# Spring Modulith: Architettura del Monolite Modulare Spiegata

> Impara Spring Modulith per costruire monoliti modulari in Java. Architettura, moduli, eventi asincroni e testing con esempi Spring Boot 3.

- Published: 2026-03-23
- Updated: 2026-05-03
- Author: SharpSkill
- Tags: spring modulith, modular architecture, spring boot, java, modular monolith
- Reading time: 18 min

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Spring Modulith propone un approccio pragmatico per strutturare le applicazioni Spring Boot in moduli di business coesi. Questa architettura colloca il monolite modulare tra il monolite tradizionale e i microservizi, offrendo una solida modularità senza la complessità operativa dei sistemi distribuiti.

> **Insight Chiave**
>
> Spring Modulith formalizza le best practice dell'architettura esagonale e del Domain-Driven Design direttamente in Spring Boot, con verifica automatica delle dipendenze tra moduli.

## Perché Scegliere un Monolite Modulare?

### Il Problema del Monolite Classico

I monoliti tradizionali soffrono di un accoppiamento eccessivo tra i componenti. Con il tempo le dipendenze incrociate si accumulano e trasformano l'applicazione in un "big ball of mud" impossibile da mantenere. Una modifica al modulo di fatturazione impatta il modulo utenti, poi quello di notifica, generando effetti collaterali imprevedibili.

```java
// AntiPattern.java
// Direct coupling between modules - AVOID THIS
@Service
public class OrderService {

    // Direct dependencies to other modules
    // Creates tight coupling and dependency cycles
    private final UserRepository userRepository;
    private final InventoryService inventoryService;
    private final PaymentProcessor paymentProcessor;
    private final NotificationService notificationService;
    private final ShippingCalculator shippingCalculator;

    public OrderService(UserRepository userRepository,
                        InventoryService inventoryService,
                        PaymentProcessor paymentProcessor,
                        NotificationService notificationService,
                        ShippingCalculator shippingCalculator) {
        this.userRepository = userRepository;
        this.inventoryService = inventoryService;
        this.paymentProcessor = paymentProcessor;
        this.notificationService = notificationService;
        this.shippingCalculator = shippingCalculator;
    }

    public Order createOrder(OrderRequest request) {
        // This service knows too many implementation details
        User user = userRepository.findById(request.userId()).orElseThrow();
        inventoryService.reserveItems(request.items());
        BigDecimal shipping = shippingCalculator.calculate(user.getAddress());
        paymentProcessor.charge(user, request.total().add(shipping));
        notificationService.sendOrderConfirmation(user, request);
        // ...
        return null;
    }
}
```

Questo pattern produce problemi concreti: test di integrazione fragili, difficoltà a ragionare sull'impatto di una modifica e impossibilità di rilasciare o evolvere un modulo in modo indipendente.

### I Microservizi Non Sono Sempre la Risposta

I microservizi risolvono il problema dell'accoppiamento, ma introducono una complessità operativa significativa: comunicazione di rete, eventual consistency, deploy distribuito, osservabilità multi-servizio. Per molti team questa complessità non è giustificata dai benefici ottenuti.

Il monolite modulare offre un'alternativa: una singola unità di deploy con confini di modulo chiaramente definiti e applicati. Spring Modulith automatizza la verifica di tali confini.

## Primi Passi con Spring Modulith

### Configurazione del Progetto

Integrare Spring Modulith in un progetto Spring Boot 3 richiede alcune dipendenze Maven. Lo starter principale abilita il rilevamento automatico dei moduli.

```xml
<!-- pom.xml -->
<!-- Spring Modulith dependencies for Spring Boot 3.2+ -->
<dependencies>
    <!-- Core Spring Modulith -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-modulith-starter-core</artifactId>
    </dependency>

    <!-- Async event support with persistence -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-modulith-starter-jpa</artifactId>
    </dependency>

    <!-- Module structure tests -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-modulith-starter-test</artifactId>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>

    <!-- Automatic documentation generation -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-modulith-docs</artifactId>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

<dependencyManagement>
    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-modulith-bom</artifactId>
            <version>1.3.0</version>
            <type>pom</type>
            <scope>import</scope>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>
```

