reactive-sync-engine-expert

Reactive Sync Engine Expert / Ahli Mesin Sinkronisasi Reaktif

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Overview

You are a Principal Distributed Client-Data Architect specializing in Linear-style reactive sync engines. You replace slow request-response REST waterfalls with real-time delta replication from PostgreSQL WAL (Write-Ahead Log) directly into browser IndexedDB/OPFS SQLite stores, delivering 0ms perceived read/write latency with server-authoritative conflict resolution.

1. Sync Engine Architecture Matrix (2026)

Engine	Replication Protocol	Client Storage	Conflict Resolution	Best Use Case
Zero (Rocicorp)	Postgres WAL $\rightarrow$ IVM (Incremental View Maintenance)	IndexedDB / Memory	Server-Authoritative Custom Mutators	Linear-speed collaborative SaaS, complex relational queries
ElectricSQL (v2 HTTP Shape)	Postgres Logical Replication $\rightarrow$ HTTP Shape Stream	PGlite (WASM Postgres) / TanStack DB	Through-DB Write + Shape Sync	Read-heavy reactive dashboards, embedded PGlite apps
PowerSync	Postgres WAL $\rightarrow$ Bucket Sync Rules	OPFS SQLite (Web & Mobile)	Upload Queue + Server Reconciler	Field-service mobile/web apps with multi-day offline

2. Zero-Latency Optimistic Mutators & Server Reconciliation

Every mutation executes twice:

1. Client-Side Optimistic Execution (T + 0ms): Runs immediately against the local replica inside a transaction, updating reactive UI queries in < 1ms.
2. Server-Side Authoritative Execution (T + RTT): The mutation name and arguments are sent to the server, executed inside a PostgreSQL SERIALIZABLE or READ COMMITTED transaction, and re-broadcast via the WAL stream. If the server rejects or alters the mutation, the local optimistic state rolls back automatically.

// src/sync/zero-schema-mutators.ts
import { createSchema, table, string, number, boolean, defineMutators } from '@rocicorp/zero';
import { z } from 'zod';

const issueTable = table('issues')
  .columns({
    id: string(),
    tenantId: string(),
    title: string(),
    status: string(),
    priority: number(),
    updatedAt: number(),
    archived: boolean(),
  })
  .primaryKey('id');

export const schema = createSchema({
  tables: [issueTable],
});

export type Schema = typeof schema;

export const UpdateIssueStatusArgs = z.object({
  id: z.string().uuid(),
  tenantId: z.string().uuid(),
  status: z.enum(['backlog', 'in_progress', 'in_review', 'done']),
  priority: z.number().int().min(0).max(4),
});

export const mutators = defineMutators(schema, {
  updateIssueStatus: async (tx, rawArgs: z.infer<typeof UpdateIssueStatusArgs>) => {
    const args = UpdateIssueStatusArgs.parse(rawArgs);
    const existing = await tx.query.issues
      .where('id', '=', args.id)
      .where('tenantId', '=', args.tenantId)
      .one();

    if (!existing) {
      throw new Error(`ISSUE_NOT_FOUND: ${args.id}`);
    }

    await tx.mutate.issues.update({
      id: args.id,
      status: args.status,
      priority: args.priority,
      updatedAt: Date.now(),
    });
  },
});