tw5-php-simple-sync

a basic sync adaptor and php syncing scripts for TiddlyWiki 5

Proof of concept

Concept

On a web-server:

• empty+plugins.html <--- the core wiki with plugins baked in
• content1.tid <--- a .tid file to be synced
• content2.tid <--- a .tid file to be synced
• content3.tid <--- a .tid file to be synced
• getSkinnyTiddlers.php <-- a php script that compiles a set of skinny tiddlers from all .tid files and echoes as json
• saveTiddler.php <-- a php script that takes a file upload and saves as a .tid
• loadTiddler.php <-- that takes a GET parameter as a .tid file name and echoes the full tiddler as json
• deleteTiddler.php <-- that takes a GET parameter as a .tid file name and deletes that file

In a corresponding sync adaptor plugin:

• the constructor method
• methods corresponding to each of the 4 php scripts, doing an http request to that script

That's it. No database back-end, python, or nodejs.

FAQ

Is it robust?

Ummm. Improving (thanks to jtejkl's commits) but largly untested.

Is it secure?

No. There is zero authentication in this version.

Is it compatible with Tiddlywiki 5.1.13?

No, only 5.1.14

How is it installed?

Copy the folder to a php-enabled web server. The syncadaptor is baked into the html file and expects all php scripts to be in the same directory.

Wish list

• cross-session browser caching
• backups
• nicer well commented code
• config tiddler
• lazy loading