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== Overview ==

Connectors are the HTTP client layer that sits between region simulators and ROBUST grid services. Each connector implements a service interface (e.g. IAssetService, IPresenceService) using HTTP calls to the corresponding ROBUST handler.

The same interface may be implemented by:
* A local connector -- calls the service directly in-process (standalone mode or co-located services).
* A remote connector -- makes HTTP calls to a ROBUST server.
* An HG connector -- wraps the remote connector with hypergrid-specific logic.

Region code calls only the interface. Which implementation is loaded depends on configuration ([Architecture] section of the ini files).

Because every ROBUST service is stateless, each can be independently load-balanced or replicated without coordination between instances.

See [[OpenSimulator Internals/ROBUST Services]] for the server-side service implementations.

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