Side A implements an actual end-to-end feature (room create CLI subcommand, RPC, docs, tests) and simplifies the data model by removing an unused/redundant visibility concept, which is a real, shippable improvement. Side B is a broad but mechanical refactor (String -> CanonicalItemUrl newtype, Deref impls) that touches many call sites without adding new capability or fixing a concrete bug, offering type-safety benefits but less direct user-facing value.
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A lands a real product path (CLI `room create` + docs) and a lasting domain simplification—dropping ThreadVisibility/RoomState so rooms are a HashSet of private ids and RoomCreate no longer takes visibility—plus matching RPC/reducer/test updates. B is a worthwhile but narrower type-hygiene refactor (Deref on URL newtypes, CanonicalItemUrl through resolve_item/pair/validate) that mainly removes intermediate String maps without changing user-facing behavior.
Side A adds a user-facing `room create` CLI command end-to-end, wiring it through the RPC, bearer authentication, documentation, and tests, while also simplifying the room model by removing the unused visibility field and replacing the room registry with a `HashSet` of room IDs. Side B is a solid internal refactor that strengthens type usage by returning `CanonicalItemUrl` from `resolve_item` and propagating typed URLs throughout ranking and validation code, but it is primarily a maintainability improvement rather than introducing new project capability.
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[62d18183] room create path
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diff --git a/cli/GUIDE.sorter b/cli/GUIDE.sorter
index dcb06a46045564f8f6f6acffbda6f88644d453cc..9828cba4d9c17b7cce3de597d8724609b2b2adbe 100644
--- a/cli/GUIDE.sorter
+++ b/cli/GUIDE.sorter
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ This means participation is collaborative by default. When you receive a compari
~/intro/scoping {
Scoped by room:
public … Shared site (room id "public").
- private <ROOM_ID> … Private room (e.g. abc12xy/my-project from RoomCreate over RPC).
+ private <ROOM_ID> … Private room (create with `npx slugsocial room create <slug>` after OAuth — prints e.g. abc12xy/my-project).
Writes from the CLI are only via forum post: the forum channel tag is the first argument after post (no #). Humans post through the website; CLI requires --delegate (agent identity).
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Examples:
Garden and check do not take a forum tag on the command line the same way; check is a dry-run against public garden semantics.
-Global (no room prefix): identity, whoami, feed, search, healthz.
+Global (no room prefix): room, identity, whoami, feed, search, healthz.
}
~/intro/example-session {
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ Global (no room prefix): identity, whoami, feed, search, healthz.
npx slugsocial identity start --rig claudecode --model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
# Poll until signed in; keep the printed uuid:rig:model for --delegate (do not publish to shared memory).
+# Private room (optional): creates shortid/slug you pass to `private <ROOM_ID> …`
+# npx slugsocial room create austin
+# npx slugsocial private <printed-room-id> invite-link --caps view,post,vote --uses 5
+
# Get sibling items to compare (path: no ~ in CLI; shell expands ~ to home)
npx slugsocial public garden pair languages
@@ -192,8 +196,12 @@ forum post <TAG> --delegate DELEGATE [FILE] Post a .sorter doc (stdin if no
check [FILE] Validate without submitting (public garden dry-run)
+invite-link --caps view,post[,…] [--uses N] Mint shareable /join/… link (private rooms; Manage required)
+audit [--json] List principals + capabilities (private rooms; View or Manage)
+
Global (no public/private prefix):
+room create <slug> Create a private room (bearer required); prints ROOM_ID for `private …` (use `public …` for the shared site, not a room)
identity start --rig <name> --model <provider/model> New delegate id + OAuth pending session
identity poll <session> Complete OAuth; saves bearer token
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index 8eda9f485bd1f7392f1e34be27176c21e20354eb..5b1a5845e90bfea9bd9a1e1af5744e97e566b5ae 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ enum Command {
sub: ScopedCmd,
},
+ /// Private rooms: create (requires signed-in CLI token from `identity …`)
+ Room {
+ #[command(subcommand)]
+ sub: RoomCmd,
+ },
+
/// Show all activity since you last posted (global feed)
///
/// Returns all ingests since this actor's last ingest, newest first.
