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Employ a coarse-grained, service-based architecture (a lighter form of SOA) when microservices are not yet necessary but modular deployment is required. Use when building coarse-grained service-oriented systems.

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name architecture-paradigm-service-based
description Employ a coarse-grained, service-based architecture (a lighter form of SOA) when microservices are not yet necessary but modular deployment is required. Use when building coarse-grained service-oriented systems.
version 1.0.0
category architectural-pattern
tags architecture, service-based, soa, modular, shared-database
dependencies
tools api-gateway, service-registry, schema-management
usage_patterns paradigm-implementation, monolith-refactoring, deployment-independence
complexity medium
estimated_tokens 700

The Service-Based Architecture Paradigm

When to Employ This Paradigm

  • When teams require a degree of deployment independence but are not yet prepared for the complexity of managing numerous microservices.
  • When shared databases or large-scale systems (like ERPs) make full service autonomy unrealistic.
  • When establishing clear service contracts for partner teams or external consumers.

Adoption Steps

  1. Group Capabilities: Bundle related business functions into a small set of well-defined services, each with a designated owner.
  2. Define Service Contracts: Publish formal specifications using standards like OpenAPI or AsyncAPI, including Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and a clear versioning strategy.
  3. Control Database Schemas: Even when services share a database, assign explicit ownership for each schema or table. Gate all breaking changes through a formal review process.
  4. Establish Service Mediation: Use a service registry or an API gateway to handle routing, authentication, and observability.
  5. Plan for Evolution: Identify architectural "hotspots" that are likely candidates for being split into more granular services in the future.

Key Deliverables

  • An Architecture Decision Record (ADR) that outlines service boundaries, data ownership rules, and coordination mechanisms.
  • A suite of contract tests and consumer-driven contract tests for each service to ensure stability.
  • Runbooks that describe deployment procedures, rollback plans, and service dependencies.

Risks & Mitigations

  • Coupling Through a Shared Database:
    • Mitigation: Changes to a shared database can have cascading effects across services. Mitigate this by using database views, replication, or a formal schema deprecation schedule to manage change.
  • Architectural Degradation:
    • Mitigation: Without strong governance, this architecture can degrade into a "distributed monolith"—a monolith with the added complexity of network hops. Track coupling metrics closely and enforce strict ownership of services and data to prevent this.