Graffiti API

The Graffiti API makes it possible to build many different types of social applications that naturally interoperate each other, all using only standard client-side tools. This repository contains the abstract API and its documentation.

View the API Documentation

Implementing the API

To implement the API, first install it:

npm install @graffiti-garden/api
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Then create a class that extends the Graffiti class and implement the abstract methods.

import { Graffiti } from "@graffiti-garden/api";

class MyGraffitiImplementation extends Graffiti {
  // Implement the abstract methods here
}
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Testing

We have written a number of unit tests written with vitest that can be used to verify implementations of the API. To use them, create a test file in that ends in *.spec.ts and format it as follows:

import { graffitiCRUDTests } from "@graffiti-garden/api/tests";

const useGraffiti = () => new MyGraffitiImplementation();
// Fill in with implementation-specific information
// to provide to valid actor sessions for the tests
// to use as identities.
const useSession1 = () => ({ actor: "someone" });
const useSession2 = () => ({ actor: "someoneelse" });

// Run the tests
graffitiCRUDTests(useGraffiti, useSession1, useSession2);
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Then run the tests in the root of your directory with:

npx vitest
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Building the Documentation

To build the TypeDoc documentation, run the following commands:

npm run install
npm run build:docs
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Then run a local server to view the documentation:

cd docs
npx http-server
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TODO

Login Scopes

One known vulnerability of the API as it currently exists is that an application has full permission to act on behalf of a user once they are logged in. If a user logs in to a malicious application, that application could read all of their personal data, post impersonated messages, or delete their data. One solution would be to add OAuth-like scopes to the login method. TODO.