Overview

Specifications are detailed descriptions of how parts of the Replicante ecosystem integrate with each other and what can be expected of each component. Using specifications a component can interact with another knowing what can be requested and what side effects can be expected as a result.

For example the agent specification defines:

• Store node attributes:
  • Simple node attributes such as store software and version.
  • Complex model to observe and manipulate nodes and the data on them.
• Store behaviours: such as durability guarantees and expectations on data replication.
• Complex behaviours: relevant to both store and store nodes such as agent actions.

Specifications include much more detail that this example of course and cover far more aspects of the components they describe.

Specifications