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<h1 class="page-title">Configuring a File Base</h1>
<h2 id="configuring-a-file-base">Configuring a File Base</h2>
<p>ENiGMA½ offers a powerful and flexible file base. Configuration of file the file base and areas is handled via the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">fileBase</code> section of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">config.hjson</code>.</p>
<h2 id="enigma-file-base-key-concepts">ENiGMA½ File Base Key Concepts</h2>
<p>First, there are some core concepts you should understand:</p>
<ul>
<li>Storage Tags</li>
<li>Area Tags</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="storage-tags">Storage Tags</h3>
<p><em>Storage Tags</em> define paths to physical (filesystem) storage locations that are referenced in a file <em>Area</em> entry. Each entry may be either a fully qualified path or a relative path. Relative paths are relative to the value set by the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">fileBase.areaStoragePrefix</code> key (defaults to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">/path/to/enigma-bbs/file_base</code>).</p>
<p>Below is an example defining some storage tags using the relative and fully qualified forms:</p>
<pre><code class="language-hjson">storageTags: {
retro_pc_dos: "dos" // relative
retro_pc_bbs: "pc/bbs" // still relative!
bbs_stuff: "/path/to/bbs_stuff_storage" // fully qualified
}
</code></pre>
<p><img class="emoji" title=":memo:" alt=":memo:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f4dd.png" height="20" width="20"> On their own, storage tags don’t do anything — they are simply pointers to storage locations on your system.</p>
<p><img class="emoji" title=":warning:" alt=":warning:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/26a0.png" height="20" width="20"> Remember that paths are case sensitive on most non-Windows systems!</p>
<h3 id="areas">Areas</h3>
<p>File base <em>Areas</em> are configured using the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">fileBase.areas</code> configuration block in <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">config.hjson</code>. Each entry’s block starts with an <em>area tag</em>. Valid members for an area are as follows:</p>
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<th>Required</th>
<th>Description</th>
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<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">name</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":+1:" alt=":+1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44d.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>Friendly area name.</td>
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<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">desc</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":-1:" alt=":-1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44e.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>Friendly area description.</td>
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<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">storageTags</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":+1:" alt=":+1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44d.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>An array of storage tags for physical storage backing of the files in this area. If uploads are enabled for this area, <strong>first</strong> storage tag location is utilized!</td>
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<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">sort</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":-1:" alt=":-1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44e.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>If present, provides the sort key for ordering. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">name</code> is used otherwise.</td>
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<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hashTags</code></td>
<td><img class="emoji" title=":-1:" alt=":-1:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f44e.png" height="20" width="20"></td>
<td>Set to an array of strings or comma separated list to provide <em>default</em> hash tags for this area.</td>
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</tbody>
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<p>Example areas section:</p>
<pre><code class="language-hjson">areas: {
retro_pc: { // an area tag!
name: Retro PC
desc: Oldschool PC/DOS
storageTags: [ "retro_pc_dos", "retro_pc_bbs" ]
hashTags: ["retro", "pc", "dos" ]
}
}
</code></pre>
<p>The above example defines an area called “Retro PC” which is referenced via the <em>area tag</em> of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">retro_pc</code>. Two storage tags are used: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">retro_pc_dos</code>, and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">retro_pc_bbs</code>. These storage tags can be seen in the Storage Tags example above.</p>
<h2 id="example-configuration">Example Configuration</h2>
<p>This combines the two concepts described above. When viewing the file areas from ENiGMA½ a user will only see the “Retro PC” area, but the files in the area are stored in the two locations defined in the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">storageTags</code> section. We also show a uploads area. Uploads are allowed due to the <a href="/enigma-bbs/filebase/acs.html">ACS</a> block. See <a href="/enigma-bbs/filebase/uploads.html">Uploads</a> for more information.</p>
<pre><code class="language-hjson">fileBase: {
// override the default relative location
areaStoragePrefix: /enigma-bbs/file_base
storageTags: {
retro_pc_dos: "dos"
retro_pc_bbs: "pc/bbs"
}
areas: {
retro_pc: {
name: Retro PC
desc: Oldschool PC/DOS
storageTags: [ "retro_pc_dos", "retro_pc_bbs" ]
}
uploads: {
name: Uploads
desc: User uploads
acs: {
// allow any user to upload here
write: GM[users]
}
storageTags: [ "user_uploads" ]
}
}
}
</code></pre>
<h2 id="importing-areas">Importing Areas</h2>
<p>Areas can also be imported using <a href="/enigma-bbs/admin/oputil.html">oputil</a> using proper FileGate “RAID” aka <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FILEBONE.NA</code> style files. After importing areas, you may wish to tweak configuration such as better <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">desc</code> fields, ACS, or sorting.</p>
<h2 id="importing-files-scan-for-new-files">Importing Files (Scan For New Files)</h2>
<p>A common task is to <em>import</em> existing files to area(s). Consider a collection of retro BBS files in the area “Retro PC” (tag: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">retro_pc</code> above) under the storage tag of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">retro_pc_bbs</code>. You might choose to scan for new files in this area (and thus import new entries) as follows with <a href="/enigma-bbs/admin/oputil.html">oputil</a>’s <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">fb scan</code>:</p>
<div class="language-bash highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>./oputil.js fb scan <span class="nt">--quick</span> <span class="nt">--tags</span> retro,bbs,pc retro_pc@retro_pc_bbs
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>Here we have asked <a href="/enigma-bbs/admin/oputil.html">oputil</a> to scan the file base area by it’s tag <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">retro_pc</code> and only include the storage tag of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">retro_pc_bbs</code>. Note that the storage tag could be omitted, and if so, all of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">retro_pc</code> would be scanned. We have also indicated to #hashtag new entries with the tags “retro”, “bbs”, and “pc”.</p>
<p>Please see <a href="/enigma-bbs/admin/oputil.html">oputil</a> for more information.</p>
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