Libraries · lantern-sdk

The SDK: Lantern in your language

Client and server libraries in C++, C, Python, TypeScript and Go, one version for all of them, tested against the same suite. What each one does, side by side.

Pick your language

Every library speaks the same draft of the protocol. What differs is what it is for, what it needs and how far it goes.

Nothing is released yet: install lines appear at the first release. Releases · GitHub

Which one is for me?

Parity

Every family of the specification, as a client reads it and as a server serves it, in each library. The rule: what one language does of the protocol, the others do, at the same draft.

Parity
FamilyC++CPythonTypeScriptGoRust
ClientServerClientServerClientServerClientServerClientServerClientServer
libraryYesPart of itYesNot yetYesYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yet
titlesYesPart of itYesNot yetYesYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yet
changesYesPart of itYesNot yetYesYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yet
sectionsYesPart of itYesNot yetYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yetNot yet
homebrewYesPart of itYesNot yetYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yetNot yet
savesYesPart of itYesNot yetYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yetNot yet
cheatsYesPart of itYesNot yetYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yetNot yet
requestsYesPart of itYesNot yetYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yetNot yet
pairingYesPart of itYesNot yetYesYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yet
signaturesYesPart of itYesNot yetYesYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yet
adminYesPart of itYesNot yetYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yetNot yet
eventsYesPart of itYesNot yetYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yetNot yet
peersYesPart of itYesNot yetYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yetNot yet
syncYesNot yetYesNot yetYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yetNot yet
encrypted_savesYesPart of itYesNot yetYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yetNot yet
deltasYesNot yetYesNot yetYesYesYesYesNot yetNot yetNot yetNot yet
Covered16/160/1616/160/1616/1616/1616/1616/165/160/160/160/16
C++ Client 16/16 · Server 0/16
C++
FamilyClientServer
libraryYesPart of it
titlesYesPart of it
changesYesPart of it
sectionsYesPart of it
homebrewYesPart of it
savesYesPart of it
cheatsYesPart of it
requestsYesPart of it
pairingYesPart of it
signaturesYesPart of it
adminYesPart of it
eventsYesPart of it
peersYesPart of it
syncYesNot yet
encrypted_savesYesPart of it
deltasYesNot yet
C Client 16/16 · Server 0/16
C
FamilyClientServer
libraryYesNot yet
titlesYesNot yet
changesYesNot yet
sectionsYesNot yet
homebrewYesNot yet
savesYesNot yet
cheatsYesNot yet
requestsYesNot yet
pairingYesNot yet
signaturesYesNot yet
adminYesNot yet
eventsYesNot yet
peersYesNot yet
syncYesNot yet
encrypted_savesYesNot yet
deltasYesNot yet
Python Client 16/16 · Server 16/16
Python
FamilyClientServer
libraryYesYes
titlesYesYes
changesYesYes
sectionsYesYes
homebrewYesYes
savesYesYes
cheatsYesYes
requestsYesYes
pairingYesYes
signaturesYesYes
adminYesYes
eventsYesYes
peersYesYes
syncYesYes
encrypted_savesYesYes
deltasYesYes
TypeScript Client 16/16 · Server 16/16
TypeScript
FamilyClientServer
libraryYesYes
titlesYesYes
changesYesYes
sectionsYesYes
homebrewYesYes
savesYesYes
cheatsYesYes
requestsYesYes
pairingYesYes
signaturesYesYes
adminYesYes
eventsYesYes
peersYesYes
syncYesYes
encrypted_savesYesYes
deltasYesYes
Go Client 5/16 · Server 0/16
Go
FamilyClientServer
libraryYesNot yet
titlesYesNot yet
changesYesNot yet
sectionsNot yetNot yet
homebrewNot yetNot yet
savesNot yetNot yet
cheatsNot yetNot yet
requestsNot yetNot yet
pairingYesNot yet
signaturesYesNot yet
adminNot yetNot yet
eventsNot yetNot yet
peersNot yetNot yet
syncNot yetNot yet
encrypted_savesNot yetNot yet
deltasNot yetNot yet
Rust Client 0/16 · Server 0/16
Rust
FamilyClientServer
libraryNot yetNot yet
titlesNot yetNot yet
changesNot yetNot yet
sectionsNot yetNot yet
homebrewNot yetNot yet
savesNot yetNot yet
cheatsNot yetNot yet
requestsNot yetNot yet
pairingNot yetNot yet
signaturesNot yetNot yet
adminNot yetNot yet
eventsNot yetNot yet
peersNot yetNot yet
syncNot yetNot yet
encrypted_savesNot yetNot yet
deltasNot yetNot yet

✓ yes · part of it · – not yet. A server gets ✓ for a family only when the conformance suite passes it in CI.

