chore(rivetkit): move conns to separate persisted kv keys

Author: NathanFlurry

rivetkit-typescript/packages/cloudflare-workers/src/actor-driver.ts

@@ -139,21 +139,106 @@ export class CloudflareActorsActorDriver implements ActorDriver {
 		return { state: state.ctx };
 	}
 
-	async readPersistedData(actorId: string): Promise<Uint8Array | undefined> {
-		return await this.#getDOCtx(actorId).storage.get(KEYS.PERSIST_DATA);
-	}
-
-	async writePersistedData(actorId: string, data: Uint8Array): Promise<void> {
-		await this.#getDOCtx(actorId).storage.put(KEYS.PERSIST_DATA, data);
-	}
-
 	async setAlarm(actor: AnyActorInstance, timestamp: number): Promise<void> {
 		await this.#getDOCtx(actor.id).storage.setAlarm(timestamp);
 	}
 
 	async getDatabase(actorId: string): Promise<unknown | undefined> {
 		return this.#getDOCtx(actorId).storage.sql;
 	}
+
+	// Batch KV operations - convert between Uint8Array and Cloudflare's string-based API
+	async kvBatchPut(
+		actorId: string,
+		entries: [Uint8Array, Uint8Array][],
+	): Promise<void> {
+		const storage = this.#getDOCtx(actorId).storage;
+		const encoder = new TextDecoder();
+
+		// Convert Uint8Array entries to object for Cloudflare batch put
+		const storageObj: Record<string, Uint8Array> = {};
+		for (const [key, value] of entries) {
+			// Convert key from Uint8Array to string
+			const keyStr = this.#uint8ArrayToKey(key);
+			storageObj[keyStr] = value;
+		}
+
+		await storage.put(storageObj);
+	}
+
+	async kvBatchGet(
+		actorId: string,
+		keys: Uint8Array[],
+	): Promise<(Uint8Array | null)[]> {
+		const storage = this.#getDOCtx(actorId).storage;
+
+		// Convert keys to strings
+		const keyStrs = keys.map((k) => this.#uint8ArrayToKey(k));
+
+		// Get values from storage
+		const results = await storage.get<Uint8Array>(keyStrs);
+
+		// Convert Map results to array in same order as input keys
+		return keyStrs.map((k) => results.get(k) ?? null);
+	}
+
+	async kvBatchDelete(actorId: string, keys: Uint8Array[]): Promise<void> {
+		const storage = this.#getDOCtx(actorId).storage;
+
+		// Convert keys to strings
+		const keyStrs = keys.map((k) => this.#uint8ArrayToKey(k));
+
+		await storage.delete(keyStrs);
+	}
+
+	async kvListPrefix(
+		actorId: string,
+		prefix: Uint8Array,
+	): Promise<[Uint8Array, Uint8Array][]> {
+		const storage = this.#getDOCtx(actorId).storage;
+
+		// Convert prefix to string
+		const prefixStr = this.#uint8ArrayToKey(prefix);
+
+		// List with prefix
+		const results = await storage.list<Uint8Array>({ prefix: prefixStr });
+
+		// Convert Map to array of [key, value] tuples
+		const entries: [Uint8Array, Uint8Array][] = [];
+		for (const [key, value] of results) {
+			entries.push([this.#keyToUint8Array(key), value]);
+		}
+
+		return entries;
+	}
+
+	// Helper to convert Uint8Array key to string for Cloudflare storage
+	#uint8ArrayToKey(key: Uint8Array): string {
+		// Check if this is a connection key (starts with [2])
+		if (key.length > 0 && key[0] === 2) {
+			// Connection key - extract connId
+			const connId = new TextDecoder().decode(key.slice(1));
+			return `${KEYS.CONN_PREFIX}${connId}`;
+		}
+		// Otherwise, treat as persist data key [1]
+		return KEYS.PERSIST_DATA;
+	}
+
+	// Helper to convert string key back to Uint8Array
+	#keyToUint8Array(key: string): Uint8Array {
+		if (key.startsWith(KEYS.CONN_PREFIX)) {
+			// Connection key
+			const connId = key.slice(KEYS.CONN_PREFIX.length);
+			const encoder = new TextEncoder();
+			const connIdBytes = encoder.encode(connId);
+			const result = new Uint8Array(1 + connIdBytes.length);
+			result[0] = 2; // Connection prefix
+			result.set(connIdBytes, 1);
+			return result;
+		}
+		// Persist data key
+		return Uint8Array.from([1]);
+	}
 }
 
 export function createCloudflareActorsActorDriverBuilder(

rivetkit-typescript/packages/cloudflare-workers/src/actor-handler-do.ts

@@ -20,8 +20,14 @@ export const KEYS = {
 	NAME: "rivetkit:name",
 	KEY: "rivetkit:key",
 	PERSIST_DATA: "rivetkit:data",
+	CONN_PREFIX: "rivetkit:conn:",
 };
 
