* Metadata now has a category. That is, meta = {message_id, cat, name, value}

* Kludges are now stored as-is, so any kludge known or not can be captured

core/database.js

@@ -130,12 +130,13 @@ function createMessageBaseTables() {
 	);
 
 	dbs.message.run(
-		'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS message_meta ('					+
-		'	message_id	INTEGER NOT NULL,'							+
-		'	meta_name	VARCHAR NOT NULL,'							+
-		'	meta_value	VARCHAR NOT NULL,'							+
-		'	UNIQUE(message_id, meta_name, meta_value),'				+
-		'	FOREIGN KEY(message_id) REFERENCES message(message_id)'	+
+		'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS message_meta ('						+
+		'	message_id		INTEGER NOT NULL,'							+
+		'	meta_category	VARCHAR NOT NULL,'							+
+		'	meta_name		VARCHAR NOT NULL,'							+
+		'	meta_value		VARCHAR NOT NULL,'							+
+		'	UNIQUE(message_id, meta_category, meta_name, meta_value),'	+
+		'	FOREIGN KEY(message_id) REFERENCES message(message_id)'		+
 		');'
 	);
 

core/ftn_mail_packet.js

@@ -118,32 +118,24 @@ function FTNMailPacket(options) {
 			});
 	};
 
-	self.getKludgeLineMessageMeta = function(msgBody) {
-		//
-		//	For all well known |msgBody.kludgeLines|, create metadata entries.
-		//	
-		//	Example: 'MSGID' = [ ... ] -> 'fidonet_msg_id' = [ ... ]
-		//		
-		var kludgeMeta = {};
-
-		var mapName;
-		//	:TODO: there is probably a nicer way:
-		Object.keys(msgBody.kludgeLines).forEach(function kludgeName(kn) {
-			mapName = Message.FidoNetMetaNameMap[kn];
-			if(mapName) {
-				kludgeMeta[mapName] = msgBody.kludgeLines[kn];
-			}
-		});
-
-		return kludgeMeta;
-	};
 
 	self.getMessageMeta = function(msgBody) {
+		var meta = {
+			ftn_kludge	: msgBody.kludgeLines,
+			ftn_control	: {},
+		};
 
-		var meta = self.getKludgeLineMessageMeta(msgBody);
-
-		if(msgBody.seenBy) {
-			meta[Message.MetaNames.FidoNetSeenBy] = msgBody.seenBy;
+		if(msgBody.tearLine) {
+			meta.ftn_control.ftn_tear_line = [ msgBody.tearLine ];
+		}
+		if(msgBody.seenBy.length > 0) {
+			meta.ftn_control.ftn_seen_by = msgBody.seenBy;
+		}
+		if(msgBody.area) {
+			meta.ftn_control.ftn_area = [ msgBody.area ];
+		}
+		if(msgBody.originLine) {
+			meta.ftn_control.ftn_origin = [ msgBody.originLine ];
 		}
 		
 		return meta;
@@ -181,8 +173,8 @@ function FTNMailPacket(options) {
 
 		var msgBody = {
 			message		: [],
+			kludgeLines	: {},	//	<KLUDGE> -> [ value1, value2, ... ]
 			seenBy		: [],
-			kludgeLines	: {},	//	upper(kludge) -> [ value, ... ]
 		};
 
 		var preOrigin	= true;
@@ -192,11 +184,7 @@ function FTNMailPacket(options) {
 			kludgeParts[0]	= kludgeParts[0].toUpperCase();
 			kludgeParts[1]	= kludgeParts[1].trim();
 
