Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them

Executive summary

• This outline targets a production implementation of Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them with practical delivery checkpoints.
• Use these bullets to define scope, risks, and ownership before development begins.
• Convert each line into sprint tasks, acceptance criteria, and support runbook entries.
• Focus on traceability, replay safety, and business-visible reconciliation metrics.

Problem framing and constraints

• Decision 1 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define chatty interface design, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 2 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define shared database coupling, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 3 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define missing contract versioning, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 4 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define opaque error responses, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.

Architecture decisions

• Decision 1 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define chatty interface design, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 2 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define shared database coupling, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 3 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define missing contract versioning, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 4 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define opaque error responses, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.

Data contract and field design

• Decision 1 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define chatty interface design, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 2 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define shared database coupling, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 3 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define missing contract versioning, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 4 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define opaque error responses, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.

Error handling and recovery

• Decision 1 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define chatty interface design, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 2 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define shared database coupling, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 3 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define missing contract versioning, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 4 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define opaque error responses, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.

Performance and throughput planning

• Decision 1 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define chatty interface design, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 2 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define shared database coupling, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 3 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define missing contract versioning, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 4 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define opaque error responses, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.

Security and compliance controls

• Decision 1 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define chatty interface design, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 2 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define shared database coupling, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 3 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define missing contract versioning, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 4 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define opaque error responses, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.

Testing and validation strategy

• Decision 1 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define chatty interface design, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 2 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define shared database coupling, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 3 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define missing contract versioning, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 4 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define opaque error responses, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.

Operations runbook and monitoring

• Decision 1 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define chatty interface design, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 2 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define shared database coupling, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 3 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define missing contract versioning, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 4 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define opaque error responses, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.

Implementation checklist and rollout plan

• Decision 1 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define chatty interface design, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 2 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define shared database coupling, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 3 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define missing contract versioning, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.
• Decision 4 for Common Integration Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them: define opaque error responses, capture expected behavior, agree fallback handling, and document support ownership across teams.

Notes for future expansion

• Add payload examples and error snapshots from SIT and UAT dry-runs.
• Attach architecture diagrams and cross-reference runbooks for on-call engineers.
• Track completion in a cutover checklist with clear go/no-go criteria.