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<h1 class="page-title">Node to Node Messaging</h1>
<h2 id="the-node-to-node-messaging-module">The Node to Node Messaging Module</h2>
<p>The node to node messaging (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node_msg</code>) module allows users to send messages to one or more users on different nodes. Messages delivered to nodes follow standard <a href="/enigma-bbs/misc/user-interrupt.html">User Interruption</a> rules.</p>
<h2 id="configuration">Configuration</h2>
<h3 id="config-block">Config Block</h3>
<p>Available <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">config</code> block entries:</p>
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<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">dateTimeFormat</code>: <a href="https://momentjs.com">moment.js</a> style format. Defaults to current theme → system <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">short</code> format.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">messageFormat</code>: Format string for sent messages. Defaults to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Message from {fromUserName} on node {fromNodeId}:\r\n{message}</code>. The following format object members are available:
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<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">fromUserName</code>: Username who sent the message.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">fromRealName</code>: Real name of user who sent the message.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">fromNodeId</code>: Node ID where the message was sent from.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">message</code>: User entered message. May contain pipe color codes.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">timestamp</code>: A timestamp formatted using <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">dateTimeFormat</code> above.</li>
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<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">art</code>: Block containing:
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<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">header</code>: Art spec for header to display with message.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">footer</code>: Art spec for footer to display with message.</li>
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<h2 id="theming">Theming</h2>
<h3 id="mci-codes">MCI Codes</h3>
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<li>Node selection. Must be a View that allows lists such as <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SpinnerMenuView</code> (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">%SM1</code>), <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">HorizontalMenuView</code> (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">%HM1</code>), etc.</li>
<li>Message entry (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">%ET2</code>).</li>
<li>Message preview (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">%TL3</code>). A rendered (that is, pipe codes resolved) preview of the text in <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">%ET2</code>.</li>
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<p>10+: Custom using <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">itemFormat</code>. See below.</p>
<h3 id="item-format">Item Format</h3>
<p>The following <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">itemFormat</code> object is provided for MCI 1 and 10+ for the currently selected item/node:</p>
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<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">text</code>: Node ID or “-ALL-“ (All nodes).</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node</code>: Node ID or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-1</code> in the case of all nodes.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">userId</code>: User ID.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">action</code>: Users action.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">userName</code>: Username.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">realName</code>: Real name.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">location</code>: Users location.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">affils</code>: Affiliations.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">timeOn</code>: How long the user has been online (approx).</li>
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