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Microservices Architecture" }), "\n", _jsx(_components.pre, { children: _jsx(_components.code, { className: "language-typescript", children: "// Example of a microservice configuration\ninterface ServiceConfig {\n name: string;\n port: number;\n dependencies: string[];\n scaling: {\n minInstances: number;\n maxInstances: number;\n targetCPU: number;\n };\n}\n\nconst userService: ServiceConfig = {\n name: 'user-service',\n port: 3001,\n dependencies: ['auth-service', 'notification-service'],\n scaling: {\n minInstances: 2,\n maxInstances: 10,\n targetCPU: 70\n }\n};\n" }) }), "\n", _jsx(_components.h3, { children: "2. 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Connection Pooling" }), "\n", _jsx(_components.pre, { children: _jsx(_components.code, { className: "language-typescript", children: "// Example of a connection pool\nclass ConnectionPool {\n private pool: any[] = [];\n private maxSize: number;\n \n constructor(maxSize: number = 10) {\n this.maxSize = maxSize;\n }\n \n async getConnection(): Promise {\n if (this.pool.length < this.maxSize) {\n const connection = await this.createConnection();\n this.pool.push(connection);\n return connection;\n }\n return this.pool[Math.floor(Math.random() * this.pool.length)];\n }\n \n private async createConnection(): Promise {\n // Create new connection implementation\n }\n}\n" }) }), "\n", _jsx(_components.h2, { children: "Monitoring and Scaling" }), "\n", _jsx(_components.h3, { children: "1. 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Auto-scaling Configuration" }), "\n", _jsx(_components.pre, { children: _jsx(_components.code, { className: "language-typescript", children: "// Example of an auto-scaling configuration\ninterface AutoScalingConfig {\n metric: 'cpu' | 'memory' | 'requests';\n threshold: number;\n cooldown: number;\n minInstances: number;\n maxInstances: number;\n}\n\nclass AutoScaler {\n private config: AutoScalingConfig;\n \n constructor(config: AutoScalingConfig) {\n this.config = config;\n }\n \n async checkAndScale(): Promise {\n const metric = await this.getMetric();\n if (metric > this.config.threshold) {\n await this.scaleUp();\n } else if (metric < this.config.threshold * 0.7) {\n await this.scaleDown();\n }\n }\n \n private async getMetric(): Promise {\n // Get metric implementation\n }\n \n private async scaleUp(): Promise {\n // Scale up implementation\n }\n \n private async scaleDown(): Promise {\n // Scale down implementation\n }\n}\n" }) }), "\n", _jsx(MeetMentor, {}), "\n", _jsx(_components.h2, { children: "Best Practices" }), "\n", _jsx(_components.h3, { children: "1. Design Principles" }), "\n", _jsxs(_components.ul, { children: ["\n", _jsx(_components.li, { children: "Use stateless services" }), "\n", _jsx(_components.li, { children: "Implement circuit breakers" }), "\n", _jsx(_components.li, { children: "Design for failure" }), "\n", _jsx(_components.li, { children: "Use asynchronous communication" }), "\n", _jsx(_components.li, { children: "Implement proper error handling" }), "\n"] }), "\n", _jsx(_components.h3, { children: "2. Development Guidelines" }), "\n", _jsxs(_components.ul, { children: ["\n", _jsx(_components.li, { children: "Write scalable code from the start" }), "\n", _jsx(_components.li, { children: "Use appropriate data structures" }), "\n", _jsx(_components.li, { children: "Implement proper logging" }), "\n", _jsx(_components.li, { children: "Monitor performance metrics" }), "\n", _jsx(_components.li, { children: "Regular load testing" }), "\n"] }), "\n", _jsx(_components.h3, { children: "3. 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Building Scalable Applications: How to Design for Millions of Users