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Hyperlog-style semantics with hypercore/hyperdb?

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Description

Not sure if this is the appropriate forum for this type of question, but: is there a straightforward way of achieving append-only ("hyperlog"-style) multi-writer semantics with hyperdb?

I like the sparse replicating aspects of hypercore/hyperdb, and hyperdb seems to be the only hypercore implementation which supports multiple writers, but I'm basically just interested in appending to a log (e.g. I don't need the overhead of the key/value store hyperdb provides). I noted [multifeed](https://github.com/mafintosh/multifeed), which sort of seems to hint something in this direction?

At any rate, happy to be told that hyperdb is _not_ the tool for this particular architecture, but would be curious to hear if there are plans/designs for something like what I'm describing! And if there's a better place to ask these kinds of questions :)

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The issue names hyperdb, hypercore, and multifeed but identifies no repository files, tests, or implementation entry points. Start by reviewing the existing multi-writer and replication design, then establish whether append-only log semantics are supported; done would require a decided design or documented implementation path.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
database, distributed-systems
Issue type
Feature
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Needs clarification
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