Design and critically evaluate a cross-language data processing system that uses Node.js and Python for high-performance computation, where Node.js handles user requests and orchestration while Python executes computationally intensive tasks. Using the python-shell package, explain how you would:
- Architect reliable inter-process communication between Node.js and Python using
stdinandstdoutstreams in text, JSON, and binary modes, and justify when each mode is most appropriate. - Implement custom parsers and formatters to ensure structured and secure data exchange, including validation of incoming and outgoing messages.
- Configure execution options such as
pythonPath,scriptPath, and runtime arguments to support multiple environments (e.g., development, production, and cross-platform deployment). - Handle errors robustly by detecting non-zero exit codes, capturing Python tracebacks from
stderr, and generating extended stack traces in Node.js for debugging and logging. - Optimize performance and scalability when spawning multiple Python child processes concurrently, while preventing resource leaks and ensuring proper process termination.
- Compare the use of
PythonShell.run,runString, and direct instance-based communication (send,on('message'),end) in terms of flexibility, maintainability, and real-time communication requirements.
Finally, propose a testing and monitoring strategy to validate syntax, detect runtime failures, and ensure reliable data transfer between Node.js and Python under high-load conditions.
Requirements: code files long

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