Decoupled maintenance and repository synchronization error detection

A method for maintaining a repository replication system, comprising:

• receiving a request to modify a repository, wherein the repository comprises repository copies;
• determining, using a processor, whether modifying the repository resulted in an indication of an error, wherein the indication of the error is based at least in part on a plurality of checksums, wherein a checksum of the plurality of checksums is associated with a repository copy of the repository copies;
• and
• in response to a determination that modifying the repository resulted in the indication of the error:
• queuing a repair request in a repair queue to repair the error;
• causing a repair process corresponding to the repair request to be executed to repair the error associated with the repair request;
• causing the repair request to be removed from the repair queue, wherein removing the repair request from the repair queue and executing the repair process occur asynchronously to queuing the repair request;
• determining whether a majority of the plurality of checksums agree in the event that modifying the repository resulted in the indication of the error;
• and
• indicating that modifying the repository was successful in the event that at least the majority of checksums agree.

A computer program product for maintaining a repository replication system, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable storage medium that excludes carrier waves or signals and comprising computer instructions for:

• receiving a request to modify a repository, wherein the repository comprises repository copies;
• determining, using a processor, whether modifying the repository resulted in an indication of an error, wherein the indication of the error is based at least in part on a plurality of checksums, wherein a checksum of the plurality of checksums is associated with a repository copy of the repository copies;
• and
• in response to a determination that modifying the repository resulted in the indication of the error:
• queuing a repair request in a repair queue to repair the error;
• causing a repair process corresponding to the repair request to be executed to repair the error associated with the repair request;
• causing the repair request to be removed from the repair queue, wherein removing the repair request from the repair queue and executing the repair process occur asynchronously to queuing the repair request;
• determining whether a majority of the plurality of checksums agree in the event that modifying the repository resulted in the indication of the error;
• and
• indicating that modifying the repository was successful in the event that at least the majority of checksums agree.