Re: Database replication and caching

From: Borut Bolčin (bo..ajdi.si)
Date: Wed Aug 02 2006 - 02:41:59 EDT

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    We are at architectural/design phase (cycle zero). No decision has yet
    been made. Is there an example for invalidating cache somewhere?

    bye,
    Borut

    On 31.7.2006 20:29, Tore Halset wrote:
    > Hello.
    >
    > On Jul 31, 2006, at 17:52, Borut Bolčina wrote:
    >
    >> I need an advice on using Cayenne in an environment where two
    >> PostgeSQL databases are configured to replicate from each other for
    >> failover capability.
    >
    > Are you using Sequoia[1] or slony[2] or creating your own solution?
    >
    >> I am thinking of two Cayenne enabled applications (load distribution)
    >> which insert records in one of those two databases. Application one
    >> (A1) inserts in database one (DB1) and application two (A2) inserts
    >> in database two (DB2).
    >>
    >> The insertion, deletion or update will cause Java triggers in
    >> PostgreSQL to call appropriate Java method in the application. If for
    >> any reason one of the databases is down for some time, the
    >> replication mechanism will bring the second database up-to date which
    >> will trigger invocations of the Java methods, so the second
    >> application will be in the correct state also.
    >>
    >> As long as triggers do not modify records, everything should be ok
    >> with Cayenne. In case, which I don't foresee now, the records will be
    >> modified on database level, all DataContexts should be invalidated,
    >> am I right?
    >
    > Cayenne has its own way of syncronizing cache[3] between app
    > instances. You could also invalidate cache manually.
    >
    > - Tore.
    >
    > [1] http://sequoia.continuent.org/HomePage
    > [2] http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/slony1/
    > [3] http://cwiki.apache.org/CAYDOC/configuring-caching-behavior.html
    >
    >

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