All the current progress, including KTC1 draft in case there's no other standard

KTC1 is only a draft for now, and if there's something equivalent to replace it,
 I will not hesitate to do so.

KTC1.md

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# KTC1 Specification
+
+KittenOS Texture Compression 1 is an image compression format that, while not
+ size-optimized or performance-optimized for OC screens, is optimized for
+ streaming from disk, and always produces precise results.
+
+KTC1's concepts are "inspired by" ETC1, and it was conceived after evaluating
+ ETC1 for use in KittenOS NEO. ETC1, however, is not optimally fit for
+ OpenComputers rendering, and thus KTC1 was created to provide an equal-size
+ solution that better fit these requirements.
+
+A 256-colour palette is assumed, and it is assumed that the palette is provided
+ outside of KTC1's context.
+
+A KTC1 block is one OpenComputers character (2x4 pixels), and is 4 bytes long.
+
+The format amounts to a foreground palette index, a background palette index,
+ and a Unicode character index in the Basic Multilingual Plane.
+
+The unicode character is displayed with the given colours at the position of the
+ block.
+
+The renderer does not get more complicated when more blocks are involved.
+
+Simply put, blocks that are overlapped by a previous wide character are to be
+ totally ignored.
+
+The size of this format is equivalent to 4-bit indexed data and to ETC1.
+
+For standardization's sake, the container format for KTC1 has an 8-byte header:
+ "OC" followed by two 16-bit big-endian unsigned integers, for width 
+ and height in blocks, the bytes-per-block count for this format (4) as 
+ an unsigned byte, and the amount of "comment" bytes that go after the image,
+ as another unsigned byte.
+
+ Example image, showing a 4x4 white "A" on black, with a standard text 
+ black "A" on white underneath:
+
+  4F 43 00 02 00 02 04 00
+  FF 00 28 6E FF 00 28 B5
+  00 FF 00 41 00 FF 00 00
+
+## Additional Notes
+
+A KTC1 file is theoretically a "lossless" screenshot under the limits of the
+ OpenComputers system assuming the palette is correct.
+
+The Basic Multilingual Plane access allows mixing images and text inside a
+ KTC1 file, and covers all characters that OpenComputers supports.
+
+This makes KTC1 an interesting option for use as a mixed text/image interchange
+ format between applications.

