Base Document Type <Contract>

This document type does not manifest itself alone. But several Document types inherit from this type.

Inheriting Document types:

• notaryProviderContract
• instrumentDefinition
• basketContract

Elements and attributes

• Element condition: a human readable piece of (legal) text. Can appear more than once.
• Attribute name: a human readable marker.
• Element signer: the Nym doing the signing.
• Attribute hasCredentials: whether or not the signer has credentials associated with it.
• Attribute nymID: the Nym doing the signing.
• Attribute altLocation: some optional value passed when creating a Nym.
• Element nymIDSource: the source passed to the 'newnym' command when the Nym was created, or the generated public key when nothing was passed.
• Element credentialList: a list of public credentials if present. See nymData.
• Element credentials: List of credentials mentioned in credentialList
• Element credential: Armored signed credential (document keyCredential or masterCredential)
  • Attribute ID: credential ID

Example

<rootElement> <!-- written by subclass -->

<condition name="$name">
    $value
</condition>

<signer hasCredentials="$hasCredentials"
        nymID="$nymId"
        altLocation="$altLocation">

    <nymIDSource>
        $nymIDSource (armored)
    </nymIDSource>

    <credentialList>
        $credentialList (armored)
    </credentialList>

    <credentials>
        <credential ID="otxBtT5iGYJWENegXYyHRbjUCXE5RY6qnXTq">
            $credential (armored)
        </credential>
    </credentials>
</signer>

<!-- other XML written by subclass -->

</rootElement>

References

• OTContract::CreateInnerContents
• BasketContract::CreateContents
• AssetContract::CreateContents
• OTServerContract::CreateContents