Architecture Overview - usmantahirr/infobip-notification-service GitHub Wiki

Architecture Overview

Current Architecture

The Infobip Notification Service is built with a clean, modular architecture using TypeScript and Express.js. Here's a detailed overview of the current implementation:

High-Level Architecture

graph TD
    Client[Client Applications] -->|HTTP/HTTPS| API[Express API]
    API -->|Validate| Validator[Zod Schema]
    API -->|Rate Limit| RateLimiter[Express Rate Limit]
    API -->|Log| Logger[Winston Logger]

    Validator -->|Valid Request| Service[Notification Service]
    RateLimiter -->|Within Limits| Service
    Logger -->|Log Request| Service

    Service -->|Email| EmailService[Email Service]
    Service -->|SMS| SMSService[SMS Service]

    EmailService -->|Send| Infobip[Infobip API]
    SMSService -->|Send| Infobip

    style Client fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
    style API fill:#bbf,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
    style Service fill:#bfb,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
    style Infobip fill:#fbb,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
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Component Structure

src/
├── app.ts                 # Application entry point
├── config/               # Configuration files
│   ├── config.ts        # App configuration
│   ├── logger.ts        # Winston logger setup
│   └── openapi.ts       # OpenAPI documentation
├── controllers/         # Request handlers
├── middleware/         # Express middleware
│   ├── errorHandler.ts
│   ├── rateLimiter.ts
│   ├── requestLogger.ts
│   └── security.ts
├── routes/            # API routes
├── schemas/           # Zod validation schemas
├── services/          # Business logic
│   ├── notificationService.ts
│   ├── emailService.ts
│   └── smsService.ts
└── errors/           # Custom error classes

Current Features

  1. API Layer

    • Express.js with TypeScript
    • RESTful API endpoints
    • OpenAPI/Swagger documentation
    • Request validation using Zod
    • Rate limiting
    • Security middleware (Helmet, CORS)
  2. Service Layer

    • Notification service for handling different types of notifications
    • Email service for sending emails via Infobip
    • SMS service for sending SMS via Infobip
    • Error handling and logging
  3. Security

    • API key authentication
    • Rate limiting
    • Input validation
    • Security headers (Helmet)
    • CORS configuration
  4. Monitoring & Logging

    • Winston logger
    • Request logging
    • Error logging

Recommended Improvements

1. Message Queue Integration

graph TD
    Client[Client] -->|Request| API[API]
    API -->|Queue| Redis[Redis Queue]
    Redis -->|Process| Worker[Notification Worker]
    Worker -->|Send| Infobip[Infobip API]

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    style Worker fill:#9ff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
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2. Database Integration

graph TD
    Service[Notification Service] -->|Save| DB[(PostgreSQL)]
    DB -->|Query| Service
    Service -->|Cache| Redis[(Redis Cache)]

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    style Redis fill:#ff9,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
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3. Enhanced Monitoring

graph TD
    App[Application] -->|Metrics| Prometheus[Prometheus]
    App -->|Traces| Jaeger[Jaeger]
    App -->|Logs| ELK[ELK Stack]

    Prometheus -->|Visualize| Grafana[Grafana]
    Jaeger -->|Visualize| Grafana
    ELK -->|Visualize| Kibana[Kibana]

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    style Jaeger fill:#bbf,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
    style ELK fill:#bfb,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
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Implementation Priorities

  1. High Priority

    • Message queue integration for reliable delivery
    • Database integration for notification tracking
    • Enhanced error handling and retries
  2. Medium Priority

    • Caching layer for rate limiting
    • Health check endpoints
    • Metrics collection
  3. Low Priority

    • Advanced monitoring
    • A/B testing capabilities
    • Analytics dashboard

Technical Stack

Current Stack

  • Runtime: Node.js with TypeScript
  • Framework: Express.js
  • Validation: Zod
  • Documentation: OpenAPI/Swagger
  • Logging: Winston
  • Security: Helmet, CORS
  • API: Infobip

Recommended Additions

  • Message Queue: Redis/Bull
  • Database: PostgreSQL
  • Caching: Redis
  • Monitoring: Prometheus/Grafana
  • Tracing: OpenTelemetry
  • Testing: Jest

Security Considerations

Current Implementation

  • API key authentication
  • Rate limiting
  • Input validation
  • Security headers
  • CORS configuration

Recommended Additions

  • JWT authentication
  • Request signing
  • IP whitelisting
  • Audit logging
  • Encryption at rest

Scaling Strategy

Current

  • Stateless design
  • Basic rate limiting
  • Error handling

Recommended

  • Horizontal scaling with load balancer
  • Distributed rate limiting
  • Database sharding
  • Caching strategy
  • Queue-based processing

Last updated: March 2025

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