OpenCAPIF Provider Client

This repository contains a client implementation for OpenCAPIF, capable of performing all operations typically handled by a CAPIF provider. It includes functionality for provider registration, user authentication, API publishing, and more.

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📦 Prerequisites

Ensure the following dependencies are installed on your system (Ubuntu 22.04 or similar):

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y jq make gcc libcurl4-openssl-dev

📥 Clone the Repository

Clone the repository with submodules to ensure all dependencies are pulled:

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/aaronmontilla/openCapif.git
cd openCapif

⚙️ Build the Project

Compile the client by running:

meson setup builddir .
meson compile -C builddir

Or the project can also be built by Make using:

make

⚙️ Get certificates

First include the IP address inside /etc/hosts file by adding this line:

"YOUR IP ADDRESS" capifcore register capifhost

Once this is done get the certificates by running:

./get_certs "Username"

🚀 Run the OpenCAPIF Process

Start the client:

./builddir/opencapif_process

Or if it was built using Make use:

./opencapif_process

Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with CAPIF operations.

🧩 Available Functions

The client supports a full range of provider-related actions within a CAPIF instance:

• login_admin_curl() – Authenticate as admin

• create_user_curl() – Create a new CAPIF user

• get_auth_curl() – Retrieve access token for a user

• register_provider() – Register a new API provider

• delete_user() – Delete a CAPIF user

• delete_provider() – Remove an API provider

• publish_api() – Publish a new API

• delete_api() – Unpublish an existing API

• retrieve_apis() – List available APIs