Web Desktop Communication
Cross-installation communication between web
desktops

Goals
Allow information to be shared between
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installations of a web desktop
Works on many different web desktops
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(example: eyeOS would be able to talk to
Psych Desktop and vice-versa)

Communication model
Uses XML-RPC
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Distributed, each installation has a list of other installations to
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talk to
Both desktops must have each other in list for communication
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Information structure
When desktops communicate with each other,
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they syncronize objects
Objects can be files, private messages,
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contacts from an address book, etc.
Objects can be sent to specific users, or public
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Each object has it's own set of properties
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Desktop takes data from object and stores it in
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it's own storage mechanism

Examples of objects
Private message
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To: (Username)
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From: (Username)
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Message: (Text)
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File
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Name: (Text)
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Content: (Binary)
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Configuration
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Wallpaper: (Binary)
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Name: (Text)
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Locale: (Text)
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etc.
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Information sync example

Uses
Move account info/configuration from one web
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desktop to the other
Share documents and send private messages
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between different web desktops