Low-Code Platform for Visual Creation and Automatic Generation of Microservice Architectures

Abstract

With the growing adoption of the microservices paradigm, numerous benefits have been achieved in software development. Nonetheless, this methodology also has certain drawbacks. Through various data collection techniques, one identified issue is the unnecessary repetition in the development of common components for generic systems. Developers are often required to recreate these components multiple times across different systems and must manually configure the communications between them, which is time-consuming and increases development complexity. To address this issue, a web platform was developed that, through template-based dynamic code generation, facilitates the creation and configuration of microservices architectures via an intuitive graphical interface. Through a visual process, users can select and connect generic microservices, structuring their architectures in a personalized way that suits their requirements. The interaction is straightforward: developers drag and drop elements onto a canvas and visually establish the connections between them. Upon completion, they obtain the generated code, reducing the development of a fully functional distributed system to just a few clicks.