Which distributed responsibility needs a component?

Goal & mental model verified

Cloud projects supply distributed patterns: Config, Gateway, discovery, LoadBalancer, Circuit Breaker, Stream, Function and Task. Release trains coordinate compatible dependencies with a BOM.

Worked example · design exercise synthesis

A gateway routes broker requests; a service calls an insurer using an HTTP client. On Kubernetes, evaluate whether platform discovery/configuration already supplies the needed capability before adding another layer.

Engineering decision synthesis

Use RestClient for blocking calls, WebClient for reactive composition, or HTTP Service Clients for declarative interfaces. OpenFeign remains feature-complete; maintainers recommend HTTP Service Clients for new evolution.

Pitfall & diagnosis synthesis

Cloud abstractions do not remove network failures or distributed consistency problems. The old docs/current Cloud URL can expose an old train; match documentation to the actual version.

Improve & validate synthesis

Map each component to one operational need. Verify Boot/Cloud compatibility and timeout behavior, then remove duplicate discovery, routing or configuration responsibilities.