+// Helper to create a connection key for Cloudflare
+export function makeCloudflareConnKey(connId: string): string {
+	return `${KEYS.CONN_PREFIX}${connId}`;
+}
+
 export interface ActorHandlerInterface extends DurableObject {
 	initialize(req: ActorInitRequest): Promise<void>;
 }

rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/package.json

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 	],
 	"scripts": {
 		"build": "tsup src/mod.ts src/client/mod.ts src/common/log.ts src/common/websocket.ts src/actor/errors.ts src/topologies/coordinate/mod.ts src/topologies/partition/mod.ts src/utils.ts src/driver-helpers/mod.ts src/driver-test-suite/mod.ts src/test/mod.ts src/inspector/mod.ts",
-		"build:schema": "./scripts/compile-bare.ts compile schemas/client-protocol/v1.bare -o dist/schemas/client-protocol/v1.ts && ./scripts/compile-bare.ts compile schemas/client-protocol/v2.bare -o dist/schemas/client-protocol/v2.ts && ./scripts/compile-bare.ts compile schemas/file-system-driver/v1.bare -o dist/schemas/file-system-driver/v1.ts && ./scripts/compile-bare.ts compile schemas/actor-persist/v1.bare -o dist/schemas/actor-persist/v1.ts && ./scripts/compile-bare.ts compile schemas/actor-persist/v2.bare -o dist/schemas/actor-persist/v2.ts && ./scripts/compile-bare.ts compile schemas/actor-persist/v3.bare -o dist/schemas/actor-persist/v3.ts",
+		"build:schema": "./scripts/compile-bare.ts compile schemas/client-protocol/v1.bare -o dist/schemas/client-protocol/v1.ts && ./scripts/compile-bare.ts compile schemas/client-protocol/v2.bare -o dist/schemas/client-protocol/v2.ts && ./scripts/compile-bare.ts compile schemas/file-system-driver/v1.bare -o dist/schemas/file-system-driver/v1.ts && ./scripts/compile-bare.ts compile schemas/file-system-driver/v2.bare -o dist/schemas/file-system-driver/v2.ts && ./scripts/compile-bare.ts compile schemas/actor-persist/v1.bare -o dist/schemas/actor-persist/v1.ts && ./scripts/compile-bare.ts compile schemas/actor-persist/v2.bare -o dist/schemas/actor-persist/v2.ts && ./scripts/compile-bare.ts compile schemas/actor-persist/v3.bare -o dist/schemas/actor-persist/v3.ts",
 		"check-types": "tsc --noEmit",
 		"test": "vitest run",
 		"test:watch": "vitest",

rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/schemas/actor-persist/v3.bare

@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 # MARK: Connection
+type Subscription struct {
+	eventName: str
+}
+
 # Connection associated with hibernatable WebSocket that should persist across lifecycles.
-type PersistedHibernatableConn struct {
+type HibernatableConn struct {
 	# Connection ID generated by RivetKit
 	id: str
 	parameters: data
 	state: data
+	subscriptions: list<Subscription>
 
 	# Request ID of the hibernatable WebSocket
 	hibernatableRequestId: data
@@ -15,19 +20,19 @@ type PersistedHibernatableConn struct {
 }
 
 # MARK: Schedule Event
-type PersistedScheduleEvent struct {
+type ScheduleEvent struct {
 	eventId: str
 	timestamp: i64
 	action: str
 	args: optional<data>
 }
 
 # MARK: Actor
-type PersistedActor struct {
+type Actor struct {
 	# Input data passed to the actor on initialization
 	input: optional<data>
 	hasInitialized: bool
 	state: data
-	hibernatableConns: list<PersistedHibernatableConn>
-	scheduledEvents: list<PersistedScheduleEvent>
+	hibernatableConns: list<HibernatableConn>
+	scheduledEvents: list<ScheduleEvent>
 }

rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/schemas/file-system-driver/v2.bare

