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diff --git a/other/db_bounty.txt b/other/db_bounty.txt deleted file mode 100644 index d31226a..0000000 --- a/other/db_bounty.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -Designing with a "it can crash at any point" mentality -+ can't combine DB queries in an atomic manner -= Potential for partially completed tasks, "corrupting" the global DB. - -A solution could be having "bounty" entries, which work as follows: -A process P0 needs to do tasks T0, then T1, then T2. -P0 creates a bounty B0: -{ - not_before: 60s. - task: T0_T1_T2. - params: [{T0.id, T1.id, 20] -} -P0 adds B0 to the Bounty DB. -P0 attempts T0, T1, and T2. -P0 removes B0 from the Bounty DB. - -There are other processes trying to access available bounties (i.e. bounties -for which the "not_before" has expired) to complete them. |