RetroShare/libresapi/src/webui-src

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/retroshare/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
• redirect if a url is not usable in the current runstate (e.g. redirect from login page to home page, after login)
• sort friendslist

need 4 master

• unsubscribe lobby
• unread chat message counter in menu
• list chat-lobby participants
• creating app.js on build (no need for npm on regulary build)

url-handling (brainstorming)

• normal weblinks (bbcode? => only with gui support)
• rslinks
  • files
  • (chatrooms)
  • forum retroshare://forum?name=Developers%27%20Discussions&id=8fd22bd8f99754461e7ba1ca8a727995
  • own cert link (paste)
  • cert-links
  • searches
  • downloads pasten
  • uploads?
• enter / display urls
  • use urls in href like used for input (so it can be copy-link)
  • handle RS-urls with javascript, other with target _blank
• smilies
• Bilder
• KEEP IT SIMPLE