code/apps/sys-everest.lua

@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ local function monitorGPUColours(m, cb, bg, fg)
  local nbg = m[5]
  local nfg = m[6]
  if nbg ~= bg then
-  cb.setBackground(bg)
+  pcall(cb.setBackground, bg)
   m[5] = bg
  end
  if nfg ~= fg then
-  cb.setForeground(fg)
+  pcall(cb.setForeground, fg)
   m[6] = fg
  end
 end
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ local function doBackgroundLine(m, mg, bdx, bdy, bdl)
   monitorGPUColours(m, mg, 0x000000, 0xFFFFFF)
   local str = unicode.sub(statusLine, bdx, bdx + bdl - 1)
   local strl = unicode.len(str)
-  mg.set(bdx, bdy, unicode.undoSafeTextFormat(str))
+  pcall(mg.set, bdx, bdy, unicode.undoSafeTextFormat(str))
-  mg.fill(bdx + strl, bdy, bdl - strl, 1, " ")
+  pcall(mg.fill, bdx + strl, bdy, bdl - strl, 1, " ")
  else
   monitorGPUColours(m, mg, 0x000020, 0)
-  mg.fill(bdx, bdy, bdl, 1, " ")
+  pcall(mg.fill, bdx, bdy, bdl, 1, " ")
  end
 end
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ local function moveSurface(surface, m, x, y, w, h, force)
   if renderingAllowed() and not force then
    local cb, b = monitors[m][1]()
    if b then
-    monitorResetBF(b)
+    monitorResetBF(monitors[m])
    end
    if cb then
     cb.copy(ox, oy, w, h, x - ox, y - oy)
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ local function handleSpan(target, x, y, text, bg, fg)
    base = unicode.sub(text, buildingSegment, buildingSegmentE)
    -- rely on undoSafeTextFormat for this transform now
    monitorGPUColours(m, cb, bg, fg)
-   cb.set(buildingSegmentWX, buildingSegmentWY, unicode.undoSafeTextFormat(base))
+   pcall(cb.set, buildingSegmentWX, buildingSegmentWY, unicode.undoSafeTextFormat(base))
    buildingSegment = nil
   end
  end
@@ -520,15 +520,37 @@ everestProvider(function (pkg, pid, sendSig)
  end
 end)
 -- THE EVEREST USER API ENDS (now for the session API, which just does boring stuff)
+-- used later on for lost monitor, too
+local function disclaimMonitor(mon)
+ neo.ensureType(mon, "string")
+ screens.disclaim(mon)
+ for k, v in ipairs(monitors) do
+  if v[2] == mon then
+   table.remove(monitors, k)
+   reconcileAll()
+   return true
+  end
+ end
+ return false
+end
 everestSessionProvider(function (pkg, pid, sendSig)
  return {
   endSession = function (gotoBristol)
+   neo.ensureType(gotoBristol, "boolean")
    shuttingDown = true
    if gotoBristol then
     suggestAppsStop()
     dying()
    end
-  end
+  end,
+  getMonitors = function ()
+   local details = {}
+   for k, v in ipairs(monitors) do
+    details[k] = v[2]
+   end
+   return details
+  end,
+  disclaimMonitor = disclaimMonitor
  }
 end)
 -- THE EVEREST SESSION API ENDS
@@ -539,7 +561,14 @@ end)
 -- Alt-Up/Down/Left/Right: Move surface
 local isAltDown = false
 local isCtrDown = false
-local function key(ka, kc, down)
+local function key(ku, ka, kc, down)
+ local ku = screens.getMonitorByKeyboard(ku)
+ if not ku then return end
+ for k, v in ipairs(monitors) do
+  if v[2] == mu then
+   lIM = k
+  end
+ end
  local focus = surfaces[1]
  if kc == 29 then isCtrDown = down end
  if kc == 56 then isAltDown = down end
@@ -617,16 +646,10 @@ while not shuttingDown do
  local s = {coroutine.yield()}
  if renderingAllowed() then
   if s[1] == "h.key_down" then
-   local m = screens.getMonitorByKeyboard(s[2])
+   key(s[2], s[3], s[4], true)
-   for k, v in ipairs(monitors) do
-    if v[2] == m then
-     lIM = k
-    end
-   end   
-   key(s[3], s[4], true)
   end
   if s[1] == "h.key_up" then
-   key(s[3], s[4], false)
+   key(s[2], s[3], s[4], false)
   end
   if s[1] == "h.clipboard" then
    if surfaces[1] then
@@ -697,13 +720,7 @@ while not shuttingDown do
    performClaim(s[3])
   end
   if s[2] == "lost" then
-   for k, v in ipairs(monitors) do
+   handleLostMonitor(s[3])
-    if v[2] == s[3] then
-     table.remove(monitors, k)
-     reconcileAll()
-     break
-    end
-   end
   end
  end
  if s[1] == "x.neo.sys.manage" then

code/apps/sys-glacier.lua

@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ local settings = {
 
 local function loadSettings()
  pcall(function ()
-  local fw = require("sys-filewrap")
+  local fw = require("sys-filewrap").create
-  local se = require("serial")
+  local se = require("serial").deserialize
   local st = fw(fs.primary, "data/sys-glacier/sysconf.lua", false)
   local cfg = st.read("*a")
   st.close()
   st = nil
   fw = nil
-  cfg = se.deserialize(cfg)
+  cfg = se(cfg)
   for k, v in pairs(cfg) do
    if type(k) == "string" then
     if type(v) == "string" then
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ local function loadSettings()
  end)
 end
 local function saveSettings()
- local fw = require("sys-filewrap")
+ local fw = require("sys-filewrap").create
- local se = require("serial")
+ local se = require("serial").serialize
  fs.primary.makeDirectory("data/sys-glacier")
  local st = fw(fs.primary, "data/sys-glacier/sysconf.lua", true)
- st.write(se.serialize(settings))
+ st.write(se(settings))
  st.close()
 end
 
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ donkonitRDProvider(function (pkg, pid, sendSig)
     end
    end
   end,
-
   getClaimable = function ()
    local c = {}
    -- do we have gpu?

