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john-okeefe 253f56399d docs: restructure documentation into audience-based portals
BREAKING CHANGE: Documentation URLs have changed

New structure:
- user/ - End-user documentation (device setup, sync guides, frontend)
- developer/ - Developer documentation (API reference, protocols, specs)
- operations/ - Operations documentation (deployment, troubleshooting)
- contributing/ - Contribution guides

Changes:
- Created portal INDEX.md files for each audience section
- Moved device guides to user/devices/ (kobo-setup.md, koreader-setup.md)
- Moved API docs to developer/ (api-reference.md, collections-api.md)
- Moved sync guide to user/sync-guide.md
- Moved troubleshooting to operations/troubleshooting.md
- Moved all split API docs to developer/api/
- Renamed protocol files (kobo-protocol.md, koreader-protocol.md)
- Added placeholder user guides (frontend, user-areas, settings, admin)
- Updated all internal links to new paths
- Updated Go code (http_handler.go, navigation.go) for new paths
- Updated main INDEX.md for audience-based navigation

Benefits:
- Clear separation of user and developer documentation
- Scalable structure for future user guide expansion
- Better organization and discoverability
- Audience-specific landing pages

Related to DOCS_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md Phase 2 completion
2026-02-02 15:58:34 -05:00

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Register Device

Register a new device for sync.

Endpoint: POST /api/devices/register Auth: Not required (device registration flow) Content-Type: application/json

Request Body

Field Type Required Description
device_name string Yes Device name
device_type string Yes Device type: kobo, koreader, web, mobile
device_identifier string Yes Hardware-specific ID

Example Request

{
  "device_name": "My Kobo Clara",
  "device_type": "kobo",
  "device_identifier": "hardware-specific-id"
}

Response (201 Created)

{
  "device_id": "uuid",
  "registration_id": "registration-uuid",
  "auth_url": "https://bookhoard.com/devices/auth/confirm/abc123",
  "qr_code": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KG...",
  "expires_in": 300
}

Error Responses

Code Description
400 Invalid device data
409 Device already registered

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