* Initial work on moving to JSON configured Message Areas (vs ID's in SQLite). This will be applied to user groups, and other types as well such that JSON can simply be edited in config.json

* Hopefully better/proper merge of config.js + config.json => config

core/config.js

@@ -31,7 +31,15 @@ function init(configPath, cb) {
 				});
 			},
 			function mergeWithDefaultConfig(configJson, callback) {
-				var mergedConfig = _.defaultsDeep(configJson, getDefaultConfig());
+				//var mergedConfig = _.defaultsDeep(configJson, getDefaultConfig());
+				var mergedConfig = _.merge(getDefaultConfig(), configJson, function mergeCustomizer(conf1, conf2) {
+					//	Arrays should always concat
+					if(_.isArray(conf1)) {
+						//	:TODO: look for collisions & override dupes
+						return conf1.concat(conf2);
+					}
+				});
+
 				callback(null, mergedConfig);
 			}
 		],
@@ -67,6 +75,7 @@ function getDefaultConfig() {
 			passwordMax			: 128,
 			requireActivation	: true,	//	require SysOp activation?
 			invalidUsernames	: [],
+		
 			defaultGroups		: [ 'users' ]
 		},
 
@@ -113,6 +122,12 @@ function getDefaultConfig() {
 			}
 		},
 
+		messages : {
+			areas : [
+				{ name : "private_mail", desc : "Private Email", groups : [ "users" ] }
+			]
+		},
+
 		networks : {
 			/*
 			networkName : {	//	e.g. fidoNet

core/message_area.js

@@ -2,15 +2,59 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var msgDb			= require('./database.js').dbs.message;
+var Config			= require('./config.js').config;
 
 var async			= require('async');
 var _				= require('lodash');
 var assert			= require('assert');
 
 exports.getAvailableMessageAreas			= getAvailableMessageAreas;
-exports.changeCurrentArea					= changeCurrentArea;
+exports.changeMessageArea					= changeMessageArea;
 
-//	:TODO: need total / new + other stats
+function getAvailableMessageAreas() {
+	return Config.messages.areas;
+}
+
+function changeMessageArea(client, areaName, cb) {
+	
+	async.waterfall(
+		[
+			function getArea(callback) {
+				var availAreas = getAvailableMessageAreas();
+
+				areaName	= areaName.toLowerCase();	//	always lookup lowercase
+				var index	= _.findIndex(availAreas, function pred(a) {
+					return a.name === areaName;
+				});
+
+				if(index > -1) {
+					callback(null, availAreas[index]);
+				} else {
+					callback(new Error('Invalid message area'));
+				}
+			},
+			function validateAccess(area, callback) {
+				//	:TODO: validate user has access to |area| -- must belong to group(s) specified
+				callback(null, area);
+			},
+			function changeArea(area, callback) {
+				client.user.persistProperties( { message_area_name : area.name, message_area_desc : area.desc }, function persisted(err) {
+					callback(err, area);
+				});
+			}
+		],
+		function complete(err, area) {
+			if(!err) {
+				client.log.info( area, 'Current message area changed');
+			} else {
+				client.log.warn( { area : area, error : err.message }, 'Could not change message area');
+			}
+
+			cb(err);
+		}
+	);
+}
+/*
 function getAvailableMessageAreas(cb) {
 	var areas = [];	//	{ areaId, name, groupIds[] }
 	
@@ -59,7 +103,6 @@ function getAvailableMessageAreas(cb) {
 			cb(err, areas);
 		}
 	);
-
 }
 
 function changeCurrentArea(client, areaId, cb) {
@@ -105,3 +148,4 @@ function changeCurrentArea(client, areaId, cb) {
 		}
 	);
 }
+*/

core/user.js

@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ User.prototype.persistProperty = function(propName, propValue, cb) {
 User.prototype.persistProperties = function(properties, cb) {
 	var self = this;
 
-	//	:TODO: should probably add/update live properties
+	//	update live props
+	_.merge(this.properties, properties);
 
 	var stmt = userDb.prepare(
 		'REPLACE INTO user_property (user_id, prop_name, prop_value) ' + 

mods/msg_area_list.js

@@ -30,11 +30,26 @@ function MessageAreaListModule(options) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	this.entryFormat = this.entryFormat || '( {areaId} ) - {name}';
+	this.entryFormat = this.entryFormat || '( {index} ) - {desc}';
 
 	this.menuMethods = {
 		changeArea : function(formData, extraArgs) {
 			if(1 === formData.submitId) {
+				var areaName = self.messageAreas[formData.value.area].name;
+
+				messageArea.changeMessageArea(self.client, areaName, function areaChanged(err) {
+					if(err) {
+						self.client.term.pipeWrite('\n|00Cannot change area: ' + err.message + '\n');
+
+						setTimeout(function timeout() {
+							self.client.gotoMenuModule( { name : self.menuConfig.fallback } );
+						}, 1000);
+					} else {
+						self.client.gotoMenuModule( { name : self.menuConfig.fallback } );
+					}
+				});
+
+				/*
 				var areaId = self.messageAreas[formData.value.area].areaId;
 
 				messageArea.changeCurrentArea(self.client, areaId, function areaChanged(err) {
@@ -48,6 +63,7 @@ function MessageAreaListModule(options) {
 						self.client.gotoMenuModule( { name : self.menuConfig.fallback } );
 					}
 				});
+*/
 			}
 		}
 	};
@@ -59,11 +75,19 @@ require('util').inherits(MessageAreaListModule, MenuModule);
 MessageAreaListModule.prototype.enter = function(client) {
 	var self = this;
 
+	self.messageAreas = messageArea.getAvailableMessageAreas();
+
+	console.log(self.messageAreas)
+
+	MessageAreaListModule.super_.prototype.enter.call(self, client);
+
+	/*
+
 	messageArea.getAvailableMessageAreas(function fetched(err, areas) {
 		self.messageAreas = areas;
 		
 		MessageAreaListModule.super_.prototype.enter.call(self, client);
-	});
+	});*/
 };
 
 MessageAreaListModule.prototype.mciReady = function(mciData, cb) {
@@ -91,14 +115,23 @@ MessageAreaListModule.prototype.mciReady = function(mciData, cb) {
 			function populateAreaListView(callback) {
 				var areaListView = vc.getView(1);
 
+				/*
 				var areaList = [];
 				self.messageAreas.forEach(function entry(msgArea) {
 					//	:TODO: depending on options, filter out private, local user to user, etc. area IDs
 					//	:TODO: dep. on options, filter out areas that current user does not have access to
 					areaList.push(strUtil.format(self.entryFormat, msgArea));
-				});
+				});*/
 
-				areaListView.setItems(areaList);
+				var areaListItems = [];
+				for(var i = 0; i < self.messageAreas.length; ++i) {
+					areaListItems.push(strUtil.format(
+						self.entryFormat, 
+						{ index : i, name : self.messageAreas[i].name, desc : self.messageAreas[i].desc	})
+					);
+				}
+
+				areaListView.setItems(areaListItems);
 				areaListView.redraw();
 			}
 		],