claw/code-claw.lua

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ return {
  },
  ["neo-everest"] = {
   desc = "KittenOS NEO / Everest (windowing)",
-  v = 9,
+  v = 5,
   deps = {
    "neo"
   },
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ return {
  },
  ["neo-icecap"] = {
   desc = "KittenOS NEO / Icecap",
-  v = 9,
+  v = 8,
   deps = {
    "neo"
   },
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ return {
  },
  ["neo-secpolicy"] = {
   desc = "KittenOS NEO / Secpolicy",
-  v = 9,
+  v = 8,
   deps = {
   },
   dirs = {

code/apps/app-luashell.lua

@@ -3,16 +3,12 @@
 
 local _, _, termId = ...
 local ok = pcall(function ()
- assert(string.sub(termId, 1, 12) == "x.neo.pub.t/")
+ assert(string.sub(termId, 1, 8) == "x.svc.t/")
 end)
-
-local termClose
-
 if not ok then
  termId = nil
  neo.executeAsync("svc-t", function (res)
   termId = res.access
-  termClose = res.close
   neo.scheduleTimer(0)
  end, "luashell")
  while not termId do
@@ -21,105 +17,25 @@ if not ok then
 end
 TERM = neo.requireAccess(termId, "terminal")
 
--- Using event makes it easier for stuff
---  within the shell to not spectacularly explode.
-event = require("event")(neo)
-
-local alive = true
-event.listen("k.procdie", function (_, _, pid)
- if pid == TERM.pid then
-  alive = false
- end
-end)
-
-TERM.write(([[
-    KittenOS NEO Shell Usage Notes
-
-Prefixing = is an alias for 'return '.
-io.read(): Reads a line.
-print: 'print with table dumping' impl.
-TERM: Your terminal. (see us-termi doc.)
-os.execute(): launch terminal apps!
-tries '*', 'sys-t-*', 'svc-t-*', 'app-*'
- example: os.execute("luashell")
-os.exit(): quit the shell
-=listCmdApps(): -t- (terminal) apps
-event: useful for setting up listeners
- without breaking shell functionality
-]]):gsub("[\r]*\n", "\r\n"))
-
-function listCmdApps()
- local apps = {}
- for _, v in ipairs(neo.listApps()) do
-  if v:sub(4, 6) == "-t-" then
-   table.insert(apps, v)
-  end
- end
- return apps
-end
-
-local function vPrint(slike, ...)
- local s = {...}
- if #s > 1 then
-  for i = 1, #s do
-   if i ~= 1 then TERM.write("\t") end
-   vPrint(slike, s[i])
-  end
- elseif slike and type(s[1]) == "string" then
-  TERM.write("\"" .. s[1] .. "\"")
- elseif type(s[1]) ~= "table" then
-  TERM.write(tostring(s[1]))
- else
-  TERM.write("{")
-  for k, v in pairs(s[1]) do
-   TERM.write("[")
-   vPrint(true, k)
-   TERM.write("] = ")
-   vPrint(true, v)
-   TERM.write(", ")
-  end
-  TERM.write("}")
- end
-end
+TERM.line("KittenOS NEO Lua Shell")
 
 print = function (...)
- vPrint(false, ...)
- TERM.write("\r\n")
-end
-
-local ioBuffer = ""
-
-io = {
- read = function ()
-  while alive do
-   local pos = ioBuffer:find("\n")
-   if pos then
-    local line = ioBuffer:sub(1, pos):gsub("\r", "")
-    ioBuffer = ioBuffer:sub(pos + 1)
-    return line
-   end
-   local e = {event.pull()}
-   if e[1] == TERM.id then
-    if e[2] == "data" then
-     ioBuffer = ioBuffer .. e[3]
-    end
-   end
+ local n = {}
+ local s = {...}
+ for i = 1, #s do
+  local v = s[i]
+  if v == nil then
+   v = "nil"
   end
- end,
- write = function (s) TERM.write(s) end
-}
-
-local originalOS = os
-os = setmetatable({}, {
- __index = originalOS
-})
-
-function os.exit()
- alive = false
+  table.insert(n, tostring(v))
+ end
+ TERM.line(table.concat(n, " "))
 end
 