-			if(!(kludgeParts[0] in msgBody.kludgeLines)) {
-				msgBody.kludgeLines[kludgeParts[0]] = [ kludgeParts[1] ];
-			} else {
-				msgBody.kludgeLines[kludgeParts[0]].push(kludgeParts[1]);
-			}
+			(msgBody.kludgeLines[kludgeParts[0]] = msgBody.kludgeLines[kludgeParts[0]] || []).push(kludgeParts[1]);
 		}
 
 		msgLines.forEach(function nextLine(line) {
@@ -210,7 +198,7 @@ function FTNMailPacket(options) {
 					msgBody.area = line.substring(line.indexOf(':') + 1).trim();
 				} else if(_.startsWith(line, '--- ')) {
 					//	Tag lines are tracked allowing for specialized display/etc.
-					msgBody.tagLine = line;
+					msgBody.tearLine = line;
 				} else if(/[ ]{1,2}(\* )?Origin\: /.test(line)) {	//	To spec is "  * Origin: ..."
 					msgBody.originLine = line;
 					preOrigin		= false;
@@ -458,7 +446,7 @@ mailPacket.on('message', function msgParsed(msg) {
 	console.log(msg);
 });
 
-mailPacket.read( { packetPath : '/home/bashby/ownCloud/Projects/ENiGMA½ BBS/FTNPackets/BAD_BNDL.007' } );
+mailPacket.read( { packetPath : '/home/nuskooler/ownCloud/Projects/ENiGMA½ BBS/FTNPackets/BAD_BNDL.007' } );
 
 /*
 mailPacket.parse('/home/nuskooler/ownCloud/Projects/ENiGMA½ BBS/FTNPackets/BAD_BNDL.007', function parsed(err, messages) {

core/message.js

@@ -27,8 +27,16 @@ function Message(options) {
 		this.modTimestamp = new Date(options.modTimestamp);
 	}
 
-	//this.modTimestamp	= options.modTimestamp || '';	//	blank = set @ persist
 	this.viewCount		= options.viewCount || 0;
+
+	this.meta			= {
+		system	: {},	//	we'll always have this one
+	};
+
+	if(_.isObject(options.meta)) {
+		_.defaultsDeep(this.meta, options.meta);
+	}
+
 	this.meta			= options.meta || {};
 	this.hashTags		= options.hashTags || [];
 
@@ -66,59 +74,48 @@ Message.WellKnownAreaIds = {
 	Private	: 1,
 };
 
-Message.MetaNames = {
-	//
-	//	FidoNet: http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0001.016
-	//
-	//	Note that we do not store even kludge line identifiers as-is
-	//	here for a) consistency, b) in case of implementation conflicts, etc.
-	//
-	FidoNetCost				: 'fidonet_cost',
-	FidoNetOrigNode			: 'fidonet_orig_node',
-	FidoNetDestNode			: 'fidonet_dest_node',
-	FidoNetOrigNetwork		: 'fidonet_orig_network',
-	FidoNetDestNetwork		: 'fidonet_dest_network',
-	FidoNetOrigZone			: 'fidonet_orig_zone',
-	FidoNetDestZone			: 'fidonet_dest_zone',
-	FidoNetOrigPoint		: 'fidonet_orig_point',
-	FidoNetDestPoint		: 'fidonet_dest_point',
-	FidoNetAttribute		: 'fidonet_attribute',
-
-	FidoNetProgramID		: 'fidonet_program_id',			//	"PID"					http://ftsc.org/docs/fsc-0046.005
-
-	FidoNetMsgID			: 'fidonet_msg_id',				//	"MSGID"					http://ftsc.org/docs/fsc-0070.002
-
-	FidoNetMessageID		: 'fidonet_message_id',			//	"MESSAGE-ID"			http://ftsc.org/docs/fsc-0030.001
-	FidoNetInReplyTo		: 'fidonet_in_reply_to',		//	"IN-REPLY-TO"			http://ftsc.org/docs/fsc-0030.001
-
-	FidoNetTearLineBanner	: 'fidonet_tear_line_banner',	//	FTN style tear line		http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0004.001
-	FidoNetOrigin			: 'fidonet_origin',				//	FTN style "* Origin..."	http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0004.001
-	FidoNetSeenBy			: 'fidonet_seen_by',			//	FTN style "SEEN-BY"		http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0004.001
-	FidoNetPath				: 'fidonet_path',				//	FTN style "PATH"		http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0004.001
+Message.MetaCategories = {
+	System				: 'system',
+	FtnProperty			: 'ftn_prop',	//	
+	FtnKludge			: 'ftn_kludge',	//	PATH, MSGID, ...
+	FtnControl			: 'ftn_control'	//	ftn_area, ftn_origin, ...
+};
 
