File Exchange

Introduction

The File Exchange container allows Trust1Connector to upload or download files from the filesystem to the requesting party. In order to be able to access the file system, a separate file_exchange consent is required, only when the consent has been configured to true upon installation of the T1C-GCL.

The File Exchange container provides the following functionalities:

  • selecting a folder based on application type

  • listing files in selected application type

  • downloading one or more files into selected application type

  • uploading one or more files from the selected application type

An application type resolves locally to an absolute file system path.

An application can create additional folders for a given application type, those folders are relative to the absolute path which has been locally mapped on the application type.

The File Exchange container provides additionally:

  • optional progress bar for file transfers

  • optional user notification for file transfer completion

  • user notification when browser is closed during file transfer

  • implicit user consent based on pre-defined algorithm using the operating system clipboard

  • copy and move files between application types

Notifications

The File Exchange container allows the application to choose whether to notify the users in the application context, or to delegate notification to the T1C. The T1C uses the underlying operating system to notify users. One type of notifications are provided:

  • Modal information

Context and scope

The context of a type mapping is defined by the following concepts:

  • applid (property of Type class): a string value denoting the application identifier. This is the root context for entity mapping

  • entity: a string value denoting the root entity for types mapping

  • type: a string value denoting a file typing, related to the absolute path mapped by an user, this value abstracts absolute paths from an application perspective

The following image depicts the file exchange object model:

Type Mapping

A 'Type' in the context of the File Exchange container, is a label, used by an application, to abstract the absolute path reference of the local file system. A 'Type' allows the application to perform file transfers, without the notion of the local file system organization. The File Exchange container maps the absolute path, chose by a user, on the application scoped label. We call this action a 'type mapping', this is, an absolute path, in the context of an application, is references by a label.

A user can chose to 'persist' the Type mapping, or can decide to assign an absolute path for each individual transaction.

Bulk File Transfer

The File Exchange container allows for bulk file transfer. The individual methods are stateless requests to the T1C-GCL service, and allows to up- or download one or more files from a user perspective. The progress information can be retrieved by the application for each file separately or for all the actions running on the T1C-GCL service.

Type subfolders

Subfolders can be managed by the application. All subfolder are relative paths and when requested can be created, optionally recursively, by the File Exchange API. It's important to understand:

  • Type mapping : correlates to absolute paths on a local file system

  • Type subfolders: correlates to relative paths on a local file system

The File Exchange container maintains the mapping for absolute paths. Relative paths will be created when used in the specified use case. Neither absolute paths or relative paths will result in deletion on the local file system! When deleting a 'type' (aka absolute path), the type will be removed from the File Exchange container, but the references directory will still exist on the user's file system.

In the File Exchange API, the parameter relpath refers to an array of strings denoting a directory path.

Responses

The File Exchange API can be integrated using Promises or callbacks. Both are returning the same result.

Language

The language, used for OS modals, is determined by the language parameter passed on initialization of the library, as one of the GCLConfig parameters. The languages parameter can take the value: en (English), nl (Dutch), fr (French), de (German) and defaults to en (English).

