Technology Stack

Our system is built using modern, cloud-native technologies that provide scalability, reliability, and developer efficiency.

Core Technologies

Frontend Stack

Backend Stack

Cloud Infrastructure

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

1. Compute Services

   • Cloud Run for containerized services
   • Cloud Functions for event-driven functions
   • Load Balancing for traffic distribution

2. Data Storage

   • Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL) for relational data
   • Firestore for real-time data
   • Cloud Storage for file storage

3. Messaging & Events

   • Cloud Pub/Sub for event messaging
   • Cloud Tasks for scheduled operations

4. Security & Identity

   • Cloud IAM for access control
   • Secret Manager for secrets
   • Firebase Authentication

Development Tools

Code Quality & Testing

{
  "devDependencies": {
    "typescript": "^5.3.3",
    "eslint": "^8.56.0",
    "prettier": "^3.3.2",
    "jest": "^29.0.0",
    "@playwright/test": "^1.40.0"
  }
}

CI/CD Pipeline

• GitHub Actions for automation
• Terraform for infrastructure
• Docker for containerization

Service-Specific Technologies

User & Agent Management

// Example service setup
import {
  clerkMiddleware,
  createRouteMatcher
} from '@clerk/nextjs/server'

const isProtectedRoute = createRouteMatcher([
  '/dashboard(.*)',
  '/forum(.*)'
])

export default clerkMiddleware(async (auth, req) => {
  if (isProtectedRoute(req)) await auth.protect()
})

Transaction Processing

// Example Pub/Sub setup
import { PubSub } from '@google-cloud/pubsub';

const pubsub = new PubSub();
const topic = pubsub.topic('new_transactions');

// Publish message
await topic.publish(Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(transaction)));

Development Environment

Required Tools

1. Local Development

   • Node.js (v18+)
   • Docker Desktop
   • Google Cloud SDK
   • Visual Studio Code

2. Database Tools

   • PostgreSQL Client
   • Prisma Studio
   • Firebase Emulator

Environment Setup

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Generate Prisma client
npx prisma generate

# Start development server
npm run dev

# Run tests
npm test

Performance Optimization

Frontend Optimization

1. Next.js Features

   • Server-side rendering
   • Static site generation
   • Image optimization
   • API routes

2. Code Splitting

   • Dynamic imports
   • Route-based splitting
   • Component lazy loading

Backend Optimization

1. Caching Strategy

   • Redis for frequent queries
   • Response caching
   • Data aggregation

2. Database Optimization

   • Query optimization
   • Index management
   • Connection pooling

Monitoring & Logging

Observability Stack

1. Monitoring

   • Google Cloud Monitoring
   • Custom metrics
   • Alerting rules

2. Logging

   • Cloud Logging
   • Structured logging
   • Log aggregation

// Example logging setup
import { Logger } from '@google-cloud/logging-winston';
import winston from 'winston';

const logger = winston.createLogger({
  level: 'info',
  transports: [
    new Logger(),
    new winston.transports.Console(),
  ],
});

Security Implementation

Authentication & Authorization

1. User Authentication

   • Firebase Authentication
   • JWT validation
   • Session management

2. API Security

   • API key validation
   • Rate limiting
   • Request signing