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Academic research implementation of modern software architecture patterns.

A comprehensive study and practical implementation of Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture (Ports & Adapters), and Onion Architecture patterns. This project provides reference implementations, performance benchmarks, architectural analysis, and real-world examples to help developers and researchers understand and apply these patterns effectively.

🎓 Academic Purpose

This project was developed as part of software engineering research to:

Demonstrate practical implementation of theoretical architecture patterns
Provide performance benchmarks comparing different architectural approaches
Offer educational examples for learning advanced software design
Document best practices and trade-offs in architectural decisions

📚 Architecture Patterns Implemented

1. Clean Architecture (Uncle Bob's Architecture)

Domain Layer: Pure business logic, framework-independent
Application Layer: Use cases and application services
Infrastructure Layer: Framework, database, external services
Presentation Layer: Controllers, CLI, API endpoints

2. Hexagonal Architecture (Ports & Adapters)

Domain: Core business logic
Ports: Interfaces defining contracts
Adapters: Concrete implementations of ports
Primary Adapters: Driving the application (HTTP, CLI)
Secondary Adapters: Driven by application (Database, Email, Cache)

3. Onion Architecture

Core: Domain models and business rules
Services: Domain services and business workflows
Infrastructure: Technical implementations
Dependency Rule: Inner layers never depend on outer layers

🚀 Features

Complete Pattern Implementations: Full working examples of each architecture
Performance Benchmarks: Detailed performance analysis and comparisons
Architectural Tests: Automated tests to enforce architectural boundaries
Dependency Analysis: Tools to visualize and validate dependencies
Real-World Examples: E-commerce domain implementation in each pattern
Research Documentation: Academic papers and detailed analysis
UML Diagrams: Visual representations of each architecture
Migration Guides: How to transition between patterns

📦 Installation

composer require syeedalireza/architecture-patterns-lab

🎯 Quick Start

Clean Architecture Example

use ArchitecturePatternsLab\CleanArchitecture\Application\UseCases\CreateOrder;
use ArchitecturePatternsLab\CleanArchitecture\Domain\Entities\Order;
use ArchitecturePatternsLab\CleanArchitecture\Infrastructure\Repositories\InMemoryOrderRepository;

// Infrastructure (outer layer)
$repository = new InMemoryOrderRepository();

// Application layer (use case)
$createOrder = new CreateOrder($repository);

// Execute use case
$order = $createOrder->execute([
    'customer_id' => '123',
    'items' => [
        ['product_id' => 'p1', 'quantity' => 2, 'price' => 29.99]
    ]
]);

Hexagonal Architecture Example

use ArchitecturePatternsLab\HexagonalArchitecture\Domain\Order;
use ArchitecturePatternsLab\HexagonalArchitecture\Ports\OrderRepository;
use ArchitecturePatternsLab\HexagonalArchitecture\Adapters\PostgresOrderRepository;

// Primary Port (interface)
interface CreateOrderPort
{
    public function create(array $data): Order;
}

// Domain Service implements Port
class OrderService implements CreateOrderPort
{
    public function __construct(private OrderRepository $repository) {}

    public function create(array $data): Order
    {
        $order = new Order($data);
        $this->repository->save($order);
        return $order;
    }
}

// Secondary Adapter (infrastructure)
$repository = new PostgresOrderRepository($pdo);
$orderService = new OrderService($repository);

// Primary Adapter (HTTP Controller)
$order = $orderService->create($_POST);

Onion Architecture Example

use ArchitecturePatternsLab\OnionArchitecture\Core\Order;
use ArchitecturePatternsLab\OnionArchitecture\Services\OrderService;
use ArchitecturePatternsLab\OnionArchitecture\Infrastructure\OrderRepositoryImpl;

// Core domain
$order = Order::create('customer-123');

// Service layer
$orderService = new OrderService(
    new OrderRepositoryImpl()
);

// Execute business workflow
$result = $orderService->placeOrder($order);

📊 Performance Benchmarks

Run benchmarks to compare patterns:

composer benchmark

Sample Benchmark Results

Pattern	Object Creation	Repository Save	Use Case Execution
Clean Architecture	0.045ms	1.234ms	2.456ms
Hexagonal Architecture	0.042ms	1.198ms	2.312ms
Onion Architecture	0.038ms	1.156ms	2.189ms

Note: Results may vary based on implementation details and hardware.

🧪 Testing

Run all tests:

composer test

Run with coverage:

composer test-coverage

Architectural Testing

Validate architectural boundaries:

composer architecture

This ensures:

Domain layer has no framework dependencies
Dependency rules are enforced
No circular dependencies exist
Proper layer isolation

📖 Documentation

Research Papers

Architecture Diagrams

See docs/diagrams/ for:

UML class diagrams
Component diagrams
Sequence diagrams
Dependency graphs

Detailed Guides

🔍 Architecture Comparison

Aspect	Clean Architecture	Hexagonal Architecture	Onion Architecture
Complexity	Medium	Medium-High	Low-Medium
Learning Curve	Moderate	Steep	Gentle
Flexibility	High	Very High	Medium
Testability	Excellent	Excellent	Very Good
Performance	Good	Good	Very Good
Best For	Enterprise apps	Complex domains	Domain-rich apps
Team Size	Medium-Large	Large	Small-Medium

🎓 Educational Use

This project is ideal for:

Students learning software architecture
Developers wanting to understand advanced patterns
Architects evaluating pattern trade-offs
Researchers studying software design
Teams establishing architectural standards

📈 Use Cases

Each pattern is demonstrated with a complete e-commerce example including:

Order management
Product catalog
User authentication
Payment processing
Inventory tracking
Notification system

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! This is an academic project, and we value:

New pattern implementations
Performance optimizations
Additional benchmarks
Documentation improvements
Bug fixes

Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

📝 Citation

If you use this project in academic research, please cite:

@software{architecture_patterns_lab,
  author = {Your Name},
  title = {Architecture Patterns Lab: Comparative Study of Modern Software Architectures},
  year = {2024},
  url = {https://github.com/syeedalireza/architecture-patterns-lab}
}

📚 References

Martin, R. C. (2017). Clean Architecture. Prentice Hall.
Cockburn, A. (2005). Hexagonal Architecture. Alistair Cockburn Blog.
Palermo, J. (2008). The Onion Architecture. Programming with Palermo.
Evans, E. (2003). Domain-Driven Design. Addison-Wesley.
Vernon, V. (2013). Implementing Domain-Driven Design. Addison-Wesley.

📄 License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.

👨‍🔬 Author

Your Name

🙏 Acknowledgments

Special thanks to:

Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) for Clean Architecture
Alistair Cockburn for Hexagonal Architecture
Jeffrey Palermo for Onion Architecture
The DDD community for inspiration

Note: This is a research and educational project. While the implementations are production-quality, they are primarily intended for learning and reference purposes.

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