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# distributed memgraph
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This subdirectory structure implements distributed infrastructure of Memgraph.
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## terminology
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* Memgraph Node Id (mnid): a machine (processs) that runs a (distributed) Memgraph program.
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* Node: a computer that performs (distributed) work.
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* Vertex: an abstract graph concept.
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* Reactor: a unit of concurrent execution, lives on its own thread.
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* Channel: a (one-way) communication abstraction between Reactors. The reactors can be on the same machine or on different processes.
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* EventStream: read-end of a channel, is owned by exactly one Reactor/thread.
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* ChannelWriter: write-end of a channel, can be owned (wrote into) by multiple threads.
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## conventions
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1. Locked: A method having a Locked... prefix indicates that you
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have to lock the appropriate mutex before calling this function.
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## dependencies
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* cereal
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* <other memgraph dependencies>
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