Update Messaging Client

akwizgran
2023-02-20 15:21:18 +00:00
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The messaging client is a [BSP client](https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-spec/blob/master/protocols/BSP.md) that synchronises private messages between pairs of devices.
### Identifier
The client's identifier is `org.briarproject.briar.messaging`. The major version is 0.
### Groups
The client uses a separate BSP group for communicating with each contact. The [group descriptor](https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-spec/blob/master/protocols/BSP.md#23-groups) is a [BDF list](https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-spec/blob/master/BDF.md) containing the unique IDs of the contacts' identities, sorted in ascending order as byte strings.
### Message types
**PRIVATE_MESSAGE** - The message body is a BDF list with one element: `text` (string).
### Validity policy
* A private message is valid if it is well-formed.
### Storage policy
* All messages are stored.
### Sharing policy
* All local messages are shared.
Moved to https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-spec/blob/master/clients/Messaging-Client.md