code/apps/sys-icecap.lua

@@ -78,24 +78,31 @@ nexus = {
  end
 }
 
-local function matchesSvc(xd, pkg, perm)
+local function getPfx(xd, pkg)
  -- This is to ensure the prefix naming scheme is FOLLOWED!
  -- sys- : System, part of KittenOS NEO and thus tries to present a "unified fragmented interface" in 'neo'
  -- app- : Application - these can have ad-hoc relationships. It is EXPECTED these have a GUI
  -- svc- : Service - Same as Application but with no expectation of desktop usability
  -- Libraries "have no rights" as they are essentially loadable blobs of Lua code.
  -- They have access via the calling program, and have a subset of the NEO Kernel API
+  -- Apps can register with their own name, w/ details
  local pfx = nil
  if pkg:sub(1, 4) == "app-" then pfx = "app" end
  if pkg:sub(1, 4) == "svc-" then pfx = "svc" end
  if pfx then
-  -- Apps can register with their own name, w/ details
+  return xd .. pfx .. "." .. pkg:sub(5)
+ end
+end
+
+local function matchesSvc(xd, pkg, perm)
+ local pfx = getPfx(xd, pkg)
+ if pfx then
   local permAct = perm
   local paP = permAct:match("/[a-z0-9/%.]*$")
   if paP then
    permAct = permAct:sub(1, #permAct - #paP)
   end
-  if permAct == xd .. pfx .. "." .. pkg:sub(5) then
+  if permAct == pfx then
    return "allow"
   end
  end
@@ -113,6 +120,9 @@ donkonitDFProvider(function (pkg, pid, sendSig)
  end
  return {
   showFileDialogAsync = function (forWrite)
+   if not rawequal(forWrite, nil) then
+    require("sys-filewrap").ensureMode(forWrite)
+   end
    -- Not hooked into the event API, so can't safely interfere
    -- Thus, this is async and uses a return event.
    local tag = {}
@@ -124,6 +134,7 @@ donkonitDFProvider(function (pkg, pid, sendSig)
    end)
    return tag
   end,
+  myApi = getPfx("", pkg),
   lockPerm = function (perm)
    -- Are we allowed to?
    if not matchesSvc("x.", pkg, perm) then
@@ -141,22 +152,22 @@ donkonitDFProvider(function (pkg, pid, sendSig)
   end,
   -- Paths must begin with / implicitly
   list = function (path)
-   if type(path) ~= "string" then error("Expected path to be string") end
+   neo.ensureType(path, "string")
    path = prefixNS .. path
    neo.ensurePath(path, prefixWS)
    if path:sub(#path, #path) ~= "/" then error("Expected / at end") end
    return fs.primary.list(path:sub(1, #path - 1))
   end,
   makeDirectory = function (path)
-   if type(path) ~= "string" then error("Expected path to be string") end
+   neo.ensureType(path, "string")
    path = prefixNS .. path
    neo.ensurePath(path, prefixWS)
    if path:sub(#path, #path) == "/" then error("Expected no / at end") end
    return fs.primary.makeDirectory(path)
   end,
   rename = function (path1, path2)
-   if type(path1) ~= "string" then error("Expected path to be string") end
+   neo.ensureType(path1, "string")
-   if type(path2) ~= "string" then error("Expected path to be string") end
+   neo.ensureType(path2, "string")
    path1 = prefixNS .. path1
    path2 = prefixNS .. path2
    neo.ensurePath(path1, prefixWS)
@@ -166,12 +177,12 @@ donkonitDFProvider(function (pkg, pid, sendSig)
    return fs.primary.rename(path1, path2)
   end,
   open = function (path, mode)
-   if type(path) ~= "string" then error("Expected path to be string") end
+   neo.ensureType(path, "string")
-   if type(mode) ~= "boolean" then error("Expected mode to be boolean (writing)") end
+   -- mode verified by filewrap
    path = prefixNS .. path
    neo.ensurePath(path, prefixWS)
    if path:sub(#path, #path) == "/" then error("Expected no / at end") end
-   local fw, closer = require("sys-filewrap")(fs.primary, path, mode)
+   local fw, closer = require("sys-filewrap").create(fs.primary, path, mode)
    local oc = fw.close
    fw.close = function ()
     oc()
@@ -181,14 +192,14 @@ donkonitDFProvider(function (pkg, pid, sendSig)
    return fw
   end,
   remove = function (path)
-   if type(path) ~= "string" then error("Expected path to be string") end
+   neo.ensureType(path, "string")
    path = prefixNS .. path
    neo.ensurePath(path, prefixWS)
    if path:sub(#path, #path) == "/" then error("Expected no / at end") end
    return fs.primary.remove(path)
   end,
   stat = function (path)
-   if type(path) ~= "string" then error("Expected path to be string") end
+   neo.ensureType(path, "string")
    path = prefixNS .. path
    neo.ensurePath(path, prefixWS)
    if path:sub(#path, #path) == "/" then error("Expected no / at end") end

