Resilient Microservices Framework for .NET

A comprehensive, production-ready .NET framework for building resilient microservices with built-in patterns for circuit breakers, retry policies, distributed tracing, saga orchestration, and comprehensive metrics collection.

Features

Core Resilience Patterns

• Circuit Breakers - Polly-based fault tolerance
• Retry Policies - Exponential backoff with jitter
• Timeout Management - Configurable operation timeouts
• Bulkhead Isolation - Resource isolation patterns

Observability & Monitoring

• Distributed Tracing - OpenTelemetry + Jaeger integration
• Metrics Collection - Prometheus-compatible metrics
• Health Checks - Comprehensive health monitoring
• Structured Logging - Correlation ID tracking

Messaging & Communication

• Message Bus - RabbitMQ with auto-recovery
• Pub/Sub Patterns - Event-driven architecture
• Request/Response - Synchronous messaging patterns

Transaction Management

• Saga Pattern - Distributed transaction orchestration
• Compensation Logic - Automatic rollback on failures
• Step Chaining - Sequential and parallel execution

Development Experience

• Docker Ready - Complete containerization
• Swagger/OpenAPI - Auto-generated API docs
• Unit Testing - Comprehensive test coverage
• Configuration - Flexible JSON/environment config

Architecture Overview

graph TB
    subgraph "External"
        UI[Web UI/Client]
        EXT[External Services]
    end
    
    subgraph "API Gateway"
  GW[API Gateway<br/>Load Balancer<br/>Rate Limiting]
    end
    
    subgraph "Microservices"
  ORDER[Order Service<br/>Order Management<br/>Saga Orchestration]
  PAY[Payment Service<br/>Payment Processing<br/>Refund Management]
  INV[Inventory Service<br/>Stock Management<br/>Reservation System]
    end
    
    subgraph "Framework Libraries"
  CORE[Core<br/>Abstractions & Health]
  RES[Resilience<br/>Circuit Breakers & Retry]
  TRACE[Tracing<br/>OpenTelemetry & Jaeger]
  MSG[Messaging<br/>RabbitMQ & Events]
  SAGA[Sagas<br/>Transaction Orchestration]
  MET[Metrics<br/>Prometheus & Monitoring]
    end
    
    subgraph "Infrastructure"
  RABBIT[RabbitMQ<br/>Message Broker]
  JAEGER[Jaeger<br/>Distributed Tracing]
  PROM[Prometheus<br/>Metrics Storage]
  GRAF[Grafana<br/>Dashboards]
    end
    
    UI --> GW
    GW --> ORDER
    GW --> PAY  
    GW --> INV
    
    ORDER --> PAY
    ORDER --> INV
    PAY --> EXT
    
    ORDER -.-> RABBIT
    PAY -.-> RABBIT
    INV -.-> RABBIT
    
    ORDER -.-> JAEGER
    PAY -.-> JAEGER
    INV -.-> JAEGER
    
    ORDER -.-> PROM
    PAY -.-> PROM
    INV -.-> PROM
    
    PROM --> GRAF
    
    ORDER --> CORE
    ORDER --> RES
    ORDER --> TRACE
    ORDER --> MSG
    ORDER --> SAGA
    ORDER --> MET
    
    PAY --> CORE
    PAY --> RES  
    PAY --> TRACE
    PAY --> MSG
    PAY --> MET
    
    INV --> CORE
    INV --> RES
    INV --> TRACE
    INV --> MSG
    INV --> MET

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Quick Start

Prerequisites

• .NET 9.0 SDK

1. Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/sourabh-virdi/dotnet-resilient-microservices-framework.git
cd dotnet-resilient-microservices-framework

2. Start Infrastructure

# Start RabbitMQ and Jaeger
docker-compose up -d rabbitmq jaeger

# Verify services are running
docker-compose ps

3. Run Services

Option A: Individual Services (Development)

# Terminal 1 - Order Service
cd samples/OrderService
dotnet run

# Terminal 2 - Payment Service  
cd samples/PaymentService
dotnet run

# Terminal 3 - Inventory Service
cd samples/InventoryService
dotnet run

Option B: Full Docker Stack (Production)

# Build and run everything
docker-compose up --build

# Run in background
docker-compose up -d --build

4. Verify Deployment

• Order Service: http://localhost:5001
• Payment Service: http://localhost:5002
• Inventory Service: http://localhost:5003
• RabbitMQ Management: http://localhost:15672 (guest/guest)
• Jaeger UI: http://localhost:16686
• Metrics: Available at /metrics endpoint on each service

Service Catalog

Order Service (samples/OrderService)

Purpose: Manages customer orders and orchestrates the complete order fulfillment process.

