Updated documentation.

doc/snac.1

@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ the post and its children anymore.
 The command-line tool provide the following commands:
 .Bl -tag -offset indent
 .It Cm init Op basedir
-Initializes the database. This is an interactive command; necessary
+Initializes the data storage. This is an interactive command; necessary
 information will be prompted for. The
 .Ar basedir
 directory must not exist.
 .It Cm upgrade Ar basedir
-Upgrades the database disk layout after installing a new version.
+Upgrades the data storage after installing a new version.
 Only necessary if
 .Nm
 complains and demands it.
@@ -166,8 +166,6 @@ Starts the daemon.
 Processes the output queue of the specied user, sending all
 enqueued messages and re-enqueing the failing ones. This command
 must not be executed if the server is running.
-.It Cm passwd Ar basedir Ar uid
-Changes the password for a user (interactive).
 .It Cm follow Ar basedir Ar uid Ar actor
 Sends a Follow message for the specified actor URL.
 .It Cm request Ar basedir Ar uid Ar url

doc/snac.5

@@ -50,13 +50,11 @@ The following traditional ASCII emoticons or special strings are
 converted to related emojis:
 .Bd -literal
 :-) :-D X-D ;-) B-) :-( :-* <3 :-/ 8-o
-%-) :_( :-| :facepalm: :shrug: :eyeroll:
+%-) :_( :-| :facepalm: :shrug: :shrug2:
-:beer: :beers: :munch: :thumb:
+:eyeroll: :beer: :beers: :munch: :thumb:
 .Ed
 .El
 .Pp
-HTML tags are not filtered on input.
-.Pp
 .Ss Accepted HTML
 All HTML tags in entries are neutered except the following ones:
 .Bd -literal
@@ -74,6 +72,10 @@ The base directory contains the following files and folders:
 Server configuration.
 .It Pa user/
 Directory holding user subdirectories.
+.It Pa object/
+Directory holding the ActivityPub objects. Filenames are hashes of each
+message Id, stored in subdirectories starting with the first two letters
+of the hash.
 .It Pa archive/
 If this directory exists, all input and output messages are logged inside it,
 including HTTP headers. Only useful for debugging. May grow to enormous sizes.
@@ -87,36 +89,31 @@ has the user id as name and contains the following subdirectories and files:
 User configuration file.
 .It Pa key.json
 SHA-1 secret/public key PEM data.
-.It Pa actors/
+.It Pa followers.idx
-This subdirectory stores cached 'Person' ActivityPub messages as JSON files. Each
+This file contains the list of followers as a list of hashed object identifiers.
-file name is an MD5 hash of the actor URL.
-.It Pa timeline/
-This subdirectory stores the user's timeline. Everytime a valid message arrives,
-it's stored in this directory as a JSON object. The file name spec is: a Unix
-timestamp followed by a hyphen followed by an MD5 of the message Id. Additionally,
-metadata for each message parent and children is stored under the '_snac' field;
-parent messages with new children are renamed with an updated timestamp so that
-the more recently updated thread is shown at the top. This directory is presented
-in the web interface in reverse file name order up to a maximum, hardcoded limit.
-These files are purged when they are considered old (this time can be changed by
-tweaking the server configuration).
-.It Pa local/
-This subdirectory stores all activities generated by this user as hardlinks to
-their analogue entries in the
-.Pa timeline/
-subdirectory.
 .It Pa followers/
-This subdirectory stores the 'Follow' ActivityPub message from each
+This directory stores hard links to the actor objects in the object storage.
-Fediverse user that is following this user as a JSON file. Each file name is
-an MD5 hash of the actor that is a follower of this user.
 .It Pa following/
-This subdirectory stores the 'Follow' (not yet confirmed) or the 'Accept'
+This directory stores the users being followed as hard links to the 'Follow'
-(confirmed) ActivityPub message for each actor that is being followed. Each file
+or 'Accept' objects in the object storage. File names are the hashes of each
-name is an MD5 hash of the actor.
+actor Id.
+.It Pa private.idx
+This file contains the list of timeline entries as a list of hashed
+object identifiers.
+.It Pa private/
+This directory stores hard links to the timeline entries in the object storage.
+.It Pa public.idx
+This file contains the list of public timeline entries as a list of hashed
+object identifiers.
+.It Pa public/
+This directory stores hard links to the public timeline entries in the object
+storage.
 .It Pa muted/
-This directory contains files which names are MD5 hashes of muted actors. The
+This directory contains files which names are hashes of muted actors. The
 content is a line containing the actor URL.
 Messages from these actors will be ignored on input and not shown in any timeline.
+.It Pa hidden/
+This directory contains references to the hidden timeline entries.
 .It Pa queue/
 This directory contains the output queue of messages generated by the user as
 JSON files. File names contain timestamps that indicate when the message will
@@ -133,10 +130,6 @@ web interface.
 .It Pa history/
 This directory contains generated HTML files. They may be snapshots of the
 local timeline in previous months or other cached data.
-.It Pa archive/
-This directory is no longer used in version 2.x and later. It can be deleted.
-.Nm
-is run with a debug level >= 1.
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr snac 1 ,

doc/snac.8

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ link counts. Remember:
 is a very UNIXy program that loves hard links.
 .Ss Building and Installation
 A C compiler must be installed in the system, as well as the development
-headers and libraries for OpenSSL and curl. To build
+headers and libraries for OpenSSL (or compatible) and curl. To build
 .Nm ,
 run
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ And, after that, run as root
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
 make install
 .Ed
-.Ss Database Initialization
+.Ss Data storage Initialization
 Once
 .Nm
 is properly installed on the system, designate a directory where
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ the server and user data are to be stored. This directory
 must not exist yet.
 .Nm
 must always be run as a regular user; you can create one for
-it or use your own. To initialize the database, execute
+it or use your own. To initialize the data storage, execute
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
 snac init $HOME/snac-data
 .Ed
@@ -83,13 +83,14 @@ directory.
 For other operating systems, please read the appropriate documentation
 on how to install a daemon as a non-root service.
 .Ss Upgrading to a new version
-Sometimes, the database disk layout changes between versions. If there
+Sometimes, the data storage disk layout changes between versions. If there
 is such a change,
 .Nm
 will refuse to run and require an upgrade. Do this by running
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
 snac upgrade $HOME/snac-data
 .Ed
+.Pp
 Take special care to execute this upgrade operation without any
 .Nm
 processes serving on the same folder. You can break everything. I know
@@ -195,10 +196,7 @@ supports:
 Complete support, on input and output.
 .It Vt Undo
 For
-.Vt Follow ,
+.Vt Follow
-.Vt Like
-and
-.Vt Announce
 objects, on input and output.
 .It Vt Create
 For
@@ -265,7 +263,7 @@ bloated and filled with redundant information. Using a filesystem with
 file compression enabled (like btrfs or zfs) will probably be a good
 choice to store the
 .Nm
-database into.
+data storage into.
 .Sh ENVIRONMENT
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It Ev DEBUG