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Online Block Diagram Editor

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Problem

Design an online block diagram maker application featuring real-time collaborative updates for multiple users and handling of an infinite canvas.

Asked in the Systems design stage.

Explain the end-to-end design, including client-server communication, operation ordering, conflict resolution, persistence, viewport-aware rendering, reconnection, and failure handling. Clarify assumptions about collaboration semantics, durability, access control, and performance before proposing the architecture.