## Keywords

- Voxa Client: The user-side app which communicates with all below.
- Voxa Cloud: The authentication and user management handler.
- Voxa Server: The self-host-able community/friends communication service.
- Voxa Node: The self-host-able Private Message communication service, also used for sending notifications.

## Node Structure

The Direct-Message structure works like Email, but real-time and the node uses a temporary auth, a node is what stores messages that are sent by a user.

This diagram shows that in order to send a message to a user, you must connect to their chosen node, which can be accessed via the Voxa Cloud and connected to directly.

A node message can be a DM (Direct Message between two parties), or a SM (Server Message from a community).

```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
    participant AliceClient as Alice's Client
    participant Voxa as Voxa Cloud
    participant BobNode as Bob's Selected Node (Node2)
    participant BobClient as Bob's Client

    AliceClient->>Voxa: Lookup Bob's node
    Voxa-->>AliceClient: Respond with Bob → Node2
    AliceClient->>BobNode: Authenticate and Send DM to bob
    BobNode-->>AliceClient: Acknowledge message stored
    BobNode->>BobClient: Notify new message
    BobClient-->>BobNode: Acknowledge received
    BobNode-->>AliceClient: Acknowledge received
```

## Server Structure

Let's say Alice sends a message in `general`, this is how the server handles it

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    A[...]
    A --> B{Is Bob connected<br>to this server?}
    B -- Yes --> C[Deliver directly<br>to Bob's client]
    C --> D[Ack received]
    B -- No --> E[Lookup Bob's selected node<br>via Voxa Cloud]
    E --> F[Forward message<br>to Bob's node]
    F --> G[Bob's node notifies<br>Bob's client]
    G --> H[Ack flows back]
```

## Authentication handshake

This sequence happens when you connect to a server or node.

```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
    participant Alice as Alice's Client
    participant Voxa as Voxa Cloud
    participant Server as Node / Server

    Alice->>Voxa: Register token for the (Node / Server)
    Voxa-->>Alice: TOKEN
    Alice->>Server: Authenticate with TOKEN
    Server->>Voxa: Authenticate with TOKEN
    Voxa-->>Server: The user is Alice
    Server-->>Alice: You are Alice
```

### Edge cases:

<details>
<summary>The server doesn't send the user id (or the proper user ID) to the client</summary>

1. The server is compromised / has evil intents
2. The token is compromised / client has evil intents

</details>

<details>
<summary>The client or server fail to handle the protocol or handshake</summary>

1. The server is likely outdated and lacks maintenance
2. The client is likely outdated and lacks maintenance

</details>

All of these edge cases don't have the fact written, but each edge case can be induced by a bug or 3rd party not necessarily implicating evil intents.