Yjs is a framework for optimistic concurrency control and automatic conflict resolution on arbitrary data types. The framework implements a new OT-like concurrency algorithm and provides similar functionality as [ShareJs] and [OpenCoweb]. Yjs was designed to handle concurrent actions on arbitrary complex data types like Text, Json, and XML. We provide a tutorial and some applications for this framework on our [homepage](http://y-js.org/).
Yjs is a framework for optimistic concurrency control and automatic conflict resolution on shared data types. The framework implements a new OT-like concurrency algorithm and provides similar functionality as [ShareJs] and [OpenCoweb]. Yjs was designed to handle concurrent actions on arbitrary complex data types like Text, Json, and XML. We provide a tutorial and some applications for this framework on our [homepage](http://y-js.org/).
You can create you own data types easily. Therefore, you can take matters into your own hand by defining the meaning of the shared types and ensure that it is valid, while Yjs ensures data consistency (everyone will eventually end up with the same data). We already provide data types for
You can create you own shared types easily. Therefore, you can take matters into your own hand by defining the meaning of the shared types and ensure that it is valid, while Yjs ensures data consistency (everyone will eventually end up with the same data). We already provide data types for
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The advantages over similar frameworks are support for
* .. P2P message propagation and arbitrary communication protocols
* .. arbitrary complex data types
* .. offline editing: Only relevant changes are propagated on rejoin (unimplemented)
* .. AnyUndo: Undo *any* action that was executed in constant time (unimplemented)
* .. offline editing: Changes are stored persistently and only relevant changes are propagated on rejoin
* .. AnyUndo: Undo *any* action that was executed in constant time (coming..)
* .. Intention Preservation: When working on Text, the intention of your changes are preserved. This is particularily important when working offline. Every type has a notion on how we define Intention Preservation on it.
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```
# Y.Object
Yjs includes only one type by default - the Y.Object type. It mimics the behaviour of a JSON Object. You can create, update, and remove properies on the Y.Object type. Furthermore, you can observe changes on this type as you can observe changes on Javascript Objects with [Object.observe](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/observe) - an ECMAScript 7 proposal which is likely to become accepted by the committee. Until then, we have our own implementation.
# Y.Map
Yjs includes only one type by default - the Y.Map type. It mimics the behaviour of a javascript Object. You can create, update, and remove properies on the Y.Map type. Furthermore, you can observe changes on this type as you can observe changes on Javascript Objects with [Object.observe](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/observe) - an ECMAScript 7 proposal which is likely to become accepted by the committee. Until then, we have our own implementation.
##### Reference
* Create
```
var y = new Y.Object();
var map = y.set("new_map", Y.Map).then(function(map){
map // is my map type
});
```
*Create with existing Object
*Every instance of Y is an Y.Map
```
var y = new Y.Object({number: 73});
var y = new Y(options);
```
*Every instance of Y is an Y.Object
```
var y = new Y(connector);
```
* .val()
* Retrieve all properties of this type as a JSON Object
* .val(name)
* Retrieve the value of a property
* .val(name, value)
* Set/update a property. Returns `this` Y.Object
*.get(name)
* Retrieve the value of a property. If the value is a type, `.get(name)` returns a promise
* .set(name, value)
* Set/update a property. `value` may be a primitive type, or a custom type definition (e.g. `Y.Map`)
* .delete(name)
* Delete a property
* .observe(observer)
* The `observer` is called whenever something on this object changes. Throws *add*, *update*, and *delete* events
* .observePath(path, observer)
*`path` is an array of property names. `observer` is called when the property under `path` is set, deleted, or updated
* .unobserve(f)
* Delete an observer
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When users create/update/delete the same property concurrently, only one change will prevail. Changes on different properties do not conflict with each other.
# A note on time complexities
* .val()
* O(|properties|)
* .val(name)
* .get(name)
* O(1)
* .val(name, value)
* .set(name, value)
* O(1)
* .delete(name)
* O(1)
@@ -121,10 +117,23 @@ When users create/update/delete the same property concurrently, only one change
Yjs is a work in progress. Different versions of the *y-* repositories may not work together. Just drop me a line if you run into troubles.
There are some friendly people on [](https://gitter.im/y-js/yjs?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge) who may help you with your problem, and answer your questions.
Please report _any_ issues to the [Github issue page](https://github.com/y-js/yjs/issues)! I try to fix them very soon, if possible.
## Changelog
##### 1.0
This is a complete rewrite of the 0.5 version of Yjs. Since Yjs 1.0 it is possible to work asynchronously on a persistent database, which enables offline support.
* Switched to semver versioning
* Requires a promise implementation in environment (es6 promises suffice, included in all the major browsers). Otherwise you have to include a polyfill
* Y.Object has been renamed to Y.Map
* Y.Map exchanges `.val(name [, value])` in favor of `.set(name, value)` and `.get(name)`
* Y.Map `.get(name)` returns a promise, if the value is a custom type
* The Connector definition slightly changed (I'll update the wiki)
* The Type definitions completely changed, so you have to rewrite them (I'll rewrite the article in the wiki)
* Support for several packaging systems
## Contribution
I created this framework during my bachelor thesis at the chair of computer science 5 [(i5)](http://dbis.rwth-aachen.de/cms), RWTH University. Since December 2014 I'm working on Yjs as a part of my student worker job at the i5.
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