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# ADR-0031: Service Repository Structure
## Status
Accepted
## Context
The platform follows a microservices architecture where each service (Auth, Identity, Authz, Audit, and feature modules) is an independent service. We need to decide how to organize these services in the codebase:
- **Option 1**: Monorepo with service directories (all services in one repository)
- **Option 2**: Separate repositories (each service in its own repository)
The decision affects:
- Code sharing and dependencies
- Development workflow
- CI/CD complexity
- Team autonomy and ownership
- Deployment strategies
- Code discoverability and navigation
## Decision
Use a **monorepo structure with service directories** for all services:
1. **Repository Structure**: Single repository (`goplt/`) containing:
- Core Kernel (shared infrastructure)
- All core services (Auth, Identity, Authz, Audit)
- All feature modules (Blog, Billing, etc.)
- Shared interfaces and utilities
2. **Service Organization**: Each service lives in `cmd/` directory:
```
goplt/
├── cmd/
│ ├── platform/ # Core kernel entry point (minimal, infrastructure only)
│ ├── api-gateway/ # API Gateway service entry point
│ ├── auth-service/ # Auth Service entry point
│ ├── identity-service/ # Identity Service entry point
│ ├── authz-service/ # Authz Service entry point
│ ├── audit-service/ # Audit Service entry point
│ └── blog-service/ # Blog feature service entry point
├── services/ # Service implementations (optional alternative)
│ ├── auth/
│ │ ├── internal/ # Service implementation
│ │ └── api/ # gRPC/HTTP definitions
│ ├── identity/
│ ├── authz/
│ └── audit/
├── internal/ # Core kernel implementation (shared)
│ ├── config/
│ ├── logger/
│ └── di/
├── pkg/ # Public interfaces
│ ├── config/ # ConfigProvider interface
│ ├── logger/ # Logger interface
│ ├── services/ # Service client interfaces
│ └── module/ # IModule interface
└── modules/ # Feature modules (optional structure)
└── blog/
```
3. **Service Independence**: Each service maintains:
- Own `go.mod` module (or shared workspace)
- Own internal implementation (`internal/` or `services/{service}/internal/`)
- Own gRPC/HTTP API definitions
- Own database schema and migrations
- Own entry point in `cmd/{service-name}/`
4. **Shared Code**: Core kernel infrastructure shared across all services:
- Configuration management (`internal/config/`, `pkg/config/`)
- Logging system (`internal/logger/`, `pkg/logger/`)
- Dependency injection (`internal/di/`)
- Service client implementations (`internal/services/`)
- Common utilities and interfaces
5. **Development Mode**: All services can run from same repository:
- Single `go.work` workspace file (Go 1.18+)
- Shared dependencies and versioning
- Easy local development with `docker-compose`
- Atomic changes across services when needed
## Rationale
### Why Monorepo?
1. **Code Sharing**: Core kernel (config, logger, DI) is shared across all services. Monorepo makes this easy.
2. **Atomic Changes**: Changes to shared interfaces can be updated across all services in a single commit.
3. **Simplified CI/CD**: Single CI pipeline can test all services and their interactions.
4. **Easier Development**: Developers can run all services locally from one repository.
5. **Version Consistency**: Shared dependencies (like core kernel) are always in sync.
6. **Cross-Service Refactoring**: Easier to refactor shared code across services.
7. **Unified Documentation**: All documentation in one place.
### Why Not Separate Repositories?
1. **Code Duplication**: Shared core kernel would need to be published as a library or duplicated.
2. **Version Management**: Core kernel changes would require coordinated releases across repositories.
3. **Development Complexity**: Developers would need to clone multiple repositories.
4. **CI/CD Complexity**: Multiple pipelines to manage and coordinate.
5. **Breaking Changes**: Harder to coordinate breaking changes to shared interfaces.
