diff --git a/libs/common/src/tools/ring-buffer.ts b/libs/common/src/tools/ring-buffer.ts
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+/** A simple ring buffer; not in any way threadsafe */
+export class RingBuffer<T> {
+  constructor(private capacity: number) {
+    this.buffer = new Array(capacity).fill(null);
+  }
+
+  private buffer: Array<T>;
+  private head: number = 0;
+  private tail: number = 0;
+  private _length: number = 0;
+
+  /** The number of entries presently stored by the ring buffer */
+  get length() {
+    return this._length;
+  }
+
+  /** `true` when the buffer is full.  */
+  get full() {
+    return this.length === this.capacity;
+  }
+
+  /** `true` when the buffer is empty */
+  get empty() {
+    return !this.length;
+  }
+
+  /** Adds an item to the head of the buffer
+   *  @param value the item to add
+   *  @returns `true` if the item was added, otherwise `false`.
+   */
+  enqueue(value: T) {
+    if (this.full) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    this.buffer[this.head] = value;
+    this.head = (this.head + 1) % this.capacity;
+    this._length++;
+  }
+
+  /** Removes the item at the tail of the buffer
+   *  @returns the tail item if the buffer contains any entries,
+   *   otherwise `undefined`.
+   */
+  dequeue(): T | undefined {
+    if (this.empty) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const value = this.buffer[this.tail];
+    this.tail = (this.tail + 1) % this.capacity;
+    this._length--;
+    return value;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/libs/common/src/tools/state/spooler.ts b/libs/common/src/tools/state/spooler.ts
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+import { firstValueFrom } from "rxjs";
+
+import { StateProvider, UserKeyDefinition } from "../../platform/state";
+import { UserId } from "../../types/guid";
+
+/** Utility for spooling data to and from append-only storage. */
+export class Spooler<T> {
+  /** Instantiates a spooler
+   *  @param state loads and stores the spool
+   *  @param location where spooled records are stored
+   *  @param userId user performing the spooling
+   */
+  constructor(
+    private state: StateProvider,
+    private location: UserKeyDefinition<T[]>,
+    private userId: UserId,
+  ) {}
+
+  private buffer = new Array<T>();
+
+  /** Append a value to append-only storage */
+  async spool(value: T) {
+    // TODO: encrypt spooled records? Or should that be done by the calling code?
+    //       either way, the value pushed to `this.buffer` should be ready-to-spool.
+    this.buffer.push(value);
+
+    await this.state.setUserState(this.location, this.buffer, this.userId);
+  }
+
+  /** Read all values from append-only storage  */
+  async read(): Promise<T[]> {
+    // TODO: decrypt spooled records? Or should that be done by the calling code?
+    return await firstValueFrom(this.state.getUserState$(this.location, this.userId));
+  }
+
+  /** Read all values from append-only storage  */
+  async unspool(): Promise<T[]> {
+    const results = await this.read();
+    await this.clear();
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  /** Erase append-only storage  */
+  async clear() {
+    await this.state.setUserState(this.location, null, this.userId);
+  }
+}