Pipes-and-Filters Architecture
Pipes-and-Filters architecture is a software design pattern that divides complex tasks into a sequence of smaller, independent processing steps or stages. Each stage performs a specific operation on the input data and passes the transformed data to the next stage through a “pipe.” The stages are called “filters,” and the connectors are called “pipes.” Let’s take a closer look at the primary components of this architecture:
- Filters: These processing units perform specific operations on the data. Filters read input data, process it, and produce output data. Each filter works independently and can be implemented and tested separately.
- Pipes: Pipes are the connectors that transport data between filters. They can be simple data streams or more complex mechanisms, such as message queues, that provide buffering, synchronization, and data format conversion.
The primary advantage of this...