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== News Data Structures ==
News Article List Data (Field 321)
This binary field contains the header and nested list of articles for a news category.
| Description | Size | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ID | 4 | Category ID |
| Article count | 4 | Number of articles in list |
| Name size/data | Var | Category Name (1-byte size prefix) |
| Description size/data | Var | Category Description (1-byte size prefix) |
Article Record (Repeatable)
| Description | Size | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Article ID | 4 | |
| Time stamp | 8 | Year (2), MS (2), Sec (4) |
| Parent ID | 4 | 0 if root article |
| Flags | 4 | |
| Flavor count | 2 | Number of MIME types available |
| Title size/data | Var | Article Title (1-byte size prefix) |
| Poster size/data | Var | Poster Name (1-byte size prefix) |
News Category List Data 1.5 (Field 323)
Used for identifying bundles and categories.
| Type | Value | Structure |
|---|---|---|
| Bundle | 2 | Count (2), Name Size (1), Name Data (Var) |
| Category | 3 | Count (2), GUID (Var), Add SN (4), Delete SN (4), Name Size (1), Name Data (Var) |
