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= OpenSimulator Internals/FriendsService =

== Overview ==

FriendsService manages the friends list, friendship requests, and permissions granted to friends.

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== Data Fields ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Field !! Type !! Notes
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| PrincipalID || VARCHAR(255) || String not UUID -- HyperGrid users have URI-based IDs. Part of composite primary key.
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| Friend || VARCHAR(255) || UUID or HyperGrid URI of the friend. Part of composite primary key.
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| Flags || VARCHAR(16) || Permissions this user has granted to the friend. Stored as string.
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| Offered || VARCHAR(32) || Friendship offer state. Stored as string.
|}

TheirFlags is not stored -- computed at query time via self-join on the same table. Returns -1 if the reverse friendship record does not exist (friendship not yet reciprocated).

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== Database ==

See [[OpenSimulator Internals/Data Dictionaries#Friends|Friends table]] for the full database schema.

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== See Also ==

* [[OpenSimulator Internals/ROBUST Services]]
* [[OpenSimulator Internals/Data Dictionaries]]