Interface

download(entity: string, type: string, file: Blob, filename: string, relpath?: [string], implicitCreationType?: boolean, notifyOnCompletion?: boolean, callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileListResponse) => void): Promise<DataResponse>;
upload(entity: string, type: string, filename: string, relpath?: [string], notifyOnCompletion?: boolean, callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileListResponse) => void): Promise<ArrayBuffer>;
showModal(title: string, text: string, modal: ModalType, timeoutInSeconds?: number, callback?: (error: RestException, data: boolean) => void): Promise<boolean>;
listTypes(entity?: string, page?: Page, callback?: (error: RestException, data: TypeListResponse) => void): Promise<TypeListResponse>;
listType(entity: string, type: string, callback?: (error: RestException, data: TypeResponse) => void): Promise<TypeResponse>;
listTypeContent(entity: string, type: string, relpath?: [string], page?: Page, callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileListResponse) => void): Promise<FileListResponse>;
listContent(entity: string, page?: Page, callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileListResponse) => void): Promise<FileListResponse>;
existsType(entity: string, type: string, callback?: (error: RestException, data: boolean) => void): Promise<boolean>;
existsFile(entity: string, type: string, relpath: [string], callback?: (error: RestException, data: boolean) => void): Promise<boolean>;
getAccessMode(entity: string, type: string, filename?: string, relpath?: [string], callback?: (error: RestException, data: AccessMode) => void): Promise<AccessMode>;
createDir(entity: string, type: string, relpath: [string], recursive?: boolean, callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileResponse) => void): Promise<FileResponse>;
copyFile(entity: string, fromType: string, toType: string, filename: string, newfilename: string, fromrelpath?: [string], torelpath?: [string], callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileResponse) => void): Promise<FileResponse>;
moveFile(entity: string, fromType: string, toType: string, filename: string, fromrelpath?: [string], torelpath?: [string], callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileResponse) => void): Promise<FileResponse>;
renameFile(entity: string, type: string, filename: string, newfilename: string, relpath?: [string], callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileResponse) => void): Promise<FileResponse>;
getFileInfo(entity: string, type: string, filename: string, relpath?: [string], callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileResponse) => void): Promise<FileResponse>;
createType(entity: string, type: string, showModal?: boolean, timeoutInSeconds?: number, initabspath?: [string], callback?: (error: RestException, data: TypeResponse) => void): Promise<TypeResponse>;
createTypeDirs(entity: string, type: string, relpath: [string], showModal?: boolean, timeoutInSeconds?: number, callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileListResponse) => void): Promise<FileListResponse>;
updateType(entity: string, type: string, timeoutInSeconds?: number, callback?: (error: RestException, data: TypeResponse) => void): Promise<TypeResponse>;
deleteType(entity: string, type: string, callback?: (error: RestException, data: boolean) => void): Promise<boolean>;
getEnabledContainers(callback?: (error: RestException, data: DataArrayResponse) => void): Promise<DataArrayResponse>;

Objects

Enums

The following enumerators have been exported by the File Exchange container:

enum FileSort {ASC, DESC}
enum AccessMode {READ, WRITE, EXECUTE}
enum TypeStatus {MAPPED,UNMAPPED}
enum FileAction {UPLOAD, DOWNLOAD, COPY, MOVE}
enum ModalType {INFO, CHOICE}

Classes

class T1CResponse {
    constructor(public success: boolean, public data?: any) {}
}

class ListFilesRequest {
    constructor(public path: string, public extensions: string[]) {}
}

class File {
    constructor(public extension: string,
        public name: string,
        public path: string,
        public rel_path: string[],
        public size: number,
        public last_modification_time: string, // UTC timestamp (format YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS,fffffffff. The ,fffffffff is optional)
        public is_dir: boolean,
        public access: AccessMode) {}
}
class FileListResponse extends T1CResponse {
    constructor(public data: FileList, public success: boolean) {
    super(success, data);
    }
}

class FileList {
    constructor(public files: File[], public total: number) {}
}

class FileResponse extends T1CResponse {
    constructor(public data: File, public success: boolean) {
        super(success, data);
    }
}

class TypeListResponse extends T1CResponse {
    constructor(public data: TypeList, public success: boolean) {
        super(success, data);
    }
}

class TypeResponse extends T1CResponse {
    constructor(public data: Type, public success: boolean){
        super(success, data);
    }
}

class Type {
    constructor(public appid: string, public entity: string, public name: string, public abspath: string, access: AccessMode, status: TypeStatus, public files?: number) {}
}

class TypeList{
    constructor(public types: Type[], public total: number) {}
}

class Page {
    constructor (public start: number, public size: number, public sort: FileSort) {}
}

class DataArrayResponse extends T1CResponse {
    constructor(public data: string[], public success: boolean) {
        super(success, data);
    }
}

class DataResponse extends T1CResponse {
    constructor(public data: string, public success: boolean) {
        super(success, data);
    }
}

class RestException {
    constructor(public status: number, public code: string, public description: string, public client?: GCLClient) {
        ObjectUtil.removeNullAndUndefinedFields(this);
    }
}

Function Descriptions

The following functions are available in the T1C-JS library:

Implicit Consent using Clipboard

The following component diagram explains the process of interaction between the application, the browser, T1C service and Agent for the purpose of user session identification and authentication. The process is using the clipboard from a browser and from the T1C service.

