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diff --git a/doc/design/external_special_remote_protocol.mdwn b/doc/design/external_special_remote_protocol.mdwn index 85df31681..ef09148db 100644 --- a/doc/design/external_special_remote_protocol.mdwn +++ b/doc/design/external_special_remote_protocol.mdwn @@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ replying with `UNSUPPORTED-REQUEST` is acceptable. * `GETCOST` Requests the remote return a use cost. Higher costs are more expensive. (See Config/Cost.hs for some standard costs.) +* `GETAVAILABILITY` + Requests the remote send back an `AVAILABILITY` reply. + If the remote replies with `UNSUPPORTED-REQUEST`, its availability + is asssumed to be global. So, only remotes that are only reachable + locally need to worry about implementing this. More optional requests may be added, without changing the protocol version, so if an unknown request is seen, reply with `UNSUPPORTED-REQUEST`. @@ -153,6 +158,9 @@ while it's handling a request. Indicates that the key was unable to be removed from the remote. * `COST Int` Indicates the cost of the remote. +* `AVAILABILITY GLOBAL|LOCAL` + Indicates if the remote is globally or only locally available. + (Ie stored in the cloud vs on a local disk.) * `INITREMOTE-SUCCESS` Indicates the INITREMOTE succeeded and the remote is ready to use. * `INITREMOTE-FAILURE ErrorMsg` |