-function os.execute(x, ...)
- local subPid = neo.executeAsync(x, TERM.id, ...)
+local alive = true
+
+run = function (x, ...)
+ local subPid = neo.executeAsync(x, ...)
  if not subPid then
   subPid = neo.executeAsync("sys-t-" .. x, TERM.id, ...)
  end
@@ -133,32 +49,40 @@ function os.execute(x, ...)
   error("cannot find " .. x)
  end
  while true do
-  local e = {event.pull()}
+  local e = {coroutine.yield()}
   if e[1] == "k.procdie" then
-   if e[3] == subPid then
+   if e[3] == TERM.pid then
+    alive = false
+    return
+   elseif e[3] == subPid then
     return
    end
   end
  end
 end
 
+exit = function ()
+ alive = false
+end
+
 while alive do
- TERM.write("> ")
- local code = io.read()
- if code then
-  local ok, err = pcall(function ()
-   if code:sub(1, 1) == "=" then
-    code = "return " .. code:sub(2)
+ local e = {coroutine.yield()}
+ if e[1] == "k.procdie" then
+  if e[3] == TERM.pid then
+   alive = false
+  end
+ elseif e[1] == TERM.id then
+  if e[2] == "line" then
+   TERM.line("> " .. e[3])
+   local ok, err = pcall(function ()
+    if e[3]:sub(1, 1) == "=" then
+     e[3] = "return " .. e[3]:sub(2)
+    end
+    print(assert(load(e[3]))())
+   end)
+   if not ok then
+    TERM.line(tostring(err))
    end
-   print(assert(load(code))())
-  end)
-  if not ok then
-   TERM.write(tostring(err) .. "\r\n")
   end
  end
-end
-
-if termClose then
- termClose()
-end
-
+end

code/apps/svc-t.lua

@@ -15,224 +15,66 @@ local function rW()
  return string.format("%04x", math.random(0, 65535))
 end
 
-local id = "neo.pub.t/" .. rW() .. rW() .. rW() .. rW()
+local id = "svc.t/" .. rW() .. rW() .. rW() .. rW()
 local closeNow = false
 
--- Terminus Registration State --
-
 local tReg = neo.requireAccess("r." .. id, "registration")
-local sendSigs = {}
 
--- Display State --
--- unicode.safeTextFormat'd lines.
--- The size of this must not go below 1.
+-- unicode.safeTextFormat'd lines
 local console = {}
--- This must not go below 3.
-local conW = 40
-local conCX, conCY = 1, 1
 for i = 1, 14 do
- console[i] = (" "):rep(conW)
+ console[i] = (" "):rep(40)
 end
 
--- Line Editing State --
--- Nil if line editing is off.
--- In this case, the console height
---  must be adjusted accordingly.
-local leText = ""
--- These are NOT nil'd out,
---  particularly not the history buffer.
-local leCX = 1
-local leHistory = {
- -- Size = history buffer size
- "", "", "", ""
-}
-local function cycleHistoryUp()
- local backupFirst = leHistory[1]
- for i = 1, #leHistory - 1 do
-  leHistory[i] = leHistory[i + 1]
- end
- leHistory[#leHistory] = backupFirst
-end
-local function cycleHistoryDown()
- local backup = leHistory[1]
- for i = 2, #leHistory do
-  backup, leHistory[i] = leHistory[i], backup
- end
- leHistory[1] = backup
+local l15 = ""
+--++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+-- sW must not go below 3.
+-- sH must not go below 2.
+local sW, sH = 40, 15
+local cX = 1
+local windows = neo.requireAccess("x.neo.pub.window", "windows")
+local window = windows(sW, sH, title)
+
+local function fmtLine(s)
+ s = unicode.safeTextFormat(s)
+ local l = unicode.len(s)
+ return unicode.sub(s .. (" "):rep(sW - l), -sW)
 end
 
