# Offline Sync Queue (aka. Superbus) - Touchlab

DevFeed: [Offline Sync Queue (aka. Superbus) - Touchlab](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/offline-sync-queue-aka-superbus-touchlab-38066.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://touchlab.co/2012-10-offline-sync-queue-aka-superbus>)

Published: 2012-10-16T15:29:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Touchlab | Enterprise Mobile Innovation & Development](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/touchlab-enterprise-mobile-innovation-development.md>)

Topics: [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app.md>), [built-by-touchlab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/built-by-touchlab.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [offline](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/offline.md>), [press](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/press.md>), [queue](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/queue.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [sync](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sync.md>), [thoughts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thoughts.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains Superbus, a service-based command queue that lets mobile apps process operations immediately when connected and defer them when offline. It compares state-based and command-based synchronization, including their trade-offs.

## Source excerpt

The OCQ facilitates offline app operation and syncing. The concept is very simple. Commands are sent to a service-based queue & are processed when possible.