Architecture

Overview

Torc uses a client-server architecture where a central server manages workflow state and coordination, while clients create workflows and job runners execute tasks on compute resources.

flowchart TB
    subgraph ui["User Interfaces"]
        DASH["torc-dash<br/>(web)"]
        TUI["torc tui<br/>(terminal)"]
        CLI["torc CLI"]
    end

    subgraph server["Server (torc-server)"]
        API["HTTP API"]
        DB[(SQLite)]
        API <--> DB
    end

    subgraph workers["Job Runners"]
        W1["Runner 1"]
        W2["Runner 2"]
        WN["Runner N"]
    end

    DASH -->|"HTTP"| API
    DASH -->|"executes"| CLI
    TUI -->|"HTTP"| API
    TUI -->|"executes"| CLI
    CLI -->|"HTTP"| API
    W1 -->|"claim jobs"| API
    W2 -->|"claim jobs"| API
    WN -->|"claim jobs"| API

    style DASH fill:#17a2b8,color:#fff
    style TUI fill:#17a2b8,color:#fff
    style CLI fill:#4a9eff,color:#fff
    style API fill:#28a745,color:#fff
    style DB fill:#28a745,color:#fff
    style W1 fill:#ffc107,color:#000
    style W2 fill:#ffc107,color:#000
    style WN fill:#ffc107,color:#000

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