--- Window --
-
-local window = neo.requireAccess("x.neo.pub.window", "window")(conW, #console + 1, title)
-
--- Core Terminal Functions --
-
-local function setSize(w, h)
- conW = w
- while #console < h do
-  table.insert(console, "")
- end
- while #console > h do
-  table.remove(console, 1)
- end
- for i = 1, #console do
-  console[i] = unicode.sub(console[i], 1, w) .. (" "):rep(w - unicode.len(console[i]))
- end
- if leText then
-  window.setSize(w, h + 1)
+local function line(i)
+ local l, c = console[i] or l15
+ l, c = unicode.safeTextFormat(l, cX)
+ l = require("lineedit").draw(sW, l, i == sH and c)
+ if i ~= sH then
+  window.span(1, i, l, 0xFFFFFF, 0)
  else
-  window.setSize(w, h)
- end
- conCX, conCY = 1, h
-end
-
-local function setLineEditing(state)
- if state and not leText then
-  leText = ""
-  leCX = 1
-  setSize(conW, #console)
- elseif leText and not state then
-  leText = nil
-  setSize(conW, #console)
+  window.span(1, i, l, 0, 0xFFFFFF)
  end
 end
 
-local function draw(i)
- if console[i] then
-  window.span(1, i, console[i], 0, 0xFFFFFF)
- elseif leText then
-  window.span(1, i, require("lineedit").draw(conW, unicode.safeTextFormat(leText, leCX)), 0xFFFFFF, 0)
- end
-end
-local function drawDisplay()
- for i = 1, #console do draw(i) end
-end
-
--- Terminal Visual --
-
-local function writeFF()
- if conCY ~= #console then
-  conCY = conCY + 1
- else
+local function incoming(s)
+ local function shift(f)
   for i = 1, #console - 1 do
    console[i] = console[i + 1]
   end
-  console[#console] = (" "):rep(conW)
+  console[#console] = f
+ end
+ -- Need to break this safely.
+ shift("")
+ for i = 1, unicode.len(s) do
+  local ch = unicode.sub(s, i, i)
+  if unicode.wlen(console[#console] .. ch) > sW then
+   shift(" ")
+  end
+  console[#console] = console[#console] .. ch
+ end
+ for i = 1, #console do
+  line(i)
  end
 end
 
