{"id":449,"date":"2026-03-28T05:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T05:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harshad-sonawane.com\/blog\/?p=449"},"modified":"2026-01-15T06:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T06:46:02","slug":"building-real-time-applications-java-architecture-frameworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harshad-sonawane.com\/blog\/building-real-time-applications-java-architecture-frameworks\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Real-Time Applications in Java: Architecture &amp; Framework Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"639\">Real-time applications have moved far beyond chat systems and stock tickers. Today, they power <strong data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"636\">financial trading platforms, collaborative tools, live dashboards, multiplayer games, IoT monitoring systems, and streaming analytics pipelines<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"866\">For <a href=\"https:\/\/harshad-sonawane.com\/blog\/reduce-cloud-costs-java-applications\/\">Java<\/a> developers, building real-time systems presents a unique challenge: how do you deliver <strong data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"798\">low latency, high throughput, and predictable performance<\/strong> while maintaining the robustness and scalability Java is known for?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"1033\">This article explores the <strong data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"927\">core architectural principles<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"950\">framework choices<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"977\">design trade-offs<\/strong> involved in building real-time applications using Java.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1038\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1080\">What Defines a Real-Time Application?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1219\">A real-time application is one where <strong data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1164\">timeliness is as important as correctness<\/strong>. The system must respond within a bounded time window.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1252\">There are two broad categories:<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1272\">Soft Real-Time<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1273\" data-end=\"1364\">\n<li data-start=\"1273\" data-end=\"1307\">\n<p data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1307\">Occasional delays are acceptable<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1364\">\n<p data-start=\"1310\" data-end=\"1364\">Examples: live dashboards, notifications, chat systems<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"1366\" data-end=\"1384\">Hard Real-Time<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1480\">\n<li data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1424\">\n<p data-start=\"1387\" data-end=\"1424\">Missing deadlines is a system failure<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1425\" data-end=\"1480\">\n<p data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1480\">Examples: trading engines, industrial control systems<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1595\">Most Java-based systems fall into the <strong data-start=\"1520\" data-end=\"1538\">soft real-time<\/strong> category but still demand <strong data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"1594\">millisecond-level latency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1600\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1656\">Core Architectural Principles for Real-Time Systems<\/h2>\n<h3 data-start=\"1658\" data-end=\"1696\">1. Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1698\" data-end=\"1816\">Real-time systems are naturally <strong data-start=\"1730\" data-end=\"1747\">event-centric<\/strong>. Instead of request-response flows, they react to streams of events.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1818\" data-end=\"1838\">Key characteristics:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1839\" data-end=\"1900\">\n<li data-start=\"1839\" data-end=\"1864\">\n<p data-start=\"1841\" data-end=\"1864\">Asynchronous processing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1865\" data-end=\"1881\">\n<p data-start=\"1867\" data-end=\"1881\">Loose coupling<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1882\" data-end=\"1900\">\n<p data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"1900\">High scalability<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"1925\">Common building blocks:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1926\" data-end=\"1977\">\n<li data-start=\"1926\" data-end=\"1943\">\n<p data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"1943\">Event producers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"1959\">\n<p data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"1959\">Event brokers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1960\" data-end=\"1977\">\n<p data-start=\"1962\" data-end=\"1977\">Event consumers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"1982\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1984\" data-end=\"2007\">2. Non-Blocking I\/O<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2109\">Blocking threads kill scalability and increase latency. Real-time Java applications rely heavily on:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2111\" data-end=\"2188\">\n<li data-start=\"2111\" data-end=\"2130\">\n<p data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2130\">Asynchronous APIs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2131\" data-end=\"2160\">\n<p data-start=\"2133\" data-end=\"2160\">Reactive programming models<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2161\" data-end=\"2188\">\n<p data-start=\"2163\" data-end=\"2188\">Message-driven processing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2190\" data-end=\"2279\">This allows systems to handle <strong data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2259\">thousands of concurrent connections<\/strong> with fewer threads.