Routes stay deliberate
Marketing, application, API and webhook namespaces should be explicit so one deployment cannot accidentally capture another surface.
Architecture
Modernize the core
without a big-bang rewrite.
Thonem modernization favors compatibility boundaries, observability and incremental module retirement so storefronts, AJAX calls, APIs, callbacks and operational screens can continue working during change.
TH / EVOLUTION MODEL
ExperienceCompatibilityModern coreAdaptersLegacy modules
replace one boundary at a time
SAFE EVOLUTION
Keep contracts stable while implementations change.
The target is not “new code everywhere.” It is a core that can evolve while existing screens and integrations keep receiving the contracts they expect.
01ObserveInventory routes, jobs, callbacks, queries and hidden dependencies.
02WrapPut compatibility interfaces around fragile or shared behavior.
03ReplaceIntroduce a modern implementation behind the same contract.
04VerifyCompare behavior, performance, logs and side effects.
05RetireRemove the old module only after production evidence is sufficient.
Schema changes stay compatible
Prefer additive migrations, dual-read or dual-write transitions where needed, and cleanup only after consumers move.
Failures become observable
Queues and callbacks should preserve retries, idempotency and error references instead of stopping the customer journey.
Faster is a release criterion
Modernization should reduce avoidable work and N+1 behavior; abstraction is not a reason to accept slower critical paths.