code/apps/sys-init.lua

@@ -31,22 +31,24 @@ local function shutdown(reboot)
 end
 
 local function rstfbDraw(gpu)
- gpu.setBackground(0xFFFFFF)
+ pcall(gpu.setBackground, 0xFFFFFF)
- gpu.setForeground(0x000000)
+ pcall(gpu.setForeground, 0x000000)
 end
 
 local function basicDraw(gpu)
- scrW, scrH = gpu.getResolution()
+ local ok, sw, sh = pcall(gpu.getResolution)
- gpu.fill(1, 1, scrW, scrH, " ")
+ if not ok then return end
- gpu.set(2, 2, "KittenOS NEO")
+ scrW, scrH = sw, sh
+ pcall(gpu.fill, 1, 1, scrW, scrH, " ")
+ pcall(gpu.set, 2, 2, "KittenOS NEO")
 end
 
 local function advDraw(gpu)
  basicDraw(gpu)
  local usage = math.floor((os.totalMemory() - os.freeMemory()) / 1024)
- gpu.set(2, 3, "RAM Usage: " .. usage .. "K / " .. math.floor(os.totalMemory() / 1024) .. "K")
+ pcall(gpu.set, 2, 3, "RAM Usage: " .. usage .. "K / " .. math.floor(os.totalMemory() / 1024) .. "K")
  for i = 1, #warnings do
-  gpu.set(2, 6 + i, warnings[i])
+  pcall(gpu.set, 2, 6 + i, warnings[i])
  end
 end
 
@@ -91,10 +93,12 @@ local function retrieveNssMonitor(nss)
    if gpu then
     local gcb = gpu()
     if gcb then
-     table.insert(subpool, {gpu, v})
+     pcall(function ()
-     gcb.setBackground(0x000020)
+      gcb.setBackground(0x000020)
-     local w, h = gcb.getResolution()
+      local w, h = gcb.getResolution()
-     gcb.fill(1, 1, w, h, " ")
+      gcb.fill(1, 1, w, h, " ")
+      table.insert(subpool, {gpu, v})
+     end)
     end
    end
   end
@@ -107,9 +111,7 @@ local function retrieveNssMonitor(nss)
  end
  -- done with search
  local gpu = gpuG()
- scrW, scrH = gpu.getResolution()
  rstfbDraw(gpu)
- gpu.fill(1, 1, scrW, scrH, " ")
  performDisclaim = function (full)
   nss.disclaim(subpool[1][2])
   if full then
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ local function finalPrompt()
       local gpu = gpuG()
       rstfbDraw(gpu)
       basicDraw(gpu)
-      gpu.set(2, 4, "Shutting down...")
+      pcall(gpu.set, 2, 4, "Shutting down...")
       shutdown(false)
      end
     end, 2, scrH - 1, unicode.len(shButton)},
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ local function finalPrompt()
       local gpu = gpuG()
       rstfbDraw(gpu)
       basicDraw(gpu)
-      gpu.set(2, 4, "Rebooting...")
+      pcall(gpu.set, 2, 4, "Rebooting...")
       shutdown(true)
      end
     end, 3 + unicode.len(shButton), scrH - 1, unicode.len(rbButton)},
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ local function finalPrompt()
       local gpu = gpuG()
       rstfbDraw(gpu)
       basicDraw(gpu)
-      gpu.set(2, 4, "Login to activate Safe Mode.")
+      pcall(gpu.set, 2, 4, "Login to activate Safe Mode.")
       sleep(1)
       gpu = gpuG()
       safeModeActive = true
@@ -249,14 +251,14 @@ local function finalPrompt()
    local gpu = gpuG()
    for k, v in ipairs(controls) do
     if k == control then
-     gpu.setBackground(0x000000)
+     pcall(gpu.setBackground, 0x000000)
-     gpu.setForeground(0xFFFFFF)
+     pcall(gpu.setForeground, 0xFFFFFF)
     else
-     gpu.setBackground(0xFFFFFF)
+     pcall(gpu.setBackground, 0xFFFFFF)
-     gpu.setForeground(0x000000)
+     pcall(gpu.setForeground, 0x000000)
     end
-    gpu.fill(v[3], v[4], v[5], 1, " ")
+    pcall(gpu.fill, v[3], v[4], v[5], 1, " ")
-    gpu.set(v[3], v[4], v[1]())
+    pcall(gpu.set, v[3], v[4], v[1]())
    end
    -- event handling...
    local sig = {coroutine.yield()}
@@ -336,9 +338,9 @@ local function initializeSystem()
   gpu.bind(screen, true)
   local gW, gH = gpu.maxResolution()
   gW, gH = math.min(80, gW), math.min(25, gH)
-  gpu.setResolution(gW, gH)
+  pcall(gpu.setResolution, gW, gH)
   pcall(gpu.setDepth, gpu.maxDepth()) -- can crash on OCEmu if done at the "wrong time"
-  gpu.setForeground(0x000000)
+  pcall(gpu.setForeground, 0x000000)
  end
  local w = 1
  local steps = {
@@ -373,12 +375,12 @@ local function initializeSystem()
   end
   if ev[1] == "k.timer" then
    if gpu then
-    gpu.setForeground(0x000000)
+    pcall(gpu.setForeground, 0x000000)
     if w < stepCount then
      local n = math.floor((w / stepCount) * 255)
-     gpu.setBackground((n * 0x10000) + (n * 0x100) + n)
+     pcall(gpu.setBackground, (n * 0x10000) + (n * 0x100) + n)
     else
-     gpu.setBackground(0xFFFFFF)
+     pcall(gpu.setBackground, 0xFFFFFF)
     end
     basicDraw(gpu)
    end
@@ -440,7 +442,7 @@ if finalPrompt() then
  basicDraw(gpu)
  local nsm = neo.requestAccess("x.neo.sys.manage")
  if nsm then
-  gpu.set(2, 4, "Rebooting for Safe Mode...")
+  pcall(gpu.set, 2, 4, "Rebooting for Safe Mode...")
   for _, v in ipairs(nsm.listSettings()) do
    if v ~= "password" then
     nsm.delSetting(v)
@@ -448,10 +450,10 @@ if finalPrompt() then
   end
  else
   -- assume sysconf.lua did something very bad
-  gpu.set(2, 4, "No NSM. Wiping configuration completely.")
+  pcall(gpu.set, 2, 4, "No NSM. Wiping configuration completely.")
   local fs = neo.requestAccess("c.filesystem")
   if not fs then
-   gpu.set(2, 4, "Failed to get permission, you're doomed.")
+   pcall(gpu.set, 2, 4, "Failed to get permission, you're doomed.")
   end
   fs.primary.remove("/data/sys-glacier/sysconf.lua")
  end

