@dxos/echo-atom 0.8.4-main.d05673bc65 → 0.8.4-main.dfabb4ec29

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dxos/echo-atom",
-  "version": "0.8.4-main.d05673bc65",
+  "version": "0.8.4-main.dfabb4ec29",
   "description": "Effect Atom wrappers for ECHO objects with explicit subscriptions.",
   "homepage": "https://dxos.org",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/dxos/dxos/issues",
@@ -20,27 +20,25 @@
     }
   },
   "types": "dist/types/src/index.d.ts",
-  "typesVersions": {
-    "*": {}
-  },
   "files": [
     "dist",
     "src"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "@effect-atom/atom": "^0.5.1",
-    "@dxos/echo": "0.8.4-main.d05673bc65",
-    "@dxos/util": "0.8.4-main.d05673bc65",
-    "@dxos/echo-db": "0.8.4-main.d05673bc65",
-    "@dxos/invariant": "0.8.4-main.d05673bc65"
+    "@dxos/echo": "0.8.4-main.dfabb4ec29",
+    "@dxos/util": "0.8.4-main.dfabb4ec29",
+    "@dxos/invariant": "0.8.4-main.dfabb4ec29",
+    "@dxos/echo-db": "0.8.4-main.dfabb4ec29"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "effect": "3.19.16",
-    "@dxos/random": "0.8.4-main.d05673bc65",
-    "@dxos/test-utils": "0.8.4-main.d05673bc65"
+    "effect": "3.20.0",
+    "@dxos/context": "0.8.4-main.dfabb4ec29",
+    "@dxos/random": "0.8.4-main.dfabb4ec29",
+    "@dxos/test-utils": "0.8.4-main.dfabb4ec29"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "effect": "3.19.16"
+    "effect": "3.20.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

package/src/atom.test.ts

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import * as Registry from '@effect-atom/atom/Registry';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
 
 import { Obj, Ref } from '@dxos/echo';
-import { TestSchema } from '@dxos/echo/testing';
 import { createObject } from '@dxos/echo-db';
 import { EchoTestBuilder } from '@dxos/echo-db/testing';
+import { TestSchema } from '@dxos/echo/testing';
 
 import * as AtomObj from './atom';
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Basic Functionality', () => {
     expect(registry.get(emailAtom)).toBe('test@example.com');
   });
 
-  test('atom updates when object is mutated via Obj.change', () => {
+  test('atom updates when object is mutated via Obj.update', () => {
     const obj = createObject(
       Obj.make(TestSchema.Person, { name: 'Test', username: 'test', email: 'test@example.com' }),
     );
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Basic Functionality', () => {
       { immediate: true },
     );
 
-    // Mutate object via Obj.change.
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.name = 'Updated';
+    // Mutate object via Obj.update.
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.name = 'Updated';
     });
 
     // Subscription should have fired: immediate + update.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Basic Functionality', () => {
     expect(obj.name).toBe('Updated');
   });
 
-  test('property atom supports updater pattern via Obj.change', () => {
+  test('property atom supports updater pattern via Obj.update', () => {
     const obj = createObject(
       Obj.make(TestSchema.Task, {
         title: 'Task',
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Basic Functionality', () => {
       { immediate: true },
     );
 
-    // Update through Obj.change.
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.title = (o.title ?? '') + ' Updated';
+    // Update through Obj.update.
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.title = (obj.title ?? '') + ' Updated';
     });
 
     // Subscription should have fired: immediate + update.
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Basic Functionality', () => {
     expect(propertyUpdateCount).toBe(1);
 
     // Mutate the standalone object.
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.name = 'Updated Standalone';
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.name = 'Updated Standalone';
     });
 
     // Both atoms should have received updates.
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Referential Equality', () => {
     expect(updateCount).toBe(1);
 
     // Mutate the object.
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.name = 'Updated';
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.name = 'Updated';
     });
 
     // The subscription should still work.
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Referential Equality', () => {
     expect(updateCount).toBe(1);
 
     // Mutate the specific property.
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.name = 'Updated';
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.name = 'Updated';
     });
 
     // The subscription should still work.

package/src/atom.ts

@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ export function makeProperty<T extends Obj.Unknown, K extends keyof T>(
   }
 
   assertArgument(Obj.isObject(obj), 'obj', 'Object must be a reactive object');
-  assertArgument(key in obj, 'key', 'Property must exist on object');
   return propertyFamily(obj)(key);
 }
 
