From c65e7cc19862c8ad71043cca82eafd1b6f8edb74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jimmy Debe <91767824+jimstir@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2024 15:23:34 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update manifest.md

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 manifest.md | 100 +++++++++++++---------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-)

diff --git a/manifest.md b/manifest.md
index adadd04..828c6b0 100644
--- a/manifest.md
+++ b/manifest.md
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ contributors:
 
 This specification describes the parameters used in the manifest for a Codex client application.
 
-## Background
-The manifest is used to encode datasets with the a Codex client. 
+## Manifest
+The manifest is used to encode datasets with the a Codex client node. 
 The file contains key-value pairs.
 
-
-## Manifest Parameters
+### Parameters
 
 ```json
 
@@ -42,81 +41,29 @@ The file contains key-value pairs.
 	
 }
 
-
 ```
 
 The structured format used is JSON.
 
-`treeCid`
-
-- Root of the merkle root
-- Hash based on CIDv1
-
-`datasetSize`
-
-- Total size of all blocks, after data is chunked
-- it SHOULD be in bytes
-
-`blockSize`
-
-- Size of each contained block
-
-`codec`
-
-- Dataset codec
-
-`hcodec`
-
-- Multihash codec
-
-`version`
-
-- CID version
-
-`protected`
-
-- Protected datasets have erasure coded info
-- Only if `true`
-
-`ecK`
-
-- Number of blocks to encode
-
-`ecM`
-
-- Number of resulting parity blocks
-
-`originalTreeCid`
-
-- The original root of the dataset being erasure coded
-
-`originalDatasetSize`
-
-- The size of the original dataset
-
-`protectedStrategy`
-
-- Indexing strategy used to build the slot roots
-
-`verifiable`
-
-- Verifiable datasets can be used to generate storage proofs
-
-`verifyRoot`
-
-- Root of the top level merkle tree built from slot roots
-
-`slotRoots`
-
-- Individual slot root built from the original dataset blocks
-
-`cellSize`
-
-- Size of each slot cell
-
-`verifiableStrategy`
-
-- Indexing strategy used to build the slot roots
+| attribute | type | description |
+|-----------|------|-------------|
+| `treeCid` | string | A hash based on [CIDv1](https://github.com/multiformats/cid#cidv1). The root of the merkle tree |
+| `datasetSize` | bytes | Total size of all blocks, after data is chunked. |
+| `blockSize` | bytes | Size of each contained block. |
+| `codec` | [MultiCodec](https://github.com/multiformats/multicodec) |  A dataset codec. |
+| `hcodec` | [MultiCodec](https://github.com/multiformats/multicodec) | A multihash codec. |
+| `version` | string | The CID version |
+| `protected` | bool | The protected datasets have erasure coded info, If true, `ecK`, `ecM`, `originalTreeCid`, `originalDatasetSize`, and `protectedStrategy` SHOULD be used.|
+| `ecK` | int | The number of blocks to encode. |
+| `ecM` | int | The number of resulting parity blocks. |
+| `originalTreeCid` | string | The original root of the dataset being erasure coded. |
+| `originalDatasetSize` | bytes | The size of the original dataset. |
+| `protectedStrategy` | enum | An indexing strategy used to build the slot roots. |
+| `verifiable` | bool | Verifiable datasets can be used to generate storage proofs. If true, `verifyRoot`, `slotRoots`, `cellSize`, and `verifiableStrategy` SHOULD be used. |
+| `verifyRoot` | string | The root of the top level merkle tree built from slot roots. |
+| `slotRoots` | array[string] | Individual slot root built from the original dataset blocks. |
+| `cellSize` | bytes | The size of each slot cell. |
+| `verifiableStrategy` | enum | Indexing strategy used to build the slot roots. |
 
 ## Copyright
 
@@ -124,3 +71,6 @@ Copyright and related rights waived via [CC0](https://creativecommons.org/public
 
 ## References
 
+- [MultiCodec](https://github.com/multiformats/multicodec)
+- [CIDv1](https://github.com/multiformats/cid#cidv1)
+