Architecture

Architecture

Cutting Edge Technology Stack

1. System Overview

DocChain is built on a microservices architecture with Stellar blockchain integration for document notarization and verification. The system consists of five primary components:

Core Components

  1. User Interface Layer
  2. API Gateway
  3. Document Processing Service
  4. Blockchain Service
  5. Storage Layer

2. Detailed Architecture

2.1 User Interface Layer

Security Features:

2.2 API Gateway (Node.js)

2.3 Document Processing Service (Python)

2.4 Blockchain Service (Stellar Integration)

Core Functionality
Stellar Integration Details
  1. Transaction Management

    interface StellarTransaction {
      sourceAccount: string;
      documentHash: string;
      timestamp: number;
      metadata: {
        documentType: string;
        version: string;
        validationRules: string[];
      }
    }
  2. Smart Contract Implementation

    class NotaryContract {
      // Stellar account for the contract
      public contractAccount: string;
    
      // Document registration
      async registerDocument(
        hash: string, 
        metadata: DocumentMetadata
      ): Promise<Transaction> {
        // Create Stellar transaction
        // Add document hash as memo
        // Sign and submit
      }
    
      // Document verification
      async verifyDocument(
        hash: string
      ): Promise<VerificationResult> {
        // Query Stellar network
        // Verify hash existence
        // Return verification status
      }
    }
  3. Network Integration

2.5 Storage Layer

3. Stellar-Specific Components

3.1 Account Structure

ROOT_ACCOUNT
├── NOTARY_POOL_ACCOUNT
│   ├── DOCUMENT_ACCOUNT_1
│   ├── DOCUMENT_ACCOUNT_2
│   └── DOCUMENT_ACCOUNT_N
└── FEE_POOL_ACCOUNT

3.2 Transaction Flow

  1. Document Upload

    sequenceDiagram
      User->>API: Upload Document
      API->>DocService: Process Document
      DocService->>StellarService: Generate Hash
      StellarService->>Stellar: Create Transaction
      Stellar-->>User: Confirmation
  2. Document Verification

    sequenceDiagram
      Verifier->>API: Submit Document
      API->>DocService: Generate Hash
      DocService->>StellarService: Query Hash
      StellarService->>Stellar: Verify Transaction
      Stellar-->>Verifier: Verification Result

3.3 Stellar Network Usage

  1. Transaction Types
  2. Performance Optimizations
  3. Security Measures

4. Scaling Considerations

4.1 Horizontal Scaling

4.2 Stellar Network Scaling

5. Security Architecture

5.1 Document Security

5.2 Blockchain Security

6. Integration Points

6.1 External Systems

6.2 APIs

interface NotaryAPI {
  // Document Management
  uploadDocument(file: File, metadata: Metadata): Promise<UploadResult>;
  verifyDocument(hash: string): Promise<VerificationResult>;
  
  // Stellar Operations
  submitTransaction(tx: StellarTransaction): Promise<TransactionResult>;
  queryTransaction(hash: string): Promise<TransactionStatus>;
  
  // Account Management
  createAccount(): Promise<AccountDetails>;
  manageKeys(account: string, operation: KeyOperation): Promise<KeyResult>;
}

7. Monitoring and Maintenance

7.1 System Monitoring

7.2 Maintenance Procedures

8. Development and Deployment

8.1 Development Environment

8.2 Production Deployment