Integration Connector
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An Integration Connector is a reusable interoperable integration component that can support system integration tasks by bridging communication protocols between source systems and target systems.
- AKA: Integration Adapter, System Connector, Integration Bridge.
- Context:
- It can typically perform Protocol Translations between heterogeneous systems through protocol converters handling data format conversion, message structure mapping, and communication pattern adaptation.
- It can typically manage Connection Lifecycles through connection pools implementing connection establishment, connection maintenance, and connection termination.
- It can typically handle Error Recoverys through resilience patterns including retry mechanisms, circuit breakers, and fallback strategys.
- It can typically implement Security Enforcements through security layers providing authentication, authorization, and encryption.
- It can typically maintain State Managements through state stores supporting session state, transaction state, and configuration state.
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- It can often provide Performance Optimizations through optimization techniques including connection pooling, request batching, and response caching.
- It can often enable Monitoring Capabilitys through observability features tracking performance metrics, error rates, and throughput statistics.
- It can often support Version Compatibilitys through compatibility layers handling protocol versions, schema evolution, and backward compatibility.
- It can often facilitate Transaction Coordinations through transaction managers ensuring data consistency, atomicity, and rollback capability.
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- It can range from being a Simple Integration Connector to being a Complex Integration Connector, depending on its functional complexity.
- It can range from being a Synchronous Integration Connector to being an Asynchronous Integration Connector, depending on its processing model.
- It can range from being a Stateless Integration Connector to being a Stateful Integration Connector, depending on its state management requirement.
- It can range from being a Point-to-Point Integration Connector to being a Hub-and-Spoke Integration Connector, depending on its architectural pattern.
- It can range from being a Generic Integration Connector to being a Domain-Specific Integration Connector, depending on its specialization level.
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- It can integrate with Integration Platform for connector deployment.
- It can connect to Service Bus for message routing.
- It can interface with API Gateway for endpoint management.
- It can communicate with Configuration Service for dynamic configuration.
- It can synchronize with Service Registry for service discovery.
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- Example(s):
- Protocol-Based Integration Connectors, such as:
- Application Integration Connectors, such as:
- Specialized Integration Connectors, such as:
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Direct API Call, which lacks abstraction layer and reusability.
- Hard-Coded Integration, which lacks configurability and flexibility.
- Manual Data Transfer, which lacks automation and systematic processing.
- See: Integration Component, Application Integration System, Enterprise Service Bus, API Adapter, Protocol Converter, Message Transformer, Service Adapter.
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