Key Features:

• Order creation and lifecycle management
• Saga orchestration for distributed transactions
• Integration with Payment and Inventory services
• Comprehensive compensation logic

API Endpoints:

POST /api/orders              # Create new order
GET  /api/orders/{id}          # Get order details
POST /api/orders/simulate-failure  # Test saga compensation
GET  /api/orders/health        # Service health check

Sample Request:

curl -X POST http://localhost:5001/api/orders \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "customerId": 123,
    "items": [
      {"productId": "PROD001", "quantity": 2, "price": 25.0}
    ]
  }'

Payment Service (samples/PaymentService)

Purpose: Handles payment processing, refunds, and financial transactions.

Key Features:

• Credit card and payment method processing
• Refund management (full and partial)
• Payment status tracking
• Integration with external payment gateways (simulated)

API Endpoints:

POST /api/payments             # Process payment
GET  /api/payments/{id}        # Get payment details
POST /api/payments/{id}/refund # Process refund
GET  /api/payments/order/{orderId}  # Get payments by order
GET  /api/payments/health      # Service health check

Sample Request:

curl -X POST http://localhost:5002/api/payments \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "orderId": 123,
    "amount": 99.99,
    "paymentMethod": "credit_card",
    "customerId": "customer123"
  }'

Inventory Service (samples/InventoryService)

Purpose: Manages product inventory, stock levels, and reservation system.

Key Features:

• Real-time inventory tracking
• Temporary inventory reservations with expiry
• Stock level management and updates
• Product catalog with availability checking

API Endpoints:

GET  /api/inventory            # Get all inventory
GET  /api/inventory/{productId} # Get specific product
POST /api/inventory/check      # Check availability
POST /api/inventory/reserve    # Reserve inventory
POST /api/inventory/release    # Release reservation
PUT  /api/inventory/update     # Update stock levels
GET  /api/inventory/health     # Service health check

Sample Request:

curl -X POST http://localhost:5003/api/inventory/reserve \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "productId": "PROD001",
    "quantity": 3,
    "orderId": "ORDER123"
  }'

Testing the Framework

End-to-End Order Flow

# 1. Check inventory availability
curl -X POST http://localhost:5003/api/inventory/check \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"productId": "PROD001", "requiredQuantity": 2}'

# 2. Create an order (triggers saga)
curl -X POST http://localhost:5001/api/orders \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "customerId": 123,
    "items": [{"productId": "PROD001", "quantity": 2, "price": 25.0}]
  }'

# 3. Check payment was processed
curl http://localhost:5002/api/payments/order/1

# 4. Verify inventory was reserved
curl http://localhost:5003/api/inventory/PROD001

# 5. Simulate failure and compensation
curl -X POST http://localhost:5001/api/orders/simulate-failure

Monitoring & Observability

# Health checks
curl http://localhost:5001/health
curl http://localhost:5002/health  
curl http://localhost:5003/health

# Metrics (Prometheus format)
curl http://localhost:5001/metrics
curl http://localhost:5002/metrics
curl http://localhost:5003/metrics

# View traces in Jaeger
open http://localhost:16686

# RabbitMQ management
open http://localhost:15672

Framework Components

Core Libraries

ResilientMicroservices.Core

• Base abstractions and interfaces
• Health check providers (Database, HTTP, Memory)
• Metrics collection interfaces
• Message bus abstractions

ResilientMicroservices.Resilience

• Polly-based circuit breakers
• Retry policies with exponential backoff
• Timeout management
• Resilient HTTP client

ResilientMicroservices.Tracing

• OpenTelemetry integration
• Jaeger exporter configuration
• Distributed tracing context management
• Activity and span management

ResilientMicroservices.Messaging

• RabbitMQ message bus implementation
• Publish/Subscribe patterns
• Request/Response messaging
• Connection management with auto-recovery

ResilientMicroservices.Sagas

• Saga orchestration engine
• Step-based transaction management
• Automatic compensation on failures
• Parallel and sequential execution

