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Extended Technical Glossary

1. Open-Source Software Components

Database Systems

PostgreSQL
- Version: 15.x
- Purpose: Primary relational database
- Key Extensions: pgvector, TimescaleDB
- License: PostgreSQL License (liberal)
- Component Usage: Document storage, metadata, relationships

TimescaleDB
- Version: 2.x
- Purpose: Time-series data management
- License: Apache 2.0
- Component Usage: Metrics storage, performance data

Redis
- Version: 7.x
- Purpose: Caching and message broker
- License: BSD 3-clause
- Component Usage: Cache layer, session management

API and Web Framework

FastAPI
- Version: 0.100.x
- Purpose: API framework
- License: MIT
- Component Usage: REST API endpoints, request handling

uvicorn
- Version: 0.23.x
- Purpose: ASGI server
- License: BSD 3-clause
- Component Usage: Application server

Gunicorn
- Version: 21.x
- Purpose: WSGI HTTP server
- License: MIT
- Component Usage: Production server deployment

Frontend Framework

React
- Version: 18.x
- Purpose: UI framework
- License: MIT
- Component Usage: Dashboard, user interface

Tailwind CSS
- Version: 3.x
- Purpose: CSS framework
- License: MIT
- Component Usage: Styling and layout

recharts
- Version: 2.x
- Purpose: Charting library
- License: MIT
- Component Usage: Metric visualization

Message Queue and Event Processing

RabbitMQ
- Version: 3.12.x
- Purpose: Message broker
- License: Mozilla Public License
- Component Usage: Task queue, event distribution

Celery
- Version: 5.3.x
- Purpose: Task queue
- License: BSD 3-clause
- Component Usage: Background processing

Container and Orchestration

Docker
- Version: 24.x
- Purpose: Containerization
- License: Apache 2.0
- Component Usage: Application packaging

Kubernetes
- Version: 1.27.x
- Purpose: Container orchestration
- License: Apache 2.0
- Component Usage: Production deployment

Helm
- Version: 3.x
- Purpose: Kubernetes package manager
- License: Apache 2.0
- Component Usage: Deployment management

Monitoring and Metrics

Prometheus
- Version: 2.45.x
- Purpose: Metrics collection
- License: Apache 2.0
- Component Usage: System metrics

Grafana
- Version: 10.x
- Purpose: Metrics visualization
- License: AGPL
- Component Usage: Monitoring dashboards

OpenTelemetry
- Version: 1.x
- Purpose: Observability framework
- License: Apache 2.0
- Component Usage: Distributed tracing

Development Tools

Python
- Version: 3.11.x
- Purpose: Primary programming language
- License: PSF License
- Component Usage: Backend services

Node.js
- Version: 20.x LTS
- Purpose: Frontend build tools
- License: MIT
- Component Usage: Development environment

Git
- Version: 2.x
- Purpose: Version control
- License: GPL v2
- Component Usage: Source code management

Context

The current situation requires a decision because:

  • Requirement 1
  • Constraint 2
  • Need 3

Status

Accepted | YYYY-MM-DD

2. Protocol and Standard Implementations

API Standards

OpenAPI (Swagger)
- Version: 3.1.x
- Purpose: API specification
- Usage: API documentation and client generation

JSON Schema
- Version: 2020-12
- Purpose: Data validation
- Usage: Request/response validation

Authentication

JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
- Standard: RFC 7519
- Purpose: Token-based authentication
- Implementation: python-jose

OAuth 2.0
- Standard: RFC 6749
- Purpose: Authorization framework
- Implementation: authlib

Messaging

AMQP
- Version: 0.9.1
- Purpose: Message queue protocol
- Implementation: pika

WebSocket
- Standard: RFC 6455
- Purpose: Real-time communication
- Implementation: websockets

3. Hardware and Infrastructure Requirements

Compute Resources

Application Servers
- CPU: 4+ cores
- RAM: 16+ GB
- Storage: 100+ GB SSD
- Network: 1+ Gbps

Database Servers
- CPU: 8+ cores
- RAM: 32+ GB
- Storage: 500+ GB SSD
- Network: 10+ Gbps

Vector Processing Servers
- CPU: 8+ cores with AVX2
- RAM: 64+ GB
- Storage: 200+ GB SSD
- Network: 10+ Gbps

Network Requirements

Internal Network
- Latency: <1ms
- Bandwidth: 10+ Gbps
- Protocol: TCP/IP
- Security: TLS 1.3

External Network
- Bandwidth: 1+ Gbps
- Protocol: HTTPS
- Security: TLS 1.3
- Load Balancing: Required

4. Development Environment

Required Tools

Code Editors
- VSCode
- PyCharm Community
- Neovim

Development Tools
- Docker Desktop
- kubectl
- helm
- python-venv
- nvm

Build Tools
- make
- poetry
- npm
- webpack

Testing Tools
- pytest
- jest
- cypress

Development Standards

Code Style
- Python: PEP 8
- JavaScript: ESLint + Prettier
- SQL: pgFormatter

Documentation
- Python: Google Style Docstrings
- API: OpenAPI 3.1
- Architecture: C4 Model

Version Control
- Branch Strategy: Trunk Based Development
- Commit Style: Conventional Commits
- Review Process: Pull Requests

5. Security Components

Authentication Components

Passlib
- Purpose: Password hashing
- License: BSD 3-clause
- Usage: User authentication

python-jose
- Purpose: JWT handling
- License: MIT
- Usage: Token management

Authorization Components

Casbin
- Purpose: Access control
- License: Apache 2.0
- Usage: RBAC implementation

python-argon2
- Purpose: Password hashing
- License: MIT
- Usage: Credential storage

Security Scanning

Bandit
- Purpose: Python security linter
- License: Apache 2.0
- Usage: Code scanning

Safety
- Purpose: Dependency scanner
- License: MIT
- Usage: Package security

Trivy
- Purpose: Container scanner
- License: Apache 2.0
- Usage: Image security

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