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Greg Burri, 07/14/2009 11:50 PM

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h1. Protocol core-GUI
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This page describes the protocol used by Aybabtu for network communication between core and GUI.
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See source:protos/gui_protocol.proto for message details.
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* There's can be many GUI connected to one core. This is not a goal to achieve but it can be easily done with the chosen protocol.
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* All communication is made on a single TCP connection which is never closed.
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h2. Message types
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There is three types of message.
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* _Core -> GUI_ State : The all state is periodically sent to the GUI, for example each second.
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* _Core -> GUI_ Event : Some events can occurs asynchronously like a new chat message or a new log entry.
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* _GUI -> Core_ Command : The GUI can send commands to the Core to tell it what to do like download this or browse that. It may or not have a respond from the Core depending of the message.