Hands On System Design - Distributed Systems Implementation

Hands On System Design - Distributed Systems Implementation

Day 91: Building Efficient Batch API Operations for Log Processing

Module 4: Building a Complete Distributed Log Platform | Week 13: API and Service Layer

Aug 15, 2025
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What We're Building Today

By the end of this lesson, you'll have implemented a production-grade batch processing system that handles thousands of log entries with a single API call. Here's what we're creating:

Core Components:

  • High-performance batch insert API processing 10,000 logs in under 2 seconds

  • Intelligent chunk management for parallel processing

  • Real-time monitoring dashboard with WebSocket updates

  • Comprehensive error handling with partial failure support

  • Performance metrics showing 100x improvement over individual operations

Technical Implementation:

  • FastAPI-based REST endpoints with Pydantic validation

  • Parallel chunk processing with configurable batch sizes

  • Transaction coordination ensuring data consistency

  • Connection pooling for optimal database performance

  • Docker deployment with multi-service orchestration


The Efficiency Crisis: Why Individual APIs Don't Scale

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