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zjuncher/yunqi-youxiang

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44JavaAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5Setup · moderate

TLDR

A Java learning project simulating a local services app, showing how to build flash sale, caching, and rate limiting systems with Redis and Kafka.

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  root((Yunqi Youxiang))
    What it does
      Simulated local services app
      Shops vouchers reviews check ins
      Java backend learning project
    Tech stack
      Spring Boot
      MySQL and Redis
      Kafka
    Use cases
      Study flash sale systems
      Practice caching strategies
      Learn rate limiting patterns
    Audience
      Java backend beginners
      Students learning concurrency
    Setup
      Needs MySQL Redis Kafka
      Local config required

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Study how to build a flash sale system that prevents overselling limited vouchers.

USE CASE 2

Learn how Kafka can decouple order creation from the request that triggers it.

USE CASE 3

Practice combining local and Redis caching to reduce database load.

USE CASE 4

See a working example of sliding window API rate limiting in Java.

What is it built with?

JavaSpring BootMyBatis-PlusMySQLRedisKafkaCaffeine

How does it compare?

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Stars444247
LanguageJavaJavaJava
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatehard
Complexity3/52/54/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Requires MySQL, Redis, and Kafka running locally plus manual config edits before it starts.

No license information was provided in the README, so usage rights are unclear.

In plain English

Yunqi Youxiang is an educational Java backend project that simulates a local life services platform, the kind of app where users browse nearby shops, claim discount vouchers, check in daily, follow businesses, and read reviews written by other users. It is built as a learning resource for Java developers who want hands on practice with real world high concurrency backend techniques, and its structure was inspired by a well known business review teaching project. The centerpiece feature is a flash sale voucher system. When a limited quantity discount coupon goes on sale, many users may try to claim it in the same instant. Handling that safely, without overselling stock or crashing the server, is a common hard problem in backend engineering. This project addresses it with Redis, a fast in memory data store, using small scripts called Lua scripts to check and deduct inventory as one uninterrupted operation. Once a claim succeeds, the order is not written to the database right away. Instead it is sent as a message to Kafka, a message queue, and a separate background process reads that message and creates the real order, keeping the database from being hit directly by every request. The project also demonstrates a two layer caching setup, combining an in process local cache with Redis to reduce load on the database for popular shops, plus a sliding window rate limiter built with custom annotations that can restrict requests globally or per user and per IP address. A scheduled job cancels orders that go unpaid past a timeout, and cache updates are handled carefully to avoid common problems like querying data that does not exist or many requests hitting the database at once when a cache entry expires. It runs on Spring Boot with MyBatis-Plus, MySQL, Redis, Kafka, and the Caffeine local caching library, and requires MySQL, Redis, and Kafka running locally before it starts. It is aimed at Java learners who want to study or copy these concurrency patterns rather than at end users of the app itself.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Explain how Yunqi Youxiang uses Redis and Lua scripts to prevent overselling vouchers.
Prompt 2
Walk me through setting up MySQL, Redis, and Kafka locally to run this project.
Prompt 3
Show me how the sliding window rate limiter is implemented with annotations and AOP.
Prompt 4
Help me adapt this project's flash sale logic for my own coupon feature.
Prompt 5
Explain how this project avoids cache penetration and cache breakdown problems.

Frequently asked questions

What is yunqi-youxiang?

A Java learning project simulating a local services app, showing how to build flash sale, caching, and rate limiting systems with Redis and Kafka.

What language is yunqi-youxiang written in?

Mainly Java. The stack also includes Java, Spring Boot, MyBatis-Plus.

What license does yunqi-youxiang use?

No license information was provided in the README, so usage rights are unclear.

How hard is yunqi-youxiang to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is yunqi-youxiang for?

Mainly developer.

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