for Geode: <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-python" data-lang="python">from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, Depends from geode_client import Client from pydantic import BaseModel app = FastAPI() class UserCreate(BaseModel): name: str email: str class FriendshipCreate(BaseModel): user1_id: str user2_id: str async def get_geode_client(): client = Client(host="geode", port=3141) async with client.connection() as conn: yield client @app.post("/users") async def create_user(user: UserCreate, client=Depends(get_geode_client)): """Create new user""" result, _ = await conn.query(""" CREATE (u:User { id: randomUUID(), name: $name, email: $email, created_at: datetime() }) RETURN u.id as user_id """, {"name": user.name, "email": user.email}) return {"user_id": result.rows[0]['user_id']} @app.get("/users/{user_id}/friends") async def get_friends(user_id: str, client=Depends(get_geode_client)): """Get user's friends""" result, _ = await conn.query(""" MATCH (u:User {id: $id})-[:FRIENDS_WITH]-(friend:User) RETURN friend.id, friend.name, friend.email """, {"id": user_id}) return {"friends": [dict(r) for r in result]} @app.post("/friendships") async def create_friendship( friendship: FriendshipCreate, client=Depends(get_geode_client) ): """Create friendship between users""" await conn.execute(""" MATCH (a:User {id: $user1}), (b:User {id: $user2}) CREATE (a)-[:FRIENDS_WITH {since: datetime()}]->(b) """, {"user1": friendship.user1_id, "user2": friendship.user2_id}) return {"status": "created"} </code></pre></div> <h3 id="performance-architecture" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Performance Architecture <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="performance-architecture" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Performance Architecture"> Share link </button> </h3> <h4 id="caching-layers" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Caching Layers <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 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get_user_friends_count(self, user_id): """Get friend count with caching""" result = await self.geode.execute(""" MATCH (u:User {id: $id})-[:FRIENDS_WITH]-(friend) RETURN COUNT(friend) as count """, {"id": user_id}) return result.rows[0]['count'] </code></pre></div> <h4 id="query-result-streaming" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Query Result Streaming <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="query-result-streaming" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Query Result Streaming"> Share link </button> </h4>Memory-efficient large result handling: <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-python" data-lang="python">async def stream_large_dataset(client, batch_size=1000): """Stream large result sets without loading into memory""" offset = 0 while True: batch, _ = await client.query(""" MATCH (n:Node) RETURN n ORDER BY n.id SKIP $offset LIMIT $limit """, {"offset": offset, "limit": batch_size}) if not batch: break # Process batch for row in batch: yield row offset += batch_size # Usage async for node in stream_large_dataset(client): process_node(node) </code></pre></div> <h4 id="partitioning-strategy" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Partitioning Strategy <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="partitioning-strategy" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Partitioning Strategy"> Share link </button> </h4>Horizontal scaling through sharding: <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-python" data-lang="python">class ShardedClient: def __init__(self, shard_configs): self.shards = [ Client(config['url']) for config in shard_configs ] def get_shard(self, key): """Determine shard for key using consistent hashing""" shard_index = hash(key) % len(self.shards) return self.shards[shard_index] async def get_user(self, user_id): """Get user from appropriate shard""" shard = self.get_shard(user_id) result, _ = await shard.query(""" MATCH (u:User {id: $id}) RETURN u """, {"id": user_id}) return result.rows[0]['u'] if result else None async def create_user(self, user_id, name, email): """Create user in appropriate shard""" shard = self.get_shard(user_id) await shard.execute(""" CREATE (u:User { id: $id, name: $name, email: $email }) """, {"id": user_id, "name": name, "email": email}) </code></pre></div> <h3 id="deployment-architectures" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Deployment Architectures <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="deployment-architectures" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Deployment Architectures"> Share link </button> </h3> <h4 