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vorot93/boincmodels — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2016-05-06

GoAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

TL;DR

A shared Go library defining common data structures for BOINC projects, so different apps in the volunteer-computing ecosystem describe jobs and results the same way.

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    What it does
      Shared data models
      Common Go structures
      No science itself
    Tech stack
      Go
      BOINC platform
    Use cases
      Consistent BOINC data
      Cross project compatibility
      Central model updates
    Audience
      BOINC developers
      Go contributors
    Notes
      Internal library
      Sparse README

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Import shared Go structs for BOINC concepts like compute jobs and user results instead of redefining them.

REASON 2

Keep multiple BOINC-related Go projects compatible when exchanging data.

REASON 3

Update a shared model in one place and have dependent BOINC projects pick up the change.

What's in the stack?

GoBOINC

How it stacks up

vorot93/boincmodels42wim/fabio42wim/go-xmpp
LanguageGoGoGo
Last pushed2016-05-062018-02-042020-01-24
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasymoderatemoderate
Complexity2/53/53/5
Audiencedeveloperops devopsdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Sparse README, mainly useful as an internal dependency for other BOINC Go projects.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to import boincmodels into a Go project that talks to a BOINC server.
Prompt 2
Explain what compute job and user result structures boincmodels likely defines for BOINC.
Prompt 3
Help me write a Go BOINC client that reuses boincmodels instead of defining its own data types.
Prompt 4
What would I need to add to boincmodels if I wanted to model a new BOINC entity type?

Frequently asked questions

wtf is boincmodels?

A shared Go library defining common data structures for BOINC projects, so different apps in the volunteer-computing ecosystem describe jobs and results the same way.

What language is boincmodels written in?

Mainly Go. The stack also includes Go, BOINC.

Is boincmodels actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2016-05-06).

How hard is boincmodels to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is boincmodels for?

Mainly developer.

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