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35 lines
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layout: pattern
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title: Hexagonal Architecture
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folder: hexagonal
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permalink: /patterns/hexagonal/
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categories: Architectural
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tags:
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- Java
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- Difficulty-Expert
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---
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## Also known as
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* Ports and Adapters
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* Clean Architecture
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* Onion Architecture
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## Intent
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Allow an application to equally be driven by users, programs, automated test or batch scripts, and to be developed and tested in isolation from its eventual run-time devices and databases.
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## Applicability
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Use Hexagonal Architecture pattern when
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* it is important that the application is fully testable
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* you use Domain Driven Design methodology and/or Microservices architectural style
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## Real world examples
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* [Apache Isis](https://isis.apache.org/)
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## Credits
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* [Alistair Cockburn - Hexagonal Architecture](http://alistair.cockburn.us/Hexagonal+architecture)
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