This repo is deprecated, the code has been moved to https://github.com/skycoin/skywire/ in the pkg/net/ folder
Skycoin Networking Framework is a simplified TCP and UDP networking framework.
Skycoin Messenger is based on this infrastructure.
Skycoin Messenger is an anonymous instant messenger. You can send messages to others by public keys on the messenger.
It also provides discovery service, which is using by skywire, cxo and bbs.
+--+--------+--------+--------------------+
msg protocol | | | | |
+-++-------++-------++---------+----------+
| | | |
v | v v
msg type | msg len msg body
1 byte v 4 bytes
msg seq
4 bytes
+-----------+--------+--------------------+
normal msg |01| seq | len | body |
+-----------+--------+--------------------+
+-----------+
ack msg |80| seq |
+-----------+
+--------------------+
ping msg |81| timestamp |
+--------------------+
+--------------------+
pong msg |82| timestamp |
+--------------------+