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| ==== Flockr ==== | ==== Flockr ==== | ||
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| + | A flockr represents a user in the framework. A flockr has exactly one profile and can create and be registered to multiple flocks. In addition, a flockr can have multiple installed applications. A flockr is also the gateway that remote parties can use to get information about the user. | ||
| Each Flockr contains following info : | Each Flockr contains following info : | ||
| - | * [[Profile]] | + | * [[profiles|Profile]] |
| - | * list of its [[Flock]]s where it is registered. | + | * list of its [[Flock|flock]]s where it is registered. |
| * Note: maybe it should be stored in the profile. | * Note: maybe it should be stored in the profile. | ||
| - | * list of its [[Flock]]s. | + | * list of its [[Flock|flock]]s. |
| - | * predefined [[Flock]]s ( e.g. buddyList). | + | * predefined [[Flock|flock]]s ( e.g. buddyList). |
| - | * user-defined [[Flock]]s. | + | * user-defined [[Flock|flock]]s. |
| * list of [[Proximities]] that are registered for this Flockr. | * list of [[Proximities]] that are registered for this Flockr. | ||
| + | * list of its [[Application|applications]]. | ||
| + | * a map of usernames to far refs to connected flockrs. | ||
| - | A Flockr | + | A Flockr |
| - | The remote interface is the entity that gets exported to the ambient. | + | |
| - | Profile won't get exported to the ambient but it has to proactively asked to the Flockr. This allows: 1) Remote Flockr does not need to ask the [[Profile]] again (if you rediscover the Flockr) if it didn't change and 2) allow the Flockr to decide who can actually see its [[Profile]]. | + | Profile won't get exported to the ambient but it has to proactively asked to the Flockr. This allows: 1) Remote Flockr does not need to ask the [[profiles|Profile]] again (if you rediscover the Flockr) if it didn't change and 2) allow the Flockr to decide who can actually see its [[profiles|Profile]]. |
| The remote interface receives 3 types events from the network (join, left and changeProfile) and notifies the local interface of the Flockr which notifies the necessary [[Proximities]] objects. | The remote interface receives 3 types events from the network (join, left and changeProfile) and notifies the local interface of the Flockr which notifies the necessary [[Proximities]] objects. | ||
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| The local interface contains also receives the events on changes on the buddyList. | The local interface contains also receives the events on changes on the buddyList. | ||
| - | The buddyList is a list of its friends Flockrs. The editor for [[Flock]]s will allow that the [[Profile]] can be consulted offline. When a Flockr is connected for which there is a cached [[Profile]], | + | The buddyList is a list of its friends Flockrs. The editor for [[Flock|flock]]s will allow that the [[profiles|Profile]] can be consulted offline. When a Flockr is connected for which there is a cached [[profiles|Profile]], he should propagate the necessary changed events to make sure that both the cached Profile and the Flocks of the other Flockrs are updated. |
| * xtof suggestion to implement this: | * xtof suggestion to implement this: | ||
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