define a thread

[nichoth]

This is an issue to request a definition of an ssb thread. A thread is distinct from a feed. Does it depend on the text content in a message?

[staltz]

It should be this, no?

https://github.com/ssbc/ssb-threads#thread-objects

Any message that has its root field or branch field or fork field pointing to the root of the thread can be included in this array

[nichoth]

ok, so any message that has a root field pointing at the key of the root message is in a thread. as an example, is that set within the content section of a message? or is it in the value section?

{    
     key: 'abc',
     value: {
         // ...
         content: {
            type: 'post',
            root: 'some-key',
            text: 'woooo',
            mentions: ['my-hash']
        },
     }
}

[nichoth]

I've learned it is valid in the content section

[staltz]

Yes, everything outside of content is part of the SSB spec and does not change with message types. In other words, the only creative freedom we have is all inside of content