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title: Technology Stack
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# Technology Stack

This page summarizes the main technologies IoT DC3 currently runs on and recommends for local development. Treat
`pom.xml`, `dc3-web/package.json`, and `docs/package.json` as the source of truth for exact versions; the README keeps
only a short reader-facing summary.

## Backend and Center Services

| Area                    | Technologies                                         | Purpose                                                                                      |
|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Language and frameworks | Java 21 · Spring Boot 4 · Spring Cloud 2025          | Runtime foundation for the gateway, center services, and driver processes                    |
| AI integration          | Spring AI 2.0                                        | Agentic Center integration with OpenAI-compatible providers, Tool Calling, and MCP workflows |
| Web and API             | Spring WebFlux · Spring Security · springdoc-openapi | HTTP APIs, authentication and authorization, and aggregated API docs                         |
| Service collaboration   | gRPC · Protobuf · Facade interfaces                  | Strongly typed contracts between center services                                             |
| Build                   | Maven 3.9+                                           | Multi-module build, tests, packaging, and dependency version management                      |

## Data, Messaging, and Scheduling

| Area                       | Technologies                 | Purpose                                                                                               |
|----------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Primary storage            | PostgreSQL                   | Business data, tenants, resources, device models, and runtime data                                    |
| Time-series and extensions | TimescaleDB · AGE · pgvector | Point history, graph capabilities, and vector capabilities                                            |
| ORM / data access          | MyBatis-Plus                 | Persistence access and paginated queries at the DO layer                                              |
| Message bus                | RabbitMQ                     | Asynchronous point value reports, command dispatch, and buffering between drivers and the data center |
| Cache and scheduling       | Caffeine · Quartz            | In-process caching, scheduled jobs, and task orchestration                                            |

## Frontend, Docs, and Automation

| Area                 | Technologies                                 | Purpose                                                                    |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Web frontend         | Vue 3 · TypeScript 6 · Vite 8 · Element Plus | Management console under `dc3-web/`                                        |
| Visualization        | AntV G2/G6                                   | Dashboard charts and relationship visualizations                           |
| Docs site            | VitePress · Mermaid                          | The current `docs/` site, architecture diagrams, and flow diagrams         |
| CLI automation       | TypeScript · pnpm · Vitest                   | Sibling `dc3-cli/` project, a Gateway-oriented command-line client         |
| Container deployment | Podman · Docker Compose                      | Local dependencies, dev stack, app stack, and optional observability stack |

## Continue Reading

- [Local Development from Source](../quickstart/) — start dependencies, load environment variables, build, and verify
- [Frontend Development](../frontend/) — running, structure, and test commands for `dc3-web/`
- [System Architecture Overview](../architecture/) — how the gateway, centers, drivers, message bus, and storage work
  together
- [Module Map](../architecture/modules) — Maven modules, deployable units, and dependencies