Design Patterns MCP Server

{ "id": "ambassador", "name": "Ambassador", "category": "Microservices", "description": "Helper service that sends network requests on behalf of main service", "when_to_use": "Network abstraction\nProtocol translation\nConnection management", "benefits": "Network abstraction\nConnection pooling\nProtocol handling", "drawbacks": "Network overhead\nAdditional complexity\nLatency", "use_cases": "Database connections\nExternal APIs\nProtocol translation", "complexity": "Medium", "tags": [ "microservices", "networking", "proxy" ], "examples": { "typescript": { "language": "typescript", "code": "// Ambassador: proxy for external services\nclass Ambassador {\n private cache = new Map<string, any>();\n \n constructor(private serviceUrl: string) {}\n \n async request(path: string): Promise<any> {\n const cached = this.cache.get(path);\n if (cached) return cached;\n \n const response = await fetch(this.serviceUrl + path);\n const data = await response.json();\n this.cache.set(path, data);\n return data;\n }\n}\n\nconst externalApi = new Ambassador('https://api.external.com');\nconst data = await externalApi.request('/users/123');" } } }