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# File System Driver Schema (v2)
+
+# MARK: Actor State
+type ActorKvEntry struct {
+	key: data
+	value: data
+}
+
+type ActorState struct {
+	actorId: str
+	name: str
+	key: list<str>
+	# KV storage map for actor and connection data
+	# Keys are strings (base64 encoded), values are byte arrays
+	kvStorage: list<ActorKvEntry>
+	createdAt: u64
+}
+
+# MARK: Actor Alarm
+type ActorAlarm struct {
+	actorId: str
+	timestamp: uint
+}

rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/actor/conn.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import * as cbor from "cbor-x";
+import onChange from "on-change";
+import { isCborSerializable } from "@/common/utils";
 import type * as protocol from "@/schemas/client-protocol/mod";
 import { TO_CLIENT_VERSIONED } from "@/schemas/client-protocol/versioned";
 import { arrayBuffersEqual, bufferToArrayBuffer } from "@/utils";
@@ -44,7 +46,13 @@ export class Conn<S, CP, CS, V, I, DB extends AnyDatabaseProvider> {
 	 * This will only be persisted if using hibernatable WebSockets. If not,
 	 * this is just used to hole state.
 	 */
-	__persist: PersistedConn<CP, CS>;
+	__persist!: PersistedConn<CP, CS>;
+
+	/** Raw persist object without the proxy wrapper */
+	#persistRaw: PersistedConn<CP, CS>;
+
+	/** Track if this connection's state has changed */
+	#changed = false;
 
 	get __driverState(): ConnDriverState | undefined {
 		return this.__socket?.driverState;
@@ -103,9 +111,9 @@ export class Conn<S, CP, CS, V, I, DB extends AnyDatabaseProvider> {
 			return false;
 		}
 		return (
-			this.#actor[PERSIST_SYMBOL].hibernatableWebSocket.findIndex((x) =>
+			this.#actor[PERSIST_SYMBOL].hibernatableConns.findIndex((conn) =>
 				arrayBuffersEqual(
-					x.requestId,
+					conn.hibernatableRequestId,
 					this.__persist.hibernatableRequestId!,
 				),
 			) > -1
@@ -131,7 +139,80 @@ export class Conn<S, CP, CS, V, I, DB extends AnyDatabaseProvider> {
 		persist: PersistedConn<CP, CS>,
 	) {
 		this.#actor = actor;
-		this.__persist = persist;
+		this.#persistRaw = persist;
+		this.#setupPersistProxy(persist);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets up the proxy for connection persistence with change tracking
+	 */
+	#setupPersistProxy(persist: PersistedConn<CP, CS>) {
+		// If this can't be proxied, return raw value
+		if (persist === null || typeof persist !== "object") {
+			this.__persist = persist;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Listen for changes to the object
+		this.__persist = onChange(
+			persist,
+			(
+				path: string,
+				value: any,
+				_previousValue: any,
+				_applyData: any,
+			) => {
+				// Validate CBOR serializability for state changes
+				if (path.startsWith("state")) {
+					let invalidPath = "";
+					if (
+						!isCborSerializable(
+							value,
+							(invalidPathPart: string) => {
+								invalidPath = invalidPathPart;
+							},
+							"",
+						)
+					) {
+						throw new errors.InvalidStateType({
+							path: path + (invalidPath ? `.${invalidPath}` : ""),
+						});
+					}
+				}
+
+				this.#changed = true;
+				this.#actor.rLog.debug({
+					msg: "conn onChange triggered",
+					connId: this.id,
+					path,
+				});
+
+				// Notify actor that this connection has changed
+				this.#actor.__markConnChanged(this);
+			},
+			{ ignoreDetached: true },
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether this connection has unsaved changes
+	 */
+	get hasChanges(): boolean {
+		return this.#changed;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Marks changes as saved
+	 */
+	markSaved() {
+		this.#changed = false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the raw persist data for serialization
+	 */
+	get persistRaw(): PersistedConn<CP, CS> {
+		return this.#persistRaw;
 	}
 
 	#validateStateEnabled() {

rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/actor/driver.ts

@@ -19,10 +19,27 @@ export interface ActorDriver {
 
 	getContext(actorId: string): unknown;
 
-	readPersistedData(actorId: string): Promise<Uint8Array | undefined>;
+	// Batch KV operations
+	/** Batch write multiple key-value pairs. Keys and values are Uint8Arrays. */
+	kvBatchPut(
+		actorId: string,
+		entries: [Uint8Array, Uint8Array][],
+	): Promise<void>;
 
-	/** ActorInstance ensure that only one instance of writePersistedData is called in parallel at a time. */
-	writePersistedData(actorId: string, data: Uint8Array): Promise<void>;
+	/** Batch read multiple keys. Returns null for keys that don't exist. */
+	kvBatchGet(
+		actorId: string,
+		keys: Uint8Array[],
+	): Promise<(Uint8Array | null)[]>;
+
+	/** Batch delete multiple keys. */
+	kvBatchDelete(actorId: string, keys: Uint8Array[]): Promise<void>;
+
+	/** List all keys with a given prefix. */
+	kvListPrefix(
+		actorId: string,
+		prefix: Uint8Array,
+	): Promise<[Uint8Array, Uint8Array][]>;
 
 	// Schedule
 	/** ActorInstance ensure that only one instance of setAlarm is called in parallel at a time. */