# fpereiro/backendlore

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## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/fpereiro/backendlore
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## Description

Backendlore is a collection of architectural guides and patterns for building stateless JSON HTTP APIs using Node.js. It focuses on designing backend systems that offload session and application state to external databases and in-memory stores to facilitate horizontal scaling.

The project provides specific implementation standards for REST APIs, including request payload validation and the use of cryptographically signed cookies for session management. It details a strategy for file management that combines local filesystem caching for high-speed delivery with cloud object stores for long-term durability.

The framework covers a broad range of system-level capabilities, including security primitives for CSRF prevention and permission-based routing, performance optimizations like hash-based content caching and multi-process cluster scaling, and observability tools for centralized system notifications. It also outlines workflows for database schema migrations and Linux server deployment.

## Tags

### Web Development

- [JSON API Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/json-api-frameworks.md) — Provides a framework for building JSON-based HTTP APIs with support for diverse data exchange and multipart file transfers. ([source](https://github.com/fpereiro/backendlore/blob/master/readme.md))
- [Node.js Backend Services](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/node-js-backend-services.md) — Provides a comprehensive architecture guide for building stateless JSON APIs using Node.js and reverse proxies.
- [API Design Patterns](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/api-design-patterns.md) — Implements a stateless API design pattern that offloads application state to external databases and memory stores.
- [JSON APIs](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/json-apis.md) — Implements a JSON-based HTTP API layer featuring request payload validation and structured data exchange.
- [Request Middleware](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/request-middleware.md) — Processes incoming requests through a sequence of middleware for logging, authentication, and access control. ([source](https://github.com/fpereiro/backendlore/blob/master/readme.md))
- [Request Validation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/request-validation.md) — Implements synchronous and asynchronous validation rules for incoming request payloads to ensure server stability and security. ([source](https://github.com/fpereiro/backendlore#readme))
- [REST API Implementations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/rest-api-implementations.md) — Establishes implementation standards for REST APIs including payload validation and session management.
- [Process-Based Scaling](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/process-based-scaling.md) — Spawns multiple worker processes to utilize all processor cores with automatic recovery from individual process failures.

### Security & Cryptography

- [CSRF Protection](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/csrf-protection.md) — Secures state-changing requests by requiring and verifying session-bound tokens. ([source](https://github.com/fpereiro/backendlore#readme))
- [Middleware Route Filters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/role-based-access-control/middleware-route-filters.md) — Uses a chain of route filters to enforce authentication and administrative access control for incoming requests.
- [Route-Level Access Guards](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/role-based-access-control/route-level-access-guards.md) — Filters traffic through gatekeeper routes to distinguish between public, authenticated, and administrative access. ([source](https://github.com/fpereiro/backendlore#readme))
- [Cookie-Based Session Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/session-cookie-handlers/cookie-based-session-management.md) — Manages user identities using cryptographically signed cookies with database-backed expiry and automatic renewal.
- [User Identity Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/user-identity-management.md) — Secures user identities using hashed passwords, cryptographically signed session cookies, and CSRF tokens. ([source](https://github.com/fpereiro/backendlore/blob/master/readme.md))

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Stateless Architectures](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/stateless-architectures.md) — Offloads all application state to external databases and filesystems to facilitate horizontal scaling and debugging.
- [Database Schema Migrations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/data-migrators/database-schema-migrations.md) — Provides a workflow for updating production database schemas using tested scripts and backup verification. ([source](https://github.com/fpereiro/backendlore/blob/master/readme.md))

### Data & Databases

- [API Response Caching](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/api-response-caching.md) — Reduces bandwidth and duplicate transfers by using response body markers or file metadata for caching. ([source](https://github.com/fpereiro/backendlore#readme))
- [Cloud Storage Synchronization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/cloud-storage-synchronization.md) — Synchronizes local media caches with remote cloud object stores for a balance of speed and durability. ([source](https://github.com/fpereiro/backendlore/blob/master/readme.md))
- [Hybrid Local-S3 Storage](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/data-engineering-infrastructure/data-persistence-storage/data-storage/file-based-storage/local-file-storage/s3-compatible-cloud-storage/hybrid-local-s3-storage.md) — Combines local filesystem caching for high-speed delivery with cloud object stores for durable long-term persistence.
- [Cloud Object Storage](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/file-storage-systems/cloud-object-storage.md) — Integrates cloud object storage for long-term data durability combined with local caching for performance.
- [In-Memory Data Stores](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/in-memory-data-stores.md) — Enables storing application state in high-performance memory stores with optional persistence to durable storage. ([source](https://github.com/fpereiro/backendlore/blob/master/readme.md))
- [Hash-Based Staleness Tracking](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/performance-caching-systems/page-caching-controls/http-cache-headers/client-side-response-caches/hash-based-staleness-tracking.md) — Optimizes client-side storage by tracking response body changes to determine content staleness. ([source](https://github.com/fpereiro/backendlore/blob/master/readme.md))
- [Hash-Based Validation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/performance-caching-systems/page-caching-controls/http-cache-headers/client-side-response-caches/hash-based-validation.md) — Tracks changes in response bodies using hashes to determine when client-side cached content is stale.

### DevOps & Infrastructure

- [Cloud Storage Integrations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/cloud-storage-integrations.md) — Implements a hybrid storage strategy combining local filesystem caching with remote cloud object store persistence.
- [Linux Deployment Utilities](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/linux-deployment-utilities.md) — Ships a manual deployment process for Linux servers covering code delivery, environment provisioning, and migrations.
- [Reverse Proxy Configurations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/reverse-proxy-configurations.md) — Handles HTTPS termination and forwards traffic to non-root application processes via a proxy server. ([source](https://github.com/fpereiro/backendlore/blob/master/readme.md))

### Networking & Communication

- [Reverse Proxy Configurations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/proxy-servers/reverse-proxy-configurations.md) — Handles HTTPS termination and forwards traffic to non-root application processes via a dedicated reverse proxy server.

### System Administration & Monitoring

- [Event Notification Pipelines](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/logging/application-logging-configurations/centralized-logging-architectures/event-notification-pipelines.md) — Funnels all system errors and lifecycle events through a centralized pipeline for uniform logging and alerting.