Conformance levels reached

The levels (SPEC.md § 17) that each checked server reaches in CI, with a token that holds every scope.

The same call in each language

One gesture of the protocol, and the name of its call in each library, linked to where it is defined.

The calls of Go, Rust appear here as their libraries get there.

Examples

Files from each library's examples folder, run as they are in CI, so they work.

Read a library

The README's example: the handshake, a listing, a verified download · cpp/examples/read_library.cpp

// The README's example: the handshake, a listing, a verified download.
//
//     read_library http://127.0.0.1:8080 [platform]
//
// Over the loopback adapter (plain HTTP on 127.0.0.1 only); an app gives
// its own Transport, with TLS.
#include <cstdio>
#include <string>

#include <lantern/lantern.hpp>

#include "posix_http.hpp"

namespace
{

// Bytes kept in memory; an app writes them to its storage.
class Counting final : public lantern::DownloadSink
{
  public:
    std::uint64_t bytes = 0;
    lantern::Result<void> write(std::span<const std::byte> chunk) override
    {
        bytes += chunk.size();
        return {};
    }
    lantern::Result<void> restart() override
    {
        bytes = 0;
        return {};
    }
};

int report(const lantern::Error& error)
{
    const std::string_view category = lantern::category_name(error.category());
    const std::string_view code     = lantern::code_name(error.effective_code());
    std::fprintf(stderr, "error (%.*s, %u %.*s): %.*s\n", static_cast<int>(category.size()), category.data(),
        static_cast<unsigned>(error.status()), static_cast<int>(code.size()), code.data(),
        static_cast<int>(error.detail().size()), error.detail().data());
    return 1;
}

} // namespace

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    if (argc < 2)
    {
        std::fprintf(stderr, "usage: read_library ORIGIN [platform]\n");
        return 2;
    }
    lantern::posix::LoopbackTransport transport;
    lantern::ClientConfig config;
    config.origin     = argv[1];
    config.user_agent = "ReadLibrary/0.3";
    config.platform   = argc > 2 ? argv[2] : "switch";
    auto client       = lantern::Client::create(transport, config);
    if (!client)
        return report(client.error());

    // 1. The handshake: the server's name, its base path, what it offers
    const auto server = client->handshake();
    if (!server)
        return report(server.error());
    if (!*server)
    {
        std::fprintf(stderr, "the server speaks a newer schema than this client reads\n");
        return 1;
    }
    std::printf("%s (%s)\n", (*server)->name.c_str(), (*server)->uid.c_str());

    // 2. The listing, page by page
    lantern::AppsQuery query;
    query.page_size = 50;
    std::string cursor;
    std::optional<lantern::App> first;
    do
    {
        query.cursor    = cursor;
        const auto page = client->apps(query);
        if (!page)
            return report(page.error());
        if (!*page)
            break; // a newer schema: the listing is unavailable to this client
        for (const lantern::App& app : (*page)->items)
        {
            std::printf("  %-24s %-6s v%-10llu %s\n", app.name.c_str(), app.type.c_str(),
                static_cast<unsigned long long>(app.version_code), app.app_id.c_str());
            if (!first)
                first.emplace(app, client->allocator());
        }
        cursor.assign((*page)->next);
    } while (!cursor.empty());

    // 3. A download, checked against the listing's size and SHA-256: success
    // only when the whole file's digest matches
    if (first)
    {
        Counting sink;
        lantern::DownloadState state;
        const auto done = client->download({ first->file, first->size, first->sha256 }, state, sink);
        if (!done)
            return report(done.error());
        std::printf("downloaded %s: %llu bytes, SHA-256 verified\n", first->name.c_str(),
            static_cast<unsigned long long>(sink.bytes));
    }
    return 0;
}

Reads a Lantern server's library, page by page, and downloads its first app, checked, over libcurl: c/README.md's example · c/examples/read_library.c