The user's clipboard is accessible write-only for the browser javascript, and read-write for the T1C agent. The user's browser is running with a user session, and an accompanied T1C agent.

The following steps are implemented:

  1. Store(challenge) from the browser by the T1C-lib-js

  2. Login(challenge) form the browser by the T1C-lib-js

  3. Login(agent, challenge) from the T1C-GCL service to the T1C-GCL agent

  4. Fetch challenge and erase clipboard form the T1C-GCL agent to the user's clipboard

  5. Access Token(agent) from the T1C-GCL agent to the T1C-GCL service

  6. Access Token(agent) from the T1C-GCL service to the T1C-JS running in the context of an application

For more information upon the consent mechanisms supported, you can read:

Detailed Function Overview

Paging (Page interface)

The File Exchange container uses paging for the endpoints:

  • listTypes

  • listContent

The page-parameter can be optionally provided and contains the following properties:

  • start: start index

  • size: number of items on a page

  • order: ordering of file and directory names ascending or descending

When used, the resulting response returns an 'total' property with the total item count for the requested resource.

download

Creates a file named filename at the type location in the context of entity, optionally in relative folder denoted by relpath, with file content file. Optionally notifies user upon completion.. When notifications are disabled, the application is assumed to handle user notifications.

The optional relpath provided, will be created when not existing, this in a recursive manner.

Interface

download(entity: string, type: string, file: Blob, filename: string, relpath?: [string], implicitCreationType?: boolean, notifyOnCompletion?: boolean, callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileListResponse) => void): Promise<DataResponse>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted

  • type: location for the newly created file

  • file: Blob containing binary data to be put in the file

  • filename: name to be given to the file

  • relpath: optional relative path (array of strings), when provided will implicitly create the missing directories.

  • implicitCreationType: In case the type mapping doesn’t exist, a prompt will be shown to the user for creating the Type before performing the download.

  • notifyOnCompletion: show modal info form operating system to user upon completion

Output

{
    data: FileResponse
    success: boolean
}

Use Cases

The use cases are the followings with the concerned parameters :

Use Case 1

  • download with existing Type (whatever the value true or false of the flag ‘implicitCreationType’)

    • The user launches the download process with a relpath.

    • The application uses the T1C function download with as parameter a relpath.

    • The file is downloaded to the directory of the path + relpath (recursive creation).

Use Case 2 – download with non existing Type and parameter ‘implicitCreationType’ = false

  • The user launches the download process.

  • The application uses the T1C function download with as parameter a relpath.

  • The exception 356 is raised due the fact the Type doesn’t exist.

  • End

Use Case 3 – download with non existing Type and parameter ‘implicitCreationType’ = true

  • The user launches the download process.

  • The application uses the T1C function download with as parameter a relpath.

  • The user will see the prompt for the Type creation with a default path.

  • The user selects the directory and cancels or validates the creation:

    • Cancellation of the creation.

      • The exception 356 is raised due the fact the Type doesn’t exist.

    • Validation of the creation.

      • The Type is created.

      • The file is downloaded to the directory of the path + relpath (recursive creation).5. End

upload

Uploads a file named filename, from the type location, optionally in relative folder denoted with relpath. Optionally notifies the user upon completion.. When the notifications are disabled, the application is assumed to handle user notifications.

The optional relpath provided, will be created when not existing, this in a recursive manner.

