### 3.1 Type IDs ### All mrci frames transferred throughout this application have an 8bit numeric value to indicate the type of data being passed with the binary data. The type id enum values are as follows: ``` enum TypeID : quint8 { GEN_FILE = 1, TEXT = 2, ERR = 3, PRIV_TEXT = 4, IDLE = 5, HOST_CERT = 6, FILE_INFO = 7, PEER_INFO = 8, MY_INFO = 9, PEER_STAT = 10, P2P_REQUEST = 11, P2P_CLOSE = 12, P2P_OPEN = 13, BYTES = 14, SESSION_ID = 15, NEW_CMD = 16, CMD_ID = 17, BIG_TEXT = 18, TERM_CMD = 19, HOST_VER = 20, PRIV_IPC = 21, PUB_IPC = 22, PUB_IPC_WITH_FEEDBACK = 23, PING_PEERS = 24, CH_MEMBER_INFO = 25, CH_ID = 26, KILL_CMD = 27, HALT_CMD = 28, RESUME_CMD = 29 }; ``` ### 3.2 Type Descriptions ### ```TEXT``` This is text that can be displayed directly to the user, pass command line arguments to be processed or used to carry text data within other data types. format: ```[UTF-16LE_string] (no BOM)``` ```GEN_FILE``` This is a file transfer type id that can be used to transfer any file type (music, photos, documents, etc...). It operates in its own protocol of sorts. The 1st GEN_FILE frame received by the host or client is TEXT parameters similar to what you see in terminal command lines with at least one of the arguments listed below. The next set of GEN_FILE frames received by the host or client is then the binary data that needs to be written to an open file or streamed until the limit defined in -len is meet. The host or the client can be set as the sender or receiver of the GEN_FILE binary data. Which ever is designated as the receiver by the TEXT parameters need to send an empty GEN_FILE frame to start the process. An example if this can be found in section 3.3. arguments: * **-len (int)** | this is the integer value of the file size or amount of bytes to read/write. * **-offset (int)** | this integer position tells where in the source or destination file to start reading/writing. * **-client_file** (string) | this is the file path to the source/destination file in the client's file system. * **-remote_file** (string) | this is the file path to the source/destination file in the host file system. * **-single_step** | the presents of this argument tells both the client and host to operate in single step mode. single step mode causes the receiver of the binary data whether host or client to send an empty GEN_FILE frame after successfully receiving the data. this then tells the sender to send the next GEN_FILE frame containing binary data for the file and the cycle continues until len is meet. if this argument is not found, the sender can simply send all GEN_FILE data without waiting for an empty GEN_FILE from the receiver. * **-to_host** | this argument should only come from host and it will define the client as the sender and the host as the receiver. * **-from_host** | opposite affect to *-to_host*. it defines the host as the sender and the client as the receiver. * **-truncate** | this indicates to whoever is the receiver to truncate the file being written to. * **-force** | in some cases, the receiver might need to overwrite the target file. the presents of this argument tells it to overwrite without asking the user. the host should never send this argument and the client should ignore it if it is received from the host. ```ERR``` This type id is similar to TEXT except it indicates that this is an error message that can be displayed directly to the user if needed. ```PRIV_TEXT``` This id can be treated exactly like TEXT except this should tell the client to hide or do not echo the next TEXT data that the host is expecting, like a password or other sensitive text data. ```BIG_TEXT``` Also formatted exactly like TEXT but this indicates to the client that this is a large body of text that is recommended to be word wrapped when displaying to the user. It can contain line breaks so clients are also recommended to honor those line breaks. ```IDLE``` This doesn't carry any actual data, instead this indicates that the command-branch id that sent it has finished it's task. Modules that send this doesn't need to terminate it's process. ```KILL_CMD``` This doesn't carry any actual data, instead can be sent by the client or session object to tell the command-branch id sent in the frame to terminate the module process. Modules that receive this need to send a IDLE frame if a command is still running and then terminate itself. The module will have 3 seconds to do this before it is force killed by the session. ```HALT_CMD``` This doesn't carry any actual data, instead can be sent by the client or session object to tell the command-branch id sent in the frame to pause/halt the current task that the command is currently