id="kubernetes-deployment" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Kubernetes Deployment <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="kubernetes-deployment" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Kubernetes Deployment"> Share link </button> </h4>Production-grade Kubernetes configuration: <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-yaml" data-lang="yaml"># geode-statefulset.yaml apiVersion: apps/v1 kind: StatefulSet metadata: name: geode spec: serviceName: geode replicas: 3 selector: matchLabels: app: geode template: metadata: labels: app: geode spec: containers: - name: geode image: geodedb/geode:0.2.18 ports: - containerPort: 3141 name: client - containerPort: 7687 name: cluster env: - name: GEODE_CLUSTER_MODE value: "cluster" - name: GEODE_NODE_ID valueFrom: fieldRef: fieldPath: metadata.name - name: GEODE_CLUSTER_PEERS value: "geode-0.geode:7687,geode-1.geode:7687,geode-2.geode:7687" volumeMounts: - name: data mountPath: /data resources: requests: memory: "4Gi" cpu: "2" limits: memory: "8Gi" cpu: "4" livenessProbe: httpGet: path: /health port: 3141 initialDelaySeconds: 30 periodSeconds: 10 readinessProbe: httpGet: path: /ready port: 3141 initialDelaySeconds: 10 periodSeconds: 5 volumeClaimTemplates: - metadata: name: data spec: accessModes: ["ReadWriteOnce"] resources: requests: storage: 100Gi storageClassName: fast-ssd </code></pre></div> <h4 id="serverless-architecture" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Serverless Architecture <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="serverless-architecture" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Serverless Architecture"> Share link </button> </h4>Run Geode queries from serverless functions: <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-python" data-lang="python"># AWS Lambda handler import json from geode_client import Client # Reuse connection across invocations geode_client = None def lambda_handler(event, context): global geode_client # Initialize connection (reused across warm starts) if geode_client is None: geode_client = Client( os.environ['GEODE_URL'], connection_pool_size=1 ) # Extract query from event query = event['query'] params = event.get('params', {}) # Execute query result = geode_client.execute(query, params) return { 'statusCode': 200, 'body': json.dumps({ 'results': [dict(r) for r in result] }) } </code></pre></div> <h3 id="security-architecture-patterns" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Security Architecture Patterns <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" 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async with self.client.connection() as conn: await conn.begin() try: # Set user context for RLS await conn.execute( """ SET app.user_id = $user_id; SET app.tenant_id = $tenant_id; SET app.roles = $roles; """, { "user_id": user_context["user_id"], "tenant_id": user_context["tenant_id"], "roles": json.dumps(user_context["roles"]), }, ) # Execute query (RLS policies auto-applied) result, _ = await conn.query(query, params) await conn.commit() return result.rows except Exception: await conn.rollback() raise </code></pre></div> <h4 id="audit-logging-architecture" class="position-relative d-flex align-items-center group"> Audit Logging Architecture <button type="button" class="h-share btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none link-secondary opacity-50 hover-opacity-100 transition-all ms-1" data-share-target="audit-logging-architecture" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="Share link: Audit Logging Architecture"> Share link </button> </h4>Comprehensive audit trail: <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-python" data-lang="python">class AuditedClient: def __init__(self, client, audit_logger): self.client = client self.audit = audit_logger async def execute(self, query, params=None, user_id=None): """Execute query with audit logging""" start_time = time.time() try: result, _ = await self.client.query(query, params) # Log successful execution await self.audit.log({ 'timestamp': datetime.now().isoformat(), 'user_id': user_id, 'query': query, 'params': params, 'status': 'success', 'duration_ms': (time.time() - start_time) * 1000, 'rows_returned': len(result.rows) }) return result except Exception as e: # Log failed execution await self.audit.log({ 'timestamp': datetime.now().isoformat(), 'user_id': user_id, 'query': query, 'params': params, 'status': 'error', 'error': str(e), 'duration_ms': (time.time() - start_time) * 1000 }) raise </code></pre></div>Browse the tagged content below to discover comprehensive architecture documentation, 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