domain-cloud-native
Helps build apps that run in the cloud using tools like Kubernetes and Docker containers.
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What this skill does
What it does:
This skill gives design rules for building applications meant to run in the cloud, using tools like containers, Kubernetes (a system for running many small services), and microservices. It covers things like making sure the app doesn't rely on saved local files since it could be shut down and restarted anywhere at any time, shutting down cleanly when asked instead of being killed abruptly, and making every request traceable so problems can be debugged later. It includes example code for health check endpoints and graceful shutdown.
When to use it:
- Building a service meant to run in Docker containers or Kubernetes
- Making sure an app can be scaled up, restarted, or moved between servers safely
- Adding health checks, logging, or shutdown handling to a service
- Setting up configuration that follows cloud best practices instead of hardcoded settings
This is background guidance for cloud software design, used automatically rather than triggered by a direct command.
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name: domain-cloud-native
description: "Use when building cloud-native apps. Keywords: kubernetes, k8s, docker, container, grpc, tonic, microservice, service mesh, observability, tracing, metrics, health check, cloud, deployment, 云原生, 微服务, 容器"
user-invocable: false
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# Cloud-Native Domain
> **Layer 3: Domain Constraints**
## Domain Constraints → Design Implications
| Domain Rule | Design Constraint | Rust Implication |
|-------------|-------------------|------------------|
| 12-Factor | Config from env | Environment-based config |
| Observability | Metrics + traces | tracing + opentelemetry |
| Health checks | Liveness/readiness | Dedicated endpoints |
| Graceful shutdown | Clean termination | Signal handling |
| Horizontal scale | Stateless design | No local state |
| Container-friendly | Small binaries | Release optimization |
---
## Critical Constraints
### Stateless Design
```
RULE: No local persistent state
WHY: Pods can be killed/rescheduled anytime
RUST: External state (Redis, DB), no static mut
```
### Graceful Shutdown
```
RULE: Handle SIGTERM, drain connections
WHY: Zero-downtime deployments
RUST: tokio::signal + graceful shutdown
```
### Observability
```
RULE: Every request must be traceable
WHY: Debugging distributed systems
RUST: tracing spans, opentelemetry export
```
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## Trace Down ↓
From constraints to design (Layer 2):
```
"Need distributed tracing"
↓ m12-lifecycle: Span lifecycle
↓ tracing + opentelemetry
"Need graceful shutdown"
↓ m07-concurrency: Signal handling
↓ m12-lifecycle: Connection draining
"Need health checks"
↓ domain-web: HTTP endpoints
↓ m06-error-handling: Health status
```
---
## Key Crates
| Purpose | Crate |
|---------|-------|
| gRPC | tonic |
| Kubernetes | kube, kube-runtime |
| Docker | bollard |
| Tracing | tracing, opentelemetry |
| Metrics | prometheus, metrics |
| Config | config, figment |
| Health | HTTP endpoints |
## Design Patterns
| Pattern | Purpose | Implementation |
|---------|---------|----------------|
| gRPC services | Service mesh | tonic + tower |
| K8s operators | Custom resources | kube-runtime Controller |
| Observability | Debugging | tracing + OTEL |
| Health checks | Orchestration | `/health`, `/ready` |
| Config | 12-factor | Env vars + secrets |
## Code Pattern: Graceful Shutdown
```rust
use tokio::signal;
async fn run_server() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
let app = Router::new()
.route("/health", get(health))
.route("/ready", get(ready));
let addr = SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0], 8080));
axum::Server::bind(&addr)
.serve(app.into_make_service())
.with_graceful_shutdown(shutdown_signal())
.await?;
Ok(())
}
async fn shutdown_signal() {
signal::ctrl_c().await.expect("failed to listen for ctrl+c");
tracing::info!("shutdown signal received");
}
```
## Health Check Pattern
```rust
async fn health() -> StatusCode {
StatusCode::OK
}
async fn ready(State(db): State<Arc<DbPool>>) -> StatusCode {
match db.ping().await {
Ok(_) => StatusCode::OK,
Err(_) => StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
}
}
```
---
## Common Mistakes
| Mistake | Domain Violation | Fix |
|---------|-----------------|-----|
| Local file state | Not stateless | External storage |
| No SIGTERM handling | Hard kills | Graceful shutdown |
| No tracing | Can't debug | tracing spans |
| Static config | Not 12-factor | Env vars |
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## Trace to Layer 1
| Constraint | Layer 2 Pattern | Layer 1 Implementation |
|------------|-----------------|------------------------|
| Stateless | External state | Arc<Client> for external |
| Graceful shutdown | Signal handling | tokio::signal |
| Tracing | Span lifecycle | tracing + OTEL |
| Health checks | HTTP endpoints | Dedicated routes |
---
## Related Skills
| When | See |
|------|-----|
| Async patterns | m07-concurrency |
| HTTP endpoints | domain-web |
| Error handling | m13-domain-error |
| Resource lifecycle | m12-lifecycle |
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