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Specification	Version	Code Name	Link
Nousad Image	1.0	Poplar Orchid	⇒
Nousad Session	1.0	Poplar	⇒
Nousad Filesystem	1.0	Orchid	⇒

Nousad Image (NSIMG)

Specification

〕Specification Version 1.0

〕 The file extension can be either .json or custom extensions .nsimg or .nousadimg.

Structure

{
    "type": "NS-IMAGE",
    "version": "1.0",
    { "NS-SESSION" },
    { "NS-FILESYSTEM" },
}

Value	Type	Description
type	string	Type of image.
version	string	Version of image.
NS-SESSION	object	Session object.
NS-FILESYSTEM	object	Filesystem object.

Changelog

[1.0] Poplar Orchid ‒ 25.08.2024

Added

• Structure
  • Type Field
  • Version Field
  • Session Object
  • Filesystem Object

Updated

Removed

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Nousad Session (NSS)

Specification

〕Specification Version 1.0

〕 The file extension can be either .json or custom extensions .nss or .nousads.

Structure

{
    "type": "NS-SESSION",
    "version": "1.0",
    "parameters": {
        "console": {
            "background": "black",
            "foreground": "white",
            "codePage": "437",
        },
        "bootScreen": {
            "image": "",
        },
    },
}

Value	Type	Description
type	string	Type of file system.
version	string	Version of file system.
parameters	object	Session parameters.

• Parameters

Value	Type	Description
console	object	Console parameters.
bootScreen	object	Boot screen parameters.

• Parameters > Console

Value	Type	Description
background	string	Background color.
foreground	string	Foreground color.
codePage	string	Code Page / Localization

• Parameters > Boot Screen

Value	Type	Description
image	string	Source for boot image.

Changelog

[1.0] Poplar ‒ 25.08.2024

Added

• Structure

  • Type Field
  • Version Field
  • Parameters Object

• Parameters

  • Console Object
  • Boot Screen Object

• Console Parameters

  • Background Object
  • Foreground Object
  • Codepage Object

• Boot Screen Parameters

  • Image Object

Updated

Removed

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Nousad Filesystem (NSFS)

Specification

〕Specification Version 1.0

〕 The file extension can be either .json or custom extensions .nsfs or .nousadfs.

Structure

{
    "type": "NS-FILESYSTEM",
    "version": "1.0",
    "drives": [
        {
            "type": "drive",
            "headers": {
                "name": "<LETTER OF DRIVE>",
                "modified": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            },
            "content": [
                {
                    "type": "directory",
                    "headers": {
                        "name": "<directory name>",
                        "created": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z",
                        "modified": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z",
                        "read_only": false,
                        "hidden": false,
                        "system": false,
                        "encode": false,
                    },
                    "content": [
                        {
                            "type": "file",
                            "headers": {
                                "name": "<file name>",
                                "extension": "<file extension>",
                                "filetype": "<file extension in mimetype>",
                                "created": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z",
                                "modified": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z",
                                "read_only": false,
                                "hidden": false,
                                "system": false,
                                "encode": false,
                            },
                            "content": "",
                        }
                    ],
                }
            ],
        }
    ],
}

Value	Type	Description
type	string	Type of file system.
version	string	Version of file system.
drives	array	Array of connected drives.

• Drives

Value	Type	Description
type	string	Type of entity. (in this case drive)
headers	object	Headers of entity.
content	array	Array of content.

• Drives > Headers

Header	Type	Description
name	string	Name of drive.
modified	datatime	When drive was last modified.

• Directories

Value	Type	Description
type	string	Type of entity. (in this case directory)
headers	object	Headers of entity.
content	array	Array of content.

• Directories > Headers

Header	Type	Description
name	string	Name of directory.
created	datatime	When directory was created.
modified	datatime	When directory was last modified.
read_only	boolean	Is directory read only.
hidden	boolean	Is directory hidden.
system	boolean	Is directory system. Systems directories cannot be deleted.
encode	boolean	Is directory encoded.

• Files

Value	Type	Description
type	string	Type of entity. (in this case file)
headers	object	Headers of entity.
content	array	Array of content.

• Files > Headers

Header	Type	Description
name	string	Name of file.
extension	string	Extension of file in “.<extension>” format.
filetype	string	Extension of file in mimetype.
created	datatime	When file was created.
modified	datatime	When file was last modified.
read_only	boolean	Is file read only.
hidden	boolean	Is file hidden.
system	boolean	Is file system. Systems files cannot be deleted.
encode	boolean	Is file encoded.

Changelog

[1.0] Orchid ‒ 25.08.2024

Added

• Structure

  • Type Field
  • Version Field
  • Drives Array

• Drive Structure

  • Type Field
  • Headers Object
    • Name Header
    • Modified Header
  • Content Array

• Directory Structure

  • Type Field
  • Headers Object
    • Name Header
    • Created Header
    • Modified Header
    • Read_Only Header
    • Hidden Header
    • System Header
    • Encode Header
  • Content Array

• File Structure

  • Type Field
  • Headers Object
    • Name Header
    • Extension Header
    • Filetype Header
    • Created Header
    • Modified Header
    • Read_Only Header
    • Hidden Header
    • System Header
    • Encode Header
  • Content Field

Updated

Removed

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