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GNUnet Messenger API: May 2024

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Hi again, there have been a lot of changes again this month. The issue (I mentioned last time ) in the reclaim subsystem from GNUnet was solved. So I adjusted libgnunetchat and the Messenger service regarding the changes in the API. Sharing attributes using tickets works properly and I implemented a way to share profile pictures through it. picture showing current contact info and views to deal with attributes The implementation works like this: You select an image file which gets published via FS subsystem in GNUnet. Then its URI to request and download the file from FS gets shared as attribute under a spcified name. If a user then decides to share that attribute with one of their contacts, they receive the URI and automatically download and display the profile picture as expected. picture showing the contact info for the current account to set a profile picture There’s still room for improvement. For example I might add a setting to automatically share a profile pi