MiraLux Backend API

Production-grade Node.js proxy layer orchestrating multiple external services with intelligent caching, security, and observability.

System Architecture

Node.js 22 LTS/Express backend implementing a secure proxy pattern for multi-service orchestration. Features intelligent request routing, response normalization, distributed caching, and comprehensive error handling.

Service Integration

  • • Weather data aggregation (multiple providers)
  • • AI service orchestration
  • • Geolocation and mapping services
  • • Image generation and processing

Infrastructure

  • • Serverless deployment ready
  • • Environment-based configuration
  • • Request validation & rate limiting
  • • Comprehensive monitoring

Core Features

• Secure Proxy Layer: API key protection and request sanitization
• Intelligent Caching: Response optimization and rate limit management
• Service Orchestration: Multi-provider failover and aggregation
• CORS Management: Dynamic origin handling for development/production
• Error Normalization: Consistent response formats across services
• Production Ready: Health monitoring and graceful degradation

API Structure

Weather Services

  • • Current conditions and forecasting endpoints
  • • Geocoding and reverse geocoding services
  • • Location-based weather queries
  • • Meteorological alerts and warnings
  • • Simplified data transformation endpoints

AI Integration

  • • Natural language weather descriptions
  • • Dynamic content generation
  • • Location summary services
  • • Image processing and generation

System Management

  • • Health check and uptime monitoring
  • • Service status and performance metrics
  • • Request logging and analytics

Live Service Status

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Development Approach

• Scalable Architecture: Modular design with separation of concerns
• Security Implementation: Environment-based secrets and input validation
• Performance Engineering: Response caching and optimized request handling
• Operational Excellence: Comprehensive logging and error tracking