Reactive Streams is a standard specification designed to provide asynchronous, non-blocking, and backpressure-enabled data stream processing. It defines a set of interfaces and rules for building and handling reactive data streams in a consistent manner, allowing for the interoperability of different implementations (like Akka Streams, Project Reactor, and RxJava).
Key Goals of Reactive Streams :
- Asynchronous and Non-blocking: Enable systems to handle data streams asynchronously without blocking threads, ensuring efficient use of system resources.
- Backpressure: Prevent faster producers from overwhelming slower consumers by providing a mechanism to manage the flow of data.
- Interoperability: Provide a standard interface so different libraries and tools can work together seamlessly.
- Scalability: Support systems that can scale effectively for both high and low-throughput scenarios.