-local function writeData(data)
- -- handle data until completion
- while #data > 0 do
-  local char = unicode.sub(data, 1, 1)
-  data = unicode.sub(data, 2)
-  -- handle character
-  if char == "\t" then
-   -- not ideal, but allowed
-   char = " "
-  end
-  if char == "\r" then
-   conCX = 1
-  elseif char == "\n" then
-   conCX = 1
-   writeFF()
-  elseif char == "\a" then
-   -- Bell (er...)
-  elseif char == "\b" then
-   conCX = math.max(1, conCX - 1)
-  elseif char == "\v" or char == "\f" then
-   writeFF()
-  else
-   local charL = unicode.wlen(char)
-   if (conCX + charL - 1) > conW then
-    conCX = 1
-    writeFF()
-   end
-   local spaces = (" "):rep(charL - 1)
-   console[conCY] = unicode.sub(console[conCY], 1, conCX - 1) .. char .. spaces .. unicode.sub(console[conCY], conCX + charL)
-   conCX = conCX + charL
-  end
- end
-end
-
--- The Terminus --
-
-local tvBuildingCmd = ""
-local tvBuildingUTF = ""
-local tvSubnegotiation = false
-local function incoming(s)
- tvBuildingCmd = tvBuildingCmd .. s
- -- Flush Cmd
- while #tvBuildingCmd > 0 do
-  if tvBuildingCmd:byte() == 255 then
-   -- It's a command. Uhoh.
-   if #tvBuildingCmd < 2 then break end
-   local cmd = tvBuildingCmd:byte(2)
-   local param = tvBuildingCmd:byte(3)
-   local cmdLen = 2
-   -- Command Lengths
-   if cmd >= 251 and cmd <= 254 then cmdLen = 3 end
-   if #tvBuildingCmd < cmdLen then break end
-   if cmd == 240 then
-    -- SE
-    tvSubnegotiation = false
-   elseif cmd == 250 then
-    -- SB
-    tvSubnegotiation = true
-   elseif cmd == 251 and param == 1 then
-    -- WILL ECHO (respond with DO ECHO, disable line editing)
-    -- test using io.write("\xFF\xFB\x01")
-    for _, v in pairs(sendSigs) do
-     v("telnet", "\xFF\xFD\x01")
-    end
-    setLineEditing(false)
-   elseif cmd == 252 and param == 1 then
-    -- WON'T ECHO (respond with DON'T ECHO, enable line editing)
-    for _, v in pairs(sendSigs) do
-     v("telnet", "\xFF\xFE\x01")
-    end
-    setLineEditing(true)
-   elseif cmd == 251 or cmd == 252 then
-    -- WILL/WON'T (x) (respond with DON'T (X))
-    local res = "\xFF\xFE" .. string.char(param)
-    for _, v in pairs(sendSigs) do
-     v("telnet", res)
-    end
-   elseif cmd == 253 or cmd == 254 then
-    -- DO/DON'T (x) (respond with WON'T (X))
-    local res = "\xFF\xFC" .. string.char(param)
-    for _, v in pairs(sendSigs) do
-     v("telnet", res)
-    end
-   elseif cmd == 255 then
-    if not tvSubnegotiation then
-     tvBuildingUTF = tvBuildingUTF .. "\xFF"
-    end
-   end
-   tvBuildingCmd = tvBuildingCmd:sub(cmdLen + 1)
-  else
-   if not tvSubnegotiation then
-    tvBuildingUTF = tvBuildingUTF .. tvBuildingCmd:sub(1, 1)
-   end
-   tvBuildingCmd = tvBuildingCmd:sub(2)
-  end
- end
- -- Flush UTF
- while #tvBuildingUTF > 0 do
-  local head = tvBuildingUTF:byte()
-  local len = 1
-  if head >= 192 and head < 224 then len = 2 end
-  if head >= 224 and head < 240 then len = 3 end
-  if head >= 240 and head < 248 then len = 4 end
-  if head >= 248 and head < 252 then len = 5 end
-  if head >= 252 and head < 254 then len = 6 end
-  if #tvBuildingUTF < len then break end
-  -- verified one full character...
-  local char = tvBuildingUTF:sub(1, len)
-  tvBuildingUTF = tvBuildingUTF:sub(len + 1)
-  writeData(char)
- end
-end
+local sendSigs = {}
 
 do
  tReg(function (_, pid, sendSig)
@@ -240,12 +82,11 @@ do
   return {
    id = "x." .. id,
    pid = neo.pid,
-   write = function (text)
+   line = function (text)
     incoming(tostring(text))
-    drawDisplay()
    end
   }
- end, true)
+ end)
 
  if retTbl then
   coroutine.resume(coroutine.create(retTbl), {
@@ -258,72 +99,55 @@ do
  end
 end
 
-local control = false
+-- This decides the history buffer size.
+local history = {
+ "", "", "", ""
+}
+
+local function cycleHistoryUp()
+ local backupFirst = history[1]
+ for i = 1, #history - 1 do
+  history[i] = history[i + 1]
+ end
+ history[#history] = backupFirst
+end
+local function cycleHistoryDown()
+ local backup = history[1]
+ for i = 2, #history do
+  backup, history[i] = history[i], backup
+ end
+ history[1] = backup
+end
 
