PROTOTYPE · THROWAWAY
How should Basalt’s architecture figures read?
The same OTLP ingestion path, expressed three ways. Use the bottom bar or ← / → to switch.
A · WORKHORSE
Filet Flow
Topology first. One path, one emphasis, no pictograms.
B · FAILURE PATH
Notation Score
Time and failure first. The diagram reads like a disciplined event record.
- 01SDK→Collector
OTLP batch + bearer token
- 02Collector→SDK
× 401 — reject before pipeline
- 03SDK→Collector
valid batch + workspace
- 04Collector→Kafka
object-created event
C · SIGNATURE FIGURE
Stratigraphic Plate
Retention and data placement first. One physical artifact for the whole series.
01
Kafkatransient notification · backpressure boundary
02
S3durable source batch · replay boundary
03
ClickHousestructured traces · aggregate reads
04
Quickwitfull text · payload retrieval