A P2P Groupware Framework based on Operational Transformations

Groupware applications deal with propagation of changes to networked users, consistency maintenance on concurrent access, and provision of awareness. We have built a P2P groupware framework for the sub-domain of synchronous groupware. The framework is based on the concept of operational transformations to provide transparent change propagation and consistency maintenance. This paper provides an overview of the framework design and illustrates how to use it to build an application.