Problem Statement
In the existing app, there are several sync processes running independently, for instance.
All these sync events works on single thread which decreases the current app’s performance.
Telemetry , course progress and course assessment has seperate implementaion in different parts of the app.
Previous Implementaion of telemetry sync flow.
Proposed Solution for the problem
Create a custom Cordova plugin which will isolate all sync processes and use a separate DB instance for persistence. This will be natively handled, as a result, the app performance will increase and loosely coupled.
Sync Db with CouchBase Mobile
A full-featured embedded NoSQL database that runs locally on mobile devices which will store the data and sync it to the temporary server, and from temporary server will sync to Platform after that it removes it and so .
Solution 2: Create a custom Cordova plugin to handle Background task.
WorkManager : Work Manager library does everything for you. It creates the database of your Request and Runs them accordingly.
Architecture:
there is no need to handle the OS Version checks i-e if OS version is greater then 14 and lower than 21 then use the Job Scheduler Or Service Or Alarm Manager or if OS version is greater than 22 then go for Firebase Job Dispatcher or may you have many other ways like Alarm Manager + Broadcast Receiver to handle your background work but all of them have pros and cons
Plugin method init()
init: function(configurations: SyncConfiguration[], success, error) {
exec(success, error, PLUGIN_NAME, "init", [configurations])
}
export interface SyncConfiguration {
type: SyncType;
api: {
method: "POST" | "PUT" | "PATCH";
host: string;
path: string;
params: string;
},
autoSync: {
frequency: number;
threshold: number;
bandwidth: number;
} | undefined,
shouldBatch: boolean
}
export enum SyncType {
TELEMETRY = 'TELEMETRY',
COURSE_PROGRESS = 'COURSE_PROGRESS',
COURSE_ASSESSMENT = 'COURSE_ASSESSMENT'
}
sync_config
type | config |
|---|---|
TELEMETRY | {
"api": {
"method": "post",
"host": "sample_host",
"path": "sample_path",
"params": "sample_params"
},
"autoSync": {
"frequency": 2,
"threshold": 200,
"bandwidth": 200
},
"shouldBatch": true
}
|
COURSE_PROGRESS | {
"api": {
"method": "patch",
"host": "sample_host",
"path": "sample_path",
"params": "sample_params"
},
"shouldBatch": false
}
|
COURSE_ASSESSMENT | {
"api": {
"method": "patch",
"host": "sample_host",
"path": "sample_path",
"params": "sample_params"
},
"shouldBatch": false
}
|
Course Progress event, Course Assessment event, Telemetry Event will be stored inside a common table
_id | type | key | data | timestamp | priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
type: sync type(telemetry/progress/assesment)
key: unique identifier
data: event data
timestamp: time when stored
priority: event priority
Plugin method save()
save: function (type, data, success, error) {
exec(success, error, PLUGIN_NAME, "save", [type, data]);
}
It will take type: SyncType and data as a parameter which will store it into the common table with current timestamp and priority
TELEMETRY:
{"ver":"3.0","eid":"INTERACT","ets":1573470364698,"actor":{"type":"User","id":"44c1b4a0-7d87-48a6-977c-6bbf52b5547a"},"context":{"cdata":[],"env":"home","channel":"0126632859575746566","pdata":{"id":"staging.diksha.app","pid":"sunbird.app","ver":"2.5.local.0-debug"},"sid":"b53cd1a5-2cf3-454f-a256-42e00afde9cf","did":"13e9e8e7b514112b9501c279b124561693aad8eb","rollup":{"l1":"0126632859575746566"}},"edata":{"type":"OTHER","subtype":"hotcode-push-key-not-defined","id":"home","pageid":"home","extra":{"pos":[]}},"object":{"id":"","type":"","version":"","rollup":{}},"mid":"ceea76c7-8426-4445-9392-a747d9af6fd3"}
