Vahenduskihti

Vahenduskihti, often translated as a mediation layer or intermediary layer, refers to a component or system designed to facilitate communication or interaction between two or more otherwise incompatible systems or applications. Its primary function is to bridge differences in protocols, data formats, or communication styles, allowing disparate entities to exchange information effectively. Without a vahenduskihti, these systems might be unable to interact directly, requiring custom point-to-point integrations that can become complex and difficult to maintain as the number of interacting systems grows.

The concept of a vahenduskihti is prevalent in various fields of computer science and software engineering. In distributed systems, it might take the form of a message queue, an API gateway, or an enterprise service bus (ESB), which handles message transformation, routing, and protocol conversion. In user interface design, a vahenduskihti could be an abstraction layer that simplifies complex underlying operations for the user. In database systems, it might be an Object-Relational Mapper (ORM) that translates object-oriented code into SQL queries and vice-versa. The goal is always to create a more modular, flexible, and scalable architecture by decoupling the interacting components.