running. All modules are not obligated to support this feature but highly recommended. ```RESUME_CMD``` This is the other half of HALT_CMD that tells the module to resume the command task it was running. ```HOST_CERT``` Just as the name implies, this data type is used by the host to send the host SSL certificate while setting up an SSL connection. ```HOST_VER``` This data structure carries 3 numeric values that represent the host version as described in section [1.3](protocol.md). ``` format: 1. bytes[0-1] - version major (16bit little endian uint) 2. bytes[2-3] - version minor (16bit little endian uint) 3. bytes[4-5] - version patch (16bit little endian uint) ``` ```PRIV_IPC``` This is a data structure used to by modules to run async commands on the local session object only. ``` format: 1. bytes[0-1] - async command id (16bit little endian uint) 2. bytes[2-n] - payload (data to be processed by async command) ``` ```PUB_IPC``` This is formatted exactly like PRIV_IPC except it is used by modules to run async commands on all connected peers in the host while avoiding a run on the local session object. ```PUB_IPC_WITH_FEEDBACK``` This combines the functionality of PUB_IPC and PRIV_IPC. It runs async commands on all connected peers and on the local session object. ```FILE_INFO``` This is a data structure that carries information about a file system object (file,dir,link). ``` format: 1. bytes[0] - flags (8bit little endian uint) 2. bytes[1-8] - creation time in msec since Epoch UTC (64bit little endian uint) 3. bytes[9-16] - modification time in msec since Epoch UTC (64bit little endian uint) 4. bytes[17-24] - file size (64bit little endian uint) 5. bytes[25-n] - file name (UTF16-LE string, 16bit terminated) 6. bytes[n-n] - symmlink target if it is a symmlink (UTF16-LE string, 16bit terminated) notes: 1. 16bit terminated UTF-16LE strings are basically terminated by 2 bytes of 0x00. 2. the symmlink target is empty if not a symmlink but the terminator should still be present. flags: 1. bit 0 - true if the object is a file 2. bit 1 - true if the object is a directory 3. bit 2 - true if the object is a symmlink 4. bit 3 - true if the current user have read permissions 5. bit 4 - true if the current user have write permissions 6. bit 5 - true if the current user have execute permissions 7. bit 6 - true if the object exist in the file system. if symmlink, this determines if the symm target exists or not. ``` ```PEER_INFO``` This carry some user account and session information about a peer client connected to the host. ``` format: 1. bytes[0-27] 28bytes - session id (224bit hash) 2. bytes[28-59] 32bytes - user id (256bit hash) 3. bytes[60-107] 48bytes - user name (TEXT - padded with 0x00) 4. bytes[108-235] 128bytes - app name (TEXT - padded with 0x00) 5. bytes[236-299] 64bytes - disp name (TEXT - padded with 0x00) notes: 1. the session id is unique to the peer's session connection only. it can change upon reconnection. 2. the user id is unique to the peer's user account. is stays constant even when the user name changes and across all clients logged into the same account. 3. the display name is the preffered display name of the peer. clients are encouraged to use this rather than the user name when displaying peer info to the user. if empty, it's ok to just fall back to the user name. ``` ```PING_PEERS``` This formatted extactly as PEER_INFO except it can be used the ASYNC_LIMITED_CAST [async](async.md) command to tell all peer sessions that receive it to send PEER_INFO frame about you to their own clients and to return PEER_INFO frames about themselves to you. ```MY_INFO``` This contains all of the information found in ```PEER_INFO``` for the local session but also includes the following: ``` format: 1. bytes[300-427] 128bytes - email (TEXT - padded with 0x00) 2. bytes[428-431] 4bytes - host rank (32bit unsigned int) 3. bytes[432] 1byte - is email confirmed? (0x00 false, 0x01 true) ``` ```NEW_CMD``` This contains information about a new command that was added to the current session. ``` format: 1. bytes[0-1] 2bytes - 16bit LE unsigned int (command id) 2. bytes[2] 1byte - bool (0x01 or 0x00) (handles gen file) 3. bytes[3-130] 128bytes - command name (TEXT - padded with 0x00) 4. bytes[131-258] 128bytes - library name (TEXT - padded with 0x00) 5. bytes[259-n] variable - short text (16bit null terminated) 6. bytes[n-n] variable - io text (16bit null terminated) 7. bytes[n-n] variable - long text (16bit null terminated) notes: 1. the handles gen file flag is a single byte 0x01 to indicate true and 0x00 to indicate false. clients need to be aware of which command handles the GEN_FILE mini protocol because it requires user input at both ends (host and client). 