Data pipeline using a pluggable topology connecting components without altering code of the components

A system comprising:

• at least one programmable processor;
• and
• a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
• determining one or more data input properties of a data processing component in a plurality of data processing components;
• determining one or more data output properties of the data processing component;
• configuring at least one of the one or more data input properties and the one or more data output properties of the data processing component for connection of the data processing component to another data processing component in the plurality of data processing components in the data processing pipeline using a predetermined data pipeline connection topology;
• and
• dynamically connecting, using the predetermined data pipeline connection topology, the data processing component and another data processing component using the one or more of configured properties and without altering code of the at least one of the data processing component and the another data processing component.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

• determining one or more data input properties of a data processing component in a plurality of data processing components;
• determining one or more data output properties of the data processing component;
• configuring at least one of the one or more data input properties and the one or more data output properties of the data processing component for connection of the data processing component to another data processing component in the plurality of data processing components in the data processing pipeline using a predetermined data pipeline connection topology;
• and
• dynamically connecting, using the predetermined data pipeline connection topology, the data processing component and another data processing component using the one or more of configured properties and without altering code of the at least one of the data processing component and the another data processing component.