module Sgfa

Simple Group of Filing Applications

This is a collection of software which implements a filing system. It was originally designed around the needs of an investigative case management system, although care was taken to ensure that it provides a generic filing utility that should support multiple other uses.

The elementary building block for the system is an {Entry} which consists of a time and date, a short title, a text body, attached files, and tags. Entries are made in {Jacket}s which serve two functions. First, they are an organizational unit which allows grouping of related entries. Second, they provide a permanent history of all changes made to the jacket in the form of a chain of {History} change entries.

All {Jacket}s are stored in a {Binder} which is the basic administrative unit in the system. Access control is applied at the Binder level by assigning permissions to users or groups. There are several basic permissions which control of read, write, and general information for the entire binder. In addition, Binder specific permissions can be created and applied to specific Jackets or Entries. The Binder can be assigned state values which are used to manage a collection of Binders.