code/init.lua

@@ -270,13 +270,17 @@ wrapTable = wrapMeta(table)
 wrapString = wrapMeta(string)
 wrapUnicode = wrapMeta(unicode)
 wrapCoroutine = wrapMeta(coroutine)
-wrapOs = wrapMeta({
+-- inject stuff into os
-  totalMemory = computer.totalMemory, freeMemory = computer.freeMemory,
+os.totalMemory = computer.totalMemory
-  energy = computer.energy, maxEnergy = computer.maxEnergy,
+os.freeMemory = computer.freeMemory
-  clock = os.clock, date = os.date, difftime = os.difftime,
+os.energy = computer.energy
-  time = os.time, uptime = computer.uptime, address = computer.address
+os.maxEnergy = computer.maxEnergy
- })
+os.uptime = computer.uptime
+os.address = computer.address
+wrapOs = wrapMeta(os)
 wrapDebug = wrapMeta(debug)
+wrapBit32 = wrapMeta(bit32)
+wrapUtf8 = wrapMeta(utf8)
 
 baseProcEnvCore = {
  _VERSION = _VERSION,
@@ -287,6 +291,8 @@ baseProcEnvCore = {
  coroutine = wrapCoroutine,
  os = wrapOs,
  debug = wrapDebug,
+ bit32 = wrapBit32,
+ utf8 = wrapUtf8,
  require = loadLibraryInner,
  assert = assert,     ipairs = ipairs,
  load = load,
@@ -382,7 +388,7 @@ function retrieveAccess(perm, pkg, pid)
  -- "c.<hw>":    Component
  -- "s.<event>": Signal receiver (with responsibilities for Security Request watchers)
  -- "s.k.<...>": Kernel stuff
- -- "s.k.procnew" : New process (pkg, pid)
+ -- "s.k.procnew" : New process (pkg, pid, ppkg, ppid)
  -- "s.k.procdie" : Process dead (pkg, pid, reason, usage)
  -- "s.k.registration" : Registration of service alert ("x." .. etc)
  -- "s.k.deregistration" : Registration of service alert ("x." .. etc)
@@ -480,7 +486,7 @@ function retrieveAccess(perm, pkg, pid)
  end
 end
 