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2281\" data-end=\"2284\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2286\" data-end=\"2315\">3. Horizontal Scalability<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2375\">Real-time load is often unpredictable. Architectures must:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2376\" data-end=\"2453\">\n<li data-start=\"2376\" data-end=\"2396\">\n<p data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2396\">Scale horizontally<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2397\" data-end=\"2425\">\n<p data-start=\"2399\" data-end=\"2425\">Avoid shared mutable state<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2426\" data-end=\"2453\">\n<p data-start=\"2428\" data-end=\"2453\">Prefer stateless services<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"2455\" data-end=\"2458\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2460\" data-end=\"2488\">4. Backpressure Handling<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2490\" data-end=\"2568\">Without backpressure, fast producers can overwhelm slow consumers, leading to:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2569\" data-end=\"2629\">\n<li data-start=\"2569\" data-end=\"2586\">\n<p data-start=\"2571\" data-end=\"2586\">Memory pressure<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2587\" data-end=\"2608\">\n<p data-start=\"2589\" data-end=\"2608\">Increased GC pauses<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2609\" data-end=\"2629\">\n<p data-start=\"2611\" data-end=\"2629\">System instability<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2681\">Framework-level backpressure support is essential.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2683\" data-end=\"2686\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2745\">Architectural Patterns for Real-Time Java Applications<\/h2>\n<h3 data-start=\"2747\" data-end=\"2776\">Publish\u2013Subscribe Pattern<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2777\" data-end=\"2871\">\n<li data-start=\"2777\" data-end=\"2803\">\n<p data-start=\"2779\" data-end=\"2803\">Producers publish events<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2804\" data-end=\"2835\">\n<p data-start=\"2806\" data-end=\"2835\">Consumers subscribe to topics<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2836\" data-end=\"2871\">\n<p data-start=\"2838\" data-end=\"2871\">Decouples producers and consumers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2873\" data-end=\"2940\">Commonly used with messaging platforms like Kafka or Redis Streams.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2942\" data-end=\"2945\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2947\" data-end=\"2998\">CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation)<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2999\" data-end=\"3080\">\n<li data-start=\"2999\" data-end=\"3022\">\n<p data-start=\"3001\" data-end=\"3022\">Commands mutate state<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3023\" data-end=\"3043\">\n<p data-start=\"3025\" data-end=\"3043\">Queries read state<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3044\" data-end=\"3080\">\n<p data-start=\"3046\" data-end=\"3080\">Enables optimized read\/write paths<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3082\" data-end=\"3148\">Particularly useful in real-time dashboards and analytics systems.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3150\" data-end=\"3153\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"3155\" data-end=\"3170\">Actor Model<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"3171\" data-end=\"3286\">\n<li data-start=\"3171\" data-end=\"3208\">\n<p data-start=\"3173\" data-end=\"3208\">State is encapsulated within actors<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3209\" data-end=\"3244\">\n<p data-start=\"3211\" data-end=\"3244\">Communication via message passing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3245\" data-end=\"3286\">\n<p data-start=\"3247\" data-end=\"3286\">Avoids shared-memory concurrency issues<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3288\" data-end=\"3338\">Ideal for high-concurrency, low-latency scenarios.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3340\" data-end=\"3343\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3345\" data-end=\"3392\">Java Framework Choices for Real-Time Systems<\/h2>\n<h3 data-start=\"3394\" data-end=\"3433\">Spring WebSocket &amp; Spring Messaging<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3435\" data-end=\"3496\"><strong data-start=\"3435\" data-end=\"3448\">Best for:<\/strong> Real-time UI updates, dashboards, notifications<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3498\" data-end=\"3507\">Features:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3508\" data-end=\"3580\">\n<li data-start=\"3508\" data-end=\"3527\">\n<p data-start=\"3510\" data-end=\"3527\">WebSocket support<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3528\" data-end=\"3545\">\n<p data-start=\"3530\" data-end=\"3545\">STOMP messaging<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3546\" data-end=\"3580\">\n<p data-start=\"3548\" data-end=\"3580\">Integration with Spring <a href=\"https:\/\/harshad-sonawane.com\/blog\/audit-logging-in-java-microservices-techniques-and-compliance-tips\/\">Security<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3582\" data-end=\"3594\">Limitations:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3595\" data-end=\"3663\">\n<li data-start=\"3595\" data-end=\"3626\">\n<p data-start=\"3597\" data-end=\"3626\">Not fully reactive by default<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3627\" data-end=\"3663\">\n<p data-start=\"3629\" data-end=\"3663\">Requires careful thread management<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"3665\" data-end=\"3668\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"3670\" data-end=\"3688\">Spring WebFlux<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3690\" data-end=\"3736\"><strong data-start=\"3690\" data-end=\"3703\">Best for:<\/strong> Reactive APIs and streaming