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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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WebSocket Protocol

Real-time sync events broadcast to connected clients.

Connect to WebSocket

Endpoint: WS /ws/sync?token=<token>

Connection Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
token string Yes JWT authentication token

Example Connection

const ws = new WebSocket('wss://bookhoard.com/ws/sync?token=eyJhbG...');

Message Format

All messages are JSON objects with a type field.

Client → Server Messages

Ping (Heartbeat)

{
  "type": "ping"
}

Keep connection alive. Server responds with pong.

Server → Client Messages

Progress Update

{
  "type": "progress_update",
  "timestamp": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z",
  "data": {
    "book_id": "uuid",
    "progress": {
      "percentage": 0.45678,
      "epubcfi": "epubcfi(/6/4/2:15)",
      "chapter": 3
    },
    "annotations": {}
  },
  "source_device": {
    "id": "device-uuid",
    "name": "My Kobo",
    "type": "kobo"
  }
}

Broadcast when any device updates reading progress.

Conflict Detected

{
  "type": "conflict",
  "timestamp": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z",
  "data": {
    "book_id": "uuid",
    "conflict_id": "uuid",
    "conflict_type": "progress"
  }
}

Broadcast when a sync conflict is detected.

Pong

{
  "type": "pong"
}

Server response to client ping.

Connection Management

  • Heartbeat: Send ping every 30 seconds
  • Reconnect: Use exponential backoff if connection drops
  • Authentication: Token must be valid for connection
  • Rate Limits: 60 messages/minute per connection

Error Handling

{
  "type": "error",
  "message": "Invalid token",
  "code": "AUTH_FAILED"
}

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