December 2014 Summaries

Getstream.io has released its internal REST documentation to support developers in creating clients for languages such as Java, Go, C#, and ColdFusion. This step aims to facilitate the development of new clients by providing guidance, although some users have already begun creating their own, including a promising Go client by hyperworks. Developers are encouraged to reach out to [email protected] for assistance if they encounter any issues.

Stream is enhancing its service by introducing multi-region support to improve performance for its growing user base outside of Europe, particularly in the US and Asia, where latency issues have been identified. Initial infrastructure replication is being established in four regions: us-east-1, ap-northeast-1, ap-southeast-1, and eu-west-1, which is expected to reduce response times by 50-75% for applications operating in these areas. The company plans to make region selection configurable via the dashboard soon, and users can currently choose their preferred region by contacting support. Stream is committed to further expanding its infrastructure as its user base continues to grow, aiming to mitigate latency and enhance the overall user experience.

Social networking applications often allow users to follow not only other individuals but also more complex entities like teams, organizations, and topics. For example, a soccer community in Brazil lets users follow teams, while a travel startup in San Francisco enables following locations. A job-related site offers the ability to follow topics and countries. Getstream.io enhances this functionality by allowing activities to be written to both user feeds and secondary feeds using the "TO" parameter. Recent updates to Getstream.io include the automatic updating of secondary feeds when an activity is removed from a user's feed, the triggering of a fanout when activities are added, and the introduction of an origin field that provides insights into which feeds contributed content to the feed being viewed. These enhancements facilitate the support of communities centered around teams, topics, or organizations.