class WP_HTTP_Polling_Sync_Server {}

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This class’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only by core. It is listed here for completeness.

Core class that contains an HTTP server used for collaborative editing.

Methods

NameDescription
WP_HTTP_Polling_Sync_Server::__constructConstructor.
WP_HTTP_Polling_Sync_Server::add_updateAdds an update to a room’s update list via storage.
WP_HTTP_Polling_Sync_Server::can_user_sync_entity_typeChecks if the current user can sync a specific entity type.
WP_HTTP_Polling_Sync_Server::check_permissionsChecks if the current user has permission to access a room.
WP_HTTP_Polling_Sync_Server::get_updatesGets sync updates for a specific client from a room after a given cursor.
WP_HTTP_Polling_Sync_Server::handle_requestHandles request: stores sync updates and awareness data, and returns updates the client is missing.
WP_HTTP_Polling_Sync_Server::process_awareness_updateProcesses and stores an awareness update from a client.
WP_HTTP_Polling_Sync_Server::process_sync_updateProcesses a sync update based on its type.
WP_HTTP_Polling_Sync_Server::register_routesRegisters REST API routes.
WP_HTTP_Polling_Sync_Server::validate_requestValidates that the request body does not exceed the maximum allowed size.

Source

class WP_HTTP_Polling_Sync_Server {
	/**
	 * REST API namespace.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 * @var string
	 */
	const REST_NAMESPACE = 'wp-sync/v1';

	/**
	 * Awareness timeout in seconds. Clients that haven't updated
	 * their awareness state within this time are considered disconnected.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 * @var int
	 */
	const AWARENESS_TIMEOUT = 30;

	/**
	 * Threshold used to signal clients to send a compaction update.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 * @var int
	 */
	const COMPACTION_THRESHOLD = 50;

	/**
	 * Maximum total size (in bytes) of the request body.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 * @var int
	 */
	const MAX_BODY_SIZE = 16 * MB_IN_BYTES;

	/**
	 * Maximum number of rooms allowed per request.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 * @var int
	 */
	const MAX_ROOMS_PER_REQUEST = 50;

	/**
	 * Maximum length of a single update data string.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 * @var int
	 */
	const MAX_UPDATE_DATA_SIZE = MB_IN_BYTES;

	/**
	 * Sync update type: compaction.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 * @var string
	 */
	const UPDATE_TYPE_COMPACTION = 'compaction';

	/**
	 * Sync update type: sync step 1.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 * @var string
	 */
	const UPDATE_TYPE_SYNC_STEP1 = 'sync_step1';

	/**
	 * Sync update type: sync step 2.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 * @var string
	 */
	const UPDATE_TYPE_SYNC_STEP2 = 'sync_step2';

	/**
	 * Sync update type: regular update.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 * @var string
	 */
	const UPDATE_TYPE_UPDATE = 'update';

	/**
	 * Storage backend for sync updates.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 */
	private WP_Sync_Storage $storage;

	/**
	 * Constructor.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 *
	 * @param WP_Sync_Storage $storage Storage backend for sync updates.
	 */
	public function __construct( WP_Sync_Storage $storage ) {
		$this->storage = $storage;
	}

	/**
	 * Registers REST API routes.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 */
	public function register_routes(): void {
		$typed_update_args = array(
			'properties' => array(
				'data' => array(
					'type'      => 'string',
					'required'  => true,
					'maxLength' => self::MAX_UPDATE_DATA_SIZE,
				),
				'type' => array(
					'type'     => 'string',
					'required' => true,
					'enum'     => array(
						self::UPDATE_TYPE_COMPACTION,
						self::UPDATE_TYPE_SYNC_STEP1,
						self::UPDATE_TYPE_SYNC_STEP2,
						self::UPDATE_TYPE_UPDATE,
					),
				),
			),
			'required'   => true,
			'type'       => 'object',
		);

		$room_args = array(
			'after'     => array(
				'minimum'  => 0,
				'required' => true,
				'type'     => 'integer',
			),
			'awareness' => array(
				'required' => true,
				'type'     => array( 'object', 'null' ),
			),
			'client_id' => array(
				'minimum'  => 1,
				'required' => true,
				'type'     => 'integer',
			),
			'room'      => array(
				'required' => true,
				'type'     => 'string',
				'pattern'  => '^[^/]+/[^/:]+(?::\\S+)?$',
			),
			'updates'   => array(
				'items'    => $typed_update_args,
				'minItems' => 0,
				'required' => true,
				'type'     => 'array',
			),
		);

		register_rest_route(
			self::REST_NAMESPACE,
			'/updates',
			array(
				'methods'             => array( WP_REST_Server::CREATABLE ),
				'callback'            => array( $this, 'handle_request' ),
				'permission_callback' => array( $this, 'check_permissions' ),
				'validate_callback'   => array( $this, 'validate_request' ),
				'args'                => array(
					'rooms' => array(
						'items'    => array(
							'properties' => $room_args,
							'type'       => 'object',
						),
						'maxItems' => self::MAX_ROOMS_PER_REQUEST,
						'required' => true,
						'type'     => 'array',
					),
				),
			)
		);
	}