COURSE_PROGRESS:
{"id":"api.content.state.read","ver":"v1","ts":"2019-11-11 11:12:54:640+0000","params":{"resmsgid":null,"msgid":null,"err":null,"status":"success","errmsg":null},"responseCode":"OK","result":{"contentList":[{"lastAccessTime":"2019-07-15 09:46:04:448+0000","contentId":"do_212686738040504320192","completedCount":1,"batchId":"0127517178263224325","result":null,"score":null,"grade":null,"progress":100,"viewCount":35,"contentVersion":null,"courseId":"do_2127517138056724481636","lastCompletedTime":"2019-07-15 09:47:33:379+0000","status":2},{"lastAccessTime":"2019-08-05 11:51:30:971+0000","contentId":"do_2127319848127283201364","completedCount":1,"batchId":"0127517178263224325","result":null,"score":null,"grade":null,"progress":100,"viewCount":33,"contentVersion":null,"courseId":"do_2127517138056724481636","lastCompletedTime":"2019-08-05 11:51:30:971+0000","status":2},{"lastAccessTime":"2019-08-05 11:51:30:971+0000","contentId":"do_2127516435133644801619","completedCount":1,"batchId":"0127517178263224325","result":null,"score":null,"grade":null,"progress":100,"viewCount":33,"contentVersion":null,"courseId":"do_2127517138056724481636","lastCompletedTime":"2019-08-05 11:51:30:971+0000","status":2}]}}
COURSE_ASSESSMENT:
{"do_21285785558886809611575":[{"eid":"ASSESS","ets":1573471977913,"ver":"3.1","mid":"ASSESS:a2821b1315cf55e472146eb8d6aca423","actor":{"id":"44c1b4a0-7d87-48a6-977c-6bbf52b5547a","type":"User"},"context":{"channel":"0126632859575746566","pdata":{"id":"staging.diksha.app","ver":"2.5.local.0-debug","pid":"sunbird.app.contentplayer"},"env":"contentplayer","sid":"6684854f-2327-4237-9051-09b973c215f4","did":"13e9e8e7b514112b9501c279b124561693aad8eb","cdata":[{"id":"b08b596eed995cee55f33b016fcdcb8a","type":"AttemptId"},{"id":"offline","type":"PlayerLaunch"},{"id":"5dd8d0941877f2e584336af7ea4dbeaa","type":"ContentSession"}],"rollup":{"l1":"0126632859575746566"}},"object":{"id":"do_21285785558886809611575","type":"Content","ver":"1","rollup":{"l1":"do_2128630563500359681261","l2":"do_2128630590915870721263"}},"tags":[],"edata":{"item":{"id":"do_21285785489686528011574","maxscore":1,"type":"mcq","exlength":0,"params":[{"1":"{\"text\":\"Two\\n\"}"},{"2":"{\"text\":\"Three (correct)\\n\"}"},{"3":"{\"text\":\"Four \\n\"}"},{"4":"{\"text\":\"One \\n\"}"},{"answer":"{\"correct\":[\"2\"]}"}],"uri":"","title":"DND please","mmc":[],"mc":[],"desc":"By kiruba"},"index":2,"pass":"Yes","score":1,"resvalues":[{"2":"{\"text\":\"Three (correct)\\n\"}"}],"duration":3}}]}
processed_sync_data table
_id | msg_id | type | processed_data | event_count | priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
msg_id: unique msg_id
type: sync type(telemetry/progress/assesment)
processed_data: gzipped data
event count: number of events processed
priority: event priority
All the sync processes marked shouldBatch=true will be processed, then gzipped and stored in this table and entries get removed from the table after a successful sync.
Plugin method sync()
sync: function(type: SyncType, success, error) {
exec(success, error, PLUGIN_NAME, "sync", [type]);
}
Invokes the sync API for the passed ‘type’. In the case of the type defined by autoSync configuration, this is automated within the plugin as defined by the configuration parameters. Additionally invoking sync() method will sync unconditionally regardless of autoSync parameters.