Advanced Topics

This section covers advanced Lokstra concepts and patterns for building production-ready applications.

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Topics
• Getting Started

Overview

The advanced section provides in-depth guidance on:

✓ Production Deployment    - Best practices for production environments
✓ Performance Optimization - Tuning and scaling strategies
✓ Testing Strategies       - Unit, integration, and e2e testing
✓ Custom Services          - Building your own services
✓ Security Patterns        - Authentication, authorization, security
✓ Error Handling           - Comprehensive error management
✓ Monitoring & Observability - Metrics, logging, tracing

Topics

1. Testing Strategies

Learn how to test Lokstra applications effectively:

• Unit testing services and handlers
• Integration testing with real dependencies
• Mocking services and dependencies
• End-to-end testing patterns
• Test fixtures and helpers
• Benchmark testing

2. Deployment Patterns

Best practices for deploying Lokstra applications:

• Environment configuration
• Container deployment (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Cloud deployment (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• CI/CD pipelines
• Blue-green and canary deployments
• Health checks and readiness probes

3. Performance Optimization

Optimize your Lokstra applications:

• Database query optimization
• Caching strategies
• Connection pooling
• Request/response optimization
• Memory management
• Profiling and benchmarking

4. Custom Services

Build your own Lokstra services:

• Service interface design
• Dependency injection patterns
• Configuration management
• Lifecycle management (init, shutdown)
• Testing custom services
• Service registration

5. Security Best Practices

Secure your Lokstra applications:

• Authentication patterns
• Authorization strategies
• Input validation
• SQL injection prevention
• XSS protection
• CORS configuration
• Rate limiting
• Secret management

6. Error Handling

Comprehensive error management:

• Error types and patterns
• API error responses
• Error logging and tracking
• Recovery strategies
• Error monitoring
• User-friendly error messages

7. Monitoring & Observability

Monitor and observe your applications:

• Metrics collection (Prometheus)
• Logging strategies
• Distributed tracing
• Alerting rules
• Dashboards (Grafana)
• Performance monitoring

Getting Started

Choose a topic based on your needs:

For Production Deployment:

1. Start with Deployment Patterns
2. Then review Security Best Practices
3. Set up Monitoring & Observability

For Performance:

1. Read Performance Optimization
2. Implement proper Testing Strategies
3. Set up monitoring to track improvements

For Custom Development:

1. Learn Custom Services
2. Follow Testing Strategies
3. Apply Error Handling patterns

Related Documentation

• Core Packages - Framework fundamentals
• Services - Built-in services
• Helpers - Utility functions

Note: This section assumes you’re familiar with Lokstra basics. If you’re new, start with the Quick Start Guide.