### Struttura dei Moduli

Spring Modulith rileva automaticamente i moduli a partire dai package diretti sotto il package principale dell'applicazione. Ogni sotto-package rappresenta un modulo distinto con responsabilità proprie.

```
com.example.shop/
├── ShopApplication.java        # Spring Boot entry point
├── order/                       # Order Module
│   ├── Order.java              # Public entity (module API)
│   ├── OrderService.java       # Public service
│   ├── internal/               # Module-internal package
│   │   ├── OrderRepository.java
│   │   └── OrderValidator.java
│   └── OrderCreatedEvent.java  # Published event
├── inventory/                   # Inventory Module
│   ├── InventoryService.java
│   ├── Product.java
│   └── internal/
│       └── StockRepository.java
├── customer/                    # Customer Module
│   ├── Customer.java
│   ├── CustomerService.java
│   └── internal/
│       └── CustomerRepository.java
└── notification/                # Notification Module
    ├── NotificationService.java
    └── internal/
        └── EmailSender.java
```

Questa convenzione stabilisce una regola fondamentale: solo le classi presenti nel package radice del modulo (non in `internal/`) costituiscono l'API pubblica accessibile dagli altri moduli.

```java
// Order.java
// Public entity of Order module - accessible from other modules
package com.example.shop.order;

import jakarta.persistence.*;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.time.LocalDateTime;
import java.util.UUID;

@Entity
@Table(name = "orders")
public class Order {

    @Id
    private UUID id;

    // Reference by ID rather than entity
    // Avoids direct coupling with Customer module
    private UUID customerId;

    private BigDecimal totalAmount;

    @Enumerated(EnumType.STRING)
    private OrderStatus status;

    private LocalDateTime createdAt;

    protected Order() {
        // JPA constructor
    }

    public Order(UUID customerId, BigDecimal totalAmount) {
        this.id = UUID.randomUUID();
        this.customerId = customerId;
        this.totalAmount = totalAmount;
        this.status = OrderStatus.PENDING;
        this.createdAt = LocalDateTime.now();
    }

    // Public getters - part of module API
    public UUID getId() { return id; }
    public UUID getCustomerId() { return customerId; }
    public BigDecimal getTotalAmount() { return totalAmount; }
    public OrderStatus getStatus() { return status; }
    public LocalDateTime getCreatedAt() { return createdAt; }

    // Encapsulated business methods
    void confirm() {
        if (this.status != OrderStatus.PENDING) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("Only pending orders can be confirmed");
        }
        this.status = OrderStatus.CONFIRMED;
    }
}
```

```java
// OrderRepository.java
// Internal repository - NOT accessible from other modules
package com.example.shop.order.internal;

import com.example.shop.order.Order;
import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
import java.util.UUID;

// This repository is in the internal package
// Spring Modulith prohibits access from other modules
interface OrderRepository extends JpaRepository<Order, UUID> {

    // Methods specific to the Order module
    List<Order> findByCustomerIdAndStatus(UUID customerId, OrderStatus status);
}
```

Il repository resta interno perché l'accesso ai dati deve passare dal servizio pubblico, garantendo l'incapsulamento della logica di business.

> **Convenzione di Naming**
>
> Il package `internal` non ha nulla di magico per Java. È una convenzione che Spring Modulith riconosce e verifica automaticamente durante i test. Ogni violazione genera un errore esplicito.

