RFC0001: Initial Simple Barcode Federation Protocol document

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This is an initial draft for the Simple Barcode Federation Protocol, outlining the basic overall peer discovery, and basic messaging information.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added a "License" section to the README clarifying GPLv3+ licensing.
  • Introduced a structured RFC template for drafting protocol or specification documents.
  • Published RFC0001, detailing the Simple Barcode Federation Protocol (SBFP) including protocol overview, data models, endpoints, peering flows, security, and privacy considerations.
• New Features
  • Added JSON schemas defining the structure and validation rules for announcements, discovery responses, peers lists, and barcode records.
  • Implemented a GitHub Actions workflow to validate JSON and YAML schema files automatically.
• Chores
  • Added a comprehensive .gitignore file covering multiple development environments and system files.

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Walkthrough

A new RFC template and the inaugural RFC (RFC0001) for the Simple Barcode Federation Protocol (SBFP) were introduced, detailing protocol specifications, data models, and federation flows. The README was updated to clarify GPLv3+ licensing. JSON schemas for protocol data structures and a GitHub Actions workflow for schema validation were added. A comprehensive .gitignore was also introduced. All changes are documentation and configuration-focused, with no modifications to code or exported entities.

Changes

File(s)	Change Summary
README.md	Added a "License" section specifying GPLv3+ licensing and standard disclaimers.
rfc/.template.md	Introduced a structured template for drafting RFC/protocol specifications.
rfc/RFC0001.md	Added RFC0001, defining the Simple Barcode Federation Protocol (SBFP) with detailed protocol specifications.
schema/*.schema.json (announcement, discovery, peers, record)	Added JSON Schema files defining the structure and validation rules for protocol payloads and endpoints.
.github/workflows/validate-schemas.yml	Added GitHub Actions workflow to validate JSON and YAML schema files under the schema directory.
.gitignore	Added comprehensive ignore rules for IDEs, editors, OS files, and development artifacts.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
    participant PeerA as Node A
    participant PeerB as Node B

    PeerA->>PeerB: Discover via /.well-known/sbfp
    PeerA->>PeerB: POST PeerRequest (peering handshake)
    PeerB-->>PeerA: Respond (PeerApprove/PeerReject/PeerPending)
    PeerA->>PeerB: POST Announcement (barcode data)
    PeerB-->>PeerA: Respond with 200/4xx/5xx

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Poem

🛡️
RFCs arise, the protocol grows,
Barcodes federate as the network flows.
A license declared, with freedoms in sight,
Templates for specs, making drafts bright.
Peers now handshake, data to send—
Secure and open, federation won’t end!
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🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Commit unit tests in branch rfc0001

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Actionable comments posted: 4

♻️ Duplicate comments (4)

schema/announcement.schema.json (1)

26-29: Remove the illegal type sibling next to $ref

JSON-Schema forbids combining $ref with any sibling validation keywords.
The "type": "object" here neuters the reference and breaks most validators.

-        "record": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "$ref": "/schema/record.schema.json"
-        }
+        "record": {
+            "$ref": "/schema/record.schema.json"
+        }

schema/record.schema.json (1)

80-81: Typo & grammar in metadata description

prooperty → property, and “a anyOf” → “an anyOf”.

-            "description": "The barcode metadata, object defined by the metadataSchema prooperty",
-            "$comment": "Add a anyOf property with the various $ref objects to the types once the RFCs for those have been created"
+            "description": "The barcode metadata, object defined by the metadataSchema property",
+            "$comment": "Add an anyOf with the various $ref objects once the relevant RFCs exist"

rfc/RFC0001.md (2)

232-234: Fix duplicated word “an an”

-`PeerApprove`: Approves a peering request. MAY contain additional information, such an an API key for the requester to
+`PeerApprove`: Approves a peering request. MAY contain additional information, such as an API key for the requester to

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293-305: List indentation & colons break MD007 – re-format for clean rendering

Indent sub-bullets two spaces and drop the trailing colon to meet common lint rules:

- - Headers
-   - Content-Type MUST be application/json.
- - Responses
-   - 202 Accepted
-     The announcement was received and queued for processing.
+- Headers  
+  - Content-Type: application/json
+- Responses  
+  - 202 Accepted – Announcement received and queued for processing

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🔇 Additional comments (1)

rfc/RFC0001.md (1)

205-208: Keep property names consistent with the schema (sourceNode)

The text correctly uses sourceNode – once the schema is amended (see schema/announcement.schema.json review), examples and validation will align.
No change needed here after schema fix.