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I& #39;ve been following @replicache for a few months now and it& #39;s the real deal. Congrats to the team on the launch!
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Replicache is essentially two parts:
1) A client-side sync engine, written in Rust & loaded via wasm.
2) A client-side library which handles local state.
There is no "backend", there is only *your* backend. This sets it apart from other multiplayer solutions on the market.
1) A client-side sync engine, written in Rust & loaded via wasm.
2) A client-side library which handles local state.
There is no "backend", there is only *your* backend. This sets it apart from other multiplayer solutions on the market.
To support the sync engine, your backend provides two endpoints: one for pull, and one for push.
Pull handles serving up initial state (think: json blob) along with updates; and push handles receiving mutations.
Pull handles serving up initial state (think: json blob) along with updates; and push handles receiving mutations.
After the client receives the initial state, it keeps track of it in a highly-optimised local store.
The store replaces redux/MobX/whatever-you& #39;re using-for-local-state; components subscribe to what they need and thus only update when the data changes.
Huge performance win.
The store replaces redux/MobX/whatever-you& #39;re using-for-local-state; components subscribe to what they need and thus only update when the data changes.
Huge performance win.
When your FE code issues a mutation the updates are applied immediately (optimistically) so visual performance is snappy & not affected by latency.
They& #39;re then batched and sent to the push endpoint by the sync engine. It& #39;s the backends job to confirm or reject the mutation.
They& #39;re then batched and sent to the push endpoint by the sync engine. It& #39;s the backends job to confirm or reject the mutation.
Rejected mutations are handled by the sync engine automatically and it uses a git-like rebase mechanism (massively simplified) to ensure the local data matches what the server deems OK.
This is not full CRDT - this is Figma-style relying on a central server to act as the boss.
This is not full CRDT - this is Figma-style relying on a central server to act as the boss.
As for other clients, they are all pull only.
So you have two options for keeping them in sync:
1) periodic pulls, this is the basic option.
2) get your server to poke-on-update via a basic pub-sub socket system; that will tell all other clients to pull the latest changes.
So you have two options for keeping them in sync:
1) periodic pulls, this is the basic option.
2) get your server to poke-on-update via a basic pub-sub socket system; that will tell all other clients to pull the latest changes.
The coolest thing about it is the clients don& #39;t care where the backend is and thus you are free to host it how you please!
Old-school monolith Rails app? Fine.
Nu-skool serverless app using Vercel/Netlify/Lambda? Also cool - the backend process can be fully stateless!
Old-school monolith Rails app? Fine.
Nu-skool serverless app using Vercel/Netlify/Lambda? Also cool - the backend process can be fully stateless!
The one catch: it& #39;s a paid product. But this quality doesn& #39;t come for free & @aboodman et al. have worked their butts off to deliver it.
The pricing is incredibly reasonable with a fairly hefty free-usage tier too (500 clients!)
The pricing is incredibly reasonable with a fairly hefty free-usage tier too (500 clients!)
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