In recent years, with the development of software and open source technology, the concept of software application architecture has also become popular. It provides an efficient way of organizing and designing software systems with many advantages and benefits:
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Modularity and maintainability : Software application architecture splits the system into modular components, each responsible for a specific function or task. This modular design makes each part of the system independent of each other, easy to understand, develop and maintain. When changes or repairs are required, only the corresponding modules need to be modified without affecting the entire system, which improves the maintainability of the system.
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Scalability and flexibility : A good software application architecture allows the system to be expanded and modified as requirements change without refactoring the entire system. By adding, replacing or adjusting specific components, it can be flexibly expanded and adjusted according to the requirements of the system to meet changing needs.
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Reusability and efficiency : Software application architecture encourages reuse and sharing of components, improving development efficiency and code reusability. By encapsulating common functionality as reusable components or services, you can avoid duplication of development and facilitate teamwork and code sharing.
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Performance and reliability : A good software application architecture can optimize system performance and reliability. Through reasonable layered design, caching mechanism, load balancing and error handling strategies, the response speed, throughput and fault tolerance of the system can be improved.
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Testability and Verifiability : Software application architecture encourages writing testable code and provides appropriate test boundaries and interfaces. This makes it easier to write and execute unit tests, integration tests, and automated tests, ensuring the quality and stability of the system.
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Ecosystem support for technology : Some common software application architecture patterns have been widely adopted and have received a lot of technical support and community resources. This enables developers to more easily learn, apply and share best practices, improving development efficiency and quality.
The concept of Super App is gradually accepted and adopted globally
A super app refers to a comprehensive application that allows users to access multiple different services on the same platform, including payment, social media, travel, ordering food, and more. It originated in Southeast Asia, such as WeChat in China, Paytm in India, and Gojek in Indonesia. However, with the promotion and popularization of its successful cases around the world, more and more companies have begun to apply it to in their own business.
In Southeast Asia, super apps have become an indispensable part of life because they provide many services to provide users with a more convenient lifestyle, such as: Taobao, Alipay, JD.com, Pinduoduo, etc. App. In other regions, such as Europe and North America, although real super apps have not yet appeared, there have been many similar attempts in these regions, and businesses have begun to rely on super apps to explore business growth, such as Shopee, Grab, Gojek, Rappi, etc. are the leading regional super apps.
The advent of the inclusive era of super apps has also brought new challenges and opportunities to enterprises and service providers. They need to adapt and leverage the super-app ecosystem, provide innovative products and services, cooperate or integrate with super-apps to meet the needs of users and remain competitive in the fierce competition.
Use small program container technology to build a new type of super App software application architecture
Let’s talk about the mini-program ecology first: since the WeChat mini-program was officially launched in 2017, it has quickly become an important ecosystem in China’s mobile Internet industry. As of the end of 2021, the monthly active users of WeChat Mini Programs have exceeded 120 million, covering various industry application scenarios such as e-commerce, finance, medical care, education, tourism, and travel. The WeChat mini-program ecosystem is also constantly improving, providing developers with a wealth of development tools, templates, and open source components and other resources.
Let’s talk about small program technology: Compared with traditional native application development technology, small program technology has the advantages of light weight, rapid development, cross-platform, no installation, and more user-friendly. Mini programs can be used without downloading and installing by users. At the same time, the development cost of mini programs is relatively lower, the development speed is faster, and it is easier to maintain and update. The applet technology also supports cross-platform operation and can run on multiple mobile devices at the same time, which greatly expands the coverage of applications and brings greater commercial value to enterprises and developers. Some of the more well-known small program container technology products on the market include: WeChat, Alipay, Baidu, Douyin small programs, etc., all of which are based on the technology base to improve the small program ecology of the big social platform, and can provide third parties for privatization deployment There are: FinClip , mPaaS and other products. It is understood that the small program container technology independently developed by FinClip can enable enterprises’ apps to have the ability to quickly run small programs, and their SDK can also be embedded in functional device terminals other than apps (such as Linux, Windows, MacOS, Kirin and other operating systems).
When building a super app, some software application architecture technologies can be combined with the applet container technology in the following directions:
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Microservice Architecture : Super Apps usually consist of multiple independent functional modules, each of which can be developed, deployed, and managed as a microservice. Each microservice can use applet container technology as a runtime environment and interact through APIs or other communication mechanisms. The microservice architecture can provide a high degree of flexibility, scalability and independence, and facilitate the development, testing, deployment and maintenance of different modules of the super app.
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Client-server architecture : A super app usually includes a front-end client and a back-end server. The applet container technology can be used to build the running environment of the client and provide the display and interaction functions of applets. The server side can adopt the traditional client-server architecture to provide data storage, business logic processing and other services for applets. This architectural model enables the client and server to cooperate with each other to realize the functions and services of the Super App.
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Layered architecture : The front-end part of the Super App can adopt a layered architecture to separate the interface layer, business logic layer and data access layer. The applet container technology can be used to implement the interface layer, providing applet display and user interaction. The business logic layer and data access layer can be deployed on the server side, and interact with the applet container through API or other communication methods. The layered architecture can provide good module division, maintainability and scalability, and facilitate the development and evolution of super apps.
The technical value of small program container technology in building super apps
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High portability : The applet container technology enables super apps to run on different platforms and devices, with high portability. Whether it is on a mobile phone, a tablet or other smart devices, the applet container can be used to run the super app to provide a unified user experience.
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Independent operating environment : The applet container technology provides an independent operating environment, which can isolate the interaction between the Super App and other applications and systems, ensuring the stability and security of the application. The Super App can run independently in the applet container without being affected by the external environment.
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Resource management and performance optimization : Applet container technology can manage the resources required by super apps, including memory, CPU, storage, etc. Through effective resource management and optimization, the performance and response speed of the Super App can be improved to provide a better user experience.
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Rapid development and iteration : The applet container technology provides a lightweight development and deployment method, making the development and iteration of super apps faster and more efficient. Developers can use applet container technology for local development and debugging, rapid iteration and release of new functions.
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Ecosystem support : Applet container technology is usually accompanied by a complete ecosystem, including development tools, developer communities, application stores, etc. These supports and resources can help developers better build and promote super apps, providing more opportunities and possibilities for sustainable development.
Small program container technology provides a lot of technical value in building super apps. It brings the benefits of high portability, independent operating environment, resource management and performance optimization, rapid development and iteration, and ecosystem support to super apps. These technical values enable super apps to run on different platforms and devices and provide a unified user experience. Through the small program container technology, developers can develop, deploy and maintain super apps more efficiently, quickly iterate new functions, and improve user experience.
At the same time, the small program container technology also provides support for the construction of the super App ecosystem, including resources such as development tools, communities, and application stores. These technical values enable super apps to meet user needs in an efficient, flexible and scalable manner, and create more opportunities and sustainable development possibilities for developers. In the future, with the continuous evolution and development of small program container technology, Super App will continue to play an important role on smart mobile devices, providing users with richer, more convenient and personalized application experience.