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h1. Algorithms h2. Word indexing Theses steps are valid independently of the language. # Each file is split in word, there is a set of characters which will use as delimiter between the word like [' ', '#', '.', '?',..]. # Some character are replaced by a another, for example : ['é', 'ë',..] => 'e'. The goal is to remove all accent. h2. Searching For a functional description see here : [[Functional definition#The-search-window]] !aybabtu_search.png! _This schema depicts how the results are sorted from one peer. Each peer result are then merged._ h2. Peer ID Each peer owns a peer id which is unique and generated during the first start. This ID is used to identify a peer, it's better than the previous usage of peer IP, considering this situation : * _A_ put in queue a file entry _f_ from _B_, _B_ doesn't know the hashes of this file entry. * _B_ change his IP address. * _A_ want to download _f_, it can ask _B_ for the hashes even _B_'s IP changed. h2. Core threads There are three kind of threads in the core in addition to the main thread : * [[Protocol_core-core#Downloading-thread|Downloading thread]] : @DownloadManager::ChunkDownloader@ * Uploading thread : @UploadManager::Uploader@ * [[Algorithms#Updating-the-file-cache|Updating file cache thread]] : @FileManager::FileUpdater@ h2. Updating the file cache (Obsolete, must be rewritten after the seventh prototype ended) Here is the algorithm for the thread (@FileManager::FileUpdater@) which will periodically update the file cache and persist it. <pre> D : The set of shared directories T : Time during the hashes are computed (for example 30s) F : A set of file initialy empty - Add a watcher to the shared directories // First synchronize (at start) For each d in D (recursively) : - Synchronize physical folders and files with d content - Add in F the files which doesn't have computed hashes Loop : t : Time.now For each f in F : - Compute the unknown hash of files f - Remove f from F If (Time.now - t) > T : break - Wait T - (Time.now - t) - Wait for changes for a period of P - When a modification occurs synchronise the file/folder - Add each new file in F - Persist the entire cache in a file (only every ~30min) </pre> h2. Downloading See here : [[Protocol_core-core#Downloading-threads]]