@@ -189,7 +188,9 @@ const refWithReactiveFamily = Atom.family(<T extends Obj.Unknown>(ref: Ref.Ref<T
   const effect = (get: Atom.Context) =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       const snapshot = get(make(ref));
-      if (snapshot == null) return undefined;
+      if (snapshot == null) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
       const option = yield* Obj.getReactiveOption(snapshot);
       return Option.getOrElse(option, () => undefined);
     });
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ const refWithReactiveFamily = Atom.family(<T extends Obj.Unknown>(ref: Ref.Ref<T
 /**
  * Like {@link make} but returns the live reactive object instead of a snapshot.
  * Same input: Obj or Ref.Ref. Same output shape: Atom that updates when the object mutates.
- * Prefer {@link make} (snapshot) unless you need the live Obj.Obj for generic mutations (e.g. Obj.change).
+ * Prefer {@link make} (snapshot) unless you need the live Obj.Obj for generic mutations (e.g. Obj.update).
  *
  * @param objOrRef - The reactive object or ref.
  * @returns An atom that returns the live object. Returns undefined for refs (async loading) or undefined input.

package/src/batching.test.ts

@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ import * as Registry from '@effect-atom/atom/Registry';
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
 
 import { Obj } from '@dxos/echo';
-import { TestSchema } from '@dxos/echo/testing';
 import { createObject } from '@dxos/echo-db';
+import { TestSchema } from '@dxos/echo/testing';
 
 import * as AtomObj from './atom';
 
 describe('Echo Atom - Batch Updates', () => {
-  test('multiple updates to same object atom in single Obj.change fire single update', () => {
+  test('multiple updates to same object atom in single Obj.update fire single update', () => {
     const obj = createObject(
       Obj.make(TestSchema.Person, { name: 'Test', username: 'test', email: 'test@example.com' }),
     );
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Batch Updates', () => {
     const initialCount = updateCount;
     expect(initialCount).toBe(1); // Verify immediate update fired.
 
-    // Make multiple updates to the same object in a single Obj.change call.
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.name = 'Updated1';
-      o.email = 'updated@example.com';
-      o.username = 'updated';
+    // Make multiple updates to the same object in a single Obj.update call.
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.name = 'Updated1';
+      obj.email = 'updated@example.com';
+      obj.username = 'updated';
     });
 
-    // Should have fired once for initial + once for the Obj.change (not once per property update).
+    // Should have fired once for initial + once for the Obj.update (not once per property update).
     expect(updateCount).toBe(2);
 
     // Verify final state.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Batch Updates', () => {
     expect(finalValue.username).toBe('updated');
   });
 
-  test('multiple separate Obj.change calls fire separate updates', () => {
+  test('multiple separate Obj.update calls fire separate updates', () => {
     const obj = createObject(
       Obj.make(TestSchema.Person, { name: 'Test', username: 'test', email: 'test@example.com' }),
     );
@@ -71,18 +71,18 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Batch Updates', () => {
     const initialCount = updateCount;
     expect(initialCount).toBe(1);
 
-    // Make multiple separate Obj.change calls.
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.name = 'Updated1';
+    // Make multiple separate Obj.update calls.
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.name = 'Updated1';
     });
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.email = 'updated@example.com';
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.email = 'updated@example.com';
     });
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.username = 'updated';
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.username = 'updated';
     });
 
-    // Should have fired once for initial + once per Obj.change call.
+    // Should have fired once for initial + once per Obj.update call.
     expect(updateCount).toBe(4);
 
     // Verify final state.
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Batch Updates', () => {
     expect(finalValue.username).toBe('updated');
   });
 
-  test('multiple updates to same property atom in single Obj.change fire single update', () => {
+  test('multiple updates to same property atom in single Obj.update fire single update', () => {
     const obj = createObject(
       Obj.make(TestSchema.Person, { name: 'Test', username: 'test', email: 'test@example.com' }),
     );
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Batch Updates', () => {
     const initialCount = updateCount;
     expect(initialCount).toBe(1);
 
-    // Make multiple updates to the same property in a single Obj.change call.
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.name = 'Updated1';
-      o.name = 'Updated2';
-      o.name = 'Updated3';
+    // Make multiple updates to the same property in a single Obj.update call.
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.name = 'Updated1';
+      obj.name = 'Updated2';
+      obj.name = 'Updated3';
     });
 
-    // Should have fired once for initial + once for the Obj.change (not once per assignment).
+    // Should have fired once for initial + once for the Obj.update (not once per assignment).
     expect(updateCount).toBe(2);
 
