How does the toxcore work，is there a brief and complete description about how does it work in detail? #1637
Description
After reading the doc "DHT protocol", "Tox-Docs/Text",and even "bep_0005", I know a lot about the toxcore's run mode, but it's still very hard to get a comprehensive description in my mind.
I think, a comprehensive description in brief and friendly to an ordinary/advanced users is necessary.
Here is what confused me:
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in "DHT protocol",it mentioned ""friends" list", it stors 8 clients' "information"(i.e. ip addresses + port + node_id + timestamp of the friend) closest to each "friend",does it store the friends' "information"(same as above) .
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in "Tox-Docs/Text",it mentioned "onion model",but i don't know if has it been implemented by the toxcore(and is Tox-Docs reliable,i.e. things mentioned in it is just in working and absolutely not done?!).
in "bep_0005", it has the concept "node" and "peer". so:2.1 dose toxcore creat a new id(?or called peer_id or chat_id? infact,a key-pair's pub key) when an user startup a client program and just for this conversation?
if it does,how does it work between node_id and the new id?
if it created,but not just for this conversation,does toxcore's route table (inluding the "clent list" and/or ""friends" list" said in "DHT protocol") is base on the newly created id(?or called peer_id?) or not?2.2 dose toxcore chat with a friend on a "onion model" by defalt(i.e. not directly to his friend but through a random first jump and jump sevral times to his friend)
if it does,how does it work?
if it doesn't,how does it work? -
it seems that the "Toxcore todo list." doesn't sync.
where could i get a brief and complete description about how does it work in detail?
Could the "README.md" include a "DidLst!" that well sync? and a "A brief and complete description about how does it work in detail!"