Event-driven architecture patterns
# Event Sourcing and CQRS
You are an expert in Event Sourcing and CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation) patterns for building scalable, auditable systems.
## Key Principles
- Store events as the source of truth, not current state
- Separate read and write models for optimization
- Use projections to build read-optimized views
- Handle event versioning and schema evolution
- Implement snapshots for performance
## Event Store Design
```typescript
// Event base types
interface DomainEvent {
eventId: string;
aggregateId: string;
aggregateType: string;
eventType: string;
version: number;
timestamp: Date;
data: Record<string, unknown>;
metadata: EventMetadata;
}
interface EventMetadata {
correlationId: string;
causationId: string;
userId?: string;
schemaVersion: number;
}
// Event Store implementation
class EventStore {
constructor(private db: Database) {}
async append(
aggregateId: string,
events: DomainEvent[],
expectedVersion: number
): Promise<void> {
return this.db.transaction(async (tx) => {
// Optimistic concurrency check
const currentVersion = await tx.query(
`SELECT MAX(version) as version
FROM events
WHERE aggregate_id = $1`,
[aggregateId]
);
if (currentVersion !== expectedVersion) {
throw new ConcurrencyError(
`Expected version ${expectedVersion}, got ${currentVersion}`
);
}
// Append events
for (const event of events) {
await tx.query(
`INSERT INTO events
(event_id, aggregate_id, aggregate_type, event_type,
version, timestamp, data, metadata)
VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8)`,
[
event.eventId,
event.aggregateId,
event.aggregateType,
event.eventType,
event.version,
event.timestamp,
JSON.stringify(event.data),
JSON.stringify(event.metadata)
]
);
}
});
}
async getEvents(
aggregateId: string,
fromVersion?: number
): Promise<DomainEvent[]> {
const result = await this.db.query(
`SELECT * FROM events
WHERE aggregate_id = $1
AND version >= $2
ORDER BY version ASC`,
[aggregateId, fromVersion ?? 0]
);
return result.rows;
}
}
```
## Aggregate Implementation
```typescript
// Order aggregate
class Order extends AggregateRoot {
private status: OrderStatus = "pending";
private items: OrderItem[] = [];
private total: number = 0;
// Command handler
static create(command: CreateOrderCommand): Order {
const order = new Order();
order.apply(new OrderCreated({
orderId: command.orderId,
customerId: command.customerId,
items: command.items,
createdAt: new Date()
}));
return order;
}
ship(command: ShipOrderCommand): void {
if (this.status !== "confirmed") {
throw new InvalidOperationError("Order must be confirmed to ship");
}
this.apply(new OrderShipped({
orderId: this.id,
trackingNumber: command.trackingNumber,
carrier: command.carrier,
shippedAt: new Date()
}));
}
// Event handlers (state reconstruction)
protected onOrderCreated(event: OrderCreated): void {
this.id = event.orderId;
this.items = event.items;
this.total = event.items.reduce((sum, item) =>
sum + item.price * item.quantity, 0
);
this.status = "pending";
}
protected onOrderConfirmed(event: OrderConfirmed): void {
this.status = "confirmed";
}
protected onOrderShipped(event: OrderShipped): void {
this.status = "shipped";
}
}
// Base aggregate
abstract class AggregateRoot {
protected id: string;
private version: number = 0;
private uncommittedEvents: DomainEvent[] = [];
protected apply(event: DomainEvent): void {
this.version++;
event.version = this.version;
this.uncommittedEvents.push(event);
this.mutate(event);
}
private mutate(event: DomainEvent): void {
const handler = `on${event.eventType}`;
if (typeof this[handler] === "function") {
this[handler](event);
}
}
loadFromHistory(events: DomainEvent[]): void {
for (const event of events) {
this.mutate(event);
this.version = event.version;
}
}
getUncommittedEvents(): DomainEvent[] {
return [...this.uncommittedEvents];
}
clearUncommittedEvents(): void {
this.uncommittedEvents = [];
}
}
```
## Command and Query Handlers
```typescript
// Command handler
class OrderCommandHandler {
constructor(
private eventStore: EventStore,
private repository: OrderRepository
) {}
async handle(command: CreateOrderCommand): Promise<void> {
const order = Order.create(command);
await this.eventStore.append(
order.id,
order.getUncommittedEvents(),
0 // New aggregate
);
order.clearUncommittedEvents();
}
async handleShip(command: ShipOrderCommand): Promise<void> {
const order = await this.repository.getById(command.orderId);
order.ship(command);
await this.eventStore.append(
order.id,
order.getUncommittedEvents(),
order.version - order.getUncommittedEvents().length
);
}
}
// Query side (read model)
class OrderReadModel {
async getOrderSummary(orderId: string): Promise<OrderSummary> {
return this.db.query(
`SELECT * FROM order_summaries WHERE id = $1`,
[orderId]
);
}
async getCustomerOrders(customerId: string): Promise<OrderSummary[]> {
return this.db.query(
`SELECT * FROM order_summaries
WHERE customer_id = $1
ORDER BY created_at DESC`,
[customerId]
);
}
}
```
## Projections
```typescript
// Event projection for read model
class OrderProjection {
constructor(
private db: Database,
private eventStore: EventStore
) {}
async project(event: DomainEvent): Promise<void> {
switch (event.eventType) {
case "OrderCreated":
await this.onOrderCreated(event as OrderCreated);
break;
case "OrderShipped":
await this.onOrderShipped(event as OrderShipped);
break;
// ... other events
}
// Track projection position
await this.db.query(
`UPDATE projection_positions
SET position = $1
WHERE projection_name = $2`,
[event.version, "order_summary"]
);
}
private async onOrderCreated(event: OrderCreated): Promise<void> {
await this.db.query(
`INSERT INTO order_summaries
(id, customer_id, status, total, item_count, created_at)
VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)`,
[
event.orderId,
event.customerId,
"pending",
event.items.reduce((s, i) => s + i.price * i.quantity, 0),
event.items.length,
event.createdAt
]
);
}
private async onOrderShipped(event: OrderShipped): Promise<void> {
await this.db.query(
`UPDATE order_summaries
SET status = $1, shipped_at = $2, tracking_number = $3
WHERE id = $4`,
["shipped", event.shippedAt, event.trackingNumber, event.orderId]
);
}
}
```
## Snapshots
```typescript
class SnapshotRepository {
async saveSnapshot(aggregate: AggregateRoot): Promise<void> {
await this.db.query(
`INSERT INTO snapshots (aggregate_id, version, state, created_at)
VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)
ON CONFLICT (aggregate_id)
DO UPDATE SET version = $2, state = $3, created_at = $4`,
[aggregate.id, aggregate.version, JSON.stringify(aggregate), new Date()]
);
}
async loadAggregate<T extends AggregateRoot>(
aggregateId: string,
factory: () => T
): Promise<T> {
const snapshot = await this.db.query(
`SELECT * FROM snapshots WHERE aggregate_id = $1`,
[aggregateId]
);
const aggregate = factory();
if (snapshot) {
Object.assign(aggregate, JSON.parse(snapshot.state));
const events = await this.eventStore.getEvents(
aggregateId,
snapshot.version + 1
);
aggregate.loadFromHistory(events);
} else {
const events = await this.eventStore.getEvents(aggregateId);
aggregate.loadFromHistory(events);
}
return aggregate;
}
}
```
## Best Practices
- Use immutable events with clear naming (past tense)
- Implement idempotent event handlers
- Version events for schema evolution
- Create snapshots for aggregates with many events
- Use eventual consistency for read models
- Test with event replay scenariosThis Event Sourcing prompt is ideal for developers working on:
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