What is Hystrix and how do I use it?

What is Hystrix and how do I use it in my application?

Hystrix is a library designed to help control the interactions between distributed services by adding latency tolerance and fault tolerance. You can use it to wrap calls to remote services and provide fallback options.

Can you give me an example of how to implement Hystrix in a Spring Boot application?

Sure! First, add the Hystrix dependency to your pom.xml. Then, annotate your service method with @HystrixCommand and provide a fallback method.

What are some common configurations I should be aware of?

Common configurations include setting the timeout, circuit breaker settings, and thread pool configurations. You can customize these in your application properties.

How do I monitor Hystrix metrics?

You can monitor Hystrix metrics using the Hystrix Dashboard or by integrating with tools like Prometheus and Grafana.