     // Verify final state.

package/src/query-atom.test.ts

@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ import * as Registry from '@effect-atom/atom/Registry';
 import * as Schema from 'effect/Schema';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
 
+import { sleep } from '@dxos/async';
 import { Obj, type QueryResult, Type } from '@dxos/echo';
 import { Filter, Query } from '@dxos/echo';
-import { TestSchema } from '@dxos/echo/testing';
-import { type EchoDatabase } from '@dxos/echo-db';
+import { type EchoDatabase, RuntimeSchemaRegistry } from '@dxos/echo-db';
 import { EchoTestBuilder } from '@dxos/echo-db/testing';
+import { TestSchema } from '@dxos/echo/testing';
 import { SpaceId } from '@dxos/keys';
 
 import * as AtomQuery from './query-atom';
@@ -261,3 +262,127 @@ describe('AtomQuery with queues', () => {
     expect(results[0].name).toEqual('jane');
   });
 });
+
+const SchemaA = Schema.Struct({
+  name: Schema.String,
+}).pipe(
+  Type.object({
+    typename: 'com.example.type.a',
+    version: '0.1.0',
+  }),
+);
+
+const SchemaB = Schema.Struct({
+  value: Schema.Number,
+}).pipe(
+  Type.object({
+    typename: 'com.example.type.b',
+    version: '0.1.0',
+  }),
+);
+
+describe('AtomQuery.fromQuery with schema registry', () => {
+  let schemaRegistry: RuntimeSchemaRegistry;
+  let registry: Registry.Registry;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    schemaRegistry = new RuntimeSchemaRegistry([]);
+    registry = Registry.make();
+  });
+
+  test('creates atom with initial results from schema query', async ({ expect }) => {
+    await schemaRegistry.register([SchemaA]);
+
+    const queryResult = schemaRegistry.query();
+    const atom = AtomQuery.fromQuery(queryResult);
+    const results = registry.get(atom);
+
+    expect(results).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(Type.getTypename(results[0])).toBe('com.example.type.a');
+  });
+
+  test('atom updates when new schemas are registered', async ({ expect }) => {
+    await schemaRegistry.register([SchemaA]);
+
+    const queryResult = schemaRegistry.query();
+    const atom = AtomQuery.fromQuery(queryResult);
+
+    // Get initial results and subscribe.
+    const initialResults = registry.get(atom);
+    expect(initialResults).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    let updateCount = 0;
+    let latestResults: Type.AnyEntity[] = [];
+    registry.subscribe(atom, () => {
+      updateCount++;
+      latestResults = registry.get(atom);
+    });
+
+    // Allow reactive query to start (deferred via queueMicrotask).
+    await sleep(10);
+
+    // Register a new schema.
+    await schemaRegistry.register([SchemaB]);
+
+    expect(updateCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(latestResults).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(latestResults.map(Type.getTypename).sort()).toEqual(['com.example.type.a', 'com.example.type.b']);
+  });
+
+  test('atom works with empty initial results', ({ expect }) => {
+    const queryResult = schemaRegistry.query();
+    const atom = AtomQuery.fromQuery(queryResult);
+    const results = registry.get(atom);
+
+    expect(results).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  test('atom with filtered query only reflects matching schemas', async ({ expect }) => {
+    const queryResult = schemaRegistry.query({ typename: 'com.example.type.a' });
+    const atom = AtomQuery.fromQuery(queryResult);
+
+    // Get initial (empty) results and subscribe.
+    const initialResults = registry.get(atom);
+    expect(initialResults).toHaveLength(0);
+
+    let latestResults: Type.AnyEntity[] = [];
+    registry.subscribe(atom, () => {
+      latestResults = registry.get(atom);
+    });
+
+    await sleep(10);
+
+    // Register non-matching schema.
+    await schemaRegistry.register([SchemaB]);
+    // Results updated but still empty for this filter.
+    expect(latestResults).toHaveLength(0);
+
+    // Register matching schema.
+    await schemaRegistry.register([SchemaA]);
+    expect(latestResults).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(Type.getTypename(latestResults[0])).toBe('com.example.type.a');
+  });
+
+  test('unsubscribing from atom stops updates', async ({ expect }) => {
+    const queryResult = schemaRegistry.query();
+    const atom = AtomQuery.fromQuery(queryResult);
+
+    registry.get(atom);
+
+    let updateCount = 0;
+    const unsubscribe = registry.subscribe(atom, () => {
+      updateCount++;
+    });
+
+    await sleep(10);
+
+    await schemaRegistry.register([SchemaA]);
+    const countAfterFirst = updateCount;
+    expect(countAfterFirst).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    unsubscribe();
+
+    await schemaRegistry.register([SchemaB]);
+    expect(updateCount).toBe(countAfterFirst);
+  });
+});

package/src/query-atom.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { DXN, Database, type Entity, type Filter, Query, type QueryResult } from
 import { WeakDictionary } from '@dxos/util';
 
