Introducing the ACL

In software development, an ACL acts like a translator or a mediator between different subsystems that may not speak the same “language,” so to speak. Imagine that you have two systems, each with its own set of rules, structures, and complexities. If these systems interact directly, there’s a risk that they could influence each other in unintended ways, leading to what is called corruption in the domain logic.

In the context of frontend development, especially in complex applications, an ACL becomes crucial for managing the interactions between the frontend and various backends or APIs. Frontend developers often have to deal with multiple services that may have inconsistent or convoluted data formats. Implementing an ACL in the frontend allows you to create a unified interface to interact with these services.

For example, if your frontend application has to communicate with multiple RESTful APIs, GraphQL services, and even WebSocket servers...