What are tuplespaces about?
Tuplespaces are shared virtual dataspaces which are designed for concurrent access by multiple processes. The data published and exchanged in the space is generally expressed as an atomic unit, which is called a tuple. Processes interact with tuplespaces through a minimal language or an interface which expresses a coordination model with concurrency. A tuplespace provides data to an accessing process which need not be aware of the data’s physical location and the coordination model allows access to messages with an arbitrary delay after time of publication. This decoupling of data in time and space is seen as a key advantage of tuplespaces, and supports the building of loosely coupled systems.
