Loop/Architecture
< Loop
Design Goals
Underlying Technologies
Mozilla Technologies
The Loop project relies on a number of other technologies under development within Mozilla. These include the following:
Third-Party Technologies
- Node.js for Loop server, at least through production
Open Issues
These technology choices will be moved into one of the preceding sections as decisions are made:
- Localization (bug 972884)
- Client MVC Library + associated libs (bug 975548)
- Client side unit-testing framework (bug 976127)
- Standalone-page unit-testing framework (bug 976133)
- Client-driven end-to-end framework (bug 976114)
- Standalone-page end-to-end system testing framework (bug 976134)
- Client CSS toolkit (if any) (bug 976854)
- Standalone-page CSS toolkit (if any) (bug 976857)
Network Architecture
Data Flows
User Connects
User Generates "Call-Me" URL
Non-User Clicks "Call-Me" URL
User Rejects Call
Note that the exact means by which Bob receives pending call status is still an open issue -- periodic polling is easy, but might not scale as well as we'd like. Long polling is a potential improvement, but also has scaling implications. Ultimately, websockets may be the preferred approach here.
User Blocks "Call-Me" URL
User Calls Other User
