get-convex/convex-backend
Convex Backend
Convex is a serverless backend platform that provides a real-time reactive database, serverless functions, and state synchronization for web applications. It manages relational JSON documents using ACID-compliant transactions and schema validation to ensure data consistency and integrity.
The platform distinguishes itself by synchronizing database state with clients via WebSockets, allowing user interfaces to update automatically as data changes. It also includes a specialized vector search database for performing semantic search using embeddings and supports both cloud-native deployment and self-hosted infrastructure using containers or binaries.
Broadly, the project covers capabilities for AI agent orchestration with large language model integration, automated task scheduling via cron patterns, and identity management through external provider integration. It further includes tools for file storage, full-text search, and the exposure of public HTTP endpoints.
Features
- Real-time Databases - Offers a real-time reactive database that synchronizes state via WebSockets with ACID transactions and schema validation.
- WebSocket Synchronization - Synchronizes database state with client interfaces in real time using persistent WebSocket connections.
- ACID Transactional Cores - Implements a database engine providing atomic, isolated, and consistent transaction processing for backend functions.
- Atomic Transaction Models - Ensures concurrency control and data integrity during document updates using ACID-compliant transactions.
- Data Schema Definitions - Enforces data integrity and consistent typing across the application through declarative document schemas.
- Atomic Transactions - Executes backend functions as atomic transactions that automatically retry on conflicts to ensure data consistency.
- Document Schema Enforcement - Enforces data integrity by validating JSON documents against predefined schemas before database commitment.
- Document-Relational Databases - Manages nested objects and relational references using a relational model for high data reliability.
- Real-time Data Synchronization - Synchronizes database state with the client in real time, ensuring user interfaces update automatically as data changes.
- Serverless Execution Environments - Provides a strongly consistent, serverless runtime environment for executing business logic and database queries.
- Deterministic Runtimes - Executes business logic in a controlled, deterministic environment where side effects are isolated from database operations.
- Serverless Databases - Provides a serverless database environment for storing relational JSON documents with ACID-compliant transactions.
- Serverless Platforms - Functions as a comprehensive serverless platform providing functions, a document database, and state synchronization.
- AI Agent Frameworks - Provides a framework for building conversational agents with tool calling, streaming responses, and human-in-the-loop approvals.
- AI Agent Orchestration Frameworks - Supports building conversational agents that utilize large language models with tool calling and streaming responses.
- File Storage and Metadata Management - Provides capabilities to upload, manage, and serve files of any type while maintaining associated metadata.
- Vector Semantic Indices - Stores and queries document embeddings using vector indexing for semantic similarity search.
- Vector Databases - Provides a specialized storage solution for performing semantic and full-text search using vector embeddings.
- Vector Search - Executes search queries over database documents using embeddings to find semantically similar content.
- Cron Scheduling - Triggers backend functions at specific future times or recurring intervals using a managed cron scheduling engine.
- External Service Integrations - Enables the execution of business logic and side effects through integrations with third-party APIs.
- Side-Effect Action Bridges - Provides asynchronous action bridges to perform side effects and network requests to third-party APIs.
- Task Schedulers - Triggers backend functions at specific future times or recurring intervals using a managed scheduling engine.
- Self-Hosted Infrastructure - Enables running the database and core platform components on private infrastructure using containers or binaries.
- Identity Provider Integrations - Integrates with external authentication services using standard protocols to verify user identities.
- User Identity Management - Manages user identities and protects backend functions through integration with identity services.
- Public HTTP Endpoints - Allows the creation of public or authenticated HTTP endpoints to execute backend functions via standard web requests.
- Database Management - Official integration for Convex database introspection and queries.
