aea.identity.base

This module contains the identity class.

Identity Objects

class Identity()

The identity holds the public elements identifying an agent.

It includes:

• the agent name
• the addresses, a map from address identifier to address (can be a single key-value pair)

__init__

def __init__(name: SimpleIdOrStr,
             address: Optional[str] = None,
             public_key: Optional[str] = None,
             addresses: Optional[Dict[str, Address]] = None,
             public_keys: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
             default_address_key: str = DEFAULT_LEDGER) -> None

Instantiate the identity.

Arguments:

• name: the name of the agent.
• address: the default address of the agent.
• public