X-Git-Url: https://git.ladys.computer/x_status_git/blobdiff_plain/865f81d1ae196d78a82b375960df56f4d4c5b11a..e6188ff8fa09d616205216068f0cee3b6568f891:/README.markdown diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index a0f8413..0d7d027 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -# Status.git +# x_status_git -A minimal git‐based self‐hosted status publishing solution. +A minimal git‐based microblog. ## What It Is @@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ You’ll need to supply some variables there, too :— ## Server Configuration Your server should be configured to serve the following files from the - provided `PUBLIC_DIRECTORY` in response to the following requests :— + provided `PUBLIC_DIRECTORY` in response to the following requests. +For people using Caddy to serve their content, a sample `Caddyfile` is + included in this repository. ### H·T·M·L responses @@ -97,13 +99,13 @@ Note that these paths **do not** have a trailing slash. `;rel=meta;type="application/ld+json"` (or equivalent) **must** be provided. - + **`GET /$YYYY-MM`** (where `$YYYY-MM` is an `xsd:gYearMonth`): + + **`GET /statuses/$YYYY-MM`** (where `$YYYY-MM` is an `xsd:gYearMonth`): Serve the file at `/.topic.html`. A `Link` header with the value `;rel=meta;type="application/ld+json"` (or equivalent) **must** be provided. - + **`GET /$YYYY-MM/*`** (where `$YYYY-MM` is an `xsd:gYearMonth`): + + **`GET /statuses/$YYYY-MM/*`** (where `$YYYY-MM` is an `xsd:gYearMonth`): Serve the file at `/.status.html`. A `Link` header with the value `;rel=meta;type="application/ld+json"` (or @@ -128,6 +130,16 @@ Note that these paths **do not** have a trailing slash. `;rel=meta;type="application/ld+json"` (or equivalent) **must** be provided. +### X·H·T·M·L responses + +These responses **must** be served with a `Content-Type` of + `application/xhtml+xml` (or equivalent). +Note that these paths **do not** have a trailing slash. + + + **`GET /$IRI`** (where `$IRI` contains a colon and no slash): + Serve the file at `/.lookup.xhtml`. + This can be used to look up statuses by their identifier. + ### Json‐L·D responses These responses **should** be served with a `Content-Type` of @@ -141,7 +153,7 @@ In all cases, for `/$PATH.jsonld`, this just serves the file at + **`GET /statuses.jsonld`**: Serve the file at `/statuses/index.jsonld`. - + **`GET /$YYYY-MM.jsonld`** (where `$YYYY-MM` is an + + **`GET /statuses/$YYYY-MM.jsonld`** (where `$YYYY-MM` is an `xsd:gYearMonth`): Serve the file at `/$YYYY-MM/index.jsonld`. @@ -152,6 +164,24 @@ In all cases, for `/$PATH.jsonld`, this just serves the file at `[0-9A-Za-z_-]+`): Serve the file at `/topics/$TOPIC/index.jsonld`. +### Atom responses + +These responses **should** be served with a `Content-Type` of + `application/atom+xml`. +In all cases, for `/$PATH.atom`, this just serves the file at + `/$PATH/index.atom`. + + + **`GET /statuses.atom`**: + Serve the file at `/statuses/index.atom`. + + + **`GET /statuses/$YYYY-MM.atom`** (where `$YYYY-MM` is an + `xsd:gYearMonth`): + Serve the file at `/$YYYY-MM/index.atom`. + + + **`GET /topics/$TOPIC.atom`** (where `$TOPIC` matches + `[0-9A-Za-z_-]+`): + Serve the file at `/topics/$TOPIC/index.atom`. + ### Other Headers All responses **should** have a `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` header @@ -207,6 +237,13 @@ The files which represent a status are as follows :— The contents of this file **must** give the author’s URL, optionally followed by a trailing newline. + + **`2=TITLE`** (where `TITLE` might be anything): + This file is **optional** and indicates the title of the status. + The value of `TITLE` **should** be a file·system‐friendly version + of the title, but is ignored. + The contents of this file **must** give the title of the status, + optionally followed by a trailing newline. + + **`3=YYYY-MM-DD`** (where `YYYY-MM-DD` is a date): This file is **required** and indicates the date of the status. Only one date is currently supported. @@ -231,7 +268,7 @@ The files which represent a status are as follows :— Files with names that begin with the strings `2=` or `x_status_git_` are reserved for backwards‐compatible extensions. -Status.git has no opinion on how these files make their way into the +x_status_git has no opinion on how these files make their way into the Git repository, except that all the files for a single status should be added in the same commit. The intention is that the simple nature of these files will make them @@ -240,7 +277,7 @@ The intention is that the simple nature of these files will make them ## I Am Computer, How Do I Get Status? Assume you are given a U·R·L `resource_url` which you think points to - some kind of Status.git resource. + some kind of x_status_git resource. Start by resolving it as follows :— 01. Make a `HEAD` request to `resource_url`. @@ -340,5 +377,8 @@ Statuses themselves have the following properties :— + **`subject`** [`dcterms:subject`] (optional): The topic of the status, for topic statuses. + + **`title`** [`dcterms:title`] (optional): + The title of the status. + + **`content`** [`sioc:content`]: The content of the status, as an `rdf:XMLLiteral`.