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From: Paul Davis <paul.joseph.davis@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 10:03:16 -0500
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Subject: Re: Database synchronization protocol?
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Cc: Mikeal Rogers <mikeal.rogers@gmail.com>
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The only thing you need to make replication work are the algorithms
around couch_key_tree. Then if you want to make it incremental, you
need the update sequence index. After that its all just optimization.

On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Benjamin Young <benjamin@couchone.com> wrot=
e:
> Oh dear... ;) Not at all the same thing. :)
>
> I agree with Stuart that it'd be great to see the CouchDB replication
> "protocol" (HTTP + MVCC + _changes feed...mostly) codified into a
> specification that could be implemented anywhere. There's working being d=
one
> to prove that it can be with Mikeal's PouchDB project:
> https://github.com/mikeal/pouchdb
>
> Perhaps the first step looks like listing off the key pieces of the puzzl=
e
> and things that might be less obvious like needing consistent, though
> arbitrary, conflict "resolution" (always selecting the same winner).
>
> Anyone know if there's a wiki page or blog post that would get this proce=
ss
> started? If not, anyone know enough about the feature to start one? :)
>
> Thanks,
> Benjamin
>
> On 9/1/11 9:07 AM, Roger Rohrbach wrote:
>>
>> This isn't exactly what you're asking for, but behold: SyncML
>> (http://www.openmobilealliance.org/tech/affiliates/syncml/syncmlindex.ht=
ml).
>>
>> And weep. =A0:-(
>>
>>
>> On Sep 1, 2011, at 3:09 AM, Stuart Rackham wrote:
>>
>>> In the same way that UnQL standardizes document database queries does
>>> anyone know of any work being done on a standardized document database
>>> synchronization protocol?
>
>