-function start(pkg, ...)
+function start(pkg, ppkg, ppid, ...)
  local proc = {}
  local pid = lastPID
  lastPID = lastPID + 1
@@ -571,7 +577,7 @@ function start(pkg, ...)
  env.neo.scheduleTimer = function (time)
   ensureType(time, "number")
   local tag = {}
-  table.insert(timers, {time, execEvent, pid, "k.timer", tag, time, ofs})
+  table.insert(timers, {time, execEvent, pid, "k.timer", tag, time})
   return tag
  end
 
@@ -587,9 +593,9 @@ function start(pkg, ...)
  proc.deathCBs = {function () pcall(function () env.neo.dead = true end) end}
  proc.cpuUsage = 0
  -- Note the target process doesn't get the procnew (the dist occurs before it's creation)
- pcall(distEvent, nil, "k.procnew", pkg, pid)
+ pcall(distEvent, nil, "k.procnew", pkg, pid, ppkg, ppid)
  processes[pid] = proc
- table.insert(timers, {0, execEvent, pid, ...})
+ table.insert(timers, {0, execEvent, pid, ppkg, ppid, ...})
  return pid
 end
 

code/libs/sys-filevfs.lua

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ getFsNode = function (fs, parent, fsc, path, mode)
    end,
    unknownAvailable = mode ~= nil,
    selectUnknown = function (text)
-    local rt, re = require("sys-filewrap")(fsc, path .. text, mode)
+    local rt, re = require("sys-filewrap").create(fsc, path .. text, mode)
     if not rt then
      return false, dialog("Open Error: " .. tostring(re), parent)
     end
@@ -130,8 +130,14 @@ getFsNode = function (fs, parent, fsc, path, mode)
     return nil, parent
    end})
    if mode ~= nil then
-    table.insert(n, {"Open", function ()
+    local tx = "Open"
-     local rt, re = require("sys-filewrap")(fsc, path, mode)
+    if mode == true then
+     tx = "Save"
+    elseif mode == "append" then
+     tx = "Append"
+    end
+    table.insert(n, {tx, function ()
+     local rt, re = require("sys-filewrap").create(fsc, path, mode)
      if not rt then
       return false, dialog("Open Error: " .. tostring(re), parent)
      end
@@ -139,7 +145,7 @@ getFsNode = function (fs, parent, fsc, path, mode)
     end})
    end
    table.insert(n, {"Copy", function ()
-    local rt, re = require("sys-filewrap")(fsc, path, false)
+    local rt, re = require("sys-filewrap").create(fsc, path, false)
     if not rt then
      return false, dialog("Open Error: " .. tostring(re), parent)
     end

code/libs/sys-filewrap.lua

@@ -1,9 +1,25 @@
 -- This is released into the public domain.
 -- No warranty is provided, implied or otherwise.
 
-return function(dev, file, mode)
+local function ensureMode(mode)
  local n = "rb"
- if mode then n = "wb" end
+ if type(mode) == "boolean" then
+  if mode then
+   n = "wb"
+  end
+ elseif type(mode) == "string" then
+  if mode == "append" then
+   n = "ab"
+  else
+   error("Invalid fmode " .. mode)
+  end
+ else
+  error("Invalid fmode")
+ end
+ return n
+end
+local function create(dev, file, mode)
+ local n = ensureMode(mode)
  local handle, r = dev.open(file, n)
  if not handle then return nil, r end
  local open = true
@@ -14,37 +30,45 @@ return function(dev, file, mode)
    dev.close(handle)
   end)
  end
+ local function reader(len)
+  if not open then return end
+  if len == "*a" then
+   local ch = ""
+   local c = dev.read(handle, neo.readBufSize)
+   while c do
+    ch = ch .. c
+    c = dev.read(handle, neo.readBufSize)
+   end
+   return ch
+  end
+  if type(len) ~= "number" then error("Length of read must be number or '*a'") end
+  return dev.read(handle, len)
+ end
+ local function writer(txt)
+  if not open then return end
+  neo.ensureType(txt, "string")
+  return dev.write(handle, txt)
+ end
  local function seeker(whence, point)
   if not open then return end
   return dev.seek(handle, whence, point)
  end
- if not mode then
+ if mode == "rb" then
   return {
    close = closer,
    seek = seeker,
-   read = function (len)
+   read = reader
-    if len == "*a" then
-     local ch = ""
-     local c = dev.read(handle, neo.readBufSize)
-     while c do
-      ch = ch .. c
-      c = dev.read(handle, neo.readBufSize)
-     end
-     return ch
-    end
-    if type(len) ~= "number" then error("Length of read must be number or '*a'") end
-    return dev.read(handle, len)
-   end
   }, closer
  else
   return {
    close = closer,
    seek = seeker,
-   write = function (txt)
+   read = reader,
-    if type(txt) ~= "string" then error("Write data must be string-bytearray") end
+   write = writer
-    local ok, b = dev.write(handle, txt)
-    if not ok then error(tostring(b)) end
-   end
   }, closer
  end
 end
+return {
+ createMode = createMode,
+ create = create
+}