Interface

upload(entity: string, type: string, filename: string, relpath?: [string], notifyOnCompletion?: boolean, callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileListResponse) => void): Promise<ArrayBuffer>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted

  • type: location for the file to upload

  • filename: name of the file to be uploaded

  • relpath: optional relative path (array of strings)

  • notifyOnCompletion: show modal info form operating system to user upon completion

Output

{
    data: ArrayBuffer
    success: boolean
}

showModal

Showmodal will show a notification to the user.

Interface

showModal(title: string, text: string, modal: ModalType, timeoutInSeconds?: number, callback?: (error: RestException, data: boolean) => void): Promise<boolean>;

Parameters

  • title: the title of the modal

  • text: the text to show on the modal

  • modal: type of the modal

  • timeoutInSeconds: timeout in seconds before the dialog is discarded (will result in a false response)

Output

{
    data: ArrayBuffer
    success: boolean
}

listTypes

Retrieve a list of current persisted mappings given an optional entity.

Interface

listTypes(entity?: string, page?: Page, callback?: (error: RestException, data: TypeListResponse) => void): Promise<TypeListResponse>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted. Optional.

  • page: apply a paging to the result. Optional.

Output

{
    data: TypeListResponse
    success: boolean
}

Exceptions

  • 360: Entity not found

listType

Retrieve a list of current mappings given an entity type context.

Interface

listType(entity: string, type: string, callback?: (error: RestException, data: TypeResponse) => void): Promise<TypeResponse>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted.

  • type: the entity type mapping context

Output

{
    data: TypeListResponse
    success: boolean
}

Exceptions

  • 356: Type not found

  • 360: Entity not found

listTypeContent

List all the content for a mapping.

Interface

listTypeContent(entity: string, type: string, relpath?: [string], page?: Page, callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileListResponse) => void): Promise<FileListResponse>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted.

  • type: the entity type mapping context

  • relpath: specify a relative path to retrieve the files

  • page: apply a paging to the result. Optional.

Output

{
    data: FileListResponse
    success: boolean
}

Exceptions

  • 356: Type not found

  • 360: Entity not found

listContent

List all the content for a mapping given an entity context..

Interface

listContent(entity: string, page?: Page, callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileListResponse) => void): Promise<FileListResponse>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted.

  • page: apply a paging to the result. Optional.

Output

{
    data: FileListResponse
    success: boolean
}

Exceptions

  • 360: Entity not found

existsType

Verify if a context mapping exists.

Interface

existsType(entity: string, type: string, callback?: (error: RestException, data: boolean) => void): Promise<boolean>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted.

  • type: the entity type mapping context

Output

{
    data: boolean
    success: boolean
}

existsFile

Verify if a file exists in a context mapping.

Interface

existsFile(entity: string, type: string, relpath: [string], callback?: (error: RestException, data: boolean) => void): Promise<boolean>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted.

  • type: the entity type mapping context

  • relpath: a relative path based on the context root folder

Output

{
    data: boolean
    success: boolean
}

Exceptions

  • 360: Entity not found

  • 356: Type not found

getAccessMode

Get the access mode of a folder or file in a context mapping.

Interface

getAccessMode(entity: string, type: string, filename?: string, relpath?: [string], callback?: (error: RestException, data: AccessMode) => void): Promise<AccessMode>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted.

  • type: the entity type mapping context

  • filename: an optional filename, if not specified the folder access mode will be returned

  • relpath: an optional relative path based on the context root folder

Output

{
    data: AccessMode
    success: boolean
}

Exceptions

  • 360: Entity not found

  • 356: Type not found

  • 358: file or folder not found

  • 351: No read access

createDir

Create a directory in a context mapping.

Interface

createDir(entity: string, type: string, relpath: [string], recursive?: boolean, callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileResponse) => void): Promise<FileResponse>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted.

  • type: the entity type mapping context

  • relpath: a relative path based on the context root folder

  • recursive: indicate whether the directory should be created recursively. If not and the parent directories do not exist, an error will be thrown.

