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Deployment Platform/Sneakernet/Packets format (view source)
Revision as of 03:01, 27 July 2012
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Packets' structure:
== Packets format ==
* '''PUSH''' packet:
Packets are tarball files with {{Code|.packet}} suffix.
:* {{Code|type}}: {{Code|push}}
On logic level, every packet consists of:
* one header, a dictionary of key-value pairs;
* records, a dictionary of key-value pairs and optional data depending on record type.
== Header ==
Header is being stored in JSON notation in {{Code|/header}} file in packet tarball.
* {{Code|src}}, sender's GUID
* {{Code|dst}}, optional destination GUID
* {{Code|filename}}, suggested file name for packet file, it is assumed to be unique
== Record types ==
* '''sn_push''':
:* {{Code|cmd}}: {{Code|sn_push}}
:* {{Code|src}}: sender's identity to push from
:* {{Code|src}}: sender's identity to push from
:* {{Code|[dst]}}: receiver's identity to push to, optional for packets from master
:* {{Code|[dst]}}: receiver's identity to push to, optional for packets from master