## Consequences
### Positive
- **Simplified Development**: Single repository to clone and work with
- **Code Reuse**: Easy sharing of core kernel and utilities
- **Atomic Changes**: Update shared interfaces and all services together
- **Consistent Dependencies**: All services use same versions of core kernel
- **Unified CI/CD**: Single pipeline for all services
- **Easier Onboarding**: New developers work with one repository
- **Cross-Service Testing**: Can test service interactions easily
- **Shared Documentation**: All docs in one place
- **Go Workspace Support**: Can use `go.work` for multi-module development
### Negative
- **Repository Size**: Repository grows as more services are added
- **Permission Granularity**: Harder to restrict access to specific services (Git permissions)
- **Build Time**: CI/CD may take longer as it builds all services
- **Deployment Coupling**: Services are in same repo (but can still deploy independently)
- **Merge Conflicts**: More likely with multiple teams working on same repo
- **Git History**: History can become cluttered with changes from many services
### Mitigations
1. **Repository Size**: Use Git LFS for large files, sparse checkout for large repos
2. **Permissions**: Use CODEOWNERS file and branch protection rules
3. **Build Time**: Use build caching and parallel builds in CI/CD
4. **Deployment**: Services are independently deployable despite shared repo
5. **Merge Conflicts**: Use feature branches, code review, and clear ownership
6. **Git History**: Use conventional commits and clear service prefixes
## Implementation Strategy
### Phase 1: Core Kernel (Epic 0-1) - Current
- Core kernel in `internal/` and `pkg/`
- Single entry point `cmd/platform/`
- Shared infrastructure established
### Phase 2: Service Structure (Epic 1-2)
- **Epic 1**: Create API Gateway service:
- `cmd/api-gateway/` - API Gateway entry point
- Service discovery integration
- Request routing to backend services
- **Epic 2**: Create core service directories:
- `cmd/auth-service/` - Auth Service entry point
- `cmd/identity-service/` - Identity Service entry point
- `cmd/authz-service/` - Authz Service entry point
- `cmd/audit-service/` - Audit Service entry point
- Create service implementations:
- Option A: `services/{service}/internal/` for each service (recommended)
- Option B: `internal/{service}/` for each service
- Each service has its own database connection pool
- Define service client interfaces in `pkg/services/`:
- `AuthServiceClient`, `IdentityServiceClient`, `AuthzServiceClient`, `AuditServiceClient`
- Implement gRPC/HTTP clients in `internal/services/`
### Phase 3: Module Services (Epic 4+)
- Feature modules follow same pattern:
- `cmd/blog-service/` for blog module
- Module implementation in `modules/blog/` or `services/blog/`
### Directory Structure Decision
**Recommended**: Use `cmd/{service}/` for entry points and `services/{service}/` for implementations:
```
goplt/
├── cmd/
│ ├── platform/ # Core kernel (minimal, infrastructure only)
│ ├── api-gateway/ # API Gateway entry point
│ ├── auth-service/ # Auth entry point
│ ├── identity-service/ # Identity entry point
│ ├── authz-service/ # Authz entry point
│ ├── audit-service/ # Audit entry point
│ └── blog-service/ # Blog feature service entry point
├── services/ # Service implementations
│ ├── gateway/
│ │ ├── internal/ # Gateway implementation
│ │ └── api/ # Routing logic
│ ├── auth/
│ │ ├── internal/ # Service implementation
│ │ └── api/ # gRPC/HTTP definitions
│ ├── identity/
│ ├── authz/
│ ├── audit/
│ └── blog/
├── internal/ # Core kernel (shared infrastructure)
├── pkg/ # Public interfaces
└── modules/ # Feature modules (optional structure)
```
This provides:
- Clear separation between entry points and implementations
- Easy to find service entry points
- Service code is organized together
- Consistent with Go best practices
## Alternative: Go Workspace (Go 1.18+)
For maximum service independence while maintaining monorepo benefits:
```go
// go.work
go 1.24
use (
. # Core kernel
./services/auth # Auth service module
./services/identity # Identity service module
./cmd/auth-service # Auth service entry
./cmd/identity-service # Identity service entry
)
```
Each service can have its own `go.mod` while sharing the workspace.
## Migration Path
If we later need to split into separate repositories:
1. Core kernel can be extracted to a shared library
2. Services can be moved to separate repos with git history
3. Service client interfaces remain in shared package
4. CI/CD can be adapted to multi-repo workflows
## References
- [ADR-0007: Project Directory Structure](./0007-project-directory-structure.md)
- [ADR-0029: Microservices Architecture](./0029-microservices-architecture.md)
- [ADR-0030: Service Communication Strategy](./0030-service-communication-strategy.md)
- [Go Workspaces](https://go.dev/doc/tutorial/workspaces)
- [Monorepo vs. Multi-repo](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/monorepos)
- [Google's Monorepo Strategy](https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2016/7/204032-why-google-stores-billions-of-lines-of-code-in-a-single-repository/fulltext)