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Why do database protocols use fixed endianness instead of native server endianness?
Most database wire protocols mandate a specific byte order for multi-byte integers:
PostgreSQL: big-endian (network byte order)
MySQL: little-endian
MongoDB: little-endian (BSON format)
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A passive LRU cache with locks
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I'm working on a client-server-agent application, where server distributes tasks supplied by clients over agents. Server is passive, all communications are initiated by clients and agents.
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Clarification on Model Context Protocol: Message Format vs. Communication Architecture?
I'm currently trying to understand protocolls such as A2A and MCP. While doing so, I wasn't sure whether MCP is responsible for defining:
The structure and required fields of JSON messages (e.g., ...
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Deserializing serial protocol enums: Recoverable or unrecoverable errors?
I am currently implementing a library in Rust that implements a proprietary serial protocol.
The protocol specifies several enum values, that mostly are returned by the hardware as u8s (bytes), but ...
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What IP protocol number should I use for my custom IP protocol? [closed]
I want do develop an IP based protocol oriented to smallest possible data overhead. For example UDP adds overhead of 8 bytes header. I want zero header.
I will use this protocol via 2G mobile network ...
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Software Design: Decoupling when highly dependent on a third party library
As part of an university project I am currently working on an eeg-biosignal classifier. While the project itself doesn't really focus on design ("anything that works") I am trying to learn ...
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Difference between API and protocol?
What's the difference between an API and a protocol?
To use a specific example: Is Coinbase's choice to refer to its WebSocket client specification as an "API" appropriate? It seems that ...
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adding optional code for bad protocol state check
I've got a GRPC API that I'm designing. It includes an RPC method that requires the caller follow-up with another API call. Some pseudo-code a client might write:
val apiInstsance = makeAPIInstance()
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Protocol Design robustness against corruption
I am currently in the design phase of a binary protocol which is intended to be agnostic of the transport layer, meaning it should work on top of for example websockets as well as serial device to ...
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What are the benefits of HTTP statuses compared to custom JSON based protocol?
I am currently developing a service and a client and I use HTTP statuses for communicating certain info.
For example, I have a POST /vikings endpoint that starts a long running process to create a ...
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Is it possible to implement a RESTful API with a protocol other than HTTP(S)?
I was confused by the distinction between REST and HTTP, and I found this article that cleared things up for me. In summary, it explained that REST is a set of general principles for web communication,...
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Should the client handle unsolicited protocol events from the backend?
This is a very generic question not much related to any language/protocol.
I have a desktop application and a backend that communicate via TCP. Most protocol events are paired -- request/response. For ...
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advice for web communication protocol for "streaming" multiple JSON objects to multiple clients
As a hobby / to learn I am building an app in JavaScript using Node.js where a component of it will take input from a client, send it to a server, and then broadcast it to other clients. For ...
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What are services and interfaces of a layer in a computer network model? [closed]
In Tanenbaum's Computer Networks book
Three concepts are central to the OSI model:
Services.
Interfaces.
Protocols.
Probably the biggest contribution of the OSI model is that it makes
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Creating an internet gateway for a Bluetooth Low Energy device
I have a device that connects using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). I want it to communicate with a server over the internet using a smartphone as a gateway.
I have thought of different approaches and I ...
