Versioning and compatibility

Microservice versioning and compatibility are essential considerations when working with microservices architectures. As microservices are developed and deployed independently, changes to their interfaces or behaviors can lead to compatibility issues between services. Proper versioning and compatibility management are crucial to ensure smooth communication and collaboration between microservices:

• Microservice versioning: Microservice versioning refers to the practice of assigning unique identifiers to different versions of a microservice’s API, data structures, or contract. When a change is made to a microservice, the version is incremented, allowing clients and other microservices to know which version of the service they are interacting with.

  There are different approaches to versioning microservices:

  • URL versioning: In this approach, the version is included in the URL of the API endpoint. For example, “/v1/customers” and &...