XState is a state orchestration and management library designed for JavaScript and TypeScript applications. It approaches complex logic through an event-driven model that combines state machines, statecharts, and actors. This structure helps developers create clear, maintainable workflows and application states that behave reliably and are easy to visualize.
Although XState is widely used in UI development, its declarative structure makes it an excellent choice for backend workflows (specially in cloud-native and/or event-driven systems). In this article, we’ll look at how XState can be leveraged to manage complex backend workflows using AWS Lambda and AWS ECS and draw some comparisons.