MOTD (message of the day)
=========================
This is a stub until a more sophisticated motd mechanism can be implemented in
the future, with better platform integration.
Providers can opt-in to the motd feature (only riseup is using it at the moment).
If motd is enabled for a given provider, the client will attempt to fetch
the motd.json file from a well-known URL, and will display the first valid
message on the splash screen.
The structure of the `motd.json` file is like follows:
```
{
"motd": [{
"begin": "Jan 1 2021 00:00:00",
"end": "Dec 31 2021 23:59:00",
"type": "daily",
"platform": "all",
"text": [
{ "lang": "en",
"str": "This is a test!"},
{ "lang": "es",
"str": "Esto es una pruebita!"}
]}
]
}
```
Valid values are:
* Begin, End are date strings, like "Jan 1 2021 00:00:00".
* Type: "once" for a one-shot message, "daily" for a message that is displayed daily during the specified duration.
* Platform: one of "windows", "linux", "osx" or "all".
The text message can contain links.
You can use the `motd-cli` tool to parse and validate the json:
```
❯ ./motd-cli
file: motd-example.json
count: 1
Message 1 ✓
-----------
Type: daily ✓
Platform: all ✓
Languages: 2 ✓
```
Notes: I'm considering adding an explicit layer of verification of the motd
payload. Please comment on
[#554](https://0xacab.org/leap/bitmask-vpn/-/issues/554) if you have an opinion
on this.