Event-Driven Architecture
Aevum Encyclopedia operates on a real-time event mesh that processes millions of knowledge updates, citations, and user interactions daily. Our event-driven backbone ensures consistency, scalability, and instant propagation across all services.
System Overview
The Aevum platform is decoupled into autonomous microservices that communicate exclusively through events. When an article is updated, a fact is verified, or a translation is completed, a structured event is published to our central event bus. Downstream consumers react asynchronously, ensuring the system remains responsive even under heavy load.
Event Contract
All events adhere to the CloudEvents specification with Aevum-specific extensions. Every payload is validated against our Schema Registry before ingestion.
{
"specversion": "1.0",
"id": "evt_a8f3k29d1x",
"source": "urn:aevum:editor:workspace-42",
"type": "aevum.knowledge.article.updated",
"subject": "article/quantum_entanglement",
"time": "2025-01-15T14:32:00Z",
"datacontenttype": "application/json",
"schemaurl": "aevum.io/schemas/article-updated/v2",
// Aevum Extensions
"aevum_revision": 1042,
"aevum_authority": "verified_editor",
"aevum_impact": "high",
"data": {
"article_id": "art_qe_009",
"title": "Quantum Entanglement",
"changes": [
{ "section": "applications", "type": "content_append" },
{ "section": "references", "type": "citation_added" }
],
"hash": "sha256:7f8a9b..."
}
}
Event Catalog
Explore the core event types that power the encyclopedia.
Integration & Streaming
External partners and internal tools can subscribe to event streams via our Kafka Connect API or WebSocket Push. All streams are partitioned by topic and support consumer group offset management.