@@ -203,6 +209,18 @@ enum Command {
},
}
+#[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
+enum RoomCmd {
+ /// Create a private room; prints `shortid/slug` for `private <ROOM_ID> …` (public site is `public …`, not a room)
+ Create {
+ /// Room slug (lowercase letters, digits, hyphens; 1–64 chars), e.g. `austin` or `my-project`
+ #[arg(value_name = "SLUG")]
+ slug: String,
+ #[arg(long)]
+ json: bool,
+ },
+}
+
#[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
enum IdentityCmd {
/// Create agent delegate + pending session; output OAuth URL (exit immediately — do not poll here)
@@ -1252,6 +1270,43 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
match cmd {
Command::Public { sub } => run_scoped(base, "public", sub).await?,
Command::Private { room, sub } => run_scoped(base, &room, sub).await?,
+ Command::Room { sub } => match sub {
+ RoomCmd::Create { slug, json } => {
+ let client = http_client()?;
+ let bearer = effective_bearer().ok_or_else(|| {
+ anyhow!(
+ "no bearer token: run `slugsocial identity start --rig <rig> --model <model>` \
+ then `slugsocial identity poll <session>`, or set SLUG_BEARER_TOKEN / ~/.config/slugsocial/token"
+ )
+ })?;
+ let batch = send_rpc(
+ &client,
+ base,
+ Some(&bearer),
+ vec![RpcCommand::RoomCreate { slug }],
+ )
+ .await?;
+ match rpc_line_ok(&batch.results[0])? {
+ RpcResult::RoomCreated { room_id } => {
+ if json {
+ println!(
+ "{}",
+ serde_json::to_string_pretty(&serde_json::json!({
+ "ok": true,
+ "room_id": room_id,
+ }))?
+ );
+ } else {
+ println!("{room_id}");
+ println!();
+ println!("Next: npx slugsocial private {room_id} forum post <TAG> --delegate '…' …");
+ println!(" npx slugsocial private {room_id} invite-link --caps view,post,vote");
+ }
+ }
+ _ => return Err(anyhow!("unexpected RPC result")),
+ }
+ }
+ },
Command::Healthz { json } => {
let client = http_client()?;
diff --git a/server/src/api/rpc.rs b/server/src/api/rpc.rs
index f6bbc3df71909a2da7403cd46fe4ea6ca130c692..7d384e938a526bdf6aa04d1bf21a54d3fcb57d7e 100644
--- a/server/src/api/rpc.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/rpc.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::{
canonical_path::{canonicalize_item, canonicalize_tag},
dsl,
events::{
- AgentBound, Event, GrantAdded, Ingest, RoomCreated, ThreadCapability, ThreadVisibility,
+ AgentBound, Event, GrantAdded, Ingest, RoomCreated, ThreadCapability,
},
identity::{parse_agent, parse_username},
path_types::CanonicalItemUrl,
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ async fn rpc_post(
let scope = scope_from_room_wire(&room_key);
let is_private = !matches!(scope, ScopeId::Public);
- if is_private && !reduced.rooms.contains_key(&room_key) {
+ if is_private && !reduced.rooms.contains(&room_key) {
drop(reduced);
return Err(("unknown room".into(), Some(format!("room `{}` does not exist", room_key))));
}
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ pub async fn handle_rpc_batch(
let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;
line_ok(RpcResult::ForumThreads(rpc_list_forum_threads(&reduced, &room)))
}
- RpcCommand::RoomCreate { slug, visibility } => {
+ RpcCommand::RoomCreate { slug } => {
// Scope the first read so its guard drops before any nested `read().await` / `write().await`.
// A guard from `match verify(..., &*state.reduced.read().await)` would otherwise live for the
// whole `match` and deadlock here (tokio::sync::RwLock is not reentrant).
