The thesis presents the development of a plugin based protocol for synchronizing data between external systems and the DevRev platform. Airdrop is a DevRev functionality for managing data synchronization from external systems. The current infrastructure relies on internally developed integrations, limiting both speed and flexibility in creating new ones.
The proposed solution introduces plugins that replace part of Airdrop’s infrastructure and enable external developers to create integrations. The result is Airdrop-as-a-Service (ADaaS), a protocol that standardizes data synchronization between external systems and DevRev through plugins.
As part of this thesis, a software library and template were developed to simplify plugin creation for integrations. The library is modular, incorporating multithreading, state management, and communication with Airdrop. The template includes prebuilt components to streamline development. Both tools are publicly available and already in use within DevRev and by external developers.
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