TanDEMX

TanDEMX is an open-source software framework designed to manage the demultiplexing and exchange of multiplexed data streams across distributed systems. It provides a pluggable architecture to route, transform, and store data from multiple input channels into separate, independently consumable streams.

The core components include a core processing engine, demultiplexer plugins, a data model, and adapters for storage backends and messaging systems. It supports both real-time streaming and batch processing, and can consume data from message buses such as Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ, as well as files and REST endpoints. Demultiplexing strategies can be implemented as plugins.

TanDEMX originated as an open-source project in the early 2020s and has since grown through community contributions. It is governed by an open maintainers group and accepts third-party plugins. The project hosts its code in a public repository with issue tracking and documentation.

Applications include telemetry and sensor networks, laboratory instrument data, and any scenario requiring parallelized splitting of multiplexed input streams into separate pipelines for storage, analysis, or routing. It is used to build data pipelines where inputs arrive multiplexed and must be routed to dedicated processing components.

In reception, TanDEMX is noted for its modularity and extensible plugin system but can present a steep initial learning curve for new users. Documentation and tutorials are available, and the community provides support through issues and discussion forums.