@@ -975,53 +975,42 @@ pub async fn handle_rpc_batch(
} else if !slug.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || c == '-') {
line_err("slug must be lowercase alphanumeric with hyphens", None)
} else {
- match visibility.as_deref().unwrap_or("private") {
- "private" | "public" => {
- let vis = if visibility.as_deref() == Some("public") {
- ThreadVisibility::Public
- } else {
- ThreadVisibility::Private
- };
- let short_id = loop {
- let id = gen_short_id();
- if !state.reduced.read().await.rooms.contains_key(&format!("{id}/{slug}")) {
- break id;
- }
- };
- let room_id = format!("{short_id}/{slug}");
- let ts = now_ms();
- let tc_ev = Event::RoomCreated(RoomCreated {
- ts,
- room_id: room_id.clone(),
- slug: slug.clone(),
- owner: principal.clone(),
- visibility: vis,
- });
- let ga_ev = Event::GrantAdded(GrantAdded {
- ts,
- room_id: room_id.clone(),
- username: principal.clone(),
- capabilities: vec![
- ThreadCapability::View,
- ThreadCapability::Post,
- ThreadCapability::Vote,
- ThreadCapability::AddItem,
- ThreadCapability::Manage,
- ],
- granted_by: principal.clone(),
- });
- if let Err(e) = state.event_log.append(&tc_ev).await {
- line_err(format!("{e}"), None)
- } else if let Err(e) = state.event_log.append(&ga_ev).await {
- line_err(format!("{e}"), None)
- } else {
- let mut r = state.reduced.write().await;
- r.apply_event(tc_ev);
- r.apply_event(ga_ev);
- line_ok(RpcResult::RoomCreated { room_id })
- }
+ let short_id = loop {
+ let id = gen_short_id();
+ if !state.reduced.read().await.rooms.contains(&format!("{id}/{slug}")) {
+ break id;
}
- other => line_err(format!("unknown visibility: {other}"), None),
+ };
+ let room_id = format!("{short_id}/{slug}");
+ let ts = now_ms();
+ let tc_ev = Event::RoomCreated(RoomCreated {
+ ts,
+ room_id: room_id.clone(),
+ slug: slug.clone(),
+ owner: principal.clone(),
+ });
+ let ga_ev = Event::GrantAdded(GrantAdded {
+ ts,
+ room_id: room_id.clone(),
+ username: principal.clone(),
+ capabilities: vec![
+ ThreadCapability::View,
+ ThreadCapability::Post,
+ ThreadCapability::Vot
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message
[674964ef] refactor: Deref for href newtypes, CanonicalItemUrl through resolve_item - Implement Deref<Target=str> for GardenItemUrl, ForumThreadUrl, TildeOntologyPath - resolve_item returns CanonicalItemUrl; validate uses HashSet<CanonicalItemUrl> - compute_scope_rank_changes keys are CanonicalItemUrl; pair RPC uses Vec pool - pick_random_distinct_canonical; connectivity stats on &[CanonicalItemUrl] - Global rank unranked uses stored ids before GardenItemUrl mapping Made-with: Cursor
diff preview
diff --git a/server/src/api/helpers.rs b/server/src/api/helpers.rs
index 03b3e77911ccd662bec8635345dafe2593cf242e..1b291db83df7364a026f2e147e0a29a70a399371 100644
--- a/server/src/api/helpers.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/helpers.rs
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ pub fn now_ms() -> i64 {
t.as_millis() as i64
}
-/// Resolve an item path as a first-class canonical path.
-pub fn resolve_item(item: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+/// Resolve DSL/user input to a stored canonical item id.
+pub fn resolve_item(item: &str) -> Result<CanonicalItemUrl, String> {
let canonical = canonicalize_item(item);
if canonical.is_empty() {
return Err(format!("empty item path: `{}`", item));
}
- Ok(canonical)
+ Ok(CanonicalItemUrl(canonical))
}
pub fn parse_parent_specs(parent: Option<&String>) -> Vec<String> {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ pub fn paginate_rankings(
(out_components, out_unranked)
}
-pub fn pick_random_distinct(items: &[String]) -> Option<(String, String)> {
+pub fn pick_random_distinct_canonical(items: &[CanonicalItemUrl]) -> Option<(CanonicalItemUrl, CanonicalItemUrl)> {
use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
if items.len() < 2 {
return None;
@@ -123,15 +123,12 @@ pub fn is_pair_voted(group: &crate::reducer::GroupState, a: &str, b: &str) -> bo
group.voted_pairs.contains(&(i, j))
}
-pub fn compute_connectivity_stats(group: &crate::reducer::GroupState, pool: &[String]) -> ConnectivityStats {
+pub fn compute_connectivity_stats(group: &crate::reducer::GroupState, pool: &[CanonicalItemUrl]) -> ConnectivityStats {
