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This is the conclusion of the series. The best architectural theories remain merely on paper if we lack a clear execution path. In this part, we will define a Reference Repository structure and a Migration Strategy to bring Generative UI into actively running systems. 7.1. Boilerplate Directory Structure (Astro + Svelte) To maximize the power of the Framework-Agnostic architecture, we choose Astro as the Orchestrator. Svelte is chosen as the UI framework because it compiles to extremely lightweight Vanilla JS, without the Virtual DOM overhead like React—perfect for highly dynamic UI Components. ...

Phase 1 is the safest phase of the migration — by design. No write operation touches the new microservices. Magento remains the source of truth for all data modifications. The only thing Phase 1 does is prove that your microservices can serve reads faster and more reliably than Magento. Answer-first: Phase 1 deploys Go microservices in read-only mode, routes GET requests to them via the API Gateway’s per-domain feature flags (with automatic fallback to Magento if the service is unhealthy), and uses Debezium — running in embedded engine mode without a standalone Kafka cluster — to stream Magento MySQL changes to the microservices via Dapr PubSub on Redis Streams. Writes continue to go to Magento. Data latency target: < 2 seconds. ...

Part 6: Migration Playbook – Consolidating Microservices into a Monolith Breaking a Monolith into multiple Microservices is often referred to as the Strangler Fig Pattern. The process of consolidating distributed Microservices back into a central Monolith system follows the opposite direction: the Reverse Strangler Fig Pattern. Although merging application code might seem simple, the highest risks of this process lie in the Database and the Organization. Below is a step-by-step practical Playbook to consolidate architecture safely (zero-downtime). ...