Ruby beID parser. Allowing to easily handle beID XML files
Please refer to http://eid.belgium.be/en/developing_eid_applications/ for references
Install it on your system:
- gem install beid_parser
Or add it to your Gemfile:
- gem 'beid_parser'
Create a new Beid from a beID xml file:
- beid = BeidParser::Beid.new(filepath)
Methods available:
- #picture64: The picture encoded in base64
- #picture: The decoded picture
- #extract_picture([filename]): Write the JPG picture into a file
- #name: The family name
- #firstname The firstname
- #middlenames: The middlenames (if any)
- #nationality: The nationality
- #place_of_birth: The place of birth
- #date_of_birth: The date of birth, Date
- #national_number: The national number
- #gender: The gender ("male" or "female")
- #validity_date_begin: The card validity begin date, Date
- #validity_date_end: The card validity end date, Date
- #delivery_municipality: The delivery municipality
- #street_and_number: The street and number of the citizen address
- #zip: The zip code of the citizen address, Fixnum
- #municipality: The municipality of the citizen address
- #document_type: The document type (belgian_citizen,...)
- #card_number: The card number, Fixnum
- #chip_number: The chip number
- #certificates: A Hash of all the certificates on the card (typically :root,:citizenca,:authentication,:signing,rrn)
NB: When not specified fields are stored as String.
The XML format is based on the last version of the beID viewver. On Linux please use the packages available here: http://eid.belgium.be/en/using_your_eid/installing_the_eid_software/linux/ instead of the ones in the repositories of your distribution.