Backpressure Visualizer
When produce rate exceeds consume rate, choose block, drop, or bounded queue policies and watch depth, drops, and latency pressure.
Backpressure & Queues
Producer and consumer rates diverge — watch the buffer fill, then apply drop, block, or slow-down strategies.
Reactive Streams / TCP windows share this idea: when the consumer lags, signal upstream instead of unbounded buffering.
Strategies
| Strategy | Effect |
|---|---|
| Block | Producer waits — preserves data, adds latency |
| Drop | Shed load — low latency, data loss |
| Bounded queue | Absorb bursts until full, then drop/block |