Middleware As Restaurant Kitchen: Processing Requests And Responses
Middleware acts like a restaurant kitchen: Order Taker (auth & input validation), Prep Cook (data processing), Chef (request processing), Waitstaff (response modifications). Modular, flexible, and efficient!
When explaining middleware in an interview, using an analogy can help clarify its role. Here’s a commonly used analogy: Analogy: Middleware as a Restaurant Kitchen Restaurant Setup: Imagine a restaurant where customers (requests) place orders (requests) that need to be processed before serving food (response). Ordering Process: When a customer orders food, the order doesn’t go directly to the chef. Instead, it first goes through a series of steps, similar to middleware. Roles of Middleware: Order Taker: The first point of contact (middleware) that takes the order, checks if the customer...