added readme and todo

libresapi/src/README.md

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 * ./api contains a C++ backend to control retroshare from webinterfaces or scripting
 * ./webfiles contains compiled files for the webinterface
-* ./webui contains HTML/CSS/JavaScript source files for the webinterface
+* ./webui contains HTML/CSS/JavaScript source files for the webinterface (OLD)
+* ./webui-src contains HTML/CSS/JavaScript source files for the webinterface (NEW, webinterface made with mithril.js)
 
 Quickinfo for builders and packagers
 ====================================

libresapi/src/webui-src/README.md

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+A new approach to build a webinterface for RS
+=============================================
+
+1. get JSON encoded data from the backend, data contains a state token
+2. render data with mithril.js
+3. ask the backend if the state token from step 1 expired. If yes, then start again with step 1.
+
+Steps 1. and 3. are common for most things, only Step 2. differs. This allows to re-use code for steps 1. and 3.
+
+BUILD / DEVELOPMENT
+------------
+
+	- install tools
+		sudo apt-get install TODO (insert package names for nodejs, ruby, sass here)
+	- run this once in webui-src directory, to install more tools
+		npm install
+	- start build
+		npm run watch
+        - the build process watches files for changes, and rebuilds and reloads the page. Build output is in ./public
+	- use the --webinterface 9090 command line parameter to enable webui in retroshare-nogui
+	- set the --docroot parameter of retroshare-nogui to point to the "libresapi/src/webui-src/public" directory
+		(or symlink from /usr/share/RetroShare06/webui on Linux, ./webui on Windows)
+	- retroshare-gui does not have a --docroot parameter. Use symlinks then.
+
+CONTRIBUTE
+----------
+	
+	- if you are a web developer or want to become one
+		get in contact!
+	- lots of work to do, i need you!
+
+TODO
+----
+[ ] make stylesheets or find reusable sass/css components
+google material design has nice rules for color, spacing and everything: https://www.google.de/design/spec/material-design/introduction.html
+[ ] find icons, maybe use google material design iconfont
+[ ] use urls/mithril routing for the menu. urls could replace state stored in rs.content
+[ ] drag and drop private key upload and import
+[ ] link from peer location to chat (use urls and mithril routing)
+[ ] add/remove friend, own cert
+[ ] downloads, search
+[ ] make reusable infinite list controller, the js part to load data from Pagination.h (tweak Pagination.h to make everything work)
+should provide forward, backward and follow-list-end
+[ ] backend: view/create identities
+[ ] backend: chat lobby participants list
+[ ] chat: send_message
+[ ] backend: chat typing notifications
+[ ] make routines to handle retroshare links
+[ ] backend: edit shared folders
+[ ] backend: view shared files