let n = pool.len();
let global_idxs: Vec<Option<usize>> = pool
.iter()
- .map(|it| {
- let key = CanonicalItemUrl(it.clone());
- group.item_to_idx.get(&key).copied()
- })
+ .map(|it| group.item_to_idx.get(it).copied())
.collect();
let present: Vec<usize> = global_idxs.iter().filter_map(|x| *x).collect();
diff --git a/server/src/api/mod.rs b/server/src/api/mod.rs
index cf22cb0129366c3aed031bc86f3197a4321cb806..a10ce662105cff8fad949c6b83f7035ce79bed18 100644
--- a/server/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub use auth::{
pub use helpers::{
api_error, compute_connectivity_stats, is_pair_voted, now_ms, paginate_rankings,
- parse_parent_specs, pick_random_distinct, resolve_item, sha256_hex, vote_touches_path,
+ parse_parent_specs, pick_random_distinct_canonical, resolve_item, sha256_hex, vote_touches_path,
};
pub use rpc::handle_rpc_batch;
diff --git a/server/src/api/rpc.rs b/server/src/api/rpc.rs
index 5f7d50188f1381267402f2e57e671234ef5db2fd..de0955d0887d32740e1fd18365205c5bdb53c247 100644
--- a/server/src/api/rpc.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/rpc.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use crate::{
use super::auth::verify_bearer_principal;
use super::helpers::{
compute_connectivity_stats, is_pair_voted, now_ms, paginate_rankings, parse_parent_specs,
- pick_random_distinct, resolve_item, vote_touches_path,
+ pick_random_distinct_canonical, resolve_item, vote_touches_path,
};
use super::validate::{normalize_room_and_thread, validate_ingest_document};
@@ -146,21 +146,21 @@ fn authorize_room_read(reduced: &ReducerState, headers: &HeaderMap, room: &str)
}
fn compute_scope_rank_changes(
- parent: &str,
+ parent: &CanonicalItemUrl,
before: &crate::scope_rank::ChildrenRankings,
after: &crate::scope_rank::ChildrenRankings,
room_wire: &str,
) -> Option<ScopeRankChanges> {
- fn build_positions(rankings: &crate::scope_rank::ChildrenRankings) -> HashMap<String, Option<RankPosition>> {
+ fn build_positions(rankings: &crate::scope_rank::ChildrenRankings) -> HashMap<CanonicalItemUrl, Option<RankPosition>> {
let mut map = HashMap::new();
for comp in &rankings.component_rankings {
let total = comp.ranked.len();
for (i, item) in comp.ranked.iter().enumerate() {
- map.insert(item.item.as_str().to_string(), Some(RankPosition { rank: i + 1, of: total }));
+ map.insert(item.item.clone(), Some(RankPosition { rank: i + 1, of: total }));
}
}
for item in &rankings.unranked_items {
- map.insert(item.as_str().to_string(), None);
+ map.insert(item.clone(), None);
}
map
}
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ fn compute_scope_rank_changes(
let before_pos = build_positions(before);
let after_pos = build_positions(after);
- let all_items: std::collections::BTreeSet<String> = before_pos.keys().cloned()
+ let all_items: std::collections::BTreeSet<CanonicalItemUrl> = before_pos.keys().cloned()
.chain(after_pos.keys().cloned())
.collect();
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ fn compute_scope_rank_changes(
};
if changed {
changes.push(RankChange {
- item: GardenItemUrl::from_storage_str(&item, room_wire),
+ item: GardenItemUrl::from_stored(&item, room_wire),
before: b,
after: a,
});
@@ -203,11 +203,7 @@ fn compute_scope_rank_changes(
});
Some(ScopeRankChanges {
- parent: if parent.is_empty() {
- "/".to_string()
- } else {
- GardenItemUrl::from_storage_str(parent, room_wire).into_inner()
- },
+ parent: GardenItemUrl::from_stored(parent, room_wire).into_inner(),
changes,
})
}
@@ -473,8 +469,8 @@ async fn rpc_post(
for s in &v.doc.statements {
if let dsl::Stmt::Vote { item1, item2, .. } = s {
if let (Ok(a), Ok(b)) = (resolve_item(item1), resolve_item(item2)) {
- if let Some(p) = CanonicalItemUrl::parse(&a).and_then(|c| c.parent()) { parents.insert(p); }
- if let Some(p) = CanonicalItemUrl::parse(&b).and_then(|c| c.parent()) { parents.insert(p); }
+ if let Some(p) = a.parent() { parents.insert(p); }
+ if let Some(p) = b.parent() { parents.insert(p); }
}
}
}
@@ -525,7 +521,7 @@ async fn rpc_post(
.filter_map(|p| {
let before = pre_rankings.get(p)?;
let after = crate::scope_rank::build_children_rankings(content, p);
- compute_scope_rank_changes(p.as_str(), before, &after, &room_key)
