akka/akka-core

Additional PubSub features for multi-DC

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#23,246 opened on Jun 28, 2017

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Description

Distributed PubSub currently supports:

  • publish to all subscribers
  • send to one subscriber It might be useful to add:
  • publish to all subscribers, but only within my DC
  • send to one subscriber for each DC

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Research direction
Study the current PubSub implementation in Akka's distributed module and understand multi DC clustering. Propose a design for DC aware publish and send to one per DC features.
Tech stack
scala
Domain
distributed systemsbackend
Issue type
Feature
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3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
ScalaAkka
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30