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Bastian Hofmann
September 17, 2012
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Creating Scalable Web-Applications
Talk from Web Developer Conference 2012, Hamburg
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September 17, 2012
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Transcript
Creating scalable Web Applications @BastianHofmann
The usual Scaling Talk
Big Data Servers Caching Query Optimization Database Sharding Load Balancing
Indices
But what about the frontend?
Rendering performance Asset loading Content Delivery Networks HTTP Caching Minifying
JavaScript Image Compression Sprites Smooth animations
This talk will not be about any of this!
Application architecture
Structure
Code and component re-use
Rapid Development
Large code-bases
Frameworks to the rescue
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Most Web Frameworks are incomplete
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So?
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Questions? Ask!
http://speakerdeck.com/u/bastianhofmann
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Mojito http://developer.yahoo.com/cocktails/mojito/
Meteor http://www.meteor.com
https://github.com/bashofmann/meteor_shoutbox_demo
DEMO
What about existing applications?
Legacy Code
Incremental Refactoring
many roads
The next SoundCloud http://backstage.soundcloud.com/2012/06/building-the- next-soundcloud/
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status quo
webserver loadbalancer pgsql memcached mongodb services
webserver
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Large, Old Codebase
MVC
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complicated routing
PHP templates
lazy DB queries in view
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Duplication and only some Code re-use
We can do better
Components
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Self contained
Can be addressed and rendered separately
Server JS Browser JSON HTML HTML
JS is part of the component
Share code between server and client
Templates, Validation, Entities,...
It needs to be fast
We called them Widgets
PHP Controller Mustache Template JavaScript view class Widget Providing data
Handling browser events Displaying data
Why no models in the frontend? http://backbonejs.org/#Model
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Remember: self contained
Do not fetch data directly
Sssssssslllloooooowww
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Require stuff
http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Evolution-of-Code- Design-at-Facebook/
The Preparer
Requirements
Resolver
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EntityRequirement
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Request Cache
Multi-GET
ServiceRequirement
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Required / Optional
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Hides storage specific logic from controllers
Widget Widget Widget Widget Preparer Resolver Resolver Services Connector Interfaces
Connector Implementations
Widget Widget Widget Widget Preparer Fetch Requirements Resolver Resolver Services
Connector Interfaces Connector Implementations
Widget Widget Widget Widget Preparer Resolver Resolver Services Connector Interfaces
Connector Implementations Batch requirements and pass them to resolvers
Widget Widget Widget Widget Preparer Resolver Resolver Services Connector Interfaces
Connector Implementations Call Services as effective as possible (Multi-GET,...)
Widget Widget Widget Widget Preparer Resolver Resolver Services Connector Interfaces
Connector Implementations Attach fetched data to Requirements and pass them back to the preparer
Widget Widget Widget Widget Preparer Resolver Resolver Services Connector Interfaces
Connector Implementations Distribute fetched data to the widgets that required it
Requirement doesn't need to be only data
WidgetRequirement
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RequestDataRequirement
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Data dependencies within a widget
=> Callbacks
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CALLBACK CALLBACK CALLBACK
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CALLBACK CALLBACK CALLBACK
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PHP 5.5 Generators https://wiki.php.net/rfc/generators
public function collect() { yield array( new EntityRequirement( 'account', Account::class,
array('accountId' => $this->requestContect->getAccountId()) ), ); yield array( new ServiceRequirement( 'scienceDisciplines', AccountService::class, 'getScienceDisciplines', array('account' => $this->account) ) ); }
Data dependencies between Widgets
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Prefills
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Rendering
HTML
JSON
Templates
Mustache } http://mustache.github.com/
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Helper Methods
• nl2br • truncate • pluralize • wordwrap • highlight
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http://pecl.php.net/package/v8js V8js
JavaScript
WidgetViews
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Loading widgets from JavaScript
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Rendering callbacks
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Benefits
Enables developers to only focus on their components
Easier Refactoring
Error Handling
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EXCEPTION
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Testing
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Bandit Algorithm http://untyped.com/untyping/2011/02/11/stop-ab-testing- and-make-out-like-a-bandit/
Caching of Components
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Faster UX
window.history.pushState
Conclusion?
Think about your architecture
Refactor and make it better continuously
Frontend and backend are part of the same application
Don't rewrite your whole codebase in one go
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