The star pattern

Abstract

This software architecture pattern describes how to set up an information system's architecture by using 'business components' and their 'representational connectors' that, together, form the Star pattern. The pattern allows the separation of business concerns from technology. The various representational connectors, which allow external systems to interact with a business component, are both non-invasive and loosely coupled to the business domain. These characteristics of the Star pattern support highly exchangeable interconnectivity channels. How the separation between a "business component" and its "representational connectors" can be established is described by using a linguistic view for how an information systems architecture can be structured.