Patterns 42
The (mostly incomplete) guide to 26 architecture patterns.

Overview

Check out architecture patterns, organized by informal and intersecting categories: (some patterns might belong to two or more categories, use the search button if in doubt…).

All of these patterns have been extensively documented in (paper-based and online) references.

  1. Overall System Structure: 9 patterns, e.g. Layers, Tiers, Master/Slave, Client/Server, Onion-Style, Hexagonal-Architecture, Domain-Model, Transaction-Script, Virtual Machine, etc.
  2. Data flow: 4 patterns, e.g. Pipes-and-Filter and its variants, Blackboard
  3. Interactive Systems: 1 patterns, e.g. Model-View-Controller, Model-View-ViewModel and their variants
  4. Integration Patterns: 5 patterns, e.g. Publish-Subscribe, Messaging, Remote-Procedure-Call, Hub-and-Spoke etc.
  5. Adaptive Systems: 3 patterns, e.g. PlugIn, Broker, MicroServices
  6. Domain Patterns: 0 patterns, e.g. Open-Host-Service, Published-Language, Anticorruption-Layer, Separate-Ways
  7. Stability and Robustness Patterns: 2 patterns, e.g. Bulkhead, Timeout, Circuit-Breaker, Heartbeat, Handshake etc.
  8. Resource Management Patterns: 0 patterns, TODO
  9. Workflow Patterns: 0 patterns, TODO
  10. Security Patterns: patterns, TODO
  11. Microservice Patterns: 0 patterns, TODO
  12. Design Patterns: 3 patterns, e.g. Proxy, Adapter, Facade, Registry, Command, Factory, Observer

Keywords

These patterns are tagged by 17 keywords that will help you navigate:

One of this keywords (cpsa-f) stands out - it denotes those patterns that are mentioned in the iSAQB software architecture foundation curriculum. Their knowledge might be required in CPSA-F examinations.

Style? Pattern? Category?

The definition of styles or patterns heavily varies, depending on the original authors.

Several patterns (e.g. MicroServices) fit several categories.

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