chat message data structure

[mxcop]

Figure out the data structure that is best for the Chat History.
And create a lossless compression algorithm for efficient long term storage.

Current favorite : Data Tree

Frontend

• Frontend data structure.
• Chat data interpreter. (JSON -> HTML)

Backend

• Backend data structure.
• Chat data compressor. (JSON -> Binary)
  Should be capable of updating small parts of the history.
• Chat data decompressor. (Binary -> JSON)
  Should be capable of loading the history is batches of variable size.

[devensiv]

@mxcop has this been replaced by #21? if so please close, if not can you explain the difference

[mxcop]

No it has not been replaced, this issue is about the structure of the messages themselves.
While the other issue is about storing those messages & any affiliated content.