Microservice pattern: Server-side service discovery

Description

Implement the Server-Side Service Discovery design pattern for the project. This pattern helps in dynamically locating services within a microservices architecture, enhancing the system's scalability and flexibility.

Main Elements of the Pattern:

1. Service Registry: A central repository that holds the network locations of service instances.
2. Service Provider: Services register their instances with the service registry.
3. Service Consumer: Consumers query the service registry to find available service instances.
4. Load Balancer: Directs service requests to available service instances based on a load-balancing strategy.
5. Health Check: Ensures that only healthy service instances are registered and available for service discovery.

References

• Microservices Patterns: Service Discovery
• Spring Cloud Netflix: Service Discovery
• Project Contribution Guidelines

Acceptance Criteria

1. Service Registry Setup: Implement a service registry (e.g., Eureka, Consul) to manage the dynamic locations of service instances.
2. Service Registration and Discovery: Ensure that services can register themselves with the service registry and that consumers can discover these services.
3. Load Balancing and Health Checks: Integrate load balancing and health checks to maintain the availability and reliability of the service instances.

Start by reading the project's contribution guidelines and the linked server-side service discovery references. The issue names no files, entry points, tests, or chosen registry; define the implementation scope around registry setup, provider registration, consumer discovery, load balancing, and health checks, with completion judged against all three acceptance criteria.