LGDXRobot Cloud uses a three-tier architecture consisting of a UI front end (Presentation Layer), an API and Worker service (Application Layer), and a database (Data Layer). The connections between each component and the end user (User and Robot) vary depending on the use case.
Connections
- UI and third-party: RESTful API calls
- Robot: gRPC, using streaming for real-time communication
LGDXRobot Cloud Components
- UI: A web-based user interface built with .NET Blazor for managing the system. It also provides real-time capabilities to display robot status.
- API: A RESTful API built with ASP.NET Web API that serves as the system’s logic layer. It also acts as a gRPC service for communication between the API and the robots.
- Worker: A background service responsible for running time-consuming tasks, including email notifications, third-party webhooks, and auditing.
External Components
- Database: A PostgreSQL database used for storing the system’s data.
- RabbitMQ: A message broker is used to send background task commands from the API to the Worker service in a reliable manner.
- Redis: A in-memory data store for caching robot status. It also acts as a queue for updating robot and task status for the UI.
- SMTP: A mail service used for sending email notifications.