	/**
	 * Checks if the current user has permission to access a room.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 *
	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request The REST request.
	 * @return bool|WP_Error True if user has permission, otherwise WP_Error with details.
	 */
	public function check_permissions( WP_REST_Request $request ) {
		// Minimum cap check. Is user logged in with a contributor role or higher?
		if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ) ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'rest_cannot_edit',
				__( 'You do not have permission to perform this action' ),
				array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() )
			);
		}

		$rooms      = $request['rooms'];
		$wp_user_id = get_current_user_id();

		foreach ( $rooms as $room ) {
			$client_id = $room['client_id'];
			$room      = $room['room'];

			// Check that the client_id is not already owned by another user.
			$existing_awareness = $this->storage->get_awareness_state( $room );
			foreach ( $existing_awareness as $entry ) {
				if ( $client_id === $entry['client_id'] && $wp_user_id !== $entry['wp_user_id'] ) {
					return new WP_Error(
						'rest_cannot_edit',
						__( 'Client ID is already in use by another user.' ),
						array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() )
					);
				}
			}

			$type_parts   = explode( '/', $room, 2 );
			$object_parts = explode( ':', $type_parts[1] ?? '', 2 );

			$entity_kind = $type_parts[0];
			$entity_name = $object_parts[0];
			$object_id   = $object_parts[1] ?? null;

			if ( ! $this->can_user_sync_entity_type( $entity_kind, $entity_name, $object_id ) ) {
				return new WP_Error(
					'rest_cannot_edit',
					sprintf(
						/* translators: %s: The room name encodes the current entity being synced. */
						__( 'You do not have permission to sync this entity: %s.' ),
						$room
					),
					array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() )
				);
			}
		}

		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Validates that the request body does not exceed the maximum allowed size.
	 *
	 * Runs as the route-level validate_callback, after per-arg schema
	 * validation has already passed.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 *
	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request The REST request.
	 * @return true|WP_Error True if valid, WP_Error if the body is too large.
	 */
	public function validate_request( WP_REST_Request $request ) {
		$body = $request->get_body();
		if ( is_string( $body ) && strlen( $body ) > self::MAX_BODY_SIZE ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'rest_sync_body_too_large',
				__( 'Request body is too large.' ),
				array( 'status' => 413 )
			);
		}

		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Handles request: stores sync updates and awareness data, and returns
	 * updates the client is missing.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 *
	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request The REST request.
	 * @return WP_REST_Response|WP_Error Response object or error.
	 */
	public function handle_request( WP_REST_Request $request ) {
		$rooms    = $request['rooms'];
		$response = array(
			'rooms' => array(),
		);

		foreach ( $rooms as $room_request ) {
			$awareness = $room_request['awareness'];
			$client_id = $room_request['client_id'];
			$cursor    = $room_request['after'];
			$room      = $room_request['room'];

			// Merge awareness state.
			$merged_awareness = $this->process_awareness_update( $room, $client_id, $awareness );

			// The lowest client ID is nominated to perform compaction when needed.
			$is_compactor = false;
			if ( count( $merged_awareness ) > 0 ) {
				$is_compactor = min( array_keys( $merged_awareness ) ) === $client_id;
			}

			// Process each update according to its type.
			foreach ( $room_request['updates'] as $update ) {
				$result = $this->process_sync_update( $room, $client_id, $cursor, $update );
				if ( is_wp_error( $result ) ) {
					return $result;
				}
			}

			// Get updates for this client.
			$room_response              = $this->get_updates( $room, $client_id, $cursor, $is_compactor );
			$room_response['awareness'] = $merged_awareness;

