yap (yet-another-patch*)

yet another approach to writing patchapps.

Intended for server side html rendering (like patchfoo) with invalidation based lightweight front ends.

Should also work without javascript! Please post an issue if something does not work in your prefurred browser!

see also:

• the state of yap

how to run - git clone

# from git-ssb
git clone ssb://%s5UpM/TdwP+Qr2gMgzlAQ/TTBBkKz0gJKlyW7fxGPbk=.sha256 yap
# from github
git clone https://github.com/dominictarr/yap

# install
cd yap
npm install
# and run
node index.js

Navigate to http://localhost:8005/public with your favorite web browser (I mostly use firefox, please post an issue if your browser doesn't work)

cache coherence

This application is based on the coherence framework

plugins

this code requires the following plugins

• ssb-identities (allows switching identities)
• ssb-names (handles avatar names)
• ssb-search (full text search)

known bugs

• reupdating the page can wipe partially written responses (!!!)

TODO

implement these all as independent routes

views

• avatar - done
• message - done
• thread - done
• public - done
• private - done
• channel - done
• friends - done (note: ssb-names is perf bottleneck!)
• set name
• set images
• upload/link blob
• start new thread - done
• follow / unfollow / block / unblock
• gathering
• scry (meeting)
• chess
  • move
  • game
  • ???
• git-ssb
  • repo
  • commit
  • issue
  • pr

forms / actions

• post reply - done
• recipients (include on every type, so you have instant privacy) - done
• change current identity - done, on tab and on post
• like "yup" button - done
• post (create new thread)
• translations
• attach file
• set name/image on avatar