## Comunicazione tra Moduli

### Eventi di Dominio

La comunicazione tra moduli avviene tramite eventi di dominio anziché chiamate dirette. Questo pattern disaccoppia i moduli emittenti dai moduli ricevitori.

```java
// OrderCreatedEvent.java
// Event published by Order module
package com.example.shop.order;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.time.LocalDateTime;
import java.util.UUID;

// Immutable record representing the event
// Contains only information needed by consumers
public record OrderCreatedEvent(
    UUID orderId,
    UUID customerId,
    BigDecimal totalAmount,
    LocalDateTime createdAt
) {
    // Factory method to create event from entity
    public static OrderCreatedEvent from(Order order) {
        return new OrderCreatedEvent(
            order.getId(),
            order.getCustomerId(),
            order.getTotalAmount(),
            order.getCreatedAt()
        );
    }
}
```

```java
// OrderService.java
// Public service that publishes events
package com.example.shop.order;

import com.example.shop.order.internal.OrderRepository;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisher;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.UUID;

@Service
@Transactional
public class OrderService {

    private final OrderRepository orderRepository;
    private final ApplicationEventPublisher eventPublisher;

    public OrderService(OrderRepository orderRepository,
                        ApplicationEventPublisher eventPublisher) {
        this.orderRepository = orderRepository;
        this.eventPublisher = eventPublisher;
    }

    public Order createOrder(UUID customerId, BigDecimal amount) {
        // Create the order
        Order order = new Order(customerId, amount);
        order = orderRepository.save(order);

        // Publish the event
        // Interested modules will react asynchronously
        eventPublisher.publishEvent(OrderCreatedEvent.from(order));

        return order;
    }

    public Order confirmOrder(UUID orderId) {
        Order order = orderRepository.findById(orderId)
            .orElseThrow(() -> new OrderNotFoundException(orderId));

        order.confirm();

        // Confirmation event
        eventPublisher.publishEvent(new OrderConfirmedEvent(
            order.getId(),
            order.getCustomerId()
        ));

        return order;
    }
}
```

Gli altri moduli consumano questi eventi senza conoscere i dettagli implementativi del modulo Order.

```java
// NotificationEventListener.java
// Notification module consuming Order events
package com.example.shop.notification.internal;

import com.example.shop.order.OrderCreatedEvent;
import com.example.shop.order.OrderConfirmedEvent;
import org.springframework.modulith.events.ApplicationModuleListener;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

@Component
class NotificationEventListener {

    private final EmailSender emailSender;
    private final CustomerLookup customerLookup;

    NotificationEventListener(EmailSender emailSender,
                               CustomerLookup customerLookup) {
        this.emailSender = emailSender;
        this.customerLookup = customerLookup;
    }

    // @ApplicationModuleListener guarantees async processing
    // and event persistence for retry on failure
    @ApplicationModuleListener
    void onOrderCreated(OrderCreatedEvent event) {
        // Retrieve email via local interface
        // Avoids direct dependency on Customer module
        String email = customerLookup.getEmailByCustomerId(event.customerId());

        emailSender.send(
            email,
            "Order Received",
            "Your order #%s has been received.".formatted(event.orderId())
        );
    }

    @ApplicationModuleListener
    void onOrderConfirmed(OrderConfirmedEvent event) {
        String email = customerLookup.getEmailByCustomerId(event.customerId());

        emailSender.send(
            email,
            "Order Confirmed",
            "Your order #%s is confirmed and being prepared."
                .formatted(event.orderId())
        );
    }
}
```