Output

{
    data: FileResponse
    success: boolean
}

Exceptions

  • 360: Entity not found

  • 356: Type not found

  • 358: file or folder not found

  • 352: No write access

copyFile

Copy a file from one context mapping to another.

Interface

copyFile(entity: string, fromType: string, toType: string, filename: string, newfilename: string, fromrelpath?: [string], torelpath?: [string], callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileResponse) => void): Promise<FileResponse>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted.

  • fromType: the originating entity type mapping context

  • toType: the destination entity type mapping context

  • filename: the name the of the to copy

  • newfilename: the new destination file name

  • fromrelpath: an optional originating relative path based on the context root folder

  • torelpath: an optional destination relative path based on the context root folder

Output

{
    data: FileResponse
    success: boolean
}

Exceptions

  • 360: Entity not found

  • 356: Type not found

  • 358: file or folder not found

  • 351: No read access

  • 352: No write access

moveFile

Move a file from one context mapping to another.

Interface

moveFile(entity: string, fromType: string, toType: string, filename: string, fromrelpath?: [string], torelpath?: [string], callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileResponse) => void): Promise<FileResponse>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted.

  • fromType: the originating entity type mapping context

  • toType: the destination entity type mapping context

  • filename: the name the of the to copy

  • fromrelpath: an optional originating relative path based on the context root folder

  • torelpath: an optional destination relative path based on the context root folder

Output

{
    data: FileResponse
    success: boolean
}

Exceptions

  • 360: Entity not found

  • 356: Type not found

  • 358: file or folder not found

  • 351: No read access

  • 352: No write access

renameFile

Rename a file in a context mapping.

Interface

renameFile(entity: string, type: string, filename: string, newfilename: string, relpath?: [string], callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileResponse) => void): Promise<FileResponse>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted.

  • fromType: the originating entity type mapping context

  • toType: the destination entity type mapping context

  • filename: the name the of the to copy

  • relpath: an optional relative path based on the context root folder

Output

{
    data: FileResponse
    success: boolean
}

Exceptions

  • 360: Entity not found

  • 356: Type not found

  • 358: file or folder not found

  • 351: No read access

  • 352: No write access

getFileInfo

Get file information of a file in a context mapping.

Interface

getFileInfo(entity: string, type: string, filename: string, relpath?: [string], callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileResponse) => void): Promise<FileResponse>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted.

  • type: the originating entity type mapping context

  • filename: the name the of the to copy

  • relpath: an optional relative path based on the context root folder

Output

{
    data: FileResponse
    success: boolean
}

Exceptions

  • 360: Entity not found

  • 356: Type not found

  • 358: file or folder not found

  • 351: No read access

createType

The initabspath parameter denotes an initial path proposal from the application. Example values:

Windows

inittabspath = [ "C:\", "Users", "user1", "Desktop", "folder1" ];
inittabspath = [ "C:\Users", "user1", "Desktop", "folder1" ];
inittabspath = [ "C:\Users\user1\Desktop\folder1" ];

macOS

inittabspath = [ "Users", "user1", "Desktop", "folder1" ];
inittabspath = [ "/Users/user1/Desktop/folder1" ];

Linux

inittabspath = [ "home", "user1", "Desktop", "folder1" ];
inittabspath = [ "/home/user1/Desktop/folder1" ];

The optional parameter showModal is by default set to true.

When createType is called upon an existing type mapping, the file-chooser shown to the user is defaults to the existing absolute path provided for the type.

The showModal flag is used to propose (or not) the prompt to the end user even if the initabspath exists or not. This parameter forces the prompt of the file chooser:

  • when the initabspath is provided and showModal is set to true: the initabspath is pre-selected in the file-chooser shown to the user if existing, or the file-chooser is shown with a default path.

  • when the initabspath is provided and showModal is set to false: the initabspath is used when mapping exists, otherwise the file-chooser is shown to the user in order to select a valid absolute path.

