Optimized syncing of metadata changes using chunked response

A computer-implemented method for synchronizing a dataset in a client computing device, the method comprising:

• launching an application in a foreground of the client computing device;
• sending a single streaming request to an application service for updated metadata of the dataset while the application is running in the foreground;
• receiving a response to the single streaming request, the response including the updated metadata of the dataset, where the updated metadata is represented as a plurality of pages;
• while the application is running in a background of the client computing device, processing each page of the plurality of pages as the response to the single streaming request is received;
• and
• upon a network error occurring while receiving the response to the single streaming request, identifying a last processed page of the plurality of pages of updated metadata.

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• memory encoding computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method for resuming syncing of updated metadata of a dataset comprising:
• receiving a response to a first single streaming request issued by an application for the updated metadata of the dataset, where the updated metadata is represented as a plurality of pages;
• processing each page of the plurality of pages of updated metadata as the response to the first single streaming request is received;
• upon a network error occurring while receiving the response to the first single streaming request, identifying a last processed page of the plurality of pages of updated metadata;
• subsequent to the network error occurring, launching the application;
• and
• sending a second single streaming request for the updated metadata of the dataset represented by each page of the plurality of pages remaining after the last processed page of the plurality of pages of updated metadata.