Base120 · Composition
Pipeline Orchestration
Coordinate sequential stages with explicit handoffs and error handling
When to use
"Use when a process has distinct sequential stages with clear handoffs. Orchestrate the pipeline with explicit error handling at each stage, so failures are caught early rather than propagating."
Example
"A CI/CD pipeline — commit -> build -> test -> security scan -> deploy. Each stage has explicit success/failure criteria. A failing test stops the pipeline; a passing test triggers the next stage. The orchestration makes the process repeatable and auditable."
Common misuse
"Pipelines without error handling — a failure at stage 3 propagates to stage 4 as invalid input, producing confusing errors far from the root cause."