# Configuration

This file contains the information necessary to configure Pyscii-BBS. The default configuration provided will run, but you will likely want to change many of these values. 

## String Replacements
Except where noted, these can be used in either the asc page files, or the config strings. 

* %node%
    - Replaced with the node number of the connected party.

### Messages
* %subject%
    - The message's subject
* %content%
    - The message's content
* %date%
    - The date the message was posted
    
## Config.ini Key-Value Pairs

* [Main] - Main Configuration Information. 
    - Port = The integer value of the port to bind Pyscii BBS to
    - DefaultSplash = The string that will greet users if no splash.asc page exists in the "pages" location

* [Auth] - Configuration information related to Authentication and Authorization
    - jsonFile = The string of the json file that holds the user database. This database is expected to follow the user.schema
    
* [Menu#] - Configuration for a menu. Starts with 0
    - Title = The title of the menu, a string. 
    - Groups = A list of the groups that can see this menu
    - options = an integer number of the count of options
    - Option# = The option description to display to the user 
    - Option#Key = The key to press to use the menu option

## Pages
The pages for the BBS are stored in the "pages" directory. 

* splash.asc
    - Replaces the "DefaultSplash" Config Key/Value pair. 
    - Is shown to the users before login
    
* menu#.asc
    - The default display screen for a given menu.
    - If this does not exist, the menu will be displayed from the configuration in the config.ini file