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IdCard
Business Network Card. Encapsulates credentials and other information required to connect to a specific business network as a specific user.
Instances of this class can be created using IdCard.fromArchive or IdCard.fromDirectory, as well as the constructor.
Details
- Module common
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Method Summary
| Name | Returns | Description |
|---|---|---|
| constructor | void |
Create the IdCard |
| fromArchive | Promise |
Create an IdCard from a card archive |
| fromDirectory | Promise |
Create an IdCard from a directory consisting of the content of an ID card |
| getBusinessNetworkName | String |
Name of the business network to which the ID card applies |
| getConnectionProfile | Object |
Connection profile for this card |
| getCredentials | Object |
Credentials associated with this card, and which are used to connect to the associated business network |
| getDescription | String |
Free text description of the card |
| getEnrollmentCredentials | Object |
Enrollment credentials |
| getRoles | String[] |
Special roles for which this ID can be used, which can include:
|
| getUserName | String |
Name of the user identity associated with the card |
| setCredentials | void |
Credentials to associate with this card |
| toArchive | Promise |
Generate a card archive representing this ID card |
| toDirectory | Promise |
Save the content of an IdCard a directory |
Method Details
new IdCard()
Create the IdCard.
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Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| metadata | Object | Yes | metadata associated with the card. |
| connectionProfile | Object | Yes | connection profile associated with the card. |
getUserName
String getUserName( )
Name of the user identity associated with the card. This should be unique within the scope of a given business network and connection profile. This is a mandatory field.
Returns
String - Name of the user identity.
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Parameters
No parameters
getDescription
String getDescription( )
Free text description of the card.
Returns
String - card description.
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Parameters
No parameters
getBusinessNetworkName
String getBusinessNetworkName( )
Name of the business network to which the ID card applies. Generally this will be present but may be omitted for system cards.
Returns
String - business network name.
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Parameters
No parameters
getConnectionProfile
Object getConnectionProfile( )
Connection profile for this card. This is a mandatory field.
Returns
Object - connection profile.
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Parameters
No parameters
getCredentials
Object getCredentials( )
Credentials associated with this card, and which are used to connect to the associated business network.
For PKI-based authentication, the credentials are expected to be of the form: { certificate: String, privateKey: String }.
Returns
Object - credentials.
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Parameters
No parameters
setCredentials
_ setCredentials( Object credentials )_
Credentials to associate with this card.
For PKI-based authentication, the credentials are expected to be of the form: { certificate: String, privateKey: String }.
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Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| credentials | Object | Yes | credentials. |
getEnrollmentCredentials
Object getEnrollmentCredentials( )
Enrollment credentials. If there are no credentials associated with this card, these credentials are used to enroll with a business network and obtain certificates.
For an ID/secret enrollment scheme, the credentials are expected to be of the form: { secret: String }.
Returns
Object - enrollment credentials, or null if none exist.
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Parameters
No parameters
getRoles
String[] getRoles( )
Special roles for which this ID can be used, which can include:
- PeerAdmin
- ChannelAdmin
- Issuer
Returns
String - roles.
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Parameters
No parameters
fromArchive
Promise fromArchive( String; ArrayBuffer; Uint8Array; Buffer; Blob; Promise zipdata )
Create an IdCard from a card archive.
Valid types for zipData are any of the types supported by JSZip.
Returns
Promise - Promise to the instantiated IdCard.
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Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| zipData | String; ArrayBuffer; Uint8Array; Buffer; Blob; Promise | Yes | card archive data. |
toArchive
Promise toArchive( [Object options] )
Generate a card archive representing this ID card.
The default value for the options.type parameter is arraybuffer. See JSZip documentation for other valid values.
Returns
Promise - Promise of the generated ZIP file; by default an ArrayBuffer.
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Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| options | Object | Yes | JSZip generation options. |
Sub-options
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| options.type | String | Yes | type of the resulting ZIP file data. |
fromDirectory
Promise fromDirectory( String carddirectory, [ fs] )
Create an IdCard from a directory consisting of the content of an ID card.
Returns
Promise - Promise that resolves to an IdCard.
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Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cardDirectory | String | Yes | directory containing card data. |
| fs | Yes | Node file system API implementation to use for reading card data. Defaults to the Node implementation. |
toDirectory
Promise toDirectory( String carddirectory, [ fs] )
Save the content of an IdCard a directory.
Returns
Promise - Promise that resolves then the save is complete.
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Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cardDirectory | String | Yes | directory to save card data. |
| fs | Yes | Node file system API implementation to use for writing card data. Defaults to the Node implementation. |