An Abstraction for Stateful Application Frameworks in Microservices

Explore a high-level abstraction for developing frameworks for stateful applications in microservice architectures. Learn about common challenges faced by framework developers, including offer management, custom executor implementation, state maintenance, and endpoint exposure. Discover a proposed solution that simplifies framework development for various stateful workloads such as databases, in-memory caches, and key-value stores. Gain insights into handling different architectural patterns, including traditional Active-Passive and modern Active-Active configurations. Examine the importance of persistence and discoverable endpoints in stateful applications. Witness a prototype demonstration of this abstraction, showcasing its potential to streamline the development process for frameworks supporting diverse stateful workloads.