What is the purpose of a message queue (e.g., RabbitMQ, Bull) in a Node.js microservices architecture?

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What is the purpose of a message queue (e.g., RabbitMQ, Bull) in a Node.js microservices architecture?

Key points

  • Message queues facilitate independent task processing
  • They improve system resilience and scalability
  • Producers can publish tasks without waiting for consumers
  • Consumers process tasks at their own pace
  • Communication between services is decoupled

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