Storage

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the store for objects and relations (classes and instances), finally distributed among a network

purpose
  • The storage stores objects and relations, both definitions and instances.
  • It knows about the allowed properties of objects/relations and caches object/relation definitions.
  • The storage is accessed via the server-storage interface.
operation (preliminary single database backend version)
  • uses a postgres database to store and retrieve data
operation (final distributed network version)
  • uses a network of interconnected postgres databases to store and retrieve data
  • identification and authorization between storage nodes
  • redundant fail-safe storage of data