Techniques for directive-based messaging synchronization
Techniques for directive-based messaging synchronization are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a local network component operative to receive a directive package at a messaging client on a client device; and a local database synchronization component operative to execute the directive package with a messaging-sync virtual machine to modify a local messaging database of the messaging client; and refresh a user interface component of the messaging client in response to modifying the local messaging database of the messaging client. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a messaging client executing on a client device, a plurality of executable directives defined by a messaging-database-sync-specific instruction set associated with a first version of a plurality of versions of the messaging client, the plurality of executable directives derived from operations that are agnostic to the plurality of versions of the messaging client; and
executing the plurality of executable directives by a messaging-sync virtual machine to modify a messaging database of the messaging client.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the messaging database comprises one or more of: (i) adding a new message to the messaging database, (ii) removing a deleted message from the messaging database, (iii) storing a read receipt in the messaging database, and (iv) modifying an element stored in the messaging database.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein executing the plurality of executable directives synchronizes the messaging database of the messaging client on the client device with a messaging database of another instance of the messaging client on a different device.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein executing the plurality of executable directives to modify the messaging database comprises:
determining that a thread for a received message does not exist in the messaging database; and
creating the thread for the received message in the messaging database.
5. The method of claim 1 , each version of the messaging client associated with a respective messaging-database-sync-specific instruction set of a plurality of messaging-database-sync-specific instruction sets, each of the plurality of messaging-database-sync-specific instruction sets based on translations of the operations that are agnostic to the plurality of versions of the messaging client.
6. The method of claim 5 , the messaging-database-sync-specific instruction set supporting conditional statements to modify the messaging database, the plurality of messaging-database-sync-specific instruction sets including the messaging-database-sync-specific instruction set.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
modifying a graphical interface of the messaging client based on the modified messaging database.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
receive, by a messaging client, a plurality of executable directives defined by a messaging-database-sync-specific instruction set associated with a first version of a plurality of versions of the messaging client, the plurality of executable directives derived from operations that are agnostic to the plurality of versions of the messaging client; and
execute the plurality of executable directives by a messaging-sync virtual machine to modify a messaging database of the messaging client.
9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein modifying the messaging database comprises one or more of: (i) adding a new message to the messaging database, (ii) removing a deleted message from the messaging database, (iii) storing a read receipt in the messaging database, and (iv) modifying an element stored in the messaging database.
10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein executing the plurality of executable directives synchronizes the messaging database of the messaging client on a device comprising the processor with a messaging database of another instance of the messaging client on a different device.
11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions to execute the plurality of executable directives to modify the messaging database comprise instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine that a thread for a received message does not exist in the messaging database; and
create the thread for the received message in the messaging database.
12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , each version of the messaging client associated with a respective messaging-database-sync-specific instruction set of a plurality of messaging-database-sync-specific instruction sets, each of the plurality of messaging-database-sync-specific instruction sets based on translations of the operations that are agnostic to the plurality of versions of the messaging client.
13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the messaging-database-sync-specific instruction set supports conditional statements to modify the messaging database, the plurality of messaging-database-sync-specific instruction sets including the messaging-database-sync-specific instruction set.
14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , comprising instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
modify a graphical interface of the messaging client based on the modified messaging database.
15. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive, by a messaging client executing on the processor, a plurality of executable directives defined by a messaging-database-sync-specific instruction set associated with a first version of a plurality of versions of the messaging client, the plurality of executable directives derived from operations that are agnostic to the plurality of versions of the messaging client; and
execute the plurality of executable directives by a messaging-sync virtual machine to modify a messaging database of the messaging client.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein modifying the messaging database comprises one or more of: (i) adding a new message to the messaging database, (ii) removing a deleted message from the messaging database, (iii) storing a read receipt in the messaging database, and (iv) modifying an element stored in the messaging database.
17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein executing the plurality of executable directives synchronizes the messaging database of the messaging client on the apparatus with a messaging database of another instance of the messaging client on a different device.
18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the instructions to execute the plurality of executable directives to modify the messaging database comprise instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine that a thread for a received message does not exist in the messaging database; and
create the thread for the received message in the messaging database.
19. The apparatus of claim 15 , each version of the messaging client associated with a respective messaging-database-sync-specific instruction set of a plurality of messaging-database-sync-specific instruction sets, each of the plurality of messaging-database-sync-specific instruction sets based on translations of the operations that are agnostic to the plurality of versions of the messaging client.
20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the messaging-database-sync-specific instruction set supports conditional statements to modify the messaging database, the plurality of messaging-database-sync-specific instruction sets including the messaging-database-sync-specific instruction set.