  • when the initabspath is not provided and showModal is set to true: the file-chooser is shown when the mapping doesn't exist.

  • when the initabspath is not provided and showModal is set to false: a type exception is thrown when the type mapping doesn't exist

Interface

createType(entity: string, type: string, showModal?: boolean, timeoutInSeconds?: number, initabspath?: [string], callback?: (error: RestException, data: TypeResponse) => void): Promise<TypeResponse>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted.

  • type: the entity type mapping context

  • showModal: indicate if the folder dialog must be shown

  • timeoutInSeconds: optional timeout in seconds before the folder dialog is discarded)

  • inittabspath: the optional initial root context path for the new type

Output

{
    data: TypeResponse
    success: boolean
}

Exceptions

  • 355: notification error

Use Cases

The use cases are the followings with the concerned parameters:

Use Case 1

  • createType with an existing initabspath and parameter showModal = true

    • The user will create a type mapping.

    • The application uses the T1C function createType with as parameter an existing initabspath and the showModal set to true.

    • A prompt must appear with the value set to initabspath.

    • The user selects (or not) a directory and cancels or validates the creation:

    • Cancellation of the creation.

      • The exception is raised due the fact it has been aborted.

    • Validation of the creation.

      • The Type is created.

    • End

  • Use Case 2

    • createType with an existing initabspath and parameter showModal = false

      • The user will create a Type

    • The application uses the T1C function createType using as parameter an existing initabspath and the showModal set to false.

    • No prompt will be proposed to the end user but the Type is created.

    • End

  • Use Case 3

    • createType with a non existing initabspath (whatever the value true or false of the flag showModal)

      • The user will create a Type.

    • The application uses the T1C function createType with as parameter a non existing initabspath.

    • A prompt must appear with default value.

    • The user selects (or not) a directory and cancels or validates the creation:

      • Cancellation of the creation.

        • The exception is raised due the fact it has been aborted.

      • Validation of the creation.

        • The Type is created.

    • End

createTypeDirs

Create directories for a context mapping.

Interface

createTypeDirs(entity: string, type: string, relpath: [string], showModal?: boolean, timeoutInSeconds?: number, callback?: (error: RestException, data: FileListResponse) => void): Promise<FileListResponse>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted.

  • type: the entity type mapping context

  • relpath: a relative path based on the context root folder

  • showModal: indicate if the folder dialog must be shown

  • timeoutInSeconds: optional timeout in seconds before the folder dialog is discarded)

Output

{
    data: TypeResponse
    success: boolean
}

Exceptions

  • 355: notification error

  • 360: Entity not found

  • 356: Type not found

  • 352: No write access

updateType

Update a context mapping. A folder dialog will be opened and a new root context path can be choosen.

Interface

updateType(entity: string, type: string, timeoutInSeconds?: number, callback?: (error: RestException, data: TypeResponse) => void): Promise<TypeResponse>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted.

  • type: the entity type mapping context

  • timeoutInSeconds: timeout in seconds before the folder dialog is discarded)

Output

{
    data: TypeResponse
    success: boolean
}

Exceptions

  • 360: Entity not found

  • 356: Type not found

deleteType

Delete a context mapping.

Interface

deleteType(entity: string, type: string, callback?: (error: RestException, data: boolean) => void): Promise<boolean>;

Parameters

  • entity: the entity context where the type mapping is persisted.

  • type: the entity type mapping context

Output

{
    data: boolean
    success: boolean
}

Exceptions

  • 360: Entity not found

  • 356: Type not found

getEnabledContainers

Retrieve a list of enabled containers. The users can select this during installation of the Trust1Connector.

Interface

getEnabledContainers(callback?: (error: RestException, data: DataArrayResponse) => void): Promise<DataArrayResponse>;

Output

{
    data: DataArrayResponse
    success: boolean
}

Error Responses

The error codes mentioned are added to the File Exchange container. The exception handling follows the framework exception handling and are extensions of status codes mentioned on:

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