SIMPLY-1: Experiment with DiceDB as a Data Store for Distributed Mode

[DhruvikDonga]

SimplySocket currently manages internal state inmemory . The goal of this experiment is to integrate DiceDB dicedb.io github as an external key-value store to explore potential benefits for distributed deployments.

Proposed Enhancements:

Introduce two operational modes within SimplySocket:

• In-Memory Mode (Default) – Optimized for single-instance deployments.
• DiceDB Mode – Uses DiceDB as a backing store, useful for distributed environments and message persistence.

Potential Benefits of DiceDB Integration:

• Data Retention on User Disconnect – Ensures messages aren’t lost if a client disconnects and later reconnects.
• Scalability in Distributed Deployments – Useful when running SimplySocket on Kubernetes or multi-node environments where in-memory storage is insufficient.
• Message Persistence & Delivery Guarantees – Helps in cases where messages need to be retained beyond a single session.

Next Steps:

• Investigate DiceDB’s API and assess its suitability for WebSocket session data.
• Implement a prototype and benchmark performance against the existing in-memory system.
• Evaluate failure scenarios and recovery mechanisms.

[DhruvikDonga]

Go client :- https://github.com/dicedb/dicedb-go