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= OpenSimulator Internals/Connector Architecture/Friends Connector =

== Overview ==

FriendsServicesConnector is the simulator-side remote connector for IFriendsService. It translates IFriendsService calls into HTTP POST requests to the ROBUST Friends handler at /friends.

Source file:

OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Friends/FriendsServicesConnector.cs

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=== Initialisation ===

Config section: [FriendsService]

Required key:
* FriendsServerURI -- URL of the ROBUST friends endpoint; throws if missing

Base class BaseServiceConnector.Initialise() called for auth setup.

Three constructors:
* Default (no args) -- URI must be set externally
* String URI -- used by callers that pass the URI directly
* IConfigSource -- calls Initialise(), normal grid mode

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=== Transport ===

All methods POST to m_ServerURI + "/friends" using SynchronousRestFormsRequester.

Unlike most other connectors, requests do not include VERSIONMIN / VERSIONMAX fields.

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=== Methods ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Method !! METHOD field !! Notes
|-
| GetFriends(UUID principalID) || "getfriends" || UUID overload
|-
| GetFriends(string principalID) || "getfriends_string" || String overload -- used for HG UUI identifiers
|-
| StoreFriend(principalID, friend, flags) || "storefriend" || Sends PrincipalID, Friend, MyFlags; returns bool from Result field
|-
| Delete(UUID principalID, string friend) || "deletefriend" || UUID overload
|-
| Delete(string principalID, string friend) || "deletefriend_string" || String overload -- used for HG UUI identifiers
|}

GetFriends() (both overloads) delegate to a protected GetFriends(Dictionary, string) helper:
* Returns empty FriendInfo[] if result == "null"
* Iterates all values in reply dictionary, constructs FriendInfo for each dictionary entry
* Returns empty FriendInfo[] on empty reply or exception (never returns null)

StoreFriend() and Delete():
* Check replyData["Result"] (capital R -- different from most other connectors which use lowercase "result")
* Parse as bool via Boolean.TryParse()
* Return false on empty reply, null response, or exception

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=== Notes ===

* Two string overloads exist (GetFriends, Delete) to support HyperGrid UUI identifiers which are not valid UUIDs.
* Result field key is "Result" (capital R) -- inconsistent with most other ROBUST service connectors which use lowercase "result".
* No VERSIONMIN/VERSIONMAX sent -- unlike GridUser, Presence, Avatar, and UserAccount connectors.
* GetFriends() returns empty array (not null) on all failure paths.

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== See Also ==

* [[OpenSimulator Internals/Connector Architecture]]
* [[OpenSimulator Internals/Code Map/ROBUST]]
* [[OpenSimulator Internals/Code Map/Shared]]

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