/* Reads a Lantern server's library, page by page, and downloads its first
 * app, checked, over libcurl: c/README.md's example.
 *   read_library https://shelf.example.org [TOKEN SEED_HEX] */
#include <lantern/lantern.h>

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

static lantern_status write_file(void* user, const uint8_t* bytes, size_t size)
{
    return fwrite(bytes, 1, size, (FILE*)user) == size ? LANTERN_OK : LANTERN_ERROR_STORAGE;
}

/* The server sends the file from its start again */
static lantern_status restart_file(void* user)
{
    return fseek((FILE*)user, 0, SEEK_SET) == 0 ? LANTERN_OK : LANTERN_ERROR_STORAGE;
}

static int report(const char* what, const lantern_error* error)
{
    fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s (%s, HTTP %u, %s)\n", what, error->detail, lantern_status_name(error->status),
        (unsigned)error->http_status, error->code_text);
    return EXIT_FAILURE;
}

static bool seed_of(const char* hex, uint8_t seed[32])
{
    return lantern_digest_from_hex(hex, seed); /* 64 lower-case hex digits, as a digest */
}

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    if (argc != 2 && argc != 4)
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s ORIGIN [TOKEN SEED_HEX]\n", argv[0]);
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
    if (lantern_version() < LANTERN_C_API_VERSION)
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "liblantern_c is older than its header\n");
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
    lantern_error error          = LANTERN_INIT(lantern_error);
    lantern_trust* trust         = NULL;
    lantern_transport* transport = NULL;
    lantern_random* random       = NULL;
    lantern_client* client       = NULL;
    lantern_handshake* server    = NULL;
    lantern_apps_page* first     = NULL;
    int status                   = EXIT_FAILURE;

    /* libcurl's TLS, the server's key checked by the trust (SPEC.md 5.3) */
    lantern_curl_options options = LANTERN_INIT(lantern_curl_options);
    if (lantern_trust_create(NULL, &trust, &error) != LANTERN_OK
        || lantern_curl_global_init(&error) != LANTERN_OK)
        goto done;
    options.trust = trust;
    if (lantern_transport_create_curl(&options, NULL, &transport, &error) != LANTERN_OK
        || lantern_random_create_system(NULL, &random, &error) != LANTERN_OK)
        goto done;

    lantern_client_config config = LANTERN_INIT(lantern_client_config);
    config.origin                = argv[1];
    config.user_agent            = "ReadLibrary/1.0";
    config.platform              = "switch";
    config.transport             = transport;
    config.random                = random;
    config.trust                 = trust;
    if (lantern_client_create(&config, &client, &error) != LANTERN_OK)
        goto done;
    if (argc == 4)
    {
        /* A token bound to a device key (SPEC.md 5.4): every request is signed */
        uint8_t seed[32];
        lantern_device_key* key = NULL;
        if (!seed_of(argv[3], seed) || lantern_device_key_from_seed(seed, NULL, &key, &error) != LANTERN_OK)
            goto done;
        const lantern_status set = lantern_client_set_credentials(client, argv[2], key, &error);
        lantern_device_key_free(key); /* the client keeps a copy */
        if (set != LANTERN_OK)
            goto done;
    }

    const lantern_status shake = lantern_client_handshake(client, &server, &error);
    if (shake == LANTERN_ABSENT)
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "a server of a newer protocol: update the app\n");
        goto done;
    }
    if (shake != LANTERN_OK)
        goto done;
    printf("%s\n", lantern_handshake_get_name(server).data);

    /* Every page, by its cursor; the first page is kept for its first app */
    char cursor[512] = "";
    do
    {
        lantern_apps_query query = LANTERN_INIT(lantern_apps_query);
        query.cursor             = cursor;
        lantern_apps_page* page  = NULL;
        if (lantern_client_apps(client, &query, &page, &error) != LANTERN_OK)
            goto done;
        for (size_t i = 0; i < lantern_apps_page_get_items_count(page); ++i)
        {
            const lantern_app* app = lantern_apps_page_get_items_at(page, i);
            printf("  %s (%s)\n", lantern_app_get_name(app).data, lantern_app_get_app_id(app).data);
        }
        snprintf(cursor, sizeof(cursor), "%s", lantern_apps_page_get_next(page).data);
        if (first == NULL)
            first = page;
        else
            lantern_apps_page_free(page);
    } while (cursor[0] != '\0');