repository/data/app-claw/local.lua

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ return {
    "docs/us-nxapp",
    "docs/us-setti",
    "docs/ul-seria",
+   "docs/ul-fwrap",
    "docs/ul-event",
    "docs/ul-fmttx",
    "docs/ul-neoux",

repository/docs/kn-refer

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The following are just wrapMeta'd
  host libraries (*: altered):
 
 math, table, string, unicode*,
- coroutine, os*, debug
+ coroutine, os*, debug, utf8, bit32
 
 unicode is extended with:
  safeTextFormat(s, p):
@@ -92,14 +92,11 @@ Programs that thus try to work around
  as-needed if and when the issue is
  resolved.
 
-os is replaced with (wrapMeta'd):
+os is extended with:
  totalMemory = computer.totalMemory,
  freeMemory = computer.freeMemory,
  energy = computer.energy,
  maxEnergy = computer.maxEnergy,
- clock = os.clock, date = os.date,
- difftime = os.difftime,
- time = os.time,
  uptime = computer.uptime,
  address = computer.address
 
@@ -317,6 +314,38 @@ The additional things available to
    and timers stick around after the
    process that owns them is dead.
 
+The list of events, tacked on at the
+ end here:
+
+k.procnew(pkg, pid, ppkg, ppid):
+ New process creation, with parent
+  information (for seat tracking)
+ This is not given to the process
+  being created, as all of this gets
+  given to it anyway on main function
+  start.
+
+k.procdie(pkg, pid, reason, cpuTime):
+ Process death.
+
+k.registration(uid):
+ Registration of an access.
+
+k.deregistration(uid):
+ Deregistration of an access.
+
+k.securityresponse(perm, obj):
+ Response to a security request made
+  with neo.requestAccess or such.
+
+k.timer(tag, time):
+ A timer. Includes the planned uptime
+  for comparison.
+
+h.*(...): 
+ Hardware signals, by type, such
+  as "h.key_up"
+
 With that, I hope I have documented
  the kernel's interface to programs.
 

repository/docs/ul-fwrap

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+"sys-filewrap" is responsible for
+ wrapping a filesystem object with a
+ file-like mechanism.
+
+It simply provides two functions:
+ ensureMode(mode): Ensures that a
+  mode is valid, and translates it.
+ create(dev, file, mode):
+  Open a file using a given proxy,
+  filename and mode.
+
+The mode you give to it can be one of
+ the following:
+ false: Read "rb"
+ true: Write "wb"
+ "append": Append "ab"
+           May have some readability
+            propertiues - just in
+            case, I've added 'read',
+            but don't get your hopes
+            up...
+
+It returns two things - a table, that
+ being the file object, and the
+ 'close' function from that object,
+ for closing the file without using
+ a potentially modifiable table.
+
+If the table is nil, then the "close"
+ function is actually a string, that
+ being the error.
+
+The possible functions are:
+ [arw] close(): Closes the file.
+ [arw] seek(whence, pos): Seeks in
+  the file.
+ [aw] write(data): Writes to the
+  file.
+ [arw] read(data): Reads from the
+  file.
+
+NOTE: Some of these may not actually
+ work. They're just there as more or
+ less a "do no harm" approach.
+
+-- This is released into
+ the public domain.
+-- No warranty is provided,
+ implied or otherwise.

repository/docs/us-perms

@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ For programs with the prefixes "svc-"
  pattern "/[a-z0-9/%.]*$", or none
  at all.
 
