# BookWorm Ubiquitous Language
> The business terms used across this organization, grouped by domain. A term only applies within its domain: the same word can mean something different in another domain.

## Terms defined in more than one domain
- Order
  - Store: A confirmed purchase of one or more books from the catalog.
  - Orders: A request from a customer to purchase one or more items from the BookWorm catalog.

## Store
Full definitions: https://github.com/docs/domains/store/language.mdx
- Store: The complete e-commerce platform combining catalog browsing and order management.
- Shopping Cart: A temporary storage for items a customer intends to purchase.
- Order: A confirmed purchase of one or more books from the catalog.
- Customer: An individual who interacts with the store, either browsing or making purchases.
- Store Analytics: Data analysis of store performance and customer behavior.
- Store Settings: Configuration options for store operations and appearance.

### Orders
Full definitions: https://github.com/docs/domains/orders/language.mdx
- Orders Domain: The core domain responsible for managing the complete order lifecycle in BookWorm.
- Customer Basket: A temporary container that holds items a customer intends to purchase.
- Basket Item: An individual product added to the basket by the customer.
- Order: A request from a customer to purchase one or more items from the BookWorm catalog.
- Order Item: An individual item within an order, representing a specific product and quantity.
- Order Status: The current state of an order in its lifecycle.
- Order State Machine: A state machine that manages the lifecycle of an order in the Finance Service.
- Order State: The current state of an order in the Finance Service state machine.
- Order Processing: The workflow of converting a customer's basket into a finalized order.
- Order Cancellation: The process of canceling an order before it is fulfilled.
- Order Completion: The process of marking an order as successfully fulfilled.
- Order Notification: A message sent to a customer about their order status or related information.
- Email Notification: An email message sent to a customer about their order.
- Order Integration Event: An event that communicates order-related information between services.

### Catalog
Full definitions: https://github.com/docs/domains/catalog/language.mdx
- Book: A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together, available in the BookWorm catalog.
- Publisher: An entity responsible for producing and distributing books.
- Category: A classification used to organize books into groups based on genre, topic, or other criteria.
- Author: The creator or writer of a book.
- Catalog: The complete collection of books available in the BookWorm system.
- Catalog Search: The functionality allowing users to find books by keywords, titles, authors, or other criteria.
- Catalog Metadata: Descriptive information about books used for organization, search, and discovery.
- Catalog Update: The process of adding, modifying, or removing books from the catalog.
- Catalog Recommendation: A system for suggesting books to users based on their preferences or behavior.
- Rating: A numerical or qualitative assessment of a book's quality by users.
- Review: A detailed written evaluation of a book by a user.

### Integration
Full definitions: https://github.com/docs/domains/integration/language.mdx
- Integration Domain: The subdomain responsible for cross-cutting concerns and external system integrations in BookWorm.
- MCP Tools: AI-powered Model Context Protocol server enabling intelligent integrations with BookWorm catalog data.
- Model Context Protocol: A standardized protocol for AI applications to interact with external tools and data sources.
- MCP Tool: A specific function or capability exposed to AI applications through the MCP protocol.
- Scheduler Service: Background job scheduler managing automated maintenance tasks and system health operations.
- Background Job: An automated task that runs on a schedule to perform system maintenance or data processing.
- Email Cleanup Job: A daily maintenance job that removes processed email records to optimize system performance.
- Email Resend Job: An hourly high-priority job that retries failed email deliveries to ensure reliable communication.
- Integration Event: A domain event that facilitates communication between different services and bounded contexts.
- TickerQ Framework: A .NET framework for robust background job scheduling and execution with operational monitoring.
- Outbox Pattern: A transactional messaging pattern that ensures reliable event publishing alongside database operations.
- Service Integration: The mechanisms and patterns used to connect and coordinate between different services in the system.
- AI Assistant Prompt: Pre-defined conversation templates that guide AI applications in customer service interactions.
- Catalog Integration: The connection layer between Integration services and the BookWorm Catalog Service.
- System Health: The overall operational state and performance metrics of the BookWorm platform.