 local function key(a, c)
- if control then
-  if e[5] == 203 and conW > 8 then
-   setSize(conW - 1, #console)
-   return
-  elseif e[5] == 200 and #console > 1 then
-   setSize(conW, #console - 1)
-   return
-  elseif e[5] == 205 then
-   setSize(conW + 1, #console)
-   return
-  elseif e[5] == 208 then
-   setSize(conW, #console + 1)
-   return
-  end
+ if c == 200 then
+  -- History cursor up (history down)
+  l15 = history[#history]
+  cX = 1
+  cycleHistoryDown()
+  return
+ elseif c == 208 then
+  -- History cursor down (history up)
+  l15 = history[#history]
+  cX = 1
+  cycleHistoryUp()
+  return
  end
- -- so with the reserved ones dealt with...
- if not leText then
-  -- Line Editing not active.
-  -- For now support a bare minimum.
+ local lT, lC, lX = require("lineedit").key(a, c, l15, cX)
+ l15 = lT or l15
+ cX = lC or cX
+ if lX == "nl" then
+  cycleHistoryUp()
+  history[#history] = l15
   for _, v in pairs(sendSigs) do
-   if control then
-    if a == 99 then
-     v("telnet", "\xFF\xF4")
-    end
-   elseif a == "\r" then
-    v("data", "\r\n")
-   elseif a then
-    v("data", a)
-   end
-  end
- elseif not control then
-  -- Line Editing active and control isn't involved
-  if c == 200 or c == 208 then
-   -- History cursor up (history down)
-   leText = leHistory[#leHistory]
-   leCX = unicode.len(leText) + 1
-   if c == 208 then
-    cycleHistoryUp()
-   else
-    cycleHistoryDown()
-   end
-   return
-  end
-  local lT, lC, lX = require("lineedit").key(a, c, leText, leCX)
-  leText = lT or leText
-  leCX = lC or leCX
-  if lX == "nl" then
-   cycleHistoryUp()
-   leHistory[#leHistory] = leText
-   -- the whole thing {
-   local fullText = leText .. "\r\n"
-   writeData(fullText)
-   drawDisplay()
-   for _, v in pairs(sendSigs) do
-    v("data", fullText)
-   end
-   -- }
-   leText = ""
-   leCX = 1
+   v("line", l15)
   end
+  l15 = ""
+  cX = 1
  end
 end
 
+local control = false
 while not closeNow do
  local e = {coroutine.yield()}
  if e[1] == "k.procdie" then
@@ -341,16 +165,32 @@ while not closeNow do
      key(c, 0)
     end
    end
-   draw(#console + 1)
+   line(sH)
   elseif e[3] == "key" then
    if e[5] == 29 or e[5] == 157 then
     control = e[6]
    elseif e[6] then
-    key(e[4] ~= 0 and unicode.char(e[4]), e[5])
-    draw(#console + 1)
+    if not control then
+     key(e[4] ~= 0 and unicode.char(e[4]), e[5])
+     line(sH)
+    elseif e[5] == 203 and sW > 8 then
+     sW = sW - 1
+     window.setSize(sW, sH)
+    elseif e[5] == 200 and sH > 2 then
+     sH = sH - 1
+     table.remove(console, 1)
+     window.setSize(sW, sH)
+    elseif e[5] == 205 then
+     sW = sW + 1
+     window.setSize(sW, sH)
+    elseif e[5] == 208 then
+     sH = sH + 1
+     table.insert(console, 1, "")
+     window.setSize(sW, sH)
+    end
    end
   elseif e[3] == "line" then
-   draw(e[4])
+   line(e[4])
   end
  end
 end

code/apps/sys-everest.lua

@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ local function key(ku, ka, kc, down)
  elseif kc == 56 then
   isAltDown = down
  end
- if isAltDown and ka == 122 then
+ if isAltDown and kc == 122 then
   if focus and down then
    local n = table.remove(surfaces, 1)
    table.insert(surfaces, n)

code/apps/sys-icecap.lua

@@ -81,12 +81,20 @@ local function getPfx(xd, pkg)
  end
 end
 
-local function splitAC(ac)
- local sb = ac:match("/[a-z0-9/%.]*$")
- if sb then
-  return ac:sub(1, #ac - #sb), sb
+local endAcPattern = "/[a-z0-9/%.]*$"
+
+local function matchesSvc(xd, pkg, perm)
+ local pfx = getPfx(xd, pkg)
+ if pfx then
+  local permAct = perm
+  local paP = permAct:match(endAcPattern)
+  if paP then
+   permAct = permAct:sub(1, #permAct - #paP)
+  end
+  if permAct == pfx then
+   return "allow"
+  end
  end
- return ac
 end
 
