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diff --git a/include/zot.php b/include/zot.php
index 156a26e9c..57c3d3601 100644
--- a/include/zot.php
+++ b/include/zot.php
@@ -6,7 +6,15 @@ require_once('include/items.php');
/**
*
* @function zot_new_uid($channel_nick)
- * @channel_id = unique nickname of controlling entity
+ *
+ * Generates a unique string for use as a zot guid using our DNS-based url, the channel nickname and some entropy.
+ * The entropy ensures uniqueness against re-installs where the same URL and nickname are chosen.
+ * NOTE: zot doesn't require this to be unique. Internally we use a whirlpool hash of this guid and the signature
+ * of this guid signed with the channel private key. This can be verified and should make the probability of
+ * collision of the verified result negligible within the constraints of our immediate universe.
+ *
+ * @param string channel_nickname = unique nickname of controlling entity
+ *
* @returns string
*
*/
@@ -21,8 +29,25 @@ function zot_new_uid($channel_nick) {
* @function zot_get_hublocs($hash)
* Given a zot hash, return all distinct hubs.
* This function is used in building the zot discovery packet
+ * and therefore should only be used by channels which are defined
+ * on this hub
* @param string $hash - xchan_hash
- * @retuns array
+ * @retuns array of hubloc (hub location structures)
+ * hubloc_id int
+ * hubloc_guid char(255)
+ * hubloc_guid_sig text
+ * hubloc_hash char(255)
+ * hubloc_addr char(255)
+ * hubloc_flags int
+ * hubloc_status int
+ * hubloc_url char(255)
+ * hubloc_url_sig text
+ * hubloc_host char(255)
+ * hubloc_callback char(255)
+ * hubloc_connect char(255)
+ * hubloc_sitekey text
+ * hubloc_updated datetime
+ * hubloc_connected datetime
*
*/
@@ -37,12 +62,22 @@ function zot_get_hublocs($hash) {
return $ret;
}
-/*
+/**
+ *
+ * @function zot_build_packet($channel,$type = 'notify',$recipients = null, $remote_key = null, $secret = null)
+ * builds a zot notification packet that you can either
+ * store in the queue with a message array or call zot_zot to immediately
+ * zot it to the other side
*
- * zot_build_packet builds a notification packet that you can either
- * store in the queue with a message array or call zot_zot to immediately
- * zot it to the other side
+ * @param array $channel => sender channel structure
+ * @param string $type => one of 'ping', 'pickup', 'purge', 'refresh', 'notify', 'auth_check'
+ * @param array $recipients => envelope information, array of string $xchan_hash; empty for public posts
+ * @param string $remote_key => optional public site key of target hub used to encrypt entire packet
+ * NOTE: remote_key and encrypted packets are required for 'auth_check' packets, optional for all others
+ * @param string $secret => random string, required for packets which require verification/callback
+ * e.g. 'pickup', 'purge', 'notify', 'auth_check' --- 'ping' and 'refresh' do not require verification
*
+ * @returns string json encoded zot packet
*/
function zot_build_packet($channel,$type = 'notify',$recipients = null, $remote_key = null, $secret = null) {