Rufis: Mobile data sharing using a generic constraint-oriented reconciler

Marc Shapiro; Nuno Preguiça; James O'Brien

doi:10.1109/MDM.2004.1263052

Rufis: Mobile data sharing using a generic constraint-oriented reconciler

Marc Shapiro, Nuno Preguiça, James O'Brien

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Abstract

Existing systems for disconnected data access and reconciliation are monolithic, complex and somewhat ad-hoc. In contrast, we demonstrate here a principled approach based on a general-purpose reconciliation engine. We describe the Reconcilable and Undoable File System, Rufis, implemented on top of the IceCube reconciler. IceCube is generic but supports application-specific reconciliation invariants. Consequently, the code for Rufis is quite small and simple, and the reconciliation logic is well separated from the main file system code. Furthermore, Rufis supports specialised reconciliation for files containing data of known types and enables ad-hoc user scenarios involving multiple applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2004 IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM 2004)
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	146-151
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	0769520707, 9780769520704
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MDM.2004.1263052
Publication status	Published - 24 May 2004
Event	Proceedings - 2004 IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management, MDM 2004 - Berkeley, CA., United States Duration: 19 Jan 2004 → 22 Jan 2004

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Conference	Proceedings - 2004 IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management, MDM 2004
Country/Territory	United States
City	Berkeley, CA.
Period	19/01/04 → 22/01/04

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Shapiro, M, Preguiça, N & O'Brien, J 2004, Rufis: Mobile data sharing using a generic constraint-oriented reconciler. in Proceedings - 2004 IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM 2004). IEEE Computer Society, pp. 146-151, Proceedings - 2004 IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management, MDM 2004, Berkeley, CA., United States, 19/01/04. https://doi.org/10.1109/MDM.2004.1263052

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