wattleflow 0.0.0.26

Wattleflow Core for Python

WattleFlow Core

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WattleFlow—graceful flow, modular, scaled with purpose, patterns guide the stream, extensible, clear design, built to last and grow.

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Characteristics

Characteristic	Value
Version	v0.0.0.26 (latest stable release)
License	Apache 2.0 License
Python Compatibility	Python >=3.8
Dependencies	None
Size	nimble
Documentation	WattleFlow Core Documentation

WattleFlow Core Framework

A modular framework for Python, that facilitates design patterns as an architectural building blocks to enable efficient architecture.

Core Concepts:

• Design Patterns
• Modular Architecture
• Scalability
• Code Maintainability
• Minimal Dependencies within the Python Ecosystem

Design Principles

Following the guidelines from the book "Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software" (commonly known as the "Gang of Four" or GoF), Wattleflow framework is based on the principles that have become the de facto standard in the software industry, particularly in:

• Object-Oriented Design (OOP)
• Development of Scalable Systems
• Enterprise Architecture
• Microservices and Distributed Systems

Details

• Design Patterns - The framwork libraries follows proven software engineering principles based on the internationally recognised Gang of Four (GoF) design patterns. These patterns provide standardised, reusable solutions for common architectural and development challenges. Their adoption enhances code readability, promotes consistent system design, and ensures alignment with best practices in object-oriented development.

• Modular Architecture - The framework is following modular principles, where individual components (or interfaces) are developed, tested, and maintained independently. This enables flexibility, simplifies system evolution, and reduces the impact of changes on other parts of the solution design. Modular architecture also facilitates team collaboration by allowing parallel development across different functional units

• Code Maintainability - The system emphasises maintainable code, which reduces technical debt and simplifies ongoing development, testing, and debugging. Clean, well-structured, and documented code ensures long-term sustainability, making it easier for new team members to onboard and for existing teams to evolve the solution without introducing instability.

• Scalability - Wattleflow is specifically designed for Data-Flow and parallelism for scaling solutions both vertically and horizontally, ensuring that the system can efficiently handle increased workloads, higher data volumes, and a growing number of concurrent processes or users. Scalability is essential for maintaining system performance and reliability in high-demand environments, particularly in data-intensive or mission-critical operations. In the context of scalability, parallelism, and data processing pipelines, there are specific design patterns that are considered industry standards across domains such as:

  • Big Data solutions (e.g., Hadoop, Spark utilise Data Pipeline and MapReduce patterns)
  • ETL systems (Extract-Transform-Load patterns)
  • Stream data processing (Reactive Streams, Event-Driven patterns)
  • Asynchronous and concurrent programming (Actor Model, Futures, Producer-Consumer patterns)
  • WattleFlow is built upon these exact principles, making it fully aligned with industry expectations and standards.

• Minimal Dependencies within the Python Ecosystem - The solution is intentionally designed with minimal external dependencies, relying primarily on stable, well-supported components within the Python ecosystem. This reduces complexity, simplifies deployment, and minimises security risks associated with third-party packages. At the same time, it ensures compatibility with common data engineering tools and frameworks. The Security and sustainability principle of minimal dependencies reduces:

  • The attack surface
  • The risk of outdated or vulnerable dependencies
  • The complexity of installation and deployment

Installation

pip install wattleflow

Usage examples

• Wattleflow Workflow

Dependencies

• none

Documentation

When available, full documentation will be accessible at WattleFlow documentation.

License

WattleFlow Core is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. See the LICENSE file for more details.