Data model synchronization

Froox Engine tries to manage most of the synchronization of session data in the background without users having to worry about what gets updated and when. For the most part, things just work. When session values are persistent (which most are by default), user can usually assume that the value they see is the same value that other users in the session see. This is a powerful abstraction that lifts a large cognitive burden from creators and users implementing systems in Resonite who don't want to deal with the problems of distributed and concurrent communications.

However, this abstraction hides a large amount of complexity that exists internally, and occasionally users may encounter edge cases where the abstraction is leaky and they do have to be aware of the true nature of the data model and how it stores, updates, and propagates data.

Data Model as Source of Truth

optimistic concurrency

atomic operation (not) and alternatives