Tilde.json

tilde.json is a schema used to share info about a Tilde.

Retrieved http://protocol.club/~datagrok/beta-wiki/tdp.html from archive.org [1]

• https://github.com/williamjacksn/tilde-description-protocol

• https://tilde.team/~ben/tilde.json/

• https://tildegit.org/team/site/src/commit/16e6e4aa092a83cb70c0145db0a3c01aafdac9c3/gen_tdp

Tilde Description Protocol

Abstract

The Tilde Description Protocol (~dp) defines a JSON document structure for providing general information about a tilde.club-like server and its users.

Document Location

The ~dp document MUST be named tilde.json and MUST reside in the web root of the server that is described by the document. For example, the ~dp document for protocol.club MUST be accessible at http://protocol.club/tilde.json.

Document Structure

The ~dp document SHOULD be a valid JSON document that contains a single object with the following fields:

• name: (string) the name of the server.
• url: (string) the URL of the server.
• signup_url: (string) the URL of a page describing the process required to request an account on the server.
• user_count: (number) the number of users currently registered on the server.
• want_users: (boolean) whether the server is currently accepting new user requests.
• admin_email: (string) the email address of the primary server administrator.
• description: (string) a free-form description for the server.
• users: (array) an array of users on the server. Each object in the array SHOULD contain the following fields:
  • username: (string) the username of the user.
  • title: (string) the HTML title of the user’s index.html page.
  • mtime: (number) a timestamp representing the last time the user’s index.html was modified.