ZDDC
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The intro page's "zddc-server" link previously pointed at a Codeberg
blob URL (which uses /src/branch/main/, not GitHub's /blob/main/, so
the link 404'd anyway). Replace with a hand-edited concept page on
the website itself.
The page is structured around two access modes:
- Local directory mode — open a tool, point it at a folder, work
via the File System Access API. No upload, no server.
- Online mode — take that same local directory and put it behind
any web server (nginx, Caddy, Apache, even python -m http.server).
The Archive Browser tool works against the server's directory
listings the same way it works against a local folder.
zddc-server is then introduced as a Go binary that gives you online
mode out of the box, plus four conveniences a generic web server
can't: ACL via .zddc YAML files (gated on email-header trust),
virtual /.archive/ URL space, per-request access logging, and the
mundane glue (TLS, ETags, conditional GET, CORS).
Closing section: the on-disk layout is the same in both modes — the
server doesn't transform the archive, it serves it. Stop the server
and the directory is still a valid ZDDC archive. The "Zero Day"
promise: server is convenience, not lock-in.
Also:
- Add Server nav link to website/index.html and reference.html.
- Fix the bootstrap/README.md link that used GitHub's /blob/main/
pattern (Codeberg uses /src/branch/main/).
- Update ARCHITECTURE.md doc-ownership table: new row for the concept
page, clarify that zddc/README.md is the operations reference.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| archive | ||
| bootstrap | ||
| classifier | ||
| landing | ||
| mdedit | ||
| pandoc | ||
| shared | ||
| tests | ||
| training-data | ||
| transmittal | ||
| website | ||
| zddc | ||
| .gitignore | ||
| AGENTS.md | ||
| ARCHITECTURE.md | ||
| build.sh | ||
| CLAUDE.md | ||
| dev-server | ||
| LICENSE.txt | ||
| package.json | ||
| playwright.config.js | ||
| README.md | ||
Zero Day Document Control (ZDDC)
The Universal Distributed Filing Cabinet
ZDDC is an information management convention plus a small set of single-file HTML tools. Every deliverable's filename encodes its tracking number, revision, status, and title; every transmittal folder is date-prefixed and self-describing. A plain shared folder becomes a fully searchable, auditable archive — no server, no database, no software required to read it.
The name "Zero Day Document Control" comes from the convention itself — adopt it on day zero of a project, with no setup time. The tools are optional interfaces around the structure; the structure works without them.
For end users: https://zddc.varasys.io/ introduces the project, links to all tool channels (stable / beta / alpha), and offers
install.zipfor self-hosted deployments.
Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Archive Browser | Browse, search, and filter a project archive folder. Group by transmittal, export selections as ZIP. |
| Transmittal Creator | Self-contained HTML transmittal records with SHA-256 checksums and optional digital signatures. |
| Document Classifier | Spreadsheet-like bulk-renamer that copy/pastes with Excel and writes back to disk. |
| Markdown Editor | Browser-based markdown editor with YAML front matter, TOC, and direct local file access. |
Each tool is published in three channels (stable, beta, alpha) at https://zddc.varasys.io/releases/<tool>_<channel>.html. Append ?v=alpha (or ?v=0.0.4, etc.) to any URL to switch versions for one request. See bootstrap/README.md for the install / pin / audit story.
File-naming convention
The full specification — filename format, tracking numbers, revision rules, status codes, folder naming, and the transmittal workflow — lives at https://zddc.varasys.io/reference.html.
Quick example: 123456-EL-SPC-2623_A (IFR) - Specification For Switchgear.pdf
Build & develop
git clone https://codeberg.org/VARASYS/ZDDC.git && cd ZDDC
sh build.sh # build all tools (writes to dist/ only)
sh archive/build.sh # build one tool
sh archive/build.sh --release # cut stable; auto-bumps patch from last tag
sh archive/build.sh --release 0.1.0 # explicit version
sh archive/build.sh --release alpha # cut alpha (mutable channel, no tag)
sh archive/build.sh --release beta # cut beta
npm install && npx playwright install chromium && npm test # tests
./dev-server start # cache-busting HTTP on :8000
Authoritative build/release docs are in AGENTS.md. Architecture notes (single-file rationale, JS module pattern, security model) are in ARCHITECTURE.md. zddc-server (optional Go HTTP server with ACL and a virtual archive index) is in zddc/README.md.
Contributing
ZDDC is an open source project hosted on Codeberg at https://codeberg.org/VARASYS/ZDDC. Bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests welcome.
ZDDC is designed for zero configuration to start and minimal configuration overall — feature proposals are filtered through that lens.
License
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. Free to use, modify, and distribute, including commercially, under the terms of the license. Provided "as is" without warranty.