Stateset One provides an event driven API for building autonomous commerce applications.

Core Architecture Principles

StateSet’s architecture is built upon a Three-Factor App model with a Durable Execution OS, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Here’s how StateSet achieves this:

Three-Factor App Architecture with Durable Execution OS

  • Single-Point GraphQL API for remote data joins across multiple data sources
  • Event Triggers and Webhooks for seamless integration and automation
  • Realtime Search capabilities for customer service and warehouse operations
  • Data Validation and Synchronization to maintain data integrity
  • Workflow Orchestration, Execution, and Automation using Temporal
  • Automated Processes such as label printing and refund processing
  • Comprehensive Testing with QA paths for all serverless functions

Three Factors of StateSet Architecture

Factor #1: Realtime GraphQL API

GraphQL serves as the backbone of StateSet’s flexible and realtime data interactions, providing an exceptional developer experience and efficient data retrieval.

Low-Latency Responses: Ensures users receive instant feedback on actions like state manipulation without noticeable delays. Support for Subscriptions: Enables realtime data streaming to clients via GraphQL Subscriptions, eliminating the need for continuous polling and enhancing scalability.

Factor #2: Reliable Eventing System

StateSet employs a robust event-driven architecture where business logic is triggered by events, ensuring decoupled and maintainable code.

Atomic Operations: All state mutations atomically generate corresponding events, maintaining consistency. Reliable Delivery: Guarantees at-least-once delivery of events to any consumer, ensuring no event is lost and enabling comprehensive state history for observability.

Factor #3: Asynchronous Serverless Functions

Business logic is implemented as small, cohesive event-handling functions deployed on a serverless architecture, optimizing for scalability and cost-efficiency.

Idempotent Functions: Designed to handle duplicate event deliveries gracefully, ensuring consistent outcomes. Out-of-Order Event Handling: Functions are built to operate correctly regardless of the order in which events are received, enhancing reliability.

Detailed Architecture Components

Three-Factor App Architecture with Durable Execution OS

StateSet’s architecture emphasizes separation of concerns, scalability, and reliability through:

  • Modular Design: Segregates different business domains into distinct services, facilitating independent development and deployment.
  • Durable Execution OS: Ensures that workflows and state transitions are reliably executed and persisted, preventing data loss and enabling recovery from failures.

Single-Point GraphQL API

The GraphQL API acts as a unified interface for clients, allowing:

  • Remote Data Joins: Combines data from multiple sources efficiently, reducing the need for multiple API calls.
  • Flexible Querying: Clients can request exactly the data they need, optimizing network usage and performance.

Event Triggers and Webhooks

StateSet leverages event triggers and webhooks to enable:

  • Seamless Integrations: Connects with external systems and services effortlessly, facilitating real-time data exchange.
  • Automated Workflows: Initiates automated processes based on specific events, enhancing operational efficiency.

Realtime Search Capabilities

Provides powerful search functionalities for:

  • Customer Service: Enables support teams to access and manage customer information swiftly.
  • Warehouse Operations: Facilitates efficient inventory management and order fulfillment processes.

Data Validation and Synchronization

Ensures data integrity and consistency through:

  • Comprehensive Validation: Validates incoming data to prevent errors and inconsistencies.
  • Synchronization Mechanisms: Keeps data across different services and databases in sync, maintaining a single source of truth.

Workflow Orchestration with Temporal

Utilizes Temporal for:

  • Complex Workflow Management: Orchestrates intricate business processes with ease.
  • Automated Execution: Ensures workflows are executed reliably and can recover from failures seamlessly.

Automated Processes

StateSet automates critical operations such as:

  • Label Printing: Automatically generates and prints shipping labels for regions like the US and Canada.
  • Refund Processing: Streamlines the handling of refund requests, ensuring quick and accurate transactions.

Comprehensive Testing and QA

Maintains high reliability through:

  • Test QA Paths: Implements rigorous testing for all serverless functions, ensuring they perform as expected under various scenarios.