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AI Integration

Water Framework Goes AI-Ready: Claude Code + yo water Integration

March 2026

Water Framework 3.x introduces first-class AI-assisted development support. By combining the structured yo water Yeoman generator with Claude Code, developers can now scaffold, extend, and test entire microservices in minutes — not hours.

What's new:

  • CLAUDE.md per module — deep AI context files for every module ensure accurate, pattern-consistent code generation
  • Service Mesh wiring via AI — Claude Code manages waterDescriptor output and input PINs automatically
  • Integration client modules — standalone REST clients for User, Permission, and SharedEntity remote calls
  • service-discovery PIN convention — every REST-exposing module now declares the standardPin 'service-discovery' for automatic service mesh registration
  • API Gateway + Service Discovery — complete service mesh with dynamic routing, circuit breaker, rate limiting, and load balancing

The generator-first + AI-first approach means enterprise microservices now have a true 10x productivity multiplier: what used to take a full sprint of boilerplate can now be scaffolded in a single AI-assisted session.

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Service Mesh

API Gateway and Service Discovery Modules Released

February 2026

Water Framework now ships two new production-ready infrastructure modules that complete the service mesh story:

  • ApiGateway — reverse proxy with dynamic route management, circuit breaker, rate limiting, and load balancing. All routes and rate-limit rules are managed via REST CRUD APIs.
  • ServiceDiscovery — in-memory service registry where every REST-exposing module auto-registers at startup via the standardPin 'service-discovery' input PIN declaration.

Combined, these modules give Water-based platforms a complete, self-wiring service mesh without any external infrastructure requirements.

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Water Framework 3.0.0 Released

March 15, 2024

We are excited to announce the release of Water Framework 3.0.0! This major release includes significant improvements in performance, security, and developer experience.

Key features in this release:

  • Enhanced component registry with improved performance
  • New security features and improvements
  • Better integration with Spring Boot and OSGi
  • Improved documentation and examples
  • Multi-runtime support: Spring Boot 3.x, Apache Karaf OSGi, Quarkus
  • Full Karate integration testing framework adoption
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