 /**
- * Create a self-updating atom from an existing QueryResult.
+ * Create a self-updating atom from any QueryResult (e.g. schema registry queries).
  * Internally subscribes to queryResult and uses get.setSelf to update.
  * Cleanup is handled via get.addFinalizer.
  *
@@ -17,18 +17,13 @@ import { WeakDictionary } from '@dxos/util';
  * @param queryResult - The QueryResult to wrap.
  * @returns An atom that automatically updates when query results change.
  */
-export const fromQuery = <T extends Entity.Unknown>(queryResult: QueryResult.QueryResult<T>): Atom.Atom<T[]> =>
+export const fromQuery = <T>(queryResult: QueryResult.QueryResult<T>): Atom.Atom<T[]> =>
   Atom.make((get) => {
-    // TODO(wittjosiah): Consider subscribing to individual objects here as well, and grabbing their snapshots.
-    // Subscribe to QueryResult changes.
     const unsubscribe = queryResult.subscribe(() => {
-      get.setSelf(queryResult.results);
+      get.setSelf(queryResult.runSync());
     });
-
-    // Register cleanup for when atom is no longer used.
     get.addFinalizer(unsubscribe);
-
-    return queryResult.results;
+    return queryResult.runSync();
   });
 
 // Registry: key → Queryable (WeakRef with auto-cleanup when GC'd).

package/src/reactivity.test.ts

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import * as Registry from '@effect-atom/atom/Registry';
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
 
 import { Obj } from '@dxos/echo';
-import { TestSchema } from '@dxos/echo/testing';
 import { createObject } from '@dxos/echo-db';
+import { TestSchema } from '@dxos/echo/testing';
 import { arrayMove } from '@dxos/util';
 
 import * as AtomObj from './atom';
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Reactivity', () => {
     // Subscribe to enable reactivity.
     registry.subscribe(atom, () => {});
 
-    // Update the object via Obj.change.
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.name = 'Updated';
+    // Update the object via Obj.update.
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.name = 'Updated';
     });
 
     const updatedSnapshot = registry.get(atom);
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Reactivity', () => {
     // Subscribe to enable reactivity.
     registry.subscribe(atom, () => {});
 
-    // Update the property via Obj.change.
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.name = 'Updated';
+    // Update the property via Obj.update.
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.name = 'Updated';
     });
 
     expect(registry.get(atom)).toBe('Updated');
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Reactivity', () => {
       emailUpdateCount++;
     });
 
-    // Update only email property via Obj.change.
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.email = 'updated@example.com';
+    // Update only email property via Obj.update.
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.email = 'updated@example.com';
     });
 
     // Name atom should NOT have changed.
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Reactivity', () => {
     registry.subscribe(nameAtom, () => {});
     registry.subscribe(emailAtom, () => {});
 
-    // Update multiple properties via Obj.change.
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.name = 'Updated';
-      o.email = 'updated@example.com';
+    // Update multiple properties via Obj.update.
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.name = 'Updated';
+      obj.email = 'updated@example.com';
     });
 
     expect(registry.get(nameAtom)).toBe('Updated');
@@ -140,15 +140,15 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Reactivity', () => {
     const initialCount = updateCount;
     expect(initialCount).toBe(1);
 
-    // Update object via Obj.change.
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.name = 'Updated';
+    // Update object via Obj.update.
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.name = 'Updated';
     });
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.email = 'updated@example.com';
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.email = 'updated@example.com';
     });
 
-    // Updates fire through Obj.subscribe (one per Obj.change call).
+    // Updates fire through Obj.subscribe (one per Obj.update call).
     expect(updateCount).toBe(initialCount + 2);
 
     // Verify final state - returns snapshot (plain object).
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Reactivity', () => {
     });
 
     actions.push('before');
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.name = 'Updated';
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.name = 'Updated';
     });
     actions.push('after');
 
