Xenium
Xenium is a noninteractive protocol for producing and redeeming single-use claim codes. A pre-draft specification of the protocol is available here.
What this means in practice is that you can have a device - software or hardware - that produces a (potentially) infinite sequence of unique URLs. Each URL can be used for a single 'claim' - which can have an effect such as transferring a token (ERC20, ERC721, ERC1155...) or anything else you like. Once a claim code is used, it can't be used again, and the protocol is noninteractive - meaning that the device doing the issuing doesn't need two-way communcation with the device and user making the claim.
Claim codes are commonly displayed as QR codes or transmitted over NFC, but any system that allows sending a link to someone will work. You can even print claim codes off on paper and hand them out.
The main components of a Xenium deployment are:
- An issuer, which produces claim codes.
- A claimant, who takes a claim code, converts it into a valid claim, and submits it to the blockchain.
- A validator, a smart contract that verifies a claim and acts on it.
xenium-js
Xenium-js is a Typescript library that provides functionality for two use-cases:
- Claim code generation - this functionality lets you implement a Xenium 'issuer' that generates claim codes using a signing key.
- Claim code redemption - this functionality lets you convert a claim code into a valid claim transaction that can be submitted to the blockchain.
validator
The validator package implements a kind of 'construction kit' for building validator smart contracts. It consists of a set of building blocks that handle specific parts of the validation process - determining which issuers are allowed to issue claims, checking uniqueness of claims, and acting on them - and makes it easy to combine the primitives that suit your application to create a validator that meets your needs.
The library also includes a set of 'factory' contracts that produce commonly used validator types. These will be deployed on Ethereum and other Ethereum-compatible networks for general use once they are mature.
arm32-issuer
The arm32-issuer repository contains firmware for a physical claim code issuer. The code is written for the STM32L4x3 series of microcontrollers, but should be easily ported to any other system that supports the MBED platform.