Clean / Hexagonal Architecture — Simple#
flowchart LR
UI([UI / API])
APP([Application services<br/>use cases])
DOM([Domain<br/>entities, rules])
PORT([Ports - interfaces])
ADAPT([Adapters<br/>DB, MQ, HTTP])
UI --> APP --> DOM
APP --> PORT
PORT --> ADAPT
classDef p fill:#dbeafe,stroke:#1e40af,stroke-width:1px,color:#0f172a;
classDef s fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#92400e,stroke-width:1px,color:#0f172a;
class UI,ADAPT p;
class APP,PORT s;
class DOM s;
classDef client fill:#dbeafe,stroke:#1e40af,stroke-width:1px,color:#0f172a;
classDef edge fill:#cffafe,stroke:#0e7490,stroke-width:1px,color:#0f172a;
classDef service fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#92400e,stroke-width:1px,color:#0f172a;
classDef datastore fill:#fee2e2,stroke:#991b1b,stroke-width:1px,color:#0f172a;
classDef cache fill:#fed7aa,stroke:#9a3412,stroke-width:1px,color:#0f172a;
classDef queue fill:#ede9fe,stroke:#5b21b6,stroke-width:1px,color:#0f172a;
classDef compute fill:#d1fae5,stroke:#065f46,stroke-width:1px,color:#0f172a;
classDef storage fill:#e5e7eb,stroke:#374151,stroke-width:1px,color:#0f172a;
classDef external fill:#fce7f3,stroke:#9d174d,stroke-width:1px,color:#0f172a;
classDef obs fill:#f3e8ff,stroke:#6b21a8,stroke-width:1px,color:#0f172a;
class UI,APP,DOM,PORT service;
class ADAPT queue;
Put domain logic at the centre; let everything else (UI, DB, frameworks) plug in via interfaces (ports + adapters). The domain depends on nothing; everything depends on the domain.