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Reactivity', () => {
     });
 
     actions.push('before');
-    Obj.change(obj, (o) => {
-      o.stringArray!.splice(1, 1);
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
+      obj.stringArray!.splice(1, 1);
     });
     actions.push('after');
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ describe('Echo Atom - Reactivity', () => {
     });
 
     // Reorder in place (e.g. move first to last).
-    Obj.change(obj, (obj) => {
+    Obj.update(obj, (obj) => {
       arrayMove(obj.stringArray!, 0, 2);
     });
 

package/src/ref-atom.test.ts

@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
 import * as Registry from '@effect-atom/atom/Registry';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
 
-import { Obj, Ref } from '@dxos/echo';
-import { TestSchema } from '@dxos/echo/testing';
+import { Filter, Obj, Ref } from '@dxos/echo';
 import { type EchoDatabase } from '@dxos/echo-db';
 import { EchoTestBuilder } from '@dxos/echo-db/testing';
+import { TestSchema } from '@dxos/echo/testing';
+import { PublicKey } from '@dxos/keys';
 
+import * as AtomObj from './atom';
 import * as AtomRef from './ref-atom';
 
 describe('AtomRef - Basic Functionality', () => {
@@ -60,13 +62,45 @@ describe('AtomRef - Basic Functionality', () => {
     expect(updateCount).toBe(1);
 
     // Mutate target - ref atom does NOT react to this.
-    Obj.change(targetObj, (o) => {
-      o.name = 'Updated';
+    Obj.update(targetObj, (targetObj) => {
+      targetObj.name = 'Updated';
     });
 
     // Update count should still be 1 - ref atom doesn't subscribe to target changes.
     expect(updateCount).toBe(1);
   });
+
+  // Sibling client (sharing services) creates a brand-new ref target. The atom
+  // must update once the target's document propagates and resolves.
+  test('atom resolves target created by sibling client', async () => {
+    const [spaceKey] = PublicKey.randomSequence();
+    await using peer = await testBuilder.createPeer({
+      types: [TestSchema.Person, TestSchema.Container],
+    });
+    await using db1 = await peer.createDatabase(spaceKey);
+    const parent1 = db1.add(Obj.make(TestSchema.Container, { objects: [] }));
+    await db1.flush();
+
+    await using client2 = await peer.createClient();
+    await using db2 = await peer.openDatabase(spaceKey, db1.rootUrl!, { client: client2 });
+    const [parent2] = await db2.query(Filter.id(parent1.id)).run();
+
+    const newPerson = db2.add(
+      Obj.make(TestSchema.Person, { name: 'Alice', username: 'alice', email: 'alice@example.com' }),
+    );
+    Obj.update(parent2, (parent2) => {
+      parent2.objects = [...(parent2.objects ?? []), Ref.make(newPerson)];
+    });
+    await db2.flush();
+
+    await expect.poll(() => (parent1.objects ?? []).length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    const atom = AtomObj.make(parent1.objects![0]);
+
+    let lastValue: any;
+    registry.subscribe(atom, (value) => (lastValue = value), { immediate: true });
+
+    await expect.poll(() => lastValue?.name).toBe('Alice');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('AtomRef - Referential Equality', () => {

package/src/ref-utils.ts

@@ -21,19 +21,34 @@ export const loadRefTarget = <T, R>(
   get: Atom.Context,
   onTargetAvailable: (target: T) => R,
 ): R | undefined => {
+  // Accessing `ref.target` registers a resolution callback when the target is
+  // not yet loaded, so resolution can be observed via `ref.onResolved` below.
   const currentTarget = ref.target;
   if (currentTarget) {
     return onTargetAvailable(currentTarget);
   }
 
-  // Target not loaded yet - trigger async load.
+  // Subscribe to the ref's resolution event in case the target loads later
+  // (e.g. when a sibling client creates the linked object). Without this,
+  // a one-shot async load that fails because the document hasn't propagated
+  // would leave the atom permanently undefined.
+  const unsubscribe = ref.onResolved(() => {
+    const target = ref.target;
+    if (target) {
+      get.setSelf(onTargetAvailable(target));
+    }
+  });
+  get.addFinalizer(unsubscribe);
+
+  // Also try async load (e.g. for objects that need disk loading).
   void ref
     .load()
     .then((loadedTarget) => {
       get.setSelf(onTargetAvailable(loadedTarget));
     })
     .catch(() => {
-      // Loading failed, keep target as undefined.
+      // Loading failed; the resolution subscription above will pick up
+      // cross-client updates when they arrive.
     });
 
   return undefined;