Glossary

The first step in the knowledge crunching phase is to define the ubiquitous language of the project. The ubiquitous language is a shared language that is used by all team members to discuss the domain of the project. To define the ubiquitous language, we identified the main terms and concepts related to the project and created a glossary that defines each term and its meaning.

Global Concepts

Term	Definition
System	The application that is
User	A person who uses the system and it's registered
User Profile	Information about a user
Message	A piece of text sent by a user
Friend	A user who is added to another user's friend list
Friendship	A pair of users who have added each other as friends
Friend Request	A request to add a user as a friend, sent by another user
Friendship Message	A message sent in a friendship
Friendship Session	A session dedicated to a friendship
Server	A group of channels and members
Server Profile	Information about a server
Owner	The user who created a server
Member	A user who is joined in a server
Channel	A room inside a server
Message Channel	A channel used for text chat
Channel Message	A message sent in a message channel
Multimedia Channel	A channel used for video chat
Multimedia Session	A session dedicated to a multimedia channel or a Direct

Actions

Users

Term	Definition
Registering	The action performed by a person to create an account and becoming a user
Logging in	The action performed by a user to enter the system and authenticate himself
Logging out	The action performed by a user to exit the system
Updating user profile	The action performed by a user to change their profile information and preferences

Friendships

Term	Definition
Sending a friend request	The action performed by a user to send a friend request to another user
Accepting a friend request	The action performed by a user to accept a friend request from another user
Rejecting a friend request	The action performed by a user to reject a friend request from another user
Sending a friendship message	The action performed by a user to send a message to another user
Joining a friendship session	The action performed by a user to enter a multimedia session related to a friendship

Servers

Term	Definition
Creating a server	The action performed by a user to create a server
Joining a server	The action performed by a user to enter a server
Leaving a server	The action performed by a user to exit a server
Deleting a server	The action performed by a user to delete a server
Kicking a member	The action performed by a user to remove a member from a server
Update server profile	The action performed by a user to update server settings

Channels

Term	Definition
Creating a channel	The action performed by a user to create a channel
Deleting a channel	The action performed by a user to delete a channel
Joining a multimedia session	The action performed by a user to enter a session related to a multimedia channel
Changing channel settings	The action performed by a user to change channel settings

Sessions

Term	Definition
Leaving a session	The action performed by a user to exit a session
Turning on the camera	The action performed by a user to start the camera in a session
Turning off the camera	The action performed by a user to stop the camera in a session
Turning on the microphone	The action performed by a user to start the microphone in a session
Turning off the microphone	The action performed by a user to stop the microphone in a session

Bounded-Contexts Glossary

User Bounded-Context

Term	Definition
User	A person who uses the system and it's registered
User Profile	Information about a user
Registering	The action performed by a person to create an account and becoming a user
Logging in	The action performed by a user to enter the system and authenticate himself
Logging out	The action performed by a user to exit the system
Updating user profile	The action performed by a user to change their profile information and preferences

Friendship Bounded-Context

Term	Definition
Friend	A user who is added to another user's friend list
Friendship	A pair of users who have added each other as friends
Friend Request	A request to add a user as a friend, sent by another user
Message	A message sent in a friendship
Sending a friend request	The action performed by a user to send a friend request to another user
Accepting a friend request	The action performed by a user to accept a friend request from another user
Rejecting a friend request	The action performed by a user to reject a friend request from another user
Sending a friendship message	The action performed by a user to send a message to another user
Joining a friendship session	The action performed by a user to enter a multimedia session related to a friendship

Server Bounded-Context

Term	Definition
Server	A group of channels and members
Server Settings	Information about a server
Owner	The user who created a server
Member	A user who is joined in a server
Creating a server	The action performed by a user to create a server
Joining a server	The action performed by a user to enter a server
Leaving a server	The action performed by a user to exit a server
Deleting a server	The action performed by a user to delete a server
Kicking a member	The action performed by a user to remove a member from a server
Update server settings	The action performed by a user to update server settings

Channel Bounded-Context

Term	Definition
Channel	A room inside a server
Text Channel	A channel used for text chat
Multimedia Channel	A channel used for video chat
Message	A message sent in a message channel
Channel Settings	Information about a channel
Creating a channel	The action performed by a user to create a channel
Deleting a channel	The action performed by a user to delete a channel
Sending a message	The action performed by a user to send a message in a text channel
Changing channel settings	The action performed by a user to change channel settings

Session Bounded-Context

Term	Definition
Direct	A pair of users with a friendship relationship
Server	A group of channels and members
Channel	A multimedia room inside a server
Session	A session dedicated to a friendship or a multimedia channel
Joining a multimedia session	The action performed by a user to enter a session related to a direct or a multimedia channel
Leaving a session	The action performed by a user to exit a session
Turning on the camera	The action performed by a user to start the camera in a session
Turning off the camera	The action performed by a user to stop the camera in a session
Turning on the microphone	The action performed by a user to start the microphone in a session
Turning off the microphone	The action performed by a user to stop the microphone in a session