Reaktivna programska paradigma

master's thesis

• Title (english): Reactive programming paradigm
• Author: Daniel Bokan
• Mentor: Vedran Mornar (mentor)
• Committee member: Vedran Mornar (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Nikica Hlupić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marina Bagić Babac (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-07-12, Croatia

Abstract

Evoluirajuća priroda razvoja web aplikacija često zahtijeva procjenu i usvajanje novih paradigmi za poboljšanje učinkovitosti i skalabilnosti. Ovaj istraživački rad predstavlja sveobuhvatnu usporedbu između tradicionalnih Spring Boot aplikacija i reaktivnih, posebno se fokusirajući na reaktivni WebFlux okvir. Raspravljamo o temeljnim arhitektonskim razlikama, praksama kodiranja i performansama pod različitim uvjetima opterećenja. Testovi otkrivaju da reaktivne aplikacije mogu pokazati značajno poboljšane performanse u uvjetima visokog opterećenja, nudeći do deset puta veću brzinu od tradicionalnih Spring Boot aplikacija uz održavanje dosljedne brzine odziva. Međutim, izazovi povezani s reaktivnom paradigmom, uključujući strmiju krivulju učenja, složenost u rukovanju ugniježđenim entitetima i poteškoće u otklanjanju pogrešaka, vrijedni su pažnje. Podrška zajednice za tradicionalni Spring Boot također je trenutno opsežnija. Naši nalazi sugeriraju da bi izbor između dvije paradigme trebao biti pažljivo određen na temelju specifičnih potreba aplikacije i očekivanog opterećenja. Iako reaktivni pristup može biti moćan u visokoj konkurentnosti, tradicionalni pristup Spring Boot ostaje robusno i jednostavno rješenje za mnoge aplikacije.

Abstract (english)

The evolving nature of web application development often necessitates evaluating and adopting novel paradigms to enhance efficiency and scalability. This research paper presents a comprehensive comparison between traditional Spring Boot applications and reactive ones, particularly focusing on the reactive WebFlux framework. We discuss the fundamental architectural differences, coding practices, and performance under varying load conditions. The tests reveal that reactive applications can exhibit significantly improved performance under high load conditions, offering up to ten times the speed of traditional Spring Boot applications while maintaining consistent responsiveness. However, the challenges associated with the reactive paradigm, including a steeper learning curve, complexity in handling nested entities, and difficulties in debugging, are noteworthy. The community support for traditional Spring Boot is also currently more extensive. Our findings suggest that the choice between the two paradigms should be carefully determined based on the specific needs of the application and the anticipated load. While the reactive approach can be powerful under high concurrency, the traditional Spring Boot approach remains a robust and straightforward solution for many applications.

• Keywords: Reaktivno programiranje; Spring Boot; Spring WebFlux
• Keywords (english): Reactive programming; Spring Boot; Spring WebFlux
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:168:506868
• Study programme: Title: Computing; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra inženjer/inženjerka računarstva (magistar/magistra inženjer/inženjerka računarstva)
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• Created on: 2023-10-11 08:27:49