Meteor-Community-Packages / Meteor-Community-Packages/meteor-timesync
Lower RTT with Meteor.call
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- JavaScript
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Description
I find that a simple Meteor.call ping runs with about half the RTT of TimeSync. So to meteor.com, I'm seeing something like 150ms vs 300 for TimeSync. Locally, I see 3ms vs 25ms. I think perhaps the difference is due to the WebSocket on the DDP call. In fact if I disable web sockets locally, I see RTT of 35ms with the Meteor.call vs TimeSync's 25ms. All this was on a non-SSL connection.
Are there perhaps other advantages to the WebApp/HTTP method employed by TimeSync?
```
ping_RTT = new ReactiveVar()
Meteor.setInterval ->
# ping_RTT.set undefined
t1 = Date.now()
Meteor.call 'ping', t1, (e, t)->
t2 = Date.now()
ping_RTT.set t2 - t1
```
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Research direction
The issue names no repository files, tests, or entry points beyond Meteor.call, TimeSync, and the WebApp/HTTP path. Reproduce the reported RTT comparisons with and without WebSockets, then inspect the relevant implementation paths to establish whether the difference is expected. Done means a documented conclusion or a clearly scoped follow-up change.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100