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Configuration Management
Overview
The Configuration Management service will provide centralized management of application and service configurations across the stock-bot platform. It will handle environment-specific settings, dynamic configuration updates, secrets management, and configuration versioning to ensure consistent and secure system configuration.
Planned Features
Configuration Storage
- Hierarchical Configuration: Nested configuration structure
- Environment Separation: Environment-specific configurations
- Schema Validation: Configuration format validation
- Default Values: Fallback configuration defaults
- Configuration as Code: Version-controlled configuration
Dynamic Configuration
- Runtime Updates: Changes without service restart
- Configuration Propagation: Real-time distribution of changes
- Subscription Model: Configuration change notifications
- Batch Updates: Atomic multi-value changes
- Feature Flags: Dynamic feature enablement
Secrets Management
- Secure Storage: Encrypted storage of sensitive values
- Access Control: Fine-grained access to secrets
- Secret Versioning: Historical versions of secrets
- Automatic Rotation: Scheduled credential rotation
- Key Management: Management of encryption keys
Operational Features
- Configuration History: Tracking of configuration changes
- Rollbacks: Revert to previous configurations
- Audit Trail: Comprehensive change logging
- Configuration Comparison: Diff between configurations
- Import/Export: Bulk configuration operations
Planned Integration Points
Service Integration
- All platform microservices
- CI/CD pipelines
- Infrastructure components
- Development environments
External Systems
- Secret management services
- Source control systems
- Operational monitoring
- Compliance systems
Planned Technical Implementation
Technology Stack
- Configuration Server: Spring Cloud Config or custom solution
- Secret Store: HashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager
- Storage: Git-backed or database storage
- API: RESTful interface with versioning
- SDK: Client libraries for service integration
Architecture Pattern
- Configuration as a service
- Event-driven configuration updates
- Layered access control model
- High-availability design
Development Guidelines
Configuration Structure
- Naming conventions
- Hierarchy organization
- Type validation
- Documentation requirements
Secret Management
- Secret classification
- Rotation requirements
- Access request process
- Emergency access procedures
Integration Approach
- Client library usage
- Caching recommendations
- Failure handling
- Update processing
Implementation Roadmap
- Static configuration management
- Basic secrets storage
- Dynamic configuration updates
- Advanced secret management features
- Operational tooling and integration