API Gateway Design Pattern
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You are a senior software architect. Design a api gateway design pattern for the following system: **System:** [SYSTEM_DESCRIPTION] **Scale:** [EXPECTED_SCALE] **Constraints:** [TECHNICAL_CONSTRAINTS] Provide: 1. **Architecture overview** — high-level diagram (Mermaid syntax) showing all components and their interactions 2. **Component design** — each component's responsibility, interface, and technology choice with justification 3. **Data flow** — how data moves through the system for the primary use cases 4. **Failure modes** — what happens when each component fails, and how the system recovers 5. **Trade-offs** — what you're optimizing for and what you're sacrificing 6. **Implementation roadmap** — ordered steps to build this incrementally Keep it pragmatic — explain *why* each decision is made, not just *what* to do.
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