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DIY E-Zine and Operating System

Zine OS

DIY E-Zine and Operating System

Interfaces

FS Interface

Read a blob from a path, returns a promise fulfilled with the blob object. The blob is annotated with the path i.e.: blob.path == path

read: (path) ->

Write a blob to a path, returns a promise that is fulfilled when the write succeeds.

write: (path, blob) ->

Delete a file at a path, returns a promise that is fulfilled when the delete succeeds.

delete: (path) ->

Returns a promise

list: (directoryPath) ->

FileEntry Interface

path:
size:
type:
updatedAt:

FolderEntry Interface

folder: true
path:

Application Interface

Application objects are views (they have an element, usually a UI window).

element: DOMElement
exit: -> # Exit the app and remove its element from the DOM
send: -> Promise
saved: -> Boolean

Apps can communicate with each other by sending messages via the send method. Since apps can be running inside iframes or other places all data needs to be able to survive transit through the structured clone algorithm: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers_API/Structured_clone_algorithm

send returns a promise that is fulfilled with the result of the method or rejected with an error. The first argument of send is the name of the method to invoke in the application, the following arguments are the parameters to be passed to that method.

exit gives the app a chance to respond and prompt to cancel to prevent losing unsaved work. (TODO)

TODO: Add methods for binding/connecting observables. TODO: Add methods for connecting streams.

System Interface

Apps should be able to read and write to the file system in a simple manner.

readFile: (path) ->

readAsText: (path) ->

readTree: (path) ->

writeFile: (path, blob) ->

deleteFile: (path) ->

The system provides easy ways to launch applications:

# TODO: Better name and arguments
launchAppByAppData: (data) ->