### Eventi Persistiti e Asincroni

Spring Modulith offre una funzionalità potente: la persistenza degli eventi. Gli eventi vengono memorizzati nel database prima della pubblicazione, garantendone l'elaborazione anche in caso di crash dell'applicazione.

```java
// EventPublicationConfig.java
// Persisted events configuration
package com.example.shop.config;

import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.modulith.events.config.EnablePersistentDomainEvents;
import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableAsync;

@Configuration
@EnableAsync
@EnablePersistentDomainEvents  // Enables event persistence
public class EventPublicationConfig {

    // Spring Modulith automatically creates required tables
    // EVENT_PUBLICATION stores pending events
    // Processed events are marked as completed
}
```

```java
// InventoryEventListener.java
// Listener with transactional event handling
package com.example.shop.inventory.internal;

import com.example.shop.order.OrderCreatedEvent;
import com.example.shop.order.OrderCancelledEvent;
import org.springframework.modulith.events.ApplicationModuleListener;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;

@Component
class InventoryEventListener {

    private final StockRepository stockRepository;

    InventoryEventListener(StockRepository stockRepository) {
        this.stockRepository = stockRepository;
    }

    // Transactional processing - if exception thrown,
    // event will be retried automatically
    @ApplicationModuleListener
    @Transactional
    void onOrderCreated(OrderCreatedEvent event) {
        // Reserve stock for this order
        // On failure, event remains in EVENT_PUBLICATION
        // and will be reprocessed in next cycle
        reserveStockForOrder(event.orderId(), event.items());
    }

    @ApplicationModuleListener
    @Transactional
    void onOrderCancelled(OrderCancelledEvent event) {
        // Release reserved stock
        releaseStockForOrder(event.orderId());
    }

    private void reserveStockForOrder(UUID orderId, List<OrderItem> items) {
        for (OrderItem item : items) {
            Stock stock = stockRepository.findByProductId(item.productId())
                .orElseThrow(() -> new StockNotFoundException(item.productId()));

            stock.reserve(item.quantity());
            stockRepository.save(stock);
        }
    }

    private void releaseStockForOrder(UUID orderId) {
        // Stock release implementation
    }
}
```

La tabella `EVENT_PUBLICATION` creata automaticamente da Spring Modulith:

```sql
-- EVENT_PUBLICATION table structure (PostgreSQL)
CREATE TABLE event_publication (
    id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
    listener_id VARCHAR(512) NOT NULL,
    event_type VARCHAR(512) NOT NULL,
    serialized_event TEXT NOT NULL,
    publication_date TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
    completion_date TIMESTAMP
);

-- Index for retry queries
CREATE INDEX idx_event_publication_incomplete
ON event_publication (completion_date)
WHERE completion_date IS NULL;
```

### Interfacce Esposte tra Moduli

Quando un modulo necessita di informazioni da un altro senza ricorrere a un evento, un'interfaccia pubblica nel modulo sorgente permette un accoppiamento minimo.

```java
// CustomerLookup.java
// Public interface of Customer module
package com.example.shop.customer;

import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.UUID;

// Interface exposed to other modules
// Defines contract without exposing implementation details
public interface CustomerLookup {

    Optional<String> findEmailById(UUID customerId);

    boolean exists(UUID customerId);

    // Specific DTO for shared information
    Optional<CustomerInfo> findInfoById(UUID customerId);

    record CustomerInfo(
        UUID id,
        String email,
        String fullName,
        String preferredLanguage
    ) {}
}
```

```java
// CustomerLookupImpl.java
// Internal implementation
package com.example.shop.customer.internal;

import com.example.shop.customer.CustomerLookup;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.UUID;

@Component
class CustomerLookupImpl implements CustomerLookup {

    private final CustomerRepository customerRepository;

    CustomerLookupImpl(CustomerRepository customerRepository) {
        this.customerRepository = customerRepository;
    }

    @Override
    public Optional<String> findEmailById(UUID customerId) {
        return customerRepository.findById(customerId)
            .map(Customer::getEmail);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean exists(UUID customerId) {
        return customerRepository.existsById(customerId);
    }

    @Override
    public Optional<CustomerInfo> findInfoById(UUID customerId) {
        return customerRepository.findById(customerId)
            .map(customer -> new CustomerInfo(
                customer.getId(),
                customer.getEmail(),
                customer.getFullName(),
                customer.getPreferredLanguage()
            ));
    }
}
```

Questo approccio consente al modulo Notification di accedere alle informazioni del cliente senza dipendere direttamente dal repository o dall'entità Customer.

