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System Internals

This section provides a deep dive into the internal architecture and implementation details of Theater. It's designed for contributors and advanced users who want to understand how Theater works under the hood.

Who Should Read This Section

  • Contributors working on the Theater codebase
  • Advanced users looking to extend or customize Theater
  • Curious learners interested in system design principles

What's Covered

This section explores the technical implementation of Theater's core concepts:

  1. System Architecture: The overall design and component relationships
  2. Data Flow: How information moves through the system
  3. Implementation Details: Technical specifics of key subsystems
  4. ID System: How actors and resources are identified
  5. Interface System: How components communicate
  6. State Management: Implementation of the state storage mechanisms
  7. Store System: Technical details of the content-addressable storage

While the Core Concepts section explains what Theater is and its fundamental principles, this section explains how those principles are implemented in practice.

The content is organized from high-level architecture to specific implementation details. If you're new to Theater's internals, we recommend starting with the System Architecture page before diving into specific subsystems.