mozilla-services / mozilla-services/syncstorage-rs
Stop honoring collection-deletion requests
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Description
To support per-device Choose What to Sync, turning off a data type in Firefox CWTS settings must stop synchronization without deleting its server copy, which other installations may still need.
However, legacy clients will continue sending collection-deletion requests when a data type is disabled, so we’re requesting that Sync Storage stop honoring these requests.
Note: Do not release this change immediately when ready. Hold it for a coordinated release with Sync engineering.
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Research direction
Start by locating the collection-deletion request handling in syncstorage-rs and identify the relevant tests for disabling a data type. Verify that these requests no longer remove server-side copies while other synchronization behavior remains intact. Coordinate the release timing with Sync engineering as requested.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100