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Integration Services

Integration services provide connectivity, messaging, and interoperability between internal services and external systems.

Services

Currently in planning phase - no active services deployed

Planned Capabilities

Message Bus

• Purpose: Event-driven communication between services
• Planned Functions:
  • Event publishing and subscription
  • Message routing and transformation
  • Dead letter queue handling
  • Event sourcing and replay capabilities

API Gateway

• Purpose: Unified API management and routing
• Planned Functions:
  • API endpoint consolidation
  • Authentication and authorization
  • Rate limiting and throttling
  • Request/response transformation

External Data Connectors

• Purpose: Third-party data source integration
• Planned Functions:
  • Alternative data provider connections
  • News and sentiment data feeds
  • Economic indicator integrations
  • Social media sentiment tracking

Notification Service

• Purpose: Multi-channel alerting and notifications
• Planned Functions:
  • Email, SMS, and push notifications
  • Alert routing and escalation
  • Notification templates and personalization
  • Delivery tracking and analytics

Architecture

Integration services will provide the connectivity fabric that enables seamless communication between all platform components and external systems, ensuring loose coupling and high scalability.