    const lantern_app* app = lantern_apps_page_get_items_at(first, 0);
    if (app == NULL)
    {
        status = EXIT_SUCCESS;
        goto done;
    }
    /* The file, its size and SHA-256 as the listing gave them */
    lantern_download_target target = LANTERN_INIT(lantern_download_target);
    target.url                     = lantern_app_get_file(app).data;
    lantern_app_get_size(app, &target.size);
    lantern_app_get_sha256(app, target.sha256);
    FILE* file = fopen("first-app.part", "wb");
    if (file == NULL)
        goto done;
    lantern_download_callbacks callbacks = LANTERN_INIT(lantern_download_callbacks);
    callbacks.user                       = file;
    callbacks.write                      = write_file;
    callbacks.restart                    = restart_file;
    lantern_download_sink* sink          = NULL;
    lantern_download_state* state        = NULL;
    lantern_status got                   = lantern_download_sink_create(&callbacks, NULL, &sink, &error);
    if (got == LANTERN_OK)
        got = lantern_download_state_create(NULL, &state, &error);
    if (got == LANTERN_OK)
        got = lantern_client_download(client, &target, state, sink, &error);
    lantern_download_sink_free(sink);
    lantern_download_state_free(state);
    fclose(file);
    /* Only now, with the SHA-256 checked, is the file the app's */
    if (got == LANTERN_OK && rename("first-app.part", "first-app.bin") == 0)
        status = EXIT_SUCCESS;

done:
    if (status != EXIT_SUCCESS && error.status != LANTERN_OK)
        report("lantern", &error);
    lantern_apps_page_free(first);
    lantern_handshake_free(server);
    lantern_client_free(client);
    lantern_transport_free(transport);
    lantern_random_free(random);
    lantern_trust_free(trust);
    return status;
}

Reads a Lantern library: who serves it, its apps, what a console is missing, and one verified download · python/examples/read_library.py

"""Reads a Lantern library: who serves it, its apps, what a console is missing, and one verified download.

    python examples/read_library.py https://shelf.example.org/ [platform]

The download is checked against the SHA-256 the server lists and renamed only when it matches; a `.part`
file is resumed with a Range request after a cut (SPEC.md § 6.6).
"""

from __future__ import annotations

import sys
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path

import lantern


def main(url: str, platform: str = "switch") -> None:
    with lantern.LanternClient(url, platform=platform, user_agent="ReadLibrary/1.0") as client:
        hello = client.handshake()
        print(f"{hello.name}: {', '.join(sorted(hello.features))}")

        apps = list(client.iter_apps(page_size=5))  # every page, cursor by cursor
        for app in apps:
            print(f"  {app.name} {app.version_name or app.version_code} ({app.size} bytes)")

        # What a console that holds the first app, at version 0, is missing.
        if apps:
            page = client.missing([(apps[0].app_id, 0)], want=("update", "dlc"))
            print(f"missing: {len(page.items)} on the first page")

        # The smallest non-empty file, downloaded to a temporary folder and checked on the way.
        if apps:
            smallest = min((a for a in apps if a.size), key=lambda a: a.size)
            with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as folder:
                saved = client.download_app(smallest, Path(folder) / f"{smallest.app_id}.pkg")
                print(
                    f"downloaded {smallest.name}: {saved.stat().st_size} bytes, sha256 {smallest.sha256[:12]}… matched"
                )


if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
        sys.exit(__doc__)
    main(*sys.argv[1:3])

Reads a Lantern library: who serves it, its apps, what a console is missing, and one verified download · typescript/examples/read-library.ts

/**
 * Reads a Lantern library: who serves it, its apps, what a console is missing, and one verified download.
 *
 *     node --conditions=source examples/read-library.ts https://shelf.example.org/ [platform]
 *
 * (In your own project, `npm install lantern-protocol` and run it with plain `node`.) The download is checked
 * against the SHA-256 the server lists and renamed only when it matches; a `.part` file is resumed with a Range
 * request after a cut (SPEC.md § 6.6).
 */

import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, statSync } from "node:fs";
import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
import { join } from "node:path";
import { NodeLanternClient } from "lantern-protocol/node";

const [url, platform = "switch"] = process.argv.slice(2);
if (url === undefined) {
  console.error("usage: read-library.ts <url> [platform]");
  process.exit(2);
}

const client = new NodeLanternClient(url, { platform, userAgent: "ReadLibrary/1.0" });
const hello = await client.handshake();
console.log(`${hello.name}: ${Object.keys(hello.features).sort().join(", ")}`);

const apps = [];
for await (const app of client.iterApps({ pageSize: 5 })) {
  // every page, cursor by cursor
  apps.push(app);
  console.log(`  ${app.name} ${app.version_name ?? app.version_code} (${app.size} bytes)`);
}

