System Overview

This page provides a high-level overview of the system’s architecture, covering its core components, design principles, and interactions. It serves as a reference point before diving into the detailed technical specifications.

1. System Architecture

The system follows a structured request-processing pipeline, ensuring seamless interaction between its core components. The following diagram illustrates the detailed architecture:

System Architecture Overview

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2. Core System Components

The system is designed for scalability, modularity, and efficiency, leveraging Django Rest Framework (DRF), PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, and Docker.

The following key components define the system’s architecture:

Django REST Framework (API Layer) – Handles client requests and provides structured access to system resources.
PostgreSQL (Database Layer) – Stores structured data efficiently, including user data, uploaded wall configurations, and computed results.
Redis (Caching & Message Queue) – Facilitates fast lookups, maintains temporary data, and serves as the Celery message broker.
Celery (Asynchronous Task Processing) – Executes background computations, scheduled jobs, and long-running tasks.
Docker (Containerization) – Ensures a reproducible and scalable environment across development and production setups.

In addition to these core components, the system includes other elements that improve its flexibility, monitoring, reliability, and documentation:

Concurrency & Parallelism – Uses multiprocessing and threading to optimize performance and resource management.
Logging & Error Handling – Centralized logging ensures visibility into system performance and errors.
Automated Testing Suite – Ensures system integrity with comprehensive integration and unit tests.
DRF Spectacular – Generates OpenAPI documentation.