data<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3738\" data-end=\"3749\">Advantages:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3750\" data-end=\"3818\">\n<li data-start=\"3750\" data-end=\"3776\">\n<p data-start=\"3752\" data-end=\"3776\">Built on <a href=\"https:\/\/harshad-sonawane.com\/blog\/building-reactive-microservices-spring-webflux-rsocket\/\">Project Reactor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3777\" data-end=\"3795\">\n<p data-start=\"3779\" data-end=\"3795\">Non-blocking I\/O<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3796\" data-end=\"3818\">\n<p data-start=\"3798\" data-end=\"3818\">Backpressure support<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3820\" data-end=\"3831\">Ideal when:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3832\" data-end=\"3904\">\n<li data-start=\"3832\" data-end=\"3859\">\n<p data-start=\"3834\" data-end=\"3859\">You need high concurrency<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3860\" data-end=\"3877\">\n<p data-start=\"3862\" data-end=\"3877\">Latency matters<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3878\" data-end=\"3904\">\n<p data-start=\"3880\" data-end=\"3904\">Blocking is unacceptable<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"3906\" data-end=\"3909\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"3911\" data-end=\"3920\">Netty<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3922\" data-end=\"3982\"><strong data-start=\"3922\" data-end=\"3935\">Best for:<\/strong> Custom protocols and ultra-low latency systems<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3984\" data-end=\"3994\">Why Netty:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3995\" data-end=\"4081\">\n<li data-start=\"3995\" data-end=\"4020\">\n<p data-start=\"3997\" data-end=\"4020\">Event-driven networking<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4021\" data-end=\"4039\">\n<p data-start=\"4023\" data-end=\"4039\">Minimal overhead<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4040\" data-end=\"4081\">\n<p data-start=\"4042\" data-end=\"4081\">Full control over threading and buffers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4083\" data-end=\"4093\">Trade-off:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4094\" data-end=\"4156\">\n<li data-start=\"4094\" data-end=\"4118\">\n<p data-start=\"4096\" data-end=\"4118\">Steeper learning curve<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4119\" data-end=\"4156\">\n<p data-start=\"4121\" data-end=\"4156\">More boilerplate compared to Spring<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"4158\" data-end=\"4161\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"4163\" data-end=\"4189\">Akka (Classic \/ Typed)<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4191\" data-end=\"4234\"><strong data-start=\"4191\" data-end=\"4204\">Best for:<\/strong> Actor-based real-time systems<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4236\" data-end=\"4246\">Strengths:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4247\" data-end=\"4306\">\n<li data-start=\"4247\" data-end=\"4264\">\n<p data-start=\"4249\" data-end=\"4264\">Actor isolation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4265\" data-end=\"4282\">\n<p data-start=\"4267\" data-end=\"4282\">Fault tolerance<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4283\" data-end=\"4306\">\n<p data-start=\"4285\" data-end=\"4306\">Distributed messaging<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4308\" data-end=\"4316\">Used in:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4317\" data-end=\"4383\">\n<li data-start=\"4317\" data-end=\"4334\">\n<p data-start=\"4319\" data-end=\"4334\">Trading systems<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4335\" data-end=\"4361\">\n<p data-start=\"4337\" data-end=\"4361\">Multiplayer game servers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4362\" data-end=\"4383\">\n<p data-start=\"4364\" data-end=\"4383\">Streaming pipelines<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"4385\" data-end=\"4388\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"4390\" data-end=\"4426\">Apache Kafka (with Java Clients)<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4428\" data-end=\"4486\"><strong data-start=\"4428\" data-end=\"4441\">Best for:<\/strong> Event streaming and real-time data pipelines<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4488\" data-end=\"4501\">Capabilities:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4502\" data-end=\"4599\">\n<li data-start=\"4502\" data-end=\"4535\">\n<p data-start=\"4504\" data-end=\"4535\">High-throughput event ingestion<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4536\" data-end=\"4561\">\n<p data-start=\"4538\" data-end=\"4561\">Durable message storage<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4562\" data-end=\"4599\">\n<p data-start=\"4564\" data-end=\"4599\">Stream processing via Kafka Streams<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4601\" data-end=\"4665\">Kafka is often the <strong data-start=\"4620\" data-end=\"4632\">backbone<\/strong> of real-time Java architectures.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"4667\" data-end=\"4670\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"4672\" data-end=\"4700\">Data Layer Considerations<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4702\" data-end=\"4754\">Real-time systems require <strong data-start=\"4728\" data-end=\"4753\">fast reads and writes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4756\" data-end=\"4771\">Common choices:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4772\" data-end=\"4898\">\n<li data-start=\"4772\" data-end=\"4811\">\n<p data-start=\"4774\" data-end=\"4811\">Redis (in-memory caching and pub-sub)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4812\" data-end=\"4854\">\n<p data-start=\"4814\" data-end=\"4854\">Apache Cassandra (high write throughput)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4855\" data-end=\"4898\">\n<p data-start=\"4857\" data-end=\"4898\">TimescaleDB \/ InfluxDB (time-series data)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4900\" data-end=\"4906\">Avoid:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4907\" data-end=\"4978\">\n<li