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[FEATURE_REQUEST] Simple local sync
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Several feature requests are about automated syncing. Most request propose syncing with a server. Perhaps, we could use another way of syncing the openreads database that bypasses the necesity of a central server.
Describe the solution you'd like We could use syncthing to sync the openreads database between devices. From the Syncthing website:
Syncthing is a continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes.
So, it does not require a central server, but syncs folders between two devices (P2P). Syncthing is available for Linux, Mac, Windows, and Android. I use it for example to sync my epubs. The reader I use (Book Reader) stores meta-data files next to the epub files for keeping track of progress. Syncthing syncs these meta-data files, allowing me to keep track of my reading progress on multiple devices.
I am not sure how the openreads (binary?) database is stored, but allowing to store the database in a user defined location would allow syncing of this database to multiple devices.
Agreed! ✨ This would be amazing, I use this for multiple apps/files as well and it'd make so much sense, honestly!
That sounds useful, so the goal is to have the database or it's mirror in user storage so it's accessible by Syncthing?
Yes exactly. It would then of course also require that the database is read entirely during startup instead of using a cached version. This would be necessary to ensure that any newly synced changes are reflected in the program.