Welcome to loro-extended Discussions!

[wes-novack]

👋 Welcome!

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[canadaduane]

Thanks Wes!

I'm Duane Johnson, the primary author of Loro Extended.

I have a vision of the future where app development takes half as much code, and is easier to reason about. When we build solutions to problems, I want our focus to be on what we need done rather than on how to get data from one peer to another.

The reality is that almost every app is a distributed program, so I believe tackling the hardest problems--like distributed computation and distributed shared state--are worth the time invested.

To anyone joining the community here--I hope Loro Extended helps you help others. <3

[praveen6747]

Hello 👋

First of all, thank you @canadaduane for building Loro-extended — it’s a very impressive CRDT system. I’ve been experimenting with it and I’m exploring whether it can be integrated into the Flutter ecosystem for a cross-platform application and I’ve also tested the JavaScript bindings to better understand how the sync and document updates work.

My goal is to build a real-time, offline-first chat application using Flutter (Android, iOS, Web, Desktop), with Loro as the sync/CRDT engine.
Before proceeding further, I’d like to understand the recommended architecture and feasibility:

My Questions
Is there a stable C ABI or minimal FFI-friendly interface exposed from the Rust core that would allow integration via Flutter FFI?
Are there any examples or guidance for using Loro in mobile environments (iOS/Android)?
Is the sync protocol documented well enough to implement a custom transport layer (e.g., WebSocket-based sync)?

From your perspective, what would be the recommended approach for integrating Loro into a cross-platform mobile app?
Context
I require true cross-platform support.
Offline-first behavior is important.
The app may expand beyond chat into collaborative features later.
I am trying to avoid building a heavy backend if peer-to-peer or lightweight sync is feasible.
I would appreciate any architectural suggestions, warnings, or best practices before I commit deeply to this direction.
Thank you again for your work — it’s very promising.

[canadaduane]

Hi @praveen6747, welcome! Let's open a discussion here: #12