+ compute_scope_rank_changes(p, before, &after, &room_key)
})
.collect();
if v.is_empty() { None } else { Some(v) }
@@ -638,8 +634,8 @@ async fn rpc_check(
for s in &v.doc.statements {
if let dsl::Stmt::Vote { item1, item2, .. } = s {
if let (Ok(a), Ok(b)) = (resolve_item(item1), resolve_item(item2)) {
- if let Some(p) = CanonicalItemUrl::parse(&a).and_then(|c| c.parent()) { parents.insert(p); }
- if let Some(p) = CanonicalItemUrl::parse(&b).and_then(|c| c.parent()) { parents.insert(p); }
+ if let Some(p) = a.parent() { parents.insert(p); }
+ if let Some(p) = b.parent() { parents.insert(p); }
}
}
}
@@ -961,7 +957,7 @@ fn rpc_search(reduced: &ReducerState, q: &str, limit: usize, principal: Option<&
async fn rpc_get_pair(state: &AppState, room: String, parent_path: String) -> Result<RpcResult, RpcErr> {
let scope = scope_from_room_wire(&room);
let reduced_arc = state.reduced.clone();
- let pool: Vec<String> = {
+ let pool: Vec<CanonicalItemUrl> = {
let reduced = reduced_arc.read().await;
let content = content_for_room(&reduced, &room);
let tmp = if parent_path.trim().is_empty() {
@@ -970,12 +966,11 @@ async fn rpc_get_pair(state: &AppState, room: String, parent_path: String) -> Re
Some(parent_path.clone())
};
let specs = parse_parent_specs(tmp.as_ref());
- let raw_pool: Vec<CanonicalItemUrl> = if specs.is_empty() {
+ if specs.is_empty() {
content.ranking_group.idx_to_item.clone()
} else {
crate::scope_rank::resolve_scope(content, &specs)
- };
- raw_pool.into_iter().map(|it| it.0).collect()
+ }
};
if pool.len() < 2 {
return Err((
@@ -983,31 +978,30 @@ async fn rpc_get_pair(state: &AppState, room: String, parent_path: String) -> Re
Some("add items via ingest".into()),
));
}
- let selected: Option<(String, String)> = {
+ let selected: Option<(CanonicalItemUrl, CanonicalItemUrl)> = {
let mut reduced = reduced_arc.write().await;
let content = reduced.content.entry(scope.clone()).or_default();
let group = &mut content.ranking_group;
if group.idx_to_item.is_empty() {
- pick_random_distinct(&pool)
+ pick_random_distinct_canonical(&pool)
} else {
let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
- let idxs: Vec<usize> = pool.iter()
- .filter_map(|it| {
- let key = CanonicalItemUrl(it.clone());
- group.item_to_idx.get(&key).copied()
- })
+ let idxs: Vec<usize> = pool
+ .iter()
+ .filter_map(|it| group.item_to_idx.get(it).copied())
.collect();
let ranked = ranked_items_subset(group, &idxs, 10000, 1e-8);
- let ranked_set: HashSet<String> = ranked.iter().map(|r| r.item.as_str().to_string()).collect();
- let unsorted: Vec<String> = pool.iter()
+ let ranked_set: HashSet<CanonicalItemUrl> = ranked.iter().map(|r| r.item.clone()).collect();
+ let unsorted: Vec<CanonicalItemUrl> = pool
+ .iter()
.filter(|it| !ranked_set.contains(*it))
.cloned()
.collect();
- let mut pick: Option<(String, String)> = None;
+ let mut pick: Option<(CanonicalItemUrl, CanonicalItemUrl)> = None;
if !unsorted.is_empty() {
if let Some(left) = unsorted.choose(&mut rng).cloned() {
- let mut candidates: Vec<String> = if !ranked.is_empty() {
- ranked.iter().map(|r| r.item.as_str().to_string()).collect()
+ let mut candidates: Vec<CanonicalItemUrl> = if !ranked.is_empty() {
+ ranked.iter().map(|r| r.item.clone()).collect()
} else {
pool.clone()
};
@@ -1021,21 +1015,21 @@ async fn rpc_get_pair(state: &AppState, room: String, parent_path: String) -> Re
let a = ranked[i].item.as_str();
let b = ranked[i + 1].item.as_str();
if a != b && !is_pair_voted(group, a, b) {
- pick = Some((a.to_string(), b.to_string()));
+ pick = Some((ranked[i].item.clone(), ranked[i + 1].item.clone()));
break;
}
}
if pick.is_none() {
for _ in 0..64 {
let (Some(a), Some(b)) = (pool.choose(&mut rng).cloned(), pool.choose(&mut rng).cloned()) else { break; };
- if a != b && !is_pair_voted(group, &a, &b) {
+ if a != b && !is_pair_voted(group, a.as_str(), b.as_str()) {
pick = Some((a, b));
break;
}
}
}
}
- pick.or_else(|| pick_random_distinct(&pool))
+ pick.or_else(|| pick_random_distinct_canonical(&pool))
}
};
let Some((left, right)) = selected else {
@@ -1043,8 +1037,8 @@ async fn rpc_get_pair(state: &AppState, room: String, parent_path: String) -> Re
};
let reduced = reduced_arc.read().await;
let content = content_for_ro
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