data-start=\"4907\" data-end=\"4934\">\n<p data-start=\"4909\" data-end=\"4934\">Long-running transactions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4935\" data-end=\"4978\">\n<p data-start=\"4937\" data-end=\"4978\">Heavy ORM usage in latency-critical paths<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"4980\" data-end=\"4983\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"4985\" data-end=\"5022\">Threading and Concurrency Strategy<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"5024\" data-end=\"5039\">Key guidelines:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5040\" data-end=\"5154\">\n<li data-start=\"5040\" data-end=\"5066\">\n<p data-start=\"5042\" data-end=\"5066\">Prefer asynchronous APIs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5067\" data-end=\"5097\">\n<p data-start=\"5069\" data-end=\"5097\">Minimize synchronized blocks<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5098\" data-end=\"5126\">\n<p data-start=\"5100\" data-end=\"5126\">Use thread pools carefully<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5127\" data-end=\"5154\">\n<p data-start=\"5129\" data-end=\"5154\">Monitor thread contention<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"5156\" data-end=\"5251\">Tools like <strong data-start=\"5167\" data-end=\"5188\"><a href=\"https:\/\/harshad-sonawane.com\/blog\/mastering-asynchronous-programming-java-completablefuture\/\">CompletableFuture<\/a><\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"5190\" data-end=\"5203\">Executors<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"5209\" data-end=\"5229\">Reactive Streams<\/strong> play a critical role.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"5253\" data-end=\"5256\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"5258\" data-end=\"5289\">Observability and Monitoring<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"5291\" data-end=\"5349\">Real-time systems fail silently if not monitored properly.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5351\" data-end=\"5369\">Essential metrics:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5370\" data-end=\"5450\">\n<li data-start=\"5370\" data-end=\"5396\">\n<p data-start=\"5372\" data-end=\"5396\">Event processing latency<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5397\" data-end=\"5410\">\n<p data-start=\"5399\" data-end=\"5410\">Queue depth<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5411\" data-end=\"5433\">\n<p data-start=\"5413\" data-end=\"5433\">Backpressure signals<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5434\" data-end=\"5450\">\n<p data-start=\"5436\" data-end=\"5450\">GC pause times<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"5452\" data-end=\"5458\">Tools:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5459\" data-end=\"5510\">\n<li data-start=\"5459\" data-end=\"5471\">\n<p data-start=\"5461\" data-end=\"5471\">Micrometer<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5472\" data-end=\"5484\">\n<p data-start=\"5474\" data-end=\"5484\"><a href=\"https:\/\/harshad-sonawane.com\/blog\/monitoring-java-applications-prometheus-grafana-kubernetes\/\">Prometheus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5485\" data-end=\"5494\">\n<p data-start=\"5487\" data-end=\"5494\">Grafana<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5495\" data-end=\"5510\">\n<p data-start=\"5497\" data-end=\"5510\">OpenTelemetry<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"5512\" data-end=\"5515\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"5517\" data-end=\"5544\">Common Mistakes to Avoid<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"5546\" data-end=\"5743\">\n<li data-start=\"5546\" data-end=\"5590\">\n<p data-start=\"5548\" data-end=\"5590\">Using blocking calls in reactive pipelines<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5591\" data-end=\"5620\">\n<p data-start=\"5593\" data-end=\"5620\">Overloading message brokers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5621\" data-end=\"5643\">\n<p data-start=\"5623\" data-end=\"5643\">Ignoring GC behavior<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5644\" data-end=\"5703\">\n<p data-start=\"5646\" data-end=\"5703\">Mixing synchronous and asynchronous models inconsistently<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5704\" data-end=\"5743\">\n<p data-start=\"5706\" data-end=\"5743\">Underestimating backpressure handling<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"5745\" data-end=\"5748\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"5750\" data-end=\"5802\">Putting It All Together: A Reference Architecture<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"5804\" data-end=\"5850\">A typical real-time Java system might include:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5851\" data-end=\"6015\">\n<li data-start=\"5851\" data-end=\"5876\">\n<p data-start=\"5853\" data-end=\"5876\">WebFlux for API ingress<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5877\" data-end=\"5904\">\n<p data-start=\"5879\" data-end=\"5904\">Kafka for event streaming<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5905\" data-end=\"5936\">\n<p data-start=\"5907\" data-end=\"5936\">Redis for caching and pub-sub<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5937\" data-end=\"5972\">\n<p data-start=\"5939\" data-end=\"5972\">Reactive consumers for processing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5973\" data-end=\"6015\">\n<p data-start=\"5975\" data-end=\"6015\">WebSocket for pushing updates to clients<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"6017\" data-end=\"6103\">Each component is <strong data-start=\"6035\" data-end=\"6054\">loosely coupled<\/strong>, horizontally scalable, and resilient to spikes.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"6105\" data-end=\"6108\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"6110\" data-end=\"6123\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"6125\" data-end=\"6340\">Building real-time applications in Java is no longer about raw threading or low-level synchronization. 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