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State Diagram explanation

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 ===== State Diagram =====
+The finite state diagram below describes the sync states of a folder during on-demand sync. This is based on how auto-sync currently works, the notable differences are:
+# The SyncCompleted and SyncFailed '''end''' states. In auto-sync a folder is simply removed from the queue either because all of its messages have been downloaded or the number of retries was exceeded.
+# Substates are clearly defined. In auto-sync the substates ReadyToDiscover and ReadyToUpdate are inferred by a folder being in the Discover or Update queue respectively. In on-demand sync a folder's state will need to be explicitly defined either by a substate property or by a function that checks other attributes such as the state of internal queues.
+# Folders can only be in one state at a time. This is implied by the previous point. In auto-sync a folder can be in more than one queue at a time (I think), which as an implicit state breaks the FSM model.
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