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models.md

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 2title: Models
 3description: State management in starfx
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 6One core component of an MVC framework is the Model.
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 8Since data normalization is a first-class citizen inside `starfx`, we built a
 9custom, reactive database for front-end web apps. Like a backend MVC framework,
10we want to think of managing the FE store like managing a database. So while
11thinking about models as separate entities, you create all your models by
12creating a single schema.
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14Managing models in `starfx` leverages two primary concepts: schema and store.
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16The store is a single, global, and reactive object that was built to make
17updating views easy. It is essentially an event emitter with a javascript object
18that is updated in a very particular way (via `schema.update`).
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20Because the goal of this library is to create scalable web apps, we want users
21to create all their models at the same time inside a single schema.