(1) AIUI a given key/value data pair is "owned" by a given node at one time and operations on it happen on that node and are then replicated out. Is this correct?
(2) Is the key/value pair "locked" between pre update and post update? The motivation for this question is this. I need to do the following operations on update: (1) In the pre-update hook, get the existing value (lets call it A) (2) Compare some data in the update (lets call it A') with A (3) Validate or reject the update based on that comparison (4) If validated, write A' out as the new value of A, if not, return a validation error. I need 1-4 to happen in a consistent fashion, If someone else can come in and update A after (1) but before (4), the scheme wont work. I *could* do my own locking in (1) and then add an unlock step in (5) assuming that all updates will take place on the same node, but I dislike injecting locking into a system that has unknown other expectations of the operation. -- It's always darkest just before you are eaten by a grue.
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