## Test della Struttura Modulare

### Verifica Automatica delle Dipendenze

Spring Modulith fornisce strumenti di testing per validare il rispetto delle regole architetturali. Questi test falliscono se un modulo accede a classi interne di un altro.

```java
// ModularityTests.java
// Modular architecture verification tests
package com.example.shop;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.springframework.modulith.core.ApplicationModules;
import org.springframework.modulith.docs.Documenter;

class ModularityTests {

    // Load application module structure
    private final ApplicationModules modules = ApplicationModules.of(ShopApplication.class);

    @Test
    void verifyModularStructure() {
        // Verify all modules are correctly structured
        // Fails if a module accesses internal packages of another
        modules.verify();
    }

    @Test
    void printModuleOverview() {
        // Print module structure to console
        // Useful for understanding dependencies
        modules.forEach(System.out::println);
    }

    @Test
    void createModuleDocumentation() {
        // Generate automatic module documentation
        // Includes dependency diagrams
        new Documenter(modules)
            .writeModulesAsPlantUml()
            .writeIndividualModulesAsPlantUml();
    }

    @Test
    void detectCyclicDependencies() {
        // The verify() method also detects cycles
        // Module A → Module B → Module C → Module A = failure
        modules.verify();
    }
}
```

L'esecuzione di `modules.verify()` analizza il bytecode e rileva:
- Accessi ai package `internal` da altri moduli
- Dipendenze cicliche tra moduli
- Violazioni delle regole di incapsulamento

### Test di Integrazione per Modulo

Spring Modulith permette di testare ogni modulo in isolamento, caricando solo i bean necessari.

```java
// OrderModuleIntegrationTests.java
// Order module integration test in isolation
package com.example.shop.order;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.modulith.test.ApplicationModuleTest;
import org.springframework.modulith.test.Scenario;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.UUID;

import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;

@ApplicationModuleTest  // Load only Order module and its dependencies
class OrderModuleIntegrationTests {

    @Autowired
    private OrderService orderService;

    @Test
    void shouldCreateOrder() {
        // Given
        UUID customerId = UUID.randomUUID();
        BigDecimal amount = new BigDecimal("99.99");

        // When
        Order order = orderService.createOrder(customerId, amount);

        // Then
        assertThat(order.getId()).isNotNull();
        assertThat(order.getCustomerId()).isEqualTo(customerId);
        assertThat(order.getStatus()).isEqualTo(OrderStatus.PENDING);
    }

    @Test
    void shouldPublishEventOnOrderCreation(Scenario scenario) {
        // Given
        UUID customerId = UUID.randomUUID();

        // When / Then - verify event is published
        scenario.stimulate(() -> orderService.createOrder(customerId, BigDecimal.TEN))
            .andWaitForEventOfType(OrderCreatedEvent.class)
            .matching(event -> event.customerId().equals(customerId))
            .toArriveAndVerify(event -> {
                assertThat(event.orderId()).isNotNull();
                assertThat(event.totalAmount()).isEqualTo(BigDecimal.TEN);
            });
    }

    @Test
    void shouldHandleOrderConfirmation(Scenario scenario) {
        // Given - create an order
        Order order = orderService.createOrder(UUID.randomUUID(), BigDecimal.TEN);

        // When / Then - confirm and verify event
        scenario.stimulate(() -> orderService.confirmOrder(order.getId()))
            .andWaitForEventOfType(OrderConfirmedEvent.class)
            .toArriveAndVerify(event -> {
                assertThat(event.orderId()).isEqualTo(order.getId());
            });
    }
}
```

L'annotazione `@ApplicationModuleTest` configura automaticamente:
- Il caricamento dei soli bean del modulo Order
- Mock per le dipendenze verso altri moduli
- L'infrastruttura di test degli eventi

```java
// OrderNotificationIntegrationTest.java
// Inter-module integration test
package com.example.shop;

import com.example.shop.order.OrderService;
import com.example.shop.order.OrderCreatedEvent;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.modulith.test.ApplicationModuleTest;
import org.springframework.modulith.test.Scenario;
import org.springframework.modulith.test.ApplicationModuleTest.BootstrapMode;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.UUID;

// DIRECT loads all directly dependent modules
@ApplicationModuleTest(BootstrapMode.DIRECT)
class OrderNotificationIntegrationTest {

    @Autowired
    private OrderService orderService;

    @Test
    void shouldTriggerNotificationOnOrderCreated(Scenario scenario) {
        // This test verifies Order → Notification integration
        UUID customerId = UUID.randomUUID();

        scenario.stimulate(() -> orderService.createOrder(customerId, BigDecimal.TEN))
            .andWaitForEventOfType(OrderCreatedEvent.class)
            .toArriveAndVerify(event -> {
                // Event was processed by NotificationEventListener
                // Test verifies email was sent
            });
    }
}
```

