dbrowser-library-tools

Utility library to manage DBrowserX-'s library of dats.

Library folder and library.json

DBrowserX- manages a /library folder in the user's private dwebfs that contains mounts to all saved dats. The archives are sorted into folders according to their "Primary Type" (see getPrimaryType()). An example folder hierarchy:

/library/modules
/library/people
/library/templates
/library/themes
/library/websites
/library/library.json

The library.json file is the primary record of the "saved dats." It lists saved dats along with additional configuration. Here is an example:

{
  "type": "dbrowser.com/library",
  "dats": [
    {
      "key": "9892414902579ba93ae62e63d5041b69b137f2aa9e86a4e2bc1bcef70ab6d569",
      "isHosting": true,
      "visibility": "public",
      "savedAt": "2019-08-26T15:02:03.623Z"
    },
    {
      "key": "206bf21c61a8c65e3fb1463d6d9b8231dc2726e795009139747a9152f47bb8f7",
      "isHosting": true,
      "visibility": "unlisted",
      "savedAt": "2019-08-26T15:02:03.623Z"
    }
  ]
}

The json-schema for library.json can be found here.

"Categories"

Dat archives provide a type field in their manifests. The "category" is a shortname mapping to those full types.

If multiple types are set on a dat, the first known type is used to determine the category.

The "website" category is catchall for dats with an unknown type.

API

typeToCategory(type, usePlural=false)

Provides the category for a given manifest's full type value.

libTools.typeToCategory('unwalled.garden/person', false)
// => 'person'
libTools.typeToCategory('unwalled.garden/person', true)
// => 'people'

categoryToType(category)

Provides the full type for a given category. Can use the plural or singular.

libTools.categoryToType('person')
// => 'unwalled.garden/person'
libTools.categoryToType('people')
// => 'unwalled.garden/person'

getCategoriesArray(usePlural=false)

Gives an array of the categories.

libTools.getCategoriesArray(false)
// => ['module', 'person', 'template', 'website']
libTools.getCategoriesArray(true)
// => ['modules', 'people', 'templates', 'websites']

getCategoriesMap(usePlural=false)

Gives a map of the categories to their fully-qualified types.

libTools.getCategoriesMap(false)
/* => {
  module: 'unwalled.garden/module',
  person: 'unwalled.garden/person',
  template: 'unwalled.garden/template',
  website: undefined
} */
libTools.getCategoriesMap(true)
/* => {
  modules: 'unwalled.garden/module',
  people: 'unwalled.garden/person',
  templates: 'unwalled.garden/template',
  websites: undefined
} */

categoryToPlural(category)

Convert a category to its plural.

libTools.categoryToPlural('person')
// => 'people'

categoryToSingular(category)

Convert a category to its singular.

libTools.categoryToSingular('people')
// => 'person'

getFAIcon(category)

Gets the Font Awesome icon for a given category.

libTools.getFAIcon('module')
// => 'fas fa-cube'
libTools.getFAIcon('person')
// => 'far fa-user'
libTools.getFAIcon('template')
// => 'fas fa-pencil-ruler'
libTools.getFAIcon('theme')
// => 'fas fa-drafting-compass'