Cqrs Implementation

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name: cqrs-implementation
description: Implement Command Query Responsibility Segregation for scalable architectures. Use when separating read and write models, optimizing query performance, or building event-sourced systems.
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# CQRS Implementation

Comprehensive guide to implementing CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation) patterns.

## When to Use This Skill

- Separating read and write concerns
- Scaling reads independently from writes
- Building event-sourced systems
- Optimizing complex query scenarios
- Different read/write data models needed
- High-performance reporting requirements

## Core Concepts

### 1. CQRS Architecture

```
                    ┌─────────────┐
                    │   Client    │
                    └──────┬──────┘
                           │
              ┌────────────┴────────────┐
              │                         │
              ▼                         ▼
       ┌─────────────┐          ┌─────────────┐
       │  Commands   │          │   Queries   │
       │    API      │          │    API      │
       └──────┬──────┘          └──────┬──────┘
              │                         │
              ▼                         ▼
       ┌─────────────┐          ┌─────────────┐
       │  Command    │          │   Query     │
       │  Handlers   │          │  Handlers   │
       └──────┬──────┘          └──────┬──────┘
              │                         │
              ▼                         ▼
       ┌─────────────┐          ┌─────────────┐
       │   Write     │─────────►│    Read     │
       │   Model     │  Events  │   Model     │
       └─────────────┘          └─────────────┘
```

### 2. Key Components

| Component           | Responsibility                  |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| **Command**         | Intent to change state          |
| **Command Handler** | Validates and executes commands |
| **Event**           | Record of state change          |
| **Query**           | Request for data                |
| **Query Handler**   | Retrieves data from read model  |
| **Projector**       | Updates read model from events  |

## Templates and detailed worked examples

Full template library and detailed worked examples live in `references/details.md`. Read that file when you need the concrete templates.

## Best Practices

### Do's

- **Separate command and query models** - Different needs
- **Use eventual consistency** - Accept propagation delay
- **Validate in command handlers** - Before state change
- **Denormalize read models** - Optimize for queries
- **Version your events** - For schema evolution

### Don'ts

- **Don't query in commands** - Use only for writes
- **Don't couple read/write schemas** - Independent evolution
- **Don't over-engineer** - Start simple
- **Don't ignore consistency SLAs** - Define acceptable lag

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