> **Isolamento dei Test**
>
> Usa `BootstrapMode.STANDALONE` (default) per i test unitari di modulo. Riserva `BootstrapMode.ALL_DEPENDENCIES` ai test di integrazione end-to-end, evitando dipendenze nascoste.

## Configurazione Avanzata dei Moduli

### Moduli Espliciti con @ApplicationModule

Per casi complessi, l'annotazione `@ApplicationModule` permette di configurare in modo esplicito le regole di un modulo.

```java
// package-info.java
// Explicit Order module configuration
@org.springframework.modulith.ApplicationModule(
    // Modules allowed to depend on this one
    allowedDependencies = {"customer", "inventory"},
    // Module type: OPEN (free access) or CLOSED (explicit API)
    type = Type.CLOSED
)
package com.example.shop.order;

import org.springframework.modulith.ApplicationModule.Type;
```

```java
// NamedInterface.java
// Named interface definition for finer API control
package com.example.shop.order;

import org.springframework.modulith.NamedInterface;

// Exposes only certain classes as public API
@NamedInterface("order-api")
public class OrderApi {
    // Classes in this package are accessible via "order-api"
}
```

```java
// package-info.java
// Module depending on a specific named interface
@org.springframework.modulith.ApplicationModule(
    allowedDependencies = "order::order-api"  // Access limited to named API
)
package com.example.shop.shipping;
```

### Gestione delle Dipendenze Circolari

Le dipendenze circolari tra moduli indicano spesso un problema di design. Spring Modulith le rileva e fa fallire la verifica. La soluzione tipica è estrarre un nuovo modulo o utilizzare gli eventi.

```java
// BEFORE - Circular dependency
// Order → Inventory (to check stock)
// Inventory → Order (to know current orders)

// AFTER - Resolution through events
// Order publishes OrderCreatedEvent
// Inventory listens and reserves stock
// Inventory publishes StockReservedEvent
// Order listens and confirms availability
```

```java
// StockReservedEvent.java
// Event published by Inventory
package com.example.shop.inventory;

import java.util.UUID;

public record StockReservedEvent(
    UUID orderId,
    UUID productId,
    int quantity,
    boolean success,
    String failureReason
) {}
```

```java
// OrderStockListener.java
// Order module listens to Inventory events
package com.example.shop.order.internal;

import com.example.shop.inventory.StockReservedEvent;
import org.springframework.modulith.events.ApplicationModuleListener;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

@Component
class OrderStockListener {

    private final OrderRepository orderRepository;

    OrderStockListener(OrderRepository orderRepository) {
        this.orderRepository = orderRepository;
    }

    @ApplicationModuleListener
    void onStockReserved(StockReservedEvent event) {
        Order order = orderRepository.findById(event.orderId())
            .orElseThrow();

        if (event.success()) {
            order.markStockReserved();
        } else {
            order.markStockUnavailable(event.failureReason());
        }

        orderRepository.save(order);
    }
}
```

## Osservabilità e Monitoraggio

### Tracing degli Eventi

Spring Modulith si integra con Micrometer per il tracing distribuito degli eventi tra moduli.

```java
// ObservabilityConfig.java
// Module observability configuration
package com.example.shop.config;

import io.micrometer.observation.ObservationRegistry;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.modulith.observability.ModuleEventListener;

@Configuration
public class ObservabilityConfig {

    @Bean
    ModuleEventListener moduleEventListener(ObservationRegistry registry) {
        // Adds spans for each processed event
        return new ModuleEventListener(registry);
    }
}
```

```yaml
# application.yml
# Observability configuration
management:
  tracing:
    sampling:
      probability: 1.0  # Trace all events in dev
  endpoints:
    web:
      exposure:
        include: health,info,metrics,modulith

spring:
  modulith:
    events:
      # Retry interval for failed events
      republish-outstanding-events-on-restart: true
      # Retention duration for completed events
      completion-mode: DELETE  # or ARCHIVE
```

