README.md

Smash-Node-Lib Documentation

Welcome to the official documentation for the Smash-Node-Lib, the core library for implementing the Smash Protocol—a modular, peer-to-peer social messaging and curated content-sharing protocol.

This documentation is designed to guide developers, contributors, and users of the library through the Smash Protocol, the Smash-Node-Lib library, and the broader Smash ecosystem.

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Table of Contents

1. About the Smash Protocol
2. Getting Started
3. Concepts and Architecture
4. Tutorials
5. How-To Guides
6. API Reference
7. FAQs
8. Contributing
9. Contact

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About the Smash Protocol

The Smash Protocol is a decentralized, 1:N social messaging and curated content-sharing protocol. It allows individuals to communicate, collaborate, and form digital neighborhoods with complete ownership of their data and freedom from intermediaries.

• Decentralization: Peer-to-peer messaging without central servers.
• Neighborhoods: Flexible communities with unique rules for curation and moderation.
• Interoperability: Fully modular and API-driven for seamless integration.
• Security: Powered by the Signal Protocol for private and secure communication.

Explore more reading our developer notes on dev.smashchats.com.

Getting Started

Are you new to Smash-Node-Lib? Start here:

1. Set Up Your Development Environment:

   • Create a Radicle Identity.
   • Clone the library repository using Radicle or its GitHub mirror.

2. Follow the Tutorials:

   • Building Your First Smash Client
   • Creating a Neighborhood

3. Explore Examples:

   • Check out the tests/ directory for comprehensive usage examples.

Concepts and Architecture

Learn more about how Smash works:

• How does Smash work?
• Smash Protocol
• Smash Concepts

Tutorials

WIP

Check out the Smash Simple Neighborhood project for a working example of how to use the Smash-Node-Lib library in its current state.

rad clone rad:zZ6oTFp8JrVyhEQmrcfkQkQgmoQJ # RID for the "Smash Simple Neighborhood" project

or using our GitHub mirror repository:

git clone https://github.com/smashchats/smash-node-lib.git

How-To Guides

WIP

API Reference

WIP

Check out the test suites for detailed examples of how to use the library.

FAQs

WIP

Developer Chat: Smash Developers Telegram Group (request access to maintainers)

Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community!

• Start by reading the Contributing Guide.
• Ensure adherence to our Code of Conduct.
• Learn how we use Radicle for decentralized code collaboration.

Contact

Need help or want to connect with the team?

• Security Issues: security@smashchats.com
• General Queries: contribute@smashchats.com

License

This project is licensed under our own extended AGPL-3.0. See the LICENSE file for details.