CLAIM Architecture – High Level Design
(HLD)
To implement the Claim approach using a microservices architecture,
you can decompose the solution into distinct services that work together
to parse Docker Compose and Dockerfiles, apply heuristics, and handle
microservice identification efficiently. Here's how you can structure the
microservices and their responsibilities:
1. Service Decomposition for the Claim Approach
You can break down the Claim approach into the following microservices:
A. File Parser Service
This service is responsible for parsing Docker Compose and Dockerfile
configurations. It should return relevant service definitions (images, build
information, etc.) for further processing.
Input: Repository path or file paths.
Output: Parsed service information.
B. Heuristic Microservice Identifier
This service applies heuristics to identify which Docker services are
microservices (based on source code copied, infrastructure keywords,
etc.).
Input: Service information from the File Parser Service.
Output: Identified microservices.
C. Repository Miner Service
This service is responsible for fetching repositories (e.g., from GitHub),
cloning them, and passing the repository information to the File Parser
Service.
Input: Repository URL.
Output: Parsed files or Docker Compose files passed to File Parser
Service.
D. Metadata Storage Service
This service stores information about analyzed repositories, microservices,
and their metadata in a database. It provides APIs to query the results of
the analysis.
Input: Analysis data (e.g., identified microservices, execution time).
Output: Queryable data for users or other microservices.
E. User Interface / API Gateway
The entry point for users, which provides an interface to input repository
URLs, view analysis results, and trigger the Claim process. This can be a
web UI or a RESTful API.
2. Microservice Architecture Diagram
+------------------------------------+
| User Interface/API Gateway |
+----------------+-------------------+
|
+----------------v-------------------+
| Repository Miner Service |
+----------------+-------------------+
|
+----------------v-------------------+
| File Parser Service |
+----------------+-------------------+
|
+----------------v-------------------+
| Heuristic Microservice Identifier |
+----------------+-------------------+
|
+----------------v-------------------+
| Metadata Storage Service |
3. Technology Stack
You can implement each microservice in a technology best suited for its
task. Below is a suggested tech stack:
A. File Parser Service
Language: Python or Go (Python for yaml parsing and Dockerfile
logic).
Communication: REST API (FastAPI/Flask for Python or Go for
performance).
Libraries: PyYAML (for parsing docker-compose.yml), custom
Dockerfile parser.
B. Heuristic Microservice Identifier
Language: Python or Node.js.
Communication: REST API.
Logic: Implement heuristic rules and conditions for microservice
identification.
C. Repository Miner Service
Language: Python.
Task: Clone and fetch repositories.
Libraries: GitPython for interacting with Git repositories.
D. Metadata Storage Service
Database: MongoDB or PostgreSQL.
API: Flask or FastAPI (Python) for storing and retrieving analysis
results.
E. User Interface / API Gateway
Frontend: React.js or Vue.js for the web UI.
Backend: Express.js or Flask.
API Gateway: Handle user requests, route them to the relevant
services, and return results.
4. Inter-service Communication
REST APIs: Each microservice should expose a REST API for
communication. The API Gateway will route requests to these
services.
Message Queue: You can use RabbitMQ or Kafka for queuing tasks
between services (for asynchronous processing, especially for large
repositories).
5. Dockerize Each Microservice
For each microservice, create a Dockerfile to containerize the application.
You can use Docker Compose to orchestrate and deploy all services
together.
Example Dockerfile for File Parser Service (Python):
Dockerfile
FROM python:3.9-slim
WORKDIR /app
COPY . /app
RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
CMD ["python", "file_parser.py"]
Example Docker Compose (docker-compose.yml):
version: '3'
services:
repository-miner:
build: ./repository_miner
ports:
- "5001:5001"
file-parser:
build: ./file_parser
ports:
- "5002:5002"
heuristic-identifier:
build: ./heuristic_identifier
ports:
- "5003:5003"
metadata-storage:
image: mongo
ports:
- "27017:27017"
api-gateway:
build: ./api_gateway
ports:
- "5000:5000"
6. Workflow Example
1. The user requests microservice identification by entering a
repository URL in the User Interface/API Gateway.
2. The API Gateway sends the request to the Repository Miner
Service, which clones the repository.
3. The Repository Miner Service passes the Docker Compose and
Dockerfile paths to the File Parser Service.
4. The File Parser Service extracts the relevant services and passes
them to the Heuristic Microservice Identifier.
5. The Heuristic Microservice Identifier applies rules and identifies
microservices, then stores the results in the Metadata Storage
Service.
6. The API Gateway retrieves the results from the Metadata
Storage Service and displays them to the user.
7. Scaling and Deployment
Kubernetes: Deploy the microservices on a Kubernetes cluster for
scalability and fault tolerance.
CI/CD Pipeline: Set up continuous integration and deployment
pipelines to build and deploy Docker images automatically.