+Message.SystemMetaNames = {
 	LocalToUserID			: 'local_to_user_id',
 	LocalFromUserID			: 'local_from_user_id',
-
-	//	:TODO: Search further:
-	//	https://www.npmjs.com/package/fidonet-jam
-
 };
 
-Message.FidoNetMetaNameMap = {
-	'PID'			: Message.MetaNames.FidoNetProgramID,
-	'MSGID'			: Message.MetaNames.FidoNetMsgID,
-	'MESSAGE-ID'	: Message.MetaNames.FidoNetMessageID,
-	'IN-REPLY-TO'	: Message.MetaNames.FidoNetInReplyTo,
-	'SEEN-BY'		: Message.MetaNames.FidoNetSeenBy,
-	'PATH'			: Message.MetaNames.FidoNetPath,
+Message.FtnPropertyNames = {
+	FtnCost				: 'ftn_cost',
+	FtnOrigNode			: 'ftn_orig_node',
+	FtnDestNode			: 'ftn_dest_node',
+	FtnOrigNetwork		: 'ftn_orig_network',
+	FtnDestNetwork		: 'ftn_dest_network',
+	FtnOrigZone			: 'ftn_orig_zone',
+	FtnDestZone			: 'ftn_dest_zone',
+	FtnOrigPoint		: 'ftn_orig_point',
+	FtnDestPoint		: 'ftn_dest_point',
+	FtnAttribute		: 'ftn_attribute',
 };
 
+//	Note: kludges are stored with their names as-is
+
+Message.FtnControlNames = {
+	FtnTearLine			: 'ftn_tear_line',		//	http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0004.001
+	FtnOrigin			: 'ftn_origin',			//	http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0004.001
+	FtnArea				: 'ftn_area',			//	http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0004.001
+	FtnSeenBy			: 'ftn_seen_by',		//	http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0004.001
+};
+
+//	meta: { 'categoryName' : { name : value, name : value, ... } }
+
 Message.prototype.setLocalToUserId = function(userId) {
-	this.meta.LocalToUserID = userId;
+	this.meta.system.local_to_user_id = userId;
 };
 
 Message.prototype.setLocalFromUserId = function(userId) {
-	this.meta.LocalFromUserID = userId;
+	this.meta.system.local_from_user_id = userId;
 };
 
 Message.prototype.persist = function(cb) {
@@ -156,22 +153,24 @@ Message.prototype.persist = function(cb) {
 				} else {
 					//	:TODO: this should be it's own method such that meta can be updated
 					var metaStmt = msgDb.prepare(
-						'INSERT INTO message_meta (message_id, meta_name, meta_value) ' + 
-						'VALUES (?, ?, ?);');
+						'INSERT INTO message_meta (message_id, meta_category, meta_name, meta_value) ' + 
+						'VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?);');
 
-					async.each(Object.keys(self.meta), function meta(metaName, next) {
-						metaStmt.run(self.messageId, metaName, self.meta[metaName], function inserted(err) {
-							next(err);
-						});
-					}, function complete(err) {
-						if(!err) {
-							metaStmt.finalize(function finalized() {
-								callback(null);
+					for(var metaCategroy in self.meta) {
+						async.each(Object.keys(self.meta[metaCategroy]), function meta(metaName, next) {
+							metaStmt.run(self.messageId, metaCategroy, metaName, self.meta[metaCategroy][metaName], function inserted(err) {
+								next(err);
 							});
-						} else {
-							callback(err);
-						}
-					});
+						}, function complete(err) {
+							if(!err) {
+								metaStmt.finalize(function finalized() {
+									callback(null);
+								});
+							} else {
+								callback(err);
+							}
+						});
+					}
 				}
 			},
 			function storeHashTags(callback) {

package.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		"buffers" : "0.1.x",
 		"bunyan" : "1.3.x",
 		"iconv-lite" : "0.4.x",
-		"lodash" : "3.7.x",
+		"lodash" : "3.10.x",
 		"sqlite3" : "3.0.x",
 		"ssh2" : "0.4.x",
 		"strip-json-comments" : "1.0.x",