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Why is sliding sync a separate service and not just part of synapse itself?

• UltimateEdge 3y ago
  It's currently still a proposal to the spec, and it is not yet part of the Matrix protocol.
• Arathorn 3y ago
  Because the API is still evolving, and it's also useful that it supports other homeservers than Synapse. It's also written by an entirely different bunch of people (it's effectively written by the Dendrite team rather than the Synapse team). Once the API is stable I'm sure all the homeservers will implement it natively. Until then, think of it like a reverse-proxy that lets an HTTP/1 webapp talk HTTP/2 to the outside world.
  • _lvbh 3y ago
    > it's effectively written by the Dendrite team rather than the Synapse team I would then ask why it isn’t integrated into Dendrite
    • Arathorn 3y ago
      ...because then Synapse wouldn't be able to use it?
• infinitezest 3y ago
  I would guess it's so the same functionality can be used with other Matrix servers without having to rewrite the whole thing