Method, apparatus, and computer program product for a scalable group-based communication system with a reduced client memory footprint requirement

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, using a processor and from a group-based communication load balancer, a client device connection request, the client device connection request associated with a client device and comprising a client device authorization token;

transmitting, using the processor and to a group-based communication server in communication with a group-based communication repository, the client device authorization token;

receiving, using the processor and from the group-based communication server upon the group-based communication server verifying the client device authorization token, a first group-based communication data superset associated with the client device authorization token;

storing, using the processor and in at least one memory, the first group-based communication data superset;

extracting, using the processor, a first group-based communication data subset from the first group-based communication data superset, the first group-based communication data subset comprising a first group-based communication minimum data set required by the client device to render a group-based communication interface; and

transmitting, using the processor, the first group-based communication minimum data set to the client device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, using the processor and from a group-based communication status checker, data representing a plurality of available group-based communication gateway servers;

establishing, using the processor, a connection with a group-based communication gateway server of the plurality of available group-based communication gateway servers;

receiving, using the processor and from the group-based communication gateway server, an updated group-based communication data set associated with the client device; and

updating, using the processor and in the at least one memory, the first group-based communication data superset with the updated group-based communication data set to produce an updated first group-based communication data superset.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving, using the processor and from the client device, a group-based communication data request;

extracting, using the processor and from the updated first group-based communication data superset, a second group-based communication data subset based on the group-based communication data request; and

transmitting, using the processor, the second group-based communication data subset to the client device.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the second group-based communication data subset is different from the first group-based communication data subset.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:

selecting, using the processor, the group-based communication gateway server from the plurality of available group-based communication gateway servers based upon a group-based communication team identifier associated with the client device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first group-based communication data superset comprises all group-based communication data stored in the group-based communication repository associated with the client device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 ,

wherein all group-based communication data stored in the group-based communication repository associated with the client device comprises:

group-based communication channel data associated with one or more group-based communication channel identifiers associated with the client device;

group-based communication team data associated with one or more group-based communication team identifiers associated with the client device; and

group-based communication channel member data associated with one or more members included in those group-based communication channels identified by the group-based communication channel identifiers associated with the client device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the group-based communication server retrieves the first group-based communication data superset from the group-based communication repository.

9. A computing apparatus for implementing a group-based communication edge cache host, the computing apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the apparatus to:

receive, from a group-based communication load balancer, a client device connection request, the client device connection request associated with a client device and comprising a client device authorization token;

transmit, to a group-based communication server in communication with a group-based communication repository, the client device authorization token;

receive, from the group-based communication server upon the group-based communication server verifying the client device authorization token, a first group-based communication data superset associated with the client device authorization token;

store, in at least one memory, the first group-based communication data superset;

extract a first group-based communication data subset from the first group-based communication data superset, the first group-based communication data subset comprising a first group-based communication minimum data set required by the client device to render a group-based communication interface; and

transmit the first group-based communication minimum data set to the client device.

10. The computing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further configure the apparatus to:

receive, using the processor and from a group-based communication status checker, data representing a plurality of available group-based communication gateway servers;

establish, using the processor, a connection with a group-based communication gateway server of the plurality of available group-based communication gateway servers;

receive, using the processor and from the group-based communication gateway server, an updated group-based communication data set associated with the client device; and

update, using the processor and in the memory storing instructions, the first group-based communication data superset with the updated group-based communication data set to produce an updated first group-based communication data superset.

11. The computing apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further configure the apparatus to:

receive, using the processor and from the client device, a group-based communication data request;

extract, using the processor and from the updated first group-based communication data superset, a second group-based communication data subset based on the group-based communication data request; and

transmit, using the processor, the second group-based communication data subset to the client device.

12. The computing apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the second group-based communication data subset is different from the first group-based communication data subset.

13. The computing apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further configure the apparatus to:

select, using the processor, the group-based communication gateway server from the plurality of available group-based communication gateway servers based upon a group-based communication team identifier associated with the client device.

14. The computing apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the computing apparatus is located in a different geolocation than the group-based communication gateway server and the group-based communication server.

15. The computing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the first group-based communication data superset comprises all group-based communication data stored in the group-based communication repository associated with the client device.

16. The computing apparatus of claim 15 ,

wherein all group-based communication data stored in the group-based communication repository associated with the client device comprises:

group-based communication channel data associated with one or more group-based communication channel identifiers associated with the client device;

group-based communication team data associated with one or more group-based communication team identifiers associated with the client device; and

group-based communication channel member data associated with one or more members included in those group-based communication channels identified by the group-based communication channel identifiers associated with the client device.

17. The computing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the group-based communication server retrieves the first group-based communication data superset from the group-based communication repository.

18. A group-based communication edge cache host system, comprising one or more servers, each server comprising a processor and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the server to:

receive, from a group-based communication load balancer, a client device connection request, the client device connection request associated with a client device and comprising a client device authorization token;

transmit, to a group-based communication server in communication with a group-based communication repository, the client device authorization token;

receive, from the group-based communication server upon the group-based communication server verifying the client device authorization token, a first group-based communication data superset associated with the client device authorization token;

store, in at least one memory, the first group-based communication data superset;

extract a first group-based communication data subset from the first group-based communication data superset, the first group-based communication data subset comprising a first group-based communication minimum data set required by the client device to render a group-based communication interface; and

transmit the first group-based communication minimum data set to the client device.