Event-Driven Architecture in Full Stack .NET Development
⚙️ What is Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)?
Event-Driven Architecture is a software design pattern where system components communicate through the production, detection, and reaction to events.
An event is a significant change in state or an action that has occurred in the system — like "UserRegistered", "OrderPlaced", or "PaymentCompleted".
🏗️ EDA in Full Stack .NET Development
In a .NET full stack application, EDA can be used both on the backend and frontend, enabling systems to be more decoupled, scalable, and reactive.
Let’s break it down by layer:
🖥️ Backend (.NET Core)
1. Publish/Subscribe Pattern
Components publish events.
Other components subscribe to these events and react accordingly.
Example Tools:
MediatR – for in-process messaging (e.g., command and event handling).
RabbitMQ / Azure Service Bus / Kafka – for distributed event handling (microservices).
EventStoreDB – for event sourcing.
Sample Workflow:
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public class UserRegisteredEvent : INotification
{
public string Email { get; set; }
}
public class SendWelcomeEmailHandler : INotificationHandler<UserRegisteredEvent>
{
public Task Handle(UserRegisteredEvent notification, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
{
// Send welcome email logic
return Task.CompletedTask;
}
}
// Publishing the event
await _mediator.Publish(new UserRegisteredEvent { Email = "user@example.com" });
🌐 Frontend (Blazor / Angular / React)
Frontend apps can listen for events from the backend (via SignalR, WebSockets, or polling) and update the UI accordingly.
Example with SignalR (Real-time communication in .NET):
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// Hub on the server
public class NotificationHub : Hub
{
public async Task SendMessage(string message)
{
await Clients.All.SendAsync("ReceiveMessage", message);
}
}
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// JavaScript client
const connection = new signalR.HubConnectionBuilder()
.withUrl("/notificationHub")
.build();
connection.on("ReceiveMessage", function (message) {
console.log("New message:", message);
});
connection.start();
✅ Benefits of EDA in .NET
Benefit Explanation
🔄 Loose Coupling Services/components are decoupled; they only need to know about the event, not who handles it.
📈 Scalability Easy to scale event producers and consumers independently.
⚡ Responsiveness Real-time or near-real-time reactions to system changes.
🔁 Replayability Events can be logged and replayed (useful in event sourcing).
🔧 Common Use Cases
User registration triggers welcome email and audit logging.
Order placement triggers payment processing and inventory update.
Real-time dashboards or notifications (SignalR).
Microservice communication.
🚧 Challenges to Consider
Challenge Mitigation Strategy
📉 Event loss Use durable messaging systems (e.g., Azure Service Bus).
❓ Event ordering Include timestamps or sequence numbers.
🧪 Debugging complexity Implement event logs and tracing.
🔁 Idempotency Ensure event handlers are idempotent (safe to run multiple times).
💡 Conclusion
Event-Driven Architecture enables responsive, modular, and scalable full stack .NET applications. When used correctly, it improves system resilience and simplifies the flow of information between services.
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