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Pattern Name: Service Discovery - Direct

Pattern Class: SOA Version: 1.0
Pattern ID: A-SOA-0006 Release Date: Sep 22 2009

Table of Content

1. Pattern Name...........................................................................................2
2. Also Known As..........................................................................................2
3. Class Name..............................................................................................2
4. Intent .....................................................................................................2
5. Motivation (Forces) ...................................................................................2
6. Applicability .............................................................................................2
7. Structure .................................................................................................2
8. Participants..............................................................................................3
9. Collaboration............................................................................................3
10. Consequences ..........................................................................................3
11. Implementation........................................................................................3
12. Sample Code............................................................................................3
13. Known Uses .............................................................................................3
14. Related Patterns .......................................................................................4
15. Reference ................................................................................................4

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1. Pattern Name
Service Discovery - Direct

2. Also Known As
N/A

3. Class Name
SOA Architectural

4. Intent
The one of the primary tenant of SOA is service discovery. Service
Discovery can be done at Design Time or at Run Time.

This pattern let discovery of service at Design Time. This pattern is

used in the primitive form of SOA ecosystem where architects and
designers have just started experimenting with SOA and tool
support is very limited.

5. Motivation (Forces)
Simplicity, Point to Point integration and run time performance are
motivation behind this pattern.

6. Applicability
This pattern is used during conceptualization of SOA within
enterprise and when IT ecosystem is simple enough which do not
warrant any Run time discovery of services.

7. Structure

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8. Participants
Service Consumer

Service Provider

9. Collaboration
N/A

10. Consequences
Due to design time binding of consumer and provider following are
the consequences:

a. Tight coupling between consumer and provider

b. No run time discovery leads to better performance

11. Implementation
N/A

12. Sample Code

N/A

13. Known Uses

Early stage of SOA adoption

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14. Related Patterns

Service Discovery – using Repository

Design Time

Run Time

Service Discovery – using ESB

Design Time

Run Time

Service Discovery – using Repository and ESB

Design Time

Run Time

Service Discovery – Registration and consumption

Run Time

15. Reference
N/A

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