Database Integration

pace is designed to be an offline-first application, meaning that it does not require an internet connection to function. However, it is possible to integrate pace with a database to enable features such as data synchronization across multiple devices, data backup, and data recovery.

Note: This feature is not yet implemented. It is planned for a future release. So far, pace only supports local storage of activity logs in a file-based format. This section provides an overview of the planned database integration feature and how it will work.

Vision

The vision for database integration is to provide a way to store activity logs in a database, such as SQLite, PostgreSQL, or MySQL. This will enable the following features:

• Data Synchronization: Activity logs can be synchronized across multiple devices, so that you can access your data from anywhere and keep it up to date.

• Data Backup: Activity logs can be backed up to a remote server or cloud storage service, so that you can recover your data in case of loss or corruption.

• Data Recovery: Activity logs can be recovered from a backup, so that you can restore your data to a previous state.

• Data Sharing: Activity logs can be shared with other users, so that you can collaborate on projects and activities.

• Data Security: Activity logs can be encrypted and protected with access controls, so that your data is safe from unauthorized access.

• Data Privacy: Activity logs can be stored in compliance with privacy regulations, so that your data is protected and respected.

• Data Integrity: Activity logs can be verified and validated, so that you can trust that your data is accurate and reliable.

Implementation

The implementation of database integration will involve the following components:

• Database Adapter: The Storage trait will be implemented for a database storage. We will start out with SQLite to provide a simple and portable solution. The Storage trait already has a FileStorage and InMemoryStorage implementation, so we will add a DatabaseStorage implementation. The DatabaseStorage will be a thin wrapper around the diesel ORM, providing a simple interface for storing and retrieving activity logs in a database. This adapter will support different database backends, such as SQLite, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.

• Data Synchronization: A synchronization service will be developed to enable data synchronization across multiple devices. This service will use a client-server architecture, with a server component for storing and managing activity logs, and a client component for interacting with the server. We will use axum and tokio to develop the server and client components.

• Data Backup and Recovery: A backup and recovery service will be developed to enable data backup to a remote server or cloud storage service, and data recovery from a backup. This service will use a client-server architecture, similar to the synchronization service. We will use reqwest and opendal to interact with remote servers and cloud storage services.

• Data Sharing: A sharing service will be developed to enable sharing of activity logs with other users. For this feature, we will use a combination of the synchronization service and the backup and recovery service. We will also implement access controls to manage sharing permissions. This will be a more advanced feature, and we will build the team collaboration feature on top of it.

• Data Security and Privacy: Security and privacy features will be implemented to protect activity logs from unauthorized access and ensure compliance with privacy regulations.

• Data Integrity: Integrity features will be implemented to verify and validate activity logs, and to ensure that they are accurate and reliable.