2. the library name can contain the module name and/or extra informaion the client can use to identify the library the command is a part of. ``` ```CMD_ID``` This type id carries a 16bit unsigned LE int representing a command id. format: ```2bytes - 16bit LE unsigned int (command id)``` ```CH_ID``` This type id carries a 64bit unsighed LE int indicating the channel id. format: ```8bytes - 64bit LE unsigned int (channel id)``` ```SESSION_ID``` This is a fixed length 28byte(224bit) sha3 hash of a client's session id connected to the host. This is unique to just the client's tcp connection with the host. This can change upon re-connection. format: ```28bytes - session id (224bit sha3 hash)``` ```PEER_STAT``` This contain status information of a peer client when the peer changes sub-channels or disconnects from the host. ``` format: 1. bytes[0-27] 28bytes - session id (224bit hash) 2. bytes[28-81] 54bytes - channel-sub ids 3. bytes[82] 1byte - is disconnected? (0x00 false, 0x01 true) notes: 1. if (is disconnected) is set true (0x01) the session id will no longer be valid for that peer client so you should not make anymore attempts to send data to it. 2. channel-sub ids is a string of 9byte channel-sub id combinations at a fixed length of 54bytes (padded with 0x00). this indicates what channels-subs the peer currently have open if the peer's channel ids no longer match with your session, it can be considered inactive or disconnected since you will no longer send/receive data with this peer. ``` ```P2P_REQUEST``` This is formatted extactly like PEER_INFO except it is allowed to be sent directly to a peer session without retriction via the ASYNC_P2P [async](async.md) command. It will be up to the target peer to respond with a P2P_OPEN for the session to then unrestrict ASYNC_P2P so it will then be able to send/received other TypeIDs with this peer until P2P_CLOSE is sent/received. P2P_CLOSE can also be sent to decline the request. ```P2P_OPEN``` This contains a 28byte session id hash of the peer session that you or the peer will allow direct communication with ASYNC_P2P. format: ```28bytes - session id (224bit sha3 hash)``` ```P2P_CLOSE``` This is the other half of P2P_OPEN that will close direct communication with ASYNC_P2P. format: ```28bytes - session id (224bit sha3 hash)``` ```BYTES``` This contains arbitrary binary data of any format. ```CH_MEMBER_INFO``` This contains public information about a channel member. ``` format: 1. bytes[0-7] 8bytes - channel id (64bit unsigned int) 2. bytes[8-39] 32bytes - user id (256bit hash) 3. bytes[40] 1byte - is invite? (0x00=false, 0x01=true) 4. bytes[41] 1byte - member's channel privilege level (8bit unsigned int) 5. bytes[42-n] variable - user name (TEXT - 16bit null terminated) 6. bytes[n-n] variable - display name (TEXT - 16bit null terminated) 7. bytes[n-n] variable - channel name (TEXT - 16bit null terminated) notes: 1. a 16bit null terminated TEXT formatted string ended with 2 bytes of (0x00) to indicate the end of the string data. 2. the member's privilege level can be any of the values discribed in section [4.3](host_features.md). 3. is invite? indicates if this user has received an invite to join that channel by has not accepted yet. if, accepted the user will become a full member of the channel at the level indicated by this data type. ``` ### 3.3 GEN_FILE Example ### Setup: * The host has a command called *upload_file* with a command id of *768* and handles the ```GEN_FILE``` data type. * The client has a file called */home/foo/bar.mp3* and wants to upload it to the host file */home/host/music/bar.mp3* and the client knows the file size is 512bytes. To upload the file, the client calls command id *768* with the following text arguments (must still be sent as a GEN_FILE): ```-client_file "/home/foo/bar.mp3" -remote_file "/home/host/music/bar.mp3" -len 512``` The host will then return the following the text arguments to the client (also sent as a GEN_FILE): ```-to_host``` This argument from the host designates it as the receiver so it will be up to the host to send an empty ```GEN_FILE``` to indicate to the client that it was ready to start receiving binary data from the client to write to */home/host/music/bar.mp3*. If that file already exists, the host will need to ask the user to overwrite or not. If the host indicates that it's ready for the upload, the client can then simply read 512 bytes from */home/foo/bar.mp3* and send the read bytes to the host command id *768* as a ```GEN_FILE```. The host will then write the bytes received from the client to */home/host/music/bar.mp3* and then auto terminate the command since 512 bytes has been meet.