diff --git a/doc/developer-guide.md b/doc/developer-guide.md index 70e3a4dd..23f1af11 100644 --- a/doc/developer-guide.md +++ b/doc/developer-guide.md @@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ The `core` module is responsible for: - creating the layout (using [UI Layout][4]) - creating the editor (using [PageDown][5]) -- Loading/saving the settings -- detecting the offline status +- loading/saving the settings +- running period tasks +- detecting the user activity +- checking the offline status ---------- @@ -34,9 +36,29 @@ The `core` module is responsible for: The `fileMgr` module is responsible for: -- creating/deleting local files +- creating and deleting local files - switching from one file to another -- setting/removing file's sync/publish location + +#### FileDescriptor + +The `FileDescriptor` class represents a local file. A `FileDescriptor` object has the following properties: + +- `fileIndex`: the unique string index of the file in the file system +- `title`: the title of the document +- `content`: the content of the document +- `syncLocations`: a map containing all the associated [`syncAttributes`][7] objects with their `syncIndex` as a key +- `publishLocations`: a map containing all the associated [`publishAttributes`][8] objects with their `publishIndex` as a key + +And the following methods: + +- `addSyncLocation(syncAttributes)`: associates a [`syncAttributes`][9] object with the file +- `removeSyncLocation(syncAttributes)`: unassociates a [`syncAttributes`][10] object with the file +- `addPublishLocation(publishAttributes)`: associates a [`publishAttributes`][11] object with the file +- `removePublishLocation(publishAttributes)`: unassociates a [`publishAttributes`][12] object with the file + +#### fileSystem + +The `fileSystem` module is a map containing all the [`FileDescriptor`][6] objects with their `fileIndex` as a key ---------- @@ -50,6 +72,22 @@ The `synchronizer` module is responsible for: - creating a new sync location from a local file (export) - running 2 ways synchronization (upload and download) for all sync locations +#### synchronizer's providers + +A [`provider`][13] module can be associated with the `synchronizer` module if it implements the following functions: + +- `importFiles()`: downloads one or multiple files and create local files associated with the sync locations +- `exportFile()`: uploads a local file to a new sync location +- `syncDown()`: performs a download of all the changes operated on all sync locations +- `syncUp()`: performs an upload of a change to a sync location + +#### syncAttributes + +A `syncAttributes` object is an object that describes a sync location. Attributes differ from one provider to another except for the following: + +- `syncIndex`: the unique string index of the publish location +- `provider`: the [`provider`][14] module that handles the sync location + ---------- @@ -63,17 +101,17 @@ The `publisher` module is responsible for: #### publisher's providers -A [`provider`][6] module can be associated with the `publisher` module if it implements the following functions: +A [`provider`][15] module can be associated with the `publisher` module if it implements the following functions: -- `newPublishAttributes()`: returns a new [`publishAttributes`][7] object in order to create a new publish location +- `newPublishAttributes()`: returns a new [`publishAttributes`][16] object in order to create a new publish location - `publish()`: performs publishing of one publish location #### publishAttributes -A `publishAttributes` object is an object that describes a publish location. Attributes list differs from one provider to another except for the following attributes: +A `publishAttributes` object is an object that describes a publish location. Attributes differ from one provider to another except for the following: -- `publishIndex`: the unique index of the publish location -- `provider`: the [`provider`][6] module that handles the publish location +- `publishIndex`: the unique string index of the publish location +- `provider`: the [`provider`][17] module that handles the publish location - `format`: the publishing format for the publish location. It can be: - `markdown` for Markdown format - `html` for HTML format @@ -98,5 +136,15 @@ A `publishAttributes` object is an object that describes a publish location. Att [3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asynchronous_module_definition "Asynchronous module definition" [4]: http://layout.jquery-dev.net/ "UI Layout" [5]: https://code.google.com/p/pagedown/ "PageDown" - [6]: #provider - [7]: #publishattributes \ No newline at end of file + [6]: #filedescriptor + [7]: #syncattributes + [8]: #publishattributes + [9]: #syncattributes + [10]: #syncattributes + [11]: #publishattributes + [12]: #publishattributes + [13]: #provider + [14]: #provider + [15]: #provider + [16]: #publishattributes + [17]: #provider \ No newline at end of file