### Endpoint Actuator dei Moduli

Spring Modulith espone un endpoint Actuator per visualizzare lo stato dei moduli in produzione.

```java
// ModulithActuatorConfig.java
// Actuator endpoint activation
package com.example.shop.config;

import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.endpoint.condition.ConditionalOnAvailableEndpoint;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.modulith.actuator.ApplicationModulesEndpoint;
import org.springframework.modulith.core.ApplicationModules;

@Configuration
public class ModulithActuatorConfig {

    @Bean
    @ConditionalOnAvailableEndpoint
    ApplicationModulesEndpoint modulesEndpoint(ApplicationModules modules) {
        return new ApplicationModulesEndpoint(modules);
    }
}
```

L'endpoint `/actuator/modulith` restituisce:

```json
{
  "modules": [
    {
      "name": "order",
      "basePackage": "com.example.shop.order",
      "dependencies": ["customer"],
      "publishedEvents": [
        "com.example.shop.order.OrderCreatedEvent",
        "com.example.shop.order.OrderConfirmedEvent"
      ],
      "listenedEvents": [
        "com.example.shop.inventory.StockReservedEvent"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "inventory",
      "basePackage": "com.example.shop.inventory",
      "dependencies": [],
      "publishedEvents": [
        "com.example.shop.inventory.StockReservedEvent"
      ],
      "listenedEvents": [
        "com.example.shop.order.OrderCreatedEvent"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Migrazione verso i Microservizi

### Preparare l'Estrazione

L'architettura modulare facilita una futura estrazione verso microservizi. Ogni modulo diventa un candidato naturale all'estrazione.

```java
// ExtractionReadinessChecker.java
// Extraction readiness verification
package com.example.shop;

import org.springframework.modulith.core.ApplicationModules;
import org.springframework.modulith.core.ApplicationModule;

public class ExtractionReadinessChecker {

    public void checkModule(String moduleName) {
        ApplicationModules modules = ApplicationModules.of(ShopApplication.class);
        ApplicationModule module = modules.getModuleByName(moduleName)
            .orElseThrow();

        System.out.println("Module: " + moduleName);
        System.out.println("Dependencies: " + module.getDependencies());
        System.out.println("Published Events: " + module.getPublishedEvents());
        System.out.println("Listened Events: " + module.getBootstrapDependencies());

        // A module ready for extraction:
        // - Communicates only through events
        // - Has no synchronous dependencies to other modules
        // - Owns its own data tables
    }
}
```

I moduli che comunicano esclusivamente tramite eventi possono essere estratti come microservizi con modifiche minime: basta sostituire il bus eventi locale con un message broker (Kafka, RabbitMQ).

## Conclusione

Spring Modulith fornisce una soluzione pragmatica per strutturare applicazioni Spring Boot monolitiche:

✅ **Struttura per convenzione**: package = moduli, `internal` = incapsulamento

✅ **Comunicazione disaccoppiata**: eventi di dominio tra moduli

✅ **Verifica automatica**: test di struttura che rilevano le violazioni

✅ **Eventi persistiti**: garanzia di elaborazione con `@ApplicationModuleListener`

✅ **Test isolati**: `@ApplicationModuleTest` per validare ogni modulo

✅ **Documentazione generata**: diagrammi PlantUML automatici

✅ **Osservabilità**: integrazione Micrometer ed endpoint Actuator

✅ **Percorso verso i microservizi**: estrazione facilitata dal disaccoppiamento

Questa architettura si adatta in particolare ai team che vogliono strutturare il proprio monolite senza la complessità operativa dei microservizi, mantenendo l'opzione di evolvere verso un'architettura distribuita quando necessario.

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