+Examples:
+
+r.app.nucleus:
+ Registers x.app.nucleus from
+  app-nucleus
+
+r.svc.nucleus/ABCD:
+ Registers x.svc.nucleus/ABCD from
+  svc-nucleus
+
 For how this registration works,
  and how to access the resulting
  service, please see the kn-perms
@@ -33,31 +43,149 @@ APIs registered in this manner are
   mechanism if they so wish, and this
   will cause a silent failure of the
   lockPerm function.)
- A mechanism may also be introduced
- in later versions of KittenOS NEO to
- easily allow changing your svc/app's
- own API to a "ask"-style security
- model, but this will not be the
- default, and may still be overridden
- by a user with access to the
- Advanced Settings control panel.
 
 As for the system APIs...
 
 -- x.neo.pub.base @ sys-icecap --
 
--- x.neo.pub.session @ <a shell> --
+Gaining access to this API creates
+ this application's data directory,
+ wherever that is.
 
-This API is
+Paths for the IO parts of this API
+ must start with "/", and must follow
+ the standard KittenOS NEO path
+ safety rules in the kernel.
 
--- x.neo.pub.window @ <a shell> --
+ showFileDialogAsync(mode): Shows a
+  filedialog with a given filemode,
+  or nil for "none". Returns a new,
+  empty table as a "tag", and emits a
+  "filedialog" event on completion.
+
+ myApi: A string such as "svc.abc"
+  for the program svc-abc, used for
+  automatically finding the correct
+  API name to register for your app.
+
+ lockPerm(perm): Changes the default
+  permission setting for anything the
+  process should have permission to
+  define according to the matchesSvc
+  function, so that the user must be
+  asked before a program can access
+  the permission.
+
+ NOTE: LIST REQUIRES "/" AT THE END
+  AND START, WHILE THE REST CANNOT
+  HAVE IT AT THE END BUT MUST AT THE
+  START, BECAUSE THE ROOT IS "/".
+ There's logic here, specifically to
+  stop you trying to do nonsense like
+  deleting your own data directory...
+
+ list(path): After ensuring that the
+  path has a "/" at the end, lists
+  the contents of a directory
+  accessible to the application.
+  Returns a table containing
+  file/directory names, with "/"
+  postfixes for directories. If this
+  contains the invalid names "." or
+  "..", please report as a bug at
+  once, this shouldn't happen.
+
+ Everything after here ensures that
+  there is a "/" at the start and no
+  "/" at the end
+
+ makeDirectory(path): Creates the
+  directory with the given path.
+  Returns whatever the component call
+  did.
+
+ rename(pathA, pathB): Renames or
+  moves a file or directory around.
+  Returns whatever the component call
+  did.
+
+ open(path, mode): Opens a file with
+  a given mode (see ul-fwrap for the
+  list of modes).
+  Returns the file object,
+
+ remove(path): Removes a file.
+
+ stat(path): "I got lazy, so I took 3
+  API functions and combined them as
+  one API function!" - 20kdc
+ Returns {
+  isDirectory
+  size
+  lastModified
+ }
+
+ spaceUsed, spaceTotal, isReadOnly:
+  The filesystem proxy functions.
+
+Events:
+ api, "filedialog", tag, res
 
 -- x.neo.pub.session @ <a shell> --
 
+This API must be implemented by any
+ program that the user wants to use
+ as a shell.
+
+A shell should set up a Saving Throw
+ with sys-glacier in case of errors.
+
+ endSession(backToInit): Stops the
+  current session, and optionally
+  starts up sys-init.
+  endSession(false) is for switching
+   to a new shell.
+  endSession(true) is for logging out
+   of the session.
+
+ getMonitors(): Returns an ipairs-
+  form list of screen addresses for
+  use in disclaimMonitor and the
+  subsequent screens.claim call.
+
+ disclaimMonitor(address):
+  Disclaims a monitor. Returns true
+  on success. The monitor may be
+  reclaimed if something causes the
+  shell to be notified of the
+  monitor's existence (such as a
+  monitor rescan in Glacier).
+
+No events are given. Deregistration
+ is equivalent to stating that you
+ are no longer in control of the
+ session, and that something else is.
+
+-- x.neo.pub.window @ sys-everest --
+
+This API is the reference definition
+ of how the windowing system works in
+ KittenOS NEO.
+
 -- x.neo.sys.manage @ sys-glacier --
+
+This API is how settings and ST are
+ managed
+
 -- x.neo.sys.screens @ sys-glacier --
+
+This API is how screens are managed
+
 -- x.neo.pub.globals @ sys-glacier --
 
+This API is some public global stuff
+ and spooky screen control???
+
 -- This is released into
  the public domain.
 -- No warranty is provided,