			$response['rooms'][] = $room_response;
		}

		return new WP_REST_Response( $response, 200 );
	}

	/**
	 * Checks if the current user can sync a specific entity type.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 *
	 * @param string      $entity_kind The entity kind, e.g. 'postType', 'taxonomy', 'root'.
	 * @param string      $entity_name The entity name, e.g. 'post', 'category', 'site'.
	 * @param string|null $object_id   The numeric object ID / entity key for single entities, null for collections.
	 * @return bool True if user has permission, otherwise false.
	 */
	private function can_user_sync_entity_type( string $entity_kind, string $entity_name, ?string $object_id ): bool {
		if ( is_string( $object_id ) ) {
			if ( ! ctype_digit( $object_id ) ) {
				return false;
			}
			$object_id = (int) $object_id;
		}
		if ( null !== $object_id && $object_id <= 0 ) {
			// Object ID must be numeric if provided.
			return false;
		}

		// Validate permissions for the provided object ID.
		if ( is_int( $object_id ) ) {
			// Handle single post type entities with a defined object ID.
			if ( 'postType' === $entity_kind ) {
				if ( get_post_type( $object_id ) !== $entity_name ) {
					// Post is not of the specified post type.
					return false;
				}
				return current_user_can( 'edit_post', $object_id );
			}

			// Handle single taxonomy term entities with a defined object ID.
			if ( 'taxonomy' === $entity_kind ) {
				$term_exists = term_exists( $object_id, $entity_name );
				if ( ! is_array( $term_exists ) || ! isset( $term_exists['term_id'] ) ) {
					// Either term doesn't exist OR term is not in specified taxonomy.
					return false;
				}

				return current_user_can( 'edit_term', $object_id );
			}

			// Handle single comment entities with a defined object ID.
			if ( 'root' === $entity_kind && 'comment' === $entity_name ) {
				return current_user_can( 'edit_comment', $object_id );
			}
		}

		// All the remaining checks are for collections. If an object ID is provided,
		// reject the request.
		if ( null !== $object_id ) {
			return false;
		}

		// For postType collections, check if the user can edit posts of this type.
		if ( 'postType' === $entity_kind ) {
			$post_type_object = get_post_type_object( $entity_name );
			if ( ! isset( $post_type_object->cap->edit_posts ) ) {
				return false;
			}

			return current_user_can( $post_type_object->cap->edit_posts );
		}

		// Collection syncing does not exchange entity data. It only signals if
		// another user has updated an entity in the collection. Therefore, we only
		// compare against an allow list of collection types.
		$allowed_collection_entity_kinds = array(
			'postType',
			'root',
			'taxonomy',
		);

		return in_array( $entity_kind, $allowed_collection_entity_kinds, true );
	}

	/**
	 * Processes and stores an awareness update from a client.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 *
	 * @param string                    $room             Room identifier.
	 * @param int                       $client_id        Client identifier.
	 * @param array<string, mixed>|null $awareness_update Awareness state sent by the client.
	 * @return array<int, array<string, mixed>> Map of client ID to awareness state.
	 */
	private function process_awareness_update( string $room, int $client_id, ?array $awareness_update ): array {
		$existing_awareness = $this->storage->get_awareness_state( $room );
		$updated_awareness  = array();
		$current_time       = time();

		foreach ( $existing_awareness as $entry ) {
			// Remove this client's entry (it will be updated below).
			if ( $client_id === $entry['client_id'] ) {
				continue;
			}

			// Remove entries that have expired.
			if ( $current_time - $entry['updated_at'] >= self::AWARENESS_TIMEOUT ) {
				continue;
			}

			$updated_awareness[] = $entry;
		}

		// Add this client's awareness state.
		if ( null !== $awareness_update ) {
			$updated_awareness[] = array(
				'client_id'  => $client_id,
				'state'      => $awareness_update,
				'updated_at' => $current_time,
				'wp_user_id' => get_current_user_id(),
			);
		}

		// This action can fail, but it shouldn't fail the entire request.
		$this->storage->set_awareness_state( $room, $updated_awareness );

		// Convert to client_id => state map for response.
		$response = array();
		foreach ( $updated_awareness as $entry ) {
			$response[ $entry['client_id'] ] = $entry['state'];
		}

		return $response;
	}

	/**
	 * Processes a sync update based on its type.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 *
	 * @param string                            $room      Room identifier.
	 * @param int                               $client_id Client identifier.
	 * @param int                               $cursor    Client cursor (marker of last seen update).
	 * @param array{data: string, type: string} $update    Sync update.
	 * @return true|WP_Error True on success, WP_Error on storage failure.
	 */
	private function process_sync_update( string $room, int $client_id, int $cursor, array $update ) {
		$data = $update['data'];
		$type = $update['type'];

