<![CDATA[Logical clock]]>Would it be helpful to add an (optional) logical clock mechanism to ActivityPub?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_clock

For example, to handle Delete before Create or Undo before the activity being undone?

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/topic/7520c132-8c95-45d5-ad04-08c9655ef01b/logical-clockRSS for NodeSun, 20 Sep 2026 17:15:49 GMTThu, 03 Sep 2026 22:55:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Logical clock on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:07:26 GMT]]>Good idea (esp. the optional). Do we know other protocols in the W3C space, that use this already?

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://activitypub.space/post/2422https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://activitypub.space/post/2422Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:07:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Logical clock on Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:35:10 GMT]]>@evan I suppose it would be a helpful data point if one were implemented.

For example, if every activity pertaining to a specific object were given an increasing counter recorded separately <img class="not-responsive emoji" src="https://activitypub.space/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f937.png?v=4459463b5a0" title=":shrug:" />

So long as it's standardized in some way, I don't see any reason why this would interfere with regular federation.

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