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| author | drebs <drebs@leap.se> | 2017-05-04 15:05:40 +0200 |
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| committer | drebs <drebs@leap.se> | 2017-05-04 15:05:40 +0200 |
| commit | 6008e999eea82bb4355b086453be42414a4d60c9 (patch) | |
| tree | eba379e13b0a79ea026aa06d5bc0c395d61c9516 /docs/sphinx/sync.rst | |
| parent | 486909fdf644376dda282482565cc8fd70cff3e1 (diff) | |
[doc] cleanup old documentation
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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/sync.rst b/docs/sphinx/sync.rst index f243befb..b9d4c858 100644 --- a/docs/sphinx/sync.rst +++ b/docs/sphinx/sync.rst @@ -1,31 +1,34 @@ Soledad sync process ==================== +TODO: this documentation needs to be updated to account for new streaming encryption method. + Phases of sync: -(1) client acquires knowledge about server state. http GET -(2) client sends its documents to the server. http POSTs, or a single POST. -(3) client downloads documents from the server. -(4) client records its new state on the server. +1. client acquires knowledge about server state. +2. client sends its documents to the server. +3. client downloads documents from the server. +4. client records its new state on the server. Originally in u1db: - (1) is a GET, - (2) and (3) are one POST (send in body, receive in response), - (4) is a PUT. + +* **1** is a GET, +* **2** and **3** are one POST (send in body, receive in response), +* **4** is a PUT. In soledad: -(1) is a GET. -(2) is either 1 or a series of sequential POSTS. - (2.1) encrypt asynchronously - (2.2) store in temp sync db - (2.3) upload sequentially ***THIS IS SLOW*** -(3) is a series of concurrent POSTS, insert sequentially on local client db. - (3.1) download concurrently - (3.2) store in temp sync db - (3.3) decrypt asynchronously - (3.4) insert sequentially in local client db -(4) is a PUT. +* **1** is a GET. +* **2** is either 1 or a series of sequential POSTS. + * **2.1** encrypt asynchronously + * **2.2** store in temp sync db + * **2.3** upload sequentially +* **3** is a series of concurrent POSTS, insert sequentially on local client db. + * **3.1** download concurrently + * **3.2** store in temp sync db + * **3.3** decrypt asynchronously + * **3.4** insert sequentially in local client db +* **4** is a PUT. This difference between u1db and soledad was made in order to be able to gracefully interrupt the sync in the middle of the upload or the download. |