 donkonitDFProvider(function (pkg, pid, sendSig)
@@ -122,8 +130,7 @@ donkonitDFProvider(function (pkg, pid, sendSig)
   myApi = getPfx("", pkg),
   lockPerm = function (perm)
    -- Are we allowed to?
-   local permPfx, detail = splitAC(perm)
-   if getPfx("x.", pkg) ~= permPfx then
+   if not matchesSvc("x.", pkg, perm) then
     return false, "You don't own this permission."
    end
    local set = "perm|*|" .. perm
@@ -216,11 +223,7 @@ local function secPolicyStage2(pid, proc, perm, req)
  -- Push to ICECAP thread to avoid deadlock b/c wrong event-pull context
  neo.scheduleTimer(0)
  table.insert(todo, function ()
-  local fPerm = perm
-  if fPerm:sub(1, 2) == "r." then
-   fPerm = splitAC(fPerm)
-  end
-  local ok, err = pcall(secpol, nexus, settings, proc.pkg, pid, fPerm, req, getPfx("", proc.pkg))
+  local ok, err = pcall(secpol, nexus, settings, proc.pkg, pid, perm, req, matchesSvc)
   if not ok then
    neo.emergency("Used fallback policy because of run-err: " .. err)
    req(def)
@@ -240,7 +243,11 @@ rootAccess.securityPolicy = function (pid, proc, perm, req)
  end
  -- Do we need to start it?
  if perm:sub(1, 6) == "x.svc." and not neo.usAccessExists(perm) then
-  local appAct = splitAC(perm:sub(3))
+  local appAct = perm:sub(7)
+  local paP = appAct:match(endAcPattern)
+  if paP then
+   appAct = appAct:sub(1, #appAct - #paP)
+  end
   -- Prepare for success
   onReg[perm] = onReg[perm] or {}
   local orp = onReg[perm]

code/init.lua

@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ function retrieveAccess(perm, pkg, pid)
   accesses[uid] = function (pkg, pid)
    return nil
   end
-  return function (f, secret)
+  return function (f)
    -- Registration function
    ensureType(f, "function")
    local accessObjectCache = {}
@@ -481,10 +481,8 @@ function retrieveAccess(perm, pkg, pid)
     end
     -- returns nil and fails
    end
-   if not secret then
-    -- Announce registration
-    distEvent(nil, "k.registration", uid)
-   end
+   -- Announce registration
+   distEvent(nil, "k.registration", uid)
   end, function ()
    -- Registration becomes null (access is held but other processes cannot retrieve object)
    if accesses[uid] then

code/libs/sys-secpolicy.lua

@@ -11,19 +11,13 @@
 -- IRC is usually pretty safe, but no guarantees.
 
 -- Returns "allow", "deny", or "ask".
-local function actualPolicy(pkg, pid, perm, pkgSvcPfx)
+local function actualPolicy(pkg, pid, perm, matchesSvc)
  -- System stuff is allowed.
  if pkg:sub(1, 4) == "sys-" then
   return "allow"
  end
- -- svc-t's job is solely to emulate terminals
- -- TO INSTALL YOUR OWN TERMINAL EMULATOR:
- -- perm|app-yourterm|r.neo.t
- if pkg == "svc-t" and perm == "r.neo.pub.t" then
-  return "allow"
- end
  -- <The following is for apps & services>
- -- x.neo.pub.* is open to all
+ -- x.neo.pub (aka Icecap) is open to all
  if perm:sub(1, 10) == "x.neo.pub." then
   return "allow"
  end
@@ -31,8 +25,7 @@ local function actualPolicy(pkg, pid, perm, pkgSvcPfx)
  if perm == "s.h.component_added" or perm == "s.h.component_removed" or perm == "s.h.tablet_use" or perm == "c.tablet" then
   return "allow"
  end
- -- Userlevel can register for itself
- if perm == "r." .. pkgSvcPfx then
+ if matchesSvc("r.", pkg, perm) then
   return "allow"
  end
  -- Userlevel has no other registration rights
@@ -51,8 +44,8 @@ local function actualPolicy(pkg, pid, perm, pkgSvcPfx)
  return "ask"
 end
 
