Re: Implementation for Deleting Entities from an Aggregate

"Paul Rayner [email protected] [domaindrivendesign]" <[email protected]> Fri, 2 Sep 2016 17:46:05 -0600
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I would explore making Comments its own aggregate.

On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 12:35 PM, Caleb Cushing [email protected]
[domaindrivendesign] <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> are you using an ORM? that can matter, also does your system need to be
> distributed? is there any polyglot persistence? using events is fine but
> it's one of the more complicated ways of removing an entity from the
> aggregate, imho. Some complex situations do require this though.
>
> On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 12:52 PM [email protected]
> [domaindrivendesign] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>>
>> I have modeled a simple Social Network, but I am running into a bit of a=
n
>> implementation conundrum, when it comes to figuring out the best way to
>> delete a specific Entity from within an Aggregate.  I was hoping that I
>> might be able to find some guidance.
>>
>>
>> Since my model is a fairly obvious one, I can jump right into my issue.
>> What I have is a Post Aggregate that can contain multiple Comment
>> Entities.  A well-trafficked Post can contain hundred, or even thousands=
,
>> of Comments.  Part of the business requirements is that a User can remov=
e
>> his/her Comment from a Post.  The scenario also holds true for edits to =
a
>> Comment, so I imagine that I am facing the same issue with each.  What t=
hat
>> issue is, would be what is the best implementation route for removing a
>> single Comment on a Post, considering the potentially large number of
>> Comments that can exist?
>>
>>
>> The potential solution that I see would be:
>>
>>
>>    - A RemoveComment command is used by an Application Service,
>>    containing the identifier of the Post that Comment belongs to, as wel=
l as
>>    the identifier of the Comment, itself.
>>    - The Command Handler will invoke the RemoveComment() method on the
>>    Post Entity.
>>    - The RemoveComment() method will raise a CommentRemoved Event.
>>    - The Event Handler will invoke a Domain Service to handle the CRUD-y
>>    operation.
>>
>> On the surface, at least, I feel that this makes sense.  My issue with
>> it, though, is that I would need to load the Post to invoke the
>> RemoveComment() method, which means that I incur a load operation before=
 I
>> can remove.  If I have hundreds, or thousands, of Comments on a Post, it
>> seems excessive to want to load them all to just delete one.  I suppose
>> that I can have the Aggregate Root not load Comments as part of the init=
ial
>> Get() operation, and expose a LoadComments() method on the Aggregate Roo=
t.
>> I will likely need to do something like that, anyhow, because I would no=
t
>> want to be incurring the performance penalty for loading and transferrin=
g
>> every Comment when someone first views a Post.
>>
>> If I could get some feedback as to if this is a sane approach, it would
>> be most appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>>
>> --
> Caleb Cushing
>
> http://xenoterracide.com
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I would explore making Comments its own aggregate.=C2=A0</=
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      <p></p><div dir=3D"ltr">are you using an ORM? that can matter, also d=
oes your system need to be distributed? is there any polyglot persistence? =
using events is fine but it&#39;s one of the more complicated ways of remov=
ing an entity from the aggregate, imho. Some complex situations do require =
this though.</div><span class=3D""><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 12:52 PM <a href=3D"mailto:joseph.ferris@gm=
ail.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> [domaindrivendesign]=
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<p><span>Greetings,</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>I have model=
ed a simple Social Network, but I am running into a bit of an implementatio=
n conundrum, when it comes to figuring out the best way to delete a specifi=
c Entity from within an Aggregate.=C2=A0 I was hoping that I might be able =
to find some guidance.</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>Since my =
model is a fairly obvious one, I can jump right into my issue.=C2=A0 What I=
 have is a Post Aggregate that can contain multiple Comment Entities.=C2=A0=
 A well-trafficked Post can contain hundred, or even thousands, of Comments=
.=C2=A0 Part of the business requirements is that a User can remove his/her=
 Comment from a Post.=C2=A0 The scenario also holds true for edits to a Com=
ment, so I imagine that I am facing the same issue with each.=C2=A0 What th=
at issue is, would be what is the best implementation route for removing a =
single Comment on a Post, considering the potentially large number of Comme=
nts that can exist?</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>The potentia=
l solution that I see would be:</span></p><p></p><ul><li>A RemoveComment co=
mmand is used by an Application Service, containing the identifier of the P=
ost that Comment belongs to, as well as the identifier of the Comment, itse=
lf.</li><li>The Command Handler will invoke the RemoveComment() method on t=
he Post Entity.</li><li>The RemoveComment() method will raise a CommentRemo=
ved Event.</li><li>The Event Handler will invoke a Domain Service to handle=
 the CRUD-y operation.</li></ul><div>On the surface, at least, I feel that =
this makes sense.=C2=A0 My issue with it, though, is that I would need to l=
oad the Post to invoke the RemoveComment() method, which means that I incur=
 a load operation before I can remove.=C2=A0 If I have hundreds, or thousan=
ds, of Comments on a Post, it seems excessive to want to load them all to j=
ust delete one.=C2=A0 I suppose that I can have the Aggregate Root not load=
 Comments as part of the initial Get() operation, and expose a LoadComments=
() method on the Aggregate Root.=C2=A0 I will likely need to do something l=
ike that, anyhow, because I would not want to be incurring the performance =
penalty for loading and transferring every Comment when someone first views=
 a Post.</div><div><br></div><div>If I could get some feedback as to if thi=
s is a sane approach, it would be most appreciated.</div><div><br></div><di=
v>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Joseph</div>





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