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Separate branch because I'm mainly testing reliability. Seek out lda/Cytoplasm's lmdbwerk branch for the base upstream(with mem-moment's Memory.c impl to apply)
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# Parsee - the jealous XMPP<=>Matrix bridge
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Parsee is a Matrix<=>XMPP bridge written in C99, with Cytoplasm, similar to Bifrost,
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but it is NOT a drop-in replacment.
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## Why?
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### Naming
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The name 'Parsee' is actually a reference to [Parsee Mizuhashi](https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Parsee_Mizuhashi), a
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"*bridge* princess".
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### Reasoning (personal to LDA)
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I hate Bifrost. I also wanted to dip my toes in XMPP, XML, and bridges a bit. Also, as a sister project to KappaChat,
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this means that I can integrate Parsee with KappaChat however I wish it to be, which allows me to mess around with a
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codebase I'm already familiar with.
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### "Why not just use Matrix lol"
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### "Why not just use XMPP lol"
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These two having the same answer should be enough information. Also can I *just* have fun?
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One could also argue that both sides need to migrate(onboard) the other side, so
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a bridge may be a good way to start.
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## BUILDING
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```sh
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$ make # This generates a 'parsee' executable.
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$ cd tools # If you want to build more tools
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$ make && cd ..
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$ make ayadoc # If you want to build HTML documentation
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# make [PREFIX=(install path)] install # To install Parsee.
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```
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If there are any Cytoplasm-related build failures, you may want to check the Makefile to
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change a few variables (you can set `CYTO_INC` and `CYTO_LIB`)
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### DEPENDENCIES
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Parsee tries to avoid dependencies aside from [Cytoplasm](https://git.telodendria.io/Telodendria/Cytoplasm).
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## RUNNING
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First off, you may want to configure Parsee by running the `config` tool(generally named
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`parsee-config` in most cases), with the correct flags, like here.
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```sh
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parsee-config \
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-d data/ \
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-m 'https://media.blow.hole/' \ # You will need to reverse proxy media.blow.hole to point
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# to Parsee (port 7642)
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-H 'blow.hole' \ # Matrix homeserver name
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-J 'parsee.blow.hole' \ # XMPP component host, must be reachable
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-s 'A very secure XMPP component secret' \
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-p 5347
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```
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If everything goes well, it should generate a `parsee.json` file.
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To start Parsee, run it in the same directory as the `parsee.json`. It should start properly
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and produce a `parsee.yaml` file, which you can chuck into your Matrix homeserver. To test
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if the homeserver can talk to Parsee, try reaching it over HTTP at the port 7642. If it returns
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with a landing page, then this side works. You can read it for some more information.
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## DOCS
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TODO
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## TODOS
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- Add [libomemo](https://github.com/gkdr/libomemo) as an optional dependency.
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- It depends on more stuff anyways, and I don't want to weigh down the
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dependency list of Parsee for that.
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- Matrix's libolm is deprecated. They replaced it with a Rust version that
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pulls in *way too many* dependencies, and that lacks a C binding. We may
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put in the work of either forking off libolm or making a binding to KappaChat.
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~ Mess with Cytoplasm to make it have support for something like LMDB as an
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*optional* dependency. This should increase reliability and speed for anyone.
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v Work is going on on the Cytoplasm `lmdbwerk` and this branch to get LMDB.
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- Nesting might be an issue we'll need to deal with. libdb and Berkley DB
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seem to lack support for them. If we can shove entries at specific indices,
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we _might_ just manage to get some system that can at least emulate that,
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and hopefully be reasonably faster than the filesystem, with some added
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reliability.
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- You can always concat paths, and search by prefix with LMDB. ~512 bytes
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a key is more than enough. I'll just need to write a good abstraction layer.
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- Get rid of the '?'-syntax and use another invalid Matrix char/valid XMPP char
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('$'?) for escaped
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- PROPER FUCKING AVATARS
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XEP-0084 IS THE WORST PIECE OF SHIT KNOWN TO MAN. If any Jabberbros want to
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look at terrible code/XML and suggest things to have *proper* avatar support,
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I'm all in.
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- Consider making room/MUC admins/owners be able to plumb instead of it being
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restricted to Parsee admins, with permission from MUC owners, too
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- Limiting to admins may be a way to "control" consent for both, but this is
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only if Parsee admins are good-willed, which we must assume such statment to
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be false by default.
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- Look at XEPS-TBD.TXT for XEPs to be done
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- Manage MUC DMs in a reasonable manner. Thanks `@freeoffers4u:matrix.org` for being
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a fucking annoyance and DMing an old Parsee semi-anon user for no clear reason.
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## DONATING/CONTRIBUTING
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If you know things about XMPP or Matrix, yet aren't familiar with C99, or just
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want to suggest a feature, you may open an issue.
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Packaging Parsee (and Cytoplasm) for your specific platform might be a nice to have,
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to make Parsee easier to setup and manage.
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**(DON'T FOR NOW, THERE IS LITERALLY NOWHERE THIS GOES TO)**
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You may also donate to [the LiberaPay](https://en.liberapay.com/Parsee), alongside
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[Telodendria's](https://en.liberapay.com/Telodendria), as it is the project
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currently maintaining Cytoplasm.
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## IM chats
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Please avoid asking for help/issues here. If you *really* want, you may just open
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an issue and link it over it. Basic respect for others/not being an asshat is required.
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(Also, these are temporary room aliases.)
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- [#parsee:tedomum.net](https://matrix.to/#/%23parsee:tedomum.net)
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- [parsee@conference.monocles.eu](xmpp:parsee@conference.monocles.eu?join)
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