-return function (nexus, settings, pkg, pid, perm, rsp, pkgSvcPfx)
- local res = actualPolicy(pkg, pid, perm, pkgSvcPfx)
+return function (nexus, settings, pkg, pid, perm, rsp, matchesSvc)
+ local res = actualPolicy(pkg, pid, perm, matchesSvc)
  if settings then
   res = settings.getSetting("perm|" .. pkg .. "|" .. perm) or
         settings.getSetting("perm|*|" .. perm) or res

repository/docs/kn-perms

@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ The security check may be aliased to
 "r.*": Registers a service's API for
  retrieval via the "x." mechanism.
  Returns a:
- function (function (pkg, pid, send),
-  secret)
+ function (function (pkg, pid, send))
  While the registration is locked on
   success, attempting to use it will
   fail, as no handler has been given.
@@ -72,11 +71,6 @@ The security check may be aliased to
   registration with a callback used
   for when a process tries to use the
   registered API.
- Unless 'secret' is truthy, a
-  k.registration event is sent to all
-  processes; using the secret flag is
-  useful for a more ad-hoc security
-  approach.
  What that API returns goes to the
   target process.
  The given "sendSig" function can be

repository/docs/us-termi

@@ -5,34 +5,20 @@ The "svc-t" program / "x.svc.t"
  --- THEORETICAL TERMINALS MODEL ---
 
 The theoretical model for terminals
- in KittenOS NEO is a TELNET client
- that only supports the ECHO option,
- and uses the non-standard behavior
- of treating ECHO ON as 'enable local
- line editing'.
-
-To prevent code size going too far,
- the client is extremely restricted
- in capabilities.
-
-If you really want full support,
- write a better terminal application.
-
-Features that get added will be added
- in accordance with ANSI/TELNET where
- reasonable or in a compatible-ish
- fashion where unreasonable.
-
-The defaults will be set based on
- whatever app-luashell requires, as
- this is what is expected of modern
- terminal systems regardless of what
- the standards may have to say.
+ in KittenOS NEO is that of a stack
+ of processes controlling a player's
+ connection to a MUD, where text is
+ provided to the server and to the
+ player in a line-by-line format,
+ with no "flow control"/ttyattrs.
 
 A process starting another process
  connected to the same terminal is
  advised to wait for that process to
- die before continuing reading input.
+ die before continuing in terminal
+ activities, unless some sort of
+ 'in-band notification' functionality
+ is intended.
 
 The controlling process is whichever
  process is supposed to be accepting
@@ -46,8 +32,8 @@ The controlling process should show
  acknowledgement that user input has
  been received.
 
-For convenience, terminal echo is on
- by default; this is easily remedied.
+User input IS NOT automatically
+ echoed by the terminal.
 
   --- ACTUAL USAGE OF TERMINALS ---
 
@@ -56,15 +42,12 @@ Access control on terminals is looser
  to be able to be 'sublet' in some
  cases, including events.
 
-As such, the secret flag is set for
- terminal registration.
-
 A terminal program is given a string
  argument for the ID of the terminal
  to connect to.
 
 A terminal always has an ID beginning
- with "x.neo.pub.t/". ALWAYS CHECK.
+ with "x.svc.t/". ALWAYS CHECK THIS.
 
 Requiring the responsible access
  connects to the terminal. All
@@ -97,22 +80,11 @@ In either case, when the access has
 
 id = "x.svc.t/<...>"
 pid = <The terminal's PID.>
-write = function (text): Writes the
- TELNET data to the terminal.
+line = function (text): Shows a line.
 
-User input is provided in events:
- <id>, "data", <data>
-
-TELNET commands are provided in:
- <id>, "telnet", <data>
-
-There is a total of one TELNET
- command per event, unpadded.
-
-Notably, intermixing the data part
- of the data/telnet events in order
- produces the full terminal-to-server
- TELNET stream.
+When the user sends a line, an event
+ of: <id>, "line", <text>
+ is provided.
 
 -- This is released into
  the public domain.