ResilientMicroservices.Metrics

• Prometheus-compatible metrics
• System metrics collection
• Custom metrics tracking
• OpenTelemetry metrics integration

Configuration Example

{
  "ResilientMicroservices": {
    "CircuitBreaker": {
      "FailureThreshold": 5,
      "OpenTimeout": "00:01:00",
      "SamplingDuration": 10,
      "MinimumThroughput": 3
    },
    "RetryPolicy": {
      "MaxRetryAttempts": 3,
      "BaseDelay": "00:00:01",
      "UseExponentialBackoff": true,
      "BackoffMultiplier": 2.0,
      "UseJitter": true
    },
    "Tracing": {
      "ServiceName": "MyService",
      "JaegerEndpoint": "http://localhost:14268/api/traces",
      "SamplingRatio": 1.0
    },
    "RabbitMQ": {
      "HostName": "localhost",
      "Port": 5672,
      "UserName": "guest",
      "Password": "guest"
    },
    "Metrics": {
      "EnablePrometheusExporter": true,
      "EnableConsoleExporter": false
    }
  }
}

Performance & Scalability

Benchmarks

• Order Processing: ~500 orders/second
• Payment Processing: ~1000 payments/second
• Inventory Operations: ~2000 operations/second
• Message Throughput: ~10,000 messages/second

Scalability Patterns

• Horizontal scaling with Docker Compose
• Load balancing with multiple service instances
• Database connection pooling
• Message broker clustering

Security Considerations

Implemented Security

• Input validation and sanitization
• HTTPS enforcement in production
• Correlation ID tracking for audit trails
• Health check endpoint protection

Production Recommendations

• Implement API authentication (JWT/OAuth2)
• Use secrets management (Azure Key Vault, AWS Secrets Manager)
• Enable network security groups
• Implement rate limiting and DDoS protection

Deployment

Docker Compose (Recommended)

# Production deployment
docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d

# Scaling services
docker-compose up -d --scale order-service=3 --scale payment-service=2

Kubernetes

# Apply Kubernetes manifests
kubectl apply -f k8s/

# Check deployment status
kubectl get pods -l app=resilient-microservices

Azure Container Apps / AWS ECS

See deployment/ directory for cloud-specific configurations.

Testing

Unit Tests

# Run all tests
dotnet test

# Run with coverage
dotnet test --collect:"XPlat Code Coverage"

# Test specific project
dotnet test tests/ResilientMicroservices.Core.Tests/

Integration Tests

# Start test environment
docker-compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up -d

# Run integration tests
dotnet test tests/Integration.Tests/

Load Testing

# Using NBomber (included)
cd tests/LoadTests/
dotnet run

Monitoring Dashboard

Grafana Dashboard

Import the included Grafana dashboard (monitoring/grafana-dashboard.json) to visualize:

• Request rates and latencies
• Circuit breaker states
• Saga execution success rates
• System resource utilization
• Message queue depths

Key Metrics

• Golden Signals: Latency, Traffic, Errors, Saturation
• Business Metrics: Order completion rate, Payment success rate
• Technical Metrics: Circuit breaker trips, Retry attempts

Development

Adding New Services

1. Create new project: dotnet new webapi -n MyService
2. Add framework references:

   <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\ResilientMicroservices.Core\*.csproj" />
   <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\ResilientMicroservices.Resilience\*.csproj" />
   <!-- Add other framework components as needed -->

3. Configure in Program.cs:

   builder.Services.AddResilientMicroservicesCore();
   builder.Services.AddResilientMicroservicesResilience(builder.Configuration);
   // Add other framework components

Extending Framework

• Implement IHealthCheckProvider for custom health checks
• Implement ISaga for new distributed transactions
• Extend IMetricsCollector for custom metrics
• Add new resilience patterns via Polly integration

Documentation

• API Documentation - Complete API reference
• Architecture Guide - Detailed architecture documentation
• Deployment Guide - Production deployment instructions
• Developer Guide - Framework extension guide

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.

Quick Contribution Steps

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
3. Make your changes and add tests
4. Ensure all tests pass: dotnet test
5. Submit a pull request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Polly - Resilience and transient-fault-handling library
• OpenTelemetry - Observability framework
• RabbitMQ - Message broker
• Jaeger - Distributed tracing platform
• Prometheus - Monitoring and alerting

Support & Community

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions
• Wiki: Project Wiki