		switch ( $type ) {
			case self::UPDATE_TYPE_COMPACTION:
				/*
				 * Compaction replaces updates the client has already seen. Only remove
				 * updates with markers before the client's cursor to preserve updates
				 * that arrived since the client's last sync.
				 *
				 * Check for a newer compaction update first. If one exists, skip this
				 * compaction to avoid overwriting it.
				 */
				$updates_after_cursor = $this->storage->get_updates_after_cursor( $room, $cursor );
				$has_newer_compaction = false;

				foreach ( $updates_after_cursor as $existing ) {
					if ( self::UPDATE_TYPE_COMPACTION === $existing['type'] ) {
						$has_newer_compaction = true;
						break;
					}
				}

				if ( ! $has_newer_compaction ) {
					if ( ! $this->storage->remove_updates_before_cursor( $room, $cursor ) ) {
						return new WP_Error(
							'rest_sync_storage_error',
							__( 'Failed to remove updates during compaction.' ),
							array( 'status' => 500 )
						);
					}

					return $this->add_update( $room, $client_id, $type, $data );
				}

				/*
				 * A newer compaction already advanced the cursor, but we
				 * can not safely drop an update. The incoming bytes still encode
				 * operations other clients may not have seen, so store them as a
				 * regular update. Y.applyUpdateV2 merges state-as-update blobs
				 * idempotently, so overlap with the existing compaction is safe.
				 */
				return $this->add_update( $room, $client_id, self::UPDATE_TYPE_UPDATE, $data );

			case self::UPDATE_TYPE_SYNC_STEP1:
			case self::UPDATE_TYPE_SYNC_STEP2:
			case self::UPDATE_TYPE_UPDATE:
				/*
				 * Sync step 1 announces a client's state vector. Other clients need
				 * to see it so they can respond with sync_step2 containing missing
				 * updates. The cursor-based filtering prevents re-delivery.
				 *
				 * Sync step 2 contains updates for a specific client.
				 *
				 * All updates are stored persistently.
				 */
				return $this->add_update( $room, $client_id, $type, $data );
		}

		return new WP_Error(
			'rest_invalid_update_type',
			__( 'Invalid sync update type.' ),
			array( 'status' => 400 )
		);
	}

	/**
	 * Adds an update to a room's update list via storage.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 *
	 * @param string $room      Room identifier.
	 * @param int    $client_id Client identifier.
	 * @param string $type      Update type (sync_step1, sync_step2, update, compaction).
	 * @param string $data      Base64-encoded update data.
	 * @return true|WP_Error True on success, WP_Error on storage failure.
	 */
	private function add_update( string $room, int $client_id, string $type, string $data ) {
		$update = array(
			'client_id' => $client_id,
			'data'      => $data,
			'type'      => $type,
		);

		if ( ! $this->storage->add_update( $room, $update ) ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'rest_sync_storage_error',
				__( 'Failed to store sync update.' ),
				array( 'status' => 500 )
			);
		}

		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Gets sync updates for a specific client from a room after a given cursor.
	 *
	 * Delegates cursor-based retrieval to the storage layer, then applies
	 * client-specific filtering and compaction logic.
	 *
	 * @since 7.0.0
	 *
	 * @param string $room         Room identifier.
	 * @param int    $client_id    Client identifier.
	 * @param int    $cursor       Return updates after this cursor.
	 * @param bool   $is_compactor True if this client is nominated to perform compaction.
	 * @return array{
	 *   end_cursor: int,
	 *   should_compact: bool,
	 *   room: string,
	 *   total_updates: int,
	 *   updates: array<int, array{data: string, type: string}>,
	 * } Response data for this room.
	 */
	private function get_updates( string $room, int $client_id, int $cursor, bool $is_compactor ): array {
		$updates_after_cursor = $this->storage->get_updates_after_cursor( $room, $cursor );
		$total_updates        = $this->storage->get_update_count( $room );

		// Filter out this client's updates, except compaction updates.
		$typed_updates = array();
		foreach ( $updates_after_cursor as $update ) {
			if ( $client_id === $update['client_id'] && self::UPDATE_TYPE_COMPACTION !== $update['type'] ) {
				continue;
			}

			$typed_updates[] = array(
				'data' => $update['data'],
				'type' => $update['type'],
			);
		}

		$should_compact = $is_compactor && $total_updates > self::COMPACTION_THRESHOLD;

		return array(
			'end_cursor'     => $this->storage->get_cursor( $room ),
			'room'           => $room,
			'should_compact' => $should_compact,
			'total_updates'  => $total_updates,
			'updates'        => $typed_updates,
		);
	}
}

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VersionDescription
7.0.0Introduced.

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