@hyperledger/cactus-verifier-client

Summary

This package provides Verifier and VerifierFactory components that can be used to communicate with compatible Cactus ledger connectors (validators) through single, unified interface.

Supported ledger connectors

| validatorType | cactus ledger connector plugin | | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | | BESU_1XBESU_2X | cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu | | QUORUM_2X | cactus-test-plugin-ledger-connector-quorum | | CORDA_4X | cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-corda | | IROHA_1X | cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha | | legacy-socketio | cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric-socketiocactus-plugin-ledger-connector-go-ethereum-socketiocactus-plugin-ledger-connector-sawtooth-socketio |

VerifierFactory

• Used to create single verifier per ledger based on pre-defined configuration.
• See verifier-factory.test.ts for unit tests.

Usage

import {
  VerifierFactory,
  VerifierFactoryConfig,
} from "@hyperledger/cactus-verifier-client";

// Create VerifierFactory configuration that should describe all validators we want to connect to.
// This can be read from a file or typed manually, the config is a superset of cactus-cmd-socketio-server ledger plugin config.
const ledgerPluginInfo: VerifierFactoryConfig = [
    {
        validatorID: "some_legacy_connector",    // required
        validatorType: "legacy-socketio",        // required - see table above for supported validator types
        validatorURL: "https://localhost:9999",  // legacy-socketio specific config
        validatorKeyPath: "./keysUr7d10R.crt",   // legacy-socketio specific config
        ledgerInfo: {                            // optional
            ledgerAbstract: "My legacy Ledger",
        },
        apiInfo: [],                             // optional
    },
    {
        validatorID: "besu_openapi_connector", // required
        validatorType: "BESU_2X",              // required - see table above for supported validator types
        basePath: "https://localhost:9999",    // besu specific config
    },
];

// Instantiate single VerifierFactory from given config in your Bussiness Logic Plugin.
const verifierFactory = new VerifierFactory(ledgerPluginInfo);

// Get ApiClient to validator with ID "myBesuValidatorId"
// Second argument will determine type of returned Verifier (BesuApiClient in this case)
const myBesu: Verifier<BesuApiClient> = sut.getVerifier("myBesuValidatorId", "BESU_1X"))

// Second argument can be ignored for backward-compatibility
// It will return Verifier<(union of all supported ApiClients)>
const client: Verifier<any> = sut.getVerifier(validatorId);

Verifier

• Common interface to all supported connector plugins.
• See verifier.test.ts for unit tests.
• See verifier-integration-with-openapi-connectors.test.ts for integration test with Besu ledger connector.

Construction

// Use VerifierFactory to get an instance of ledger connector Verifier
const myBesu: Verifier<BesuApiClient> = sut.getVerifier("myBesuValidatorId", "BESU_1X"))

// Or create it manually from ledger ApiClient
const besuApiClientOptions = new BesuApiClientOptions({
    basePath: "https://localhost:9999",
});
const apiClient = new BesuApiClient(besuApiClientOptions);
const myBesu: Verifier<BesuApiClient> = new Verifier("besu_openapi_connector", apiClient, "info");

Interface

• Interface is defined in cactus-core-api package.

export interface IVerifier {
  // Immediately sends request to the validator, doesn't report any error or responses.
  sendAsyncRequest(
    contract: Record<string, unknown>,
    method: Record<string, unknown>,
    args: Record<string, unknown>,
  ): Promise<void>;

  // Sends request to be executed on the ledger, watches and reports any error and the response from a ledger.
  sendSyncRequest(
    contract: Record<string, unknown>,
    method: Record<string, unknown>,
    args: Record<string, unknown>,
  ): Promise<any>;

  // Start monitoring for new events / blocks from underlying ledger.
  startMonitor(
    id: string,
    options: Record<string, unknown>,
    eventListener: IVerifierEventListener,
  ): void;

  // Stops the monitor for specified app, removes it's subscription from internal storage.
  stopMonitor(id?: string): void;
}