Terminology

These definitions describe the terms used throughout the SyncNuke documentation.

Term	Meaning
Sync client	Component that coordinates playback using a synchronization protocol.
Player integration	Adapter between a media player and SyncNuke playback controls and observations.
Playback state	Whether playback is playing or paused in the current reference model.
Position	Location within the media timeline.
Playback rate	Speed relative to normal playback.
Room	Named group of participants, represented by its name and user list in RoomInfo.
Protocol	Rules and message representation for synchronization communication.
Transport	Mechanism carrying protocol messages.
Observed state	Playback state returned by the media player.
Desired state	Playback state provided to the media player.
Expected state	Playback state that the sync client believes the server expects.
Codec	Component that encodes protocol messages into bytes and decodes received bytes into messages.
Keep-alive	Periodic communication used to maintain a connection. DataSaver uses playback-state updates for this.
Server endpoint	Host and port identifying the server a client connects to.

Reference material

SyncNuke Core’s PlayerState.

RoomInfo.