// What a console that holds the first app, at version 0, is missing.
const first = apps[0];
if (first !== undefined) {
  const page = await client.missing([[first.app_id, 0]]);
  console.log(`missing: ${page.items.length} on the first page`);
}

// The smallest non-empty file, downloaded to a temporary folder and checked on the way.
const smallest = apps.filter((a) => a.size > 0).sort((a, b) => a.size - b.size)[0];
if (smallest !== undefined) {
  const folder = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "lantern-"));
  try {
    const saved = await client.downloadAppTo(smallest, join(folder, `${smallest.app_id}.pkg`));
    console.log(
      `downloaded ${smallest.name}: ${statSync(saved).size} bytes, sha256 ${smallest.sha256.slice(0, 12)}… matched`,
    );
  } finally {
    rmSync(folder, { recursive: true, force: true });
  }
}

Pair a device

The README's pairing example: a device key, the code and the QR code's address shown, the polls signed, the token kept · cpp/examples/pair_device.cpp

// The README's pairing example: a device key, the code and the QR code's
// address shown, the polls signed, the token kept.
//
//     pair_device http://127.0.0.1:8080 "Lea's Switch"
//
// Over the loopback adapter (plain HTTP on 127.0.0.1 only); an app gives
// its own Transport, with TLS and a ServerTrust (adapters/curl,
// adapters/mbedtls), and keeps the credentials where its system keeps
// secrets.
#include <array>
#include <chrono>
#include <cstdio>
#include <optional>
#include <string>
#include <string_view>
#include <thread>

#include <lantern/lantern.hpp>

#include "posix_http.hpp"
#include "posix_system.hpp"

namespace
{

// Kept in memory here; an app writes them where its system protects secrets.
class Kept final : public lantern::CredentialStore
{
  public:
    lantern::Result<std::optional<lantern::Credentials>> load(std::string_view, lantern::Allocator) override
    {
        return std::optional<lantern::Credentials> {};
    }
    lantern::Result<void> store(std::string_view uid, const lantern::Credentials& credentials) override
    {
        std::printf("kept for %.*s: a token%s\n", static_cast<int>(uid.size()), uid.data(),
            credentials.key ? " and its device key" : "");
        return {};
    }
    lantern::Result<void> erase(std::string_view) override { return {}; }
};

int report(const lantern::Error& error)
{
    std::fprintf(stderr, "error (%u): %.*s\n", static_cast<unsigned>(error.status()),
        static_cast<int>(error.detail().size()), error.detail().data());
    return 1;
}

} // namespace

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    if (argc < 3)
    {
        std::fprintf(stderr, "usage: pair_device ORIGIN DEVICE-NAME\n");
        return 2;
    }
    lantern::posix::LoopbackTransport transport;
    lantern::posix::SystemRandom random;
    lantern::ClientConfig config;
    config.origin     = argv[1];
    config.user_agent = "PairDevice/0.5";
    config.platform   = "switch";
    config.random     = &random;
    auto client       = lantern::Client::create(transport, config);
    if (!client)
        return report(client.error());
    if (const auto server = client->handshake(); !server || !*server)
        return server ? 1 : report(server.error());

    const std::array<std::string_view, 2> scopes { "library", "saves" };
    lantern::PairingOptions options;
    options.device = argv[2];
    options.scopes = scopes;
    auto pairing   = client->start_pairing(options); // with a new device key
    if (!pairing)
        return report(pairing.error());
    // The code, and the address a QR code holds (the app draws it): the
    // user approves on the server's page, or an admin's device
    std::printf("code %s\nopen %s\n", pairing->code.code.c_str(), pairing->code.verify_complete.c_str());

