vocabulary:
  name: Rainbow CPaaS Vocabulary
  description: >-
    Domain vocabulary for Rainbow CPaaS by Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise,
    covering communications platform concepts, API conventions, and
    collaboration terminology.
  version: '1.0'
  created: '2026-05-02'
  terms:
    - term: CPaaS
      definition: >-
        Communications Platform as a Service. A cloud-based platform that
        enables developers to add real-time communications features
        (voice, video, chat) to their applications via APIs and SDKs.
      tags:
        - Platform
        - Core

    - term: Bubble
      definition: >-
        A group chat room in Rainbow. Bubbles can have multiple participants,
        topics, and file sharing. They are the equivalent of group channels
        or rooms in other messaging platforms.
      tags:
        - Messaging
        - Core

    - term: Presence
      definition: >-
        A user's real-time availability status. Rainbow supports online, away,
        busy, do not disturb (dnd), and offline states, with an optional
        custom status message.
      tags:
        - Collaboration
        - Core

    - term: Bearer Token
      definition: >-
        OAuth2 Bearer token used for API authentication in Rainbow. Obtained
        via the /oauth/token endpoint using client_credentials or password
        grant types.
      tags:
        - Authentication
        - Security

    - term: Conversation
      definition: >-
        A threaded exchange of messages between a user and a contact (1-to-1)
        or within a bubble (group). Rainbow conversations maintain message
        history and unread counts.
      tags:
        - Messaging
        - Core

    - term: Rainbow Application
      definition: >-
        A registered developer application on the Rainbow platform. Each
        application has a unique client ID and secret used for OAuth2
        authentication. Applications can be public (user-facing) or private
        (server-to-server).
      tags:
        - Developer
        - Platform

    - term: ALE
      definition: >-
        Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise. The company behind Rainbow CPaaS.
        ALE provides enterprise communications infrastructure and the
        Rainbow platform.
      tags:
        - Company
        - Core

    - term: PBX
      definition: >-
        Private Branch Exchange. Rainbow integrates with enterprise PBX
        systems to enable telephony features including call routing, voicemail,
        and conference calling via API.
      tags:
        - Telephony
        - Enterprise

    - term: SDK
      definition: >-
        Software Development Kit. Rainbow provides SDKs for Node.js, C#, iOS,
        Android, and React Native to simplify integration of communication
        features into applications.
      tags:
        - Developer
        - Tools

    - term: Enduser API
      definition: >-
        The Rainbow REST API surface accessible by end users of an application.
        Paths use the /enduser/v1.0/ prefix. Contrasted with admin APIs
        which use elevated privilege scopes.
      tags:
        - API
        - Developer