Meta Platforms, Inc.
Techniques for consistent reads in a split message store

Abstract:

Techniques for consistent reads in a split message store are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a client front-end component of a messaging system operative to receive a messaging client update request from a messaging client on a client device; and provide a message metadata set and a message body set to the messaging client on the client device in response to the messaging client update request; and a message cache component of the messaging system operative to retrieve the message metadata set from a metadata store of the messaging system, the message metadata set associated with a metadata set most-recent sequence identifier for the message metadata set; and retrieve the message body set from a message store of the messaging system, wherein retrieving the message body set from the message store comprises providing the metadata set most-recent sequence identifier for the message metadata set to the message store. Other embodiments are described and claimed.