    Kept store;
    for (;;)
    {
        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(pairing->wait));
        const auto polled = client->poll_pairing(*pairing, &store); // signed by the device key
        if (!polled)
            return report(polled.error());
        if (*polled == lantern::PollState::paired)
            break;
    }
    const auto server = client->handshake(); // signed from now on
    if (!server || !*server)
        return server ? 1 : report(server.error());
    std::printf("paired as %s\n", (*server)->account.name.c_str());
    return 0;
}

Serve a library

The server core over a small fictional library, for a look and for the conformance run · cpp/examples/demo_server.cpp

// The server core over a small fictional library, for a look and for the
// conformance run:
//
//     lantern_demo_server [port] [--private] [--no-encrypted-saves]
//     python3 spec/conformance/run.py http://127.0.0.1:PORT/ --origin https://app.example.org
//
// It serves the library (Lantern Core: the handshake, the apps, what a
// device is missing, the files, with its changes and sections, its titles
// with their images, its homebrew and its cheat sets) to anyone, takes cheat
// sets from a token with the scope cheats.write, keeps save backups (also
// encrypted ones) in memory for the accounts with the scope saves, keeps the
// requests for games of the accounts with the scope requests, tells what
// changes as events (a stream and the long poll of `changes`, § 18), and pairs
// devices: the accounts of demo_accounts.hpp, a token bound to a key, signed
// requests, invitations. An account with the scope admin runs the
// administration API: accounts, devices, pairings, invitations, requests.
// `--private` asks for a token on the library; `--no-encrypted-saves` keeps
// no backup encrypted on the device (a 400, § 9.4). Plain HTTP on 127.0.0.1; it
// prints its URL and serves until it is stopped. No port, or 0: a free one.
#include <atomic>
#include <chrono>
#include <csignal>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <string>
#include <string_view>
#include <thread>

#include <lantern/lantern.hpp>

#include "demo_accounts.hpp"
#include "demo_library.hpp"
#include "posix_system.hpp"
#include "server_posix.hpp"

namespace
{

std::atomic<bool> stop { false };

extern "C" void on_signal(int /*signal*/)
{
    stop.store(true);
}

int report(const lantern::Error& error)
{
    std::fprintf(
        stderr, "demo server: %.*s\n", static_cast<int>(error.detail().size()), error.detail().data());
    return 1;
}

} // namespace

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    unsigned port   = 0;
    bool is_private = false;
    bool encrypted  = true;
    for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
    {
        if (std::string_view(argv[i]) == "--private")
        {
            is_private = true;
            continue;
        }
        if (std::string_view(argv[i]) == "--no-encrypted-saves")
        {
            encrypted = false;
            continue;
        }
        char* end    = nullptr;
        const long n = std::strtol(argv[i], &end, 10);
        if (end == argv[i] || *end != '\0' || n < 0 || n > 65535)
        {
            std::fprintf(stderr, "usage: lantern_demo_server [port] [--private] [--no-encrypted-saves]\n");
            return 2;
        }
        port = static_cast<unsigned>(n);
    }

    lantern::MemoryLibrary library(lantern::demo::base);
    if (auto filled = lantern::demo::fill(library); !filled)
        return report(filled.error());

    lantern::SystemClock clock;
    lantern::MemoryAccountStore accounts;
    if (auto filled = lantern::demo::fill_accounts(accounts, clock.unix_seconds()); !filled)
        return report(filled.error());

    lantern::MemorySaveStore saves;
    lantern::MemoryRequestStore requests;
    const std::array<std::string_view, 1> origins { lantern::demo::origin };
    lantern::ServerOptions options;
    options.uid              = lantern::demo::uid;
    options.name             = "Demo shelf";
    options.base             = lantern::demo::base;
    options.scheme           = "http";
    options.cors_origins     = origins;
    options.software_name    = "lantern-sdk C++ demo";
    options.software_version = "0.1";
    options.accounts         = &accounts;
    options.require_auth     = is_private;
    options.saves            = &saves;
    options.requests         = &requests;
    options.encrypted_saves  = encrypted;
    // Events: a line on a stream every 5 seconds at least, which keeps the conformance run short
    options.events     = true;
    options.heartbeat  = 5;
    options.wait_limit = 30;
    lantern::posix::SystemRandom random;
    auto server = lantern::Server::create(library, options, random, clock);
    if (!server)
        return report(server.error());

    lantern::posix::ListenOptions listen;
    listen.port = static_cast<std::uint16_t>(port);
    // A cheat set is 1 MiB of text at most (§ 13), escaped in its JSON body
    listen.max_body = std::size_t { 3 } << 20U;
    // A save of up to save_limits.size is streamed to the store, never buffered
    listen.max_stream = options.save_limits.size;
    auto listener     = lantern::posix::HttpListener::listen(*server, listen);
    if (!listener)
        return report(listener.error());

    std::signal(SIGINT, on_signal);
    std::signal(SIGTERM, on_signal);
    std::printf("http://127.0.0.1:%u/\n", static_cast<unsigned>(listener->port()));
    std::fflush(stdout);
    listener->serve(stop);
    // The streams still open are told, then the listener ends them
    server->shutdown();
    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(200));
    return 0;
}

Adds Lantern to a FastAPI app: the same one-game library as serve_flask.py · python/examples/serve_fastapi.py

"""Adds Lantern to a FastAPI app: the same one-game library as serve_flask.py.

uvicorn --factory examples.serve_fastapi:make_app --port 8080
python examples/serve_fastapi.py 8080
"""

from __future__ import annotations

import sys

from fastapi import FastAPI

from lantern.server import LanternApp, MemoryLibrary
from lantern.server.fastapi import include


def make_app() -> FastAPI:
    library = MemoryLibrary(base="/api/lantern")
    library.add_app_file(
        data=b"a made-up game",
        platform="switch",
        title_id="0100ABCD00010000",
        app_id="0100ABCD00010000",
        type="base",
        version_code=0,
        name="Frost Garden",
        format="nsp",
        version_name="1.0.0",
    )
    app = FastAPI()
    include(app, LanternApp(library, uid="3d5c7e1a-0b2f-4c6d-9e8a-1f2b3c4d5e6f", name="Living room shelf"))
    return app


if __name__ == "__main__":
    import uvicorn

    uvicorn.run(make_app(), host="127.0.0.1", port=int(sys.argv[1]) if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 8080)

Adds Lantern to a Flask app: a library of one made-up game, served anonymously · python/examples/serve_flask.py

"""Adds Lantern to a Flask app: a library of one made-up game, served anonymously.

    python examples/serve_flask.py 8080        # then: curl http://127.0.0.1:8080/.well-known/lantern

`MemoryLibrary` holds apps in memory; a real server implements `lantern.server.Library` over its own
files and database. For tokens, pairing and signed requests, pass `accounts=MemoryAccounts(...)`
(or an `authenticate` hook) to `LanternApp`.
"""

from __future__ import annotations

import sys

from flask import Flask

from lantern.server import LanternApp, MemoryLibrary
from lantern.server.flask import init_app


def make_app() -> Flask:
    library = MemoryLibrary(base="/api/lantern")
    library.add_app_file(
        data=b"a made-up game",
        platform="switch",
        title_id="0100ABCD00010000",
        app_id="0100ABCD00010000",
        type="base",
        version_code=0,
        name="Frost Garden",
        format="nsp",
        version_name="1.0.0",
    )
    app = Flask(__name__)
    init_app(app, LanternApp(library, uid="3d5c7e1a-0b2f-4c6d-9e8a-1f2b3c4d5e6f", name="Living room shelf"))
    return app


if __name__ == "__main__":
    make_app().run(host="127.0.0.1", port=int(sys.argv[1]) if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 8080)

Adds Lantern to a Node server: a library of one made-up game, served anonymously by node:http · typescript/examples/serve-node.ts

/**
 * Adds Lantern to a Node server: a library of one made-up game, served anonymously by node:http.
 *
 *     node --conditions=source examples/serve-node.ts 8080   # then: curl http://127.0.0.1:8080/.well-known/lantern
 *
 * `MemoryLibrary` holds apps in memory; a real server implements `Library` over its own files and database.
 * For tokens, pairing and signed requests, pass `accounts: new MemoryAccounts(...)` (or `authenticate`) to
 * `LanternApp`. Behind Hono or any framework of web Requests, use `fetchHandler(app)` instead of `listen()`:
 * `hono.all("/*", (c) => handler(c.req.raw))`.
 */

import { LanternApp, listen, MemoryLibrary } from "lantern-protocol/server";

export function makeApp(): LanternApp {
  const library = new MemoryLibrary({ base: "/api/lantern" });
  library.addAppFile({
    data: new TextEncoder().encode("a made-up game"),
    platform: "switch",
    title_id: "0100ABCD00010000",
    app_id: "0100ABCD00010000",
    type: "base",
    version_code: 0,
    version_name: "1.0.0",
    name: "Frost Garden",
    format: "nsp",
  });
  return new LanternApp(library, { uid: "3d5c7e1a-0b2f-4c6d-9e8a-1f2b3c4d5e6f", name: "Living room shelf" });
}

const served = await listen(makeApp(), { port: Number(process.argv[2] ?? 8080), host: "127.0.0.1" });
console.log(`serving ${served.url}`);
process.on("SIGTERM", () => void served.close().then(() => process.exit(0)));
process.on("SIGINT", () => void served.close().then(() => process.exit(0)));

Publish a static library

A static library: a library written as JSON files (GitHub Pages, a NAS, a USB stick), then read back · python/examples/static_library.py

"""A static library: a library written as JSON files (GitHub Pages, a NAS, a USB stick), then read back.

    python examples/static_library.py out/        # serve out/ with any web server, or open it as a folder

SPEC.md § 21. The files are the same documents a live server sends, with their SHA-256 and a handshake at
`lantern.json`, so a client reads them with no server code behind them.
"""

from __future__ import annotations

import sys
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path

from lantern.server import MemoryLibrary
from lantern.static import StaticLibrary, export


def main(out: Path) -> None:
    library = MemoryLibrary(base="/api/lantern")
    library.add_app_file(
        data=b"a made-up game",
        platform="switch",
        title_id="0100ABCD00010000",
        app_id="0100ABCD00010000",
        type="base",
        version_code=0,
        name="Frost Garden",
        format="nsp",
        version_name="1.0.0",
    )
    summary = export(library, out, uid="3d5c7e1a-0b2f-4c6d-9e8a-1f2b3c4d5e6f", name="Shelf on a stick")
    print(f"wrote {summary}")
    with StaticLibrary(out) as shelf:
        print(shelf.handshake().name, [app.name for app in shelf.iter_apps("switch")])


if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
        main(Path(sys.argv[1]))
    else:
        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as folder:
            main(Path(folder) / "shelf")

A static library: a library written as JSON files (GitHub Pages, a NAS, a USB stick), then read back (StaticLibrary.open("https://…") reads one over HTTP) · typescript/examples/static-library.ts

/**
 * A static library: a library written as JSON files (GitHub Pages, a NAS, a USB stick), then read back (`StaticLibrary.open("https://…")` reads one over HTTP).
 *
 *     node --conditions=source examples/static-library.ts out/
 *
 * SPEC.md § 21. The files are the same documents a live server sends, with their SHA-256 and a handshake in
 * `lantern.json`, so a client reads them with no server code behind them.
 */

import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
import { join } from "node:path";
import { StaticLibrary } from "lantern-protocol";
import { FileStaticSource, libraryInput, writeStatic } from "lantern-protocol/node";
import { MemoryLibrary } from "lantern-protocol/server";

const library = new MemoryLibrary({ base: "/api/lantern" });
library.addAppFile({
  data: new TextEncoder().encode("a made-up game"),
  platform: "switch",
  title_id: "0100ABCD00010000",
  app_id: "0100ABCD00010000",
  type: "base",
  version_code: 0,
  version_name: "1.0.0",
  name: "Frost Garden",
  format: "nsp",
});

const given = process.argv[2];
const out = given ?? join(mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "lantern-static-")), "shelf");
try {
  const summary = await writeStatic(
    await libraryInput(library, { uid: "3d5c7e1a-0b2f-4c6d-9e8a-1f2b3c4d5e6f", name: "Shelf on a stick" }),
    out,
  );
  console.log(`wrote ${JSON.stringify(summary)}`);
  const shelf = await StaticLibrary.open(new FileStaticSource(out));
  const names: string[] = [];
  for await (const app of shelf.apps("switch")) names.push(app.name ?? app.app_id);
  console.log(shelf.hello.name, JSON.stringify(names));
} finally {
  if (given === undefined) rmSync(join(out, ".."), { recursive: true, force: true });
}

What makes it trustworthy

Versions

One version for the whole SDK, the same in every language.

Versions
SDK versionSpecification draftC API versionLast release
0.5.00.117 (ABI 1)none yet

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Try one against the demo library, or read the code.