[minxomat]

I've reached out via the Beta form because I'm so damn excited for that. I have longed tried to map a project of mine (serverless game server for TGC based on workers) onto the available storage tech (KV), but consistency guarantees just weren't where I needed them to be. Hope they'll find a slot soon.

Edit:

(If someone from CF has questions, you can reach me at [e-mail])

My use case is pretty much exactly the one described in the blog post (over on CF) for multiplayer games. Using DO for ongoing 1v1 matches in a trading-card-game style turn-by-turn strategy game. Players would play against a simple AI (which itself is a worker) or other players. The game is served from Workers Static Sites. But multiplayer required stronger coordination and the delay from KV writes to reach all PoPs is a deal-breaker. DO solve not only that, but the interface (just being classes) allows the game design to melt with the backend design.

[geelen]

Beta invites are definitely flowing now, but I'd recommend pinging someone on Twitter or elsewhere with a quick description of what you're going to build. I think they had so many signups they're worried about opening the floodgates, but on a case-by-case basis there's plenty of room. Maybe?

[kentonv]

We really do prefer people fill out the form rather than try to ping us on Twitter. :) https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-workers-durable-object...

We are taking things slowly. Storing data is a big responsibility. We'll need to test with a small number of users for an extended period (a few months) to work out any reliability issues before we really scale up.

[throwaway894345]

I’d love to hear more about your use case and the consistency limitations you’re running into!

[minxomat]

Feel free to reach out (email in parent post).

[haneefmubarak]

I'm on the Cloudflare Workers team and while I can't help you get access any quicker than the usual route through the form, I'd still love to hear about your specific usecase(s) and limitations. Is it okay if I email you?

[fiddlerwoaroof]

Does there happen to be a local simulator one could use to build out an app?

[haneefmubarak]

I don't know about a full-blown local sim, but perhaps https://blog.cloudflare.com/trailblazing-a-development-envir... is close enough to what you have in mind?

Also perhaps try playing around in https://cloudflareworkers.com/

I don't believe Workers _Durable Objects_ specifically is available to play around with outside of the beta, however - apologies if that's what you actually wanted to play with. We're working hard on building and perfecting it into a product that everyone will be able to use soon, so keep an eye on this space.

Is there a specific usecase you have in mind? I'd love to hear about it!

[fiddlerwoaroof]

I had a little e-vite app I was trying to build with the KV store, but the consistency model wasn’t a great fit. I’ve sent an email in for the Durable Objects beta, but it’d be nice to have access to a simulator of some sort just so I can see if it’s a better fit.

[jitl]

I started building one of these as a weekend project on top of SQLite for funsies but I abandoned it during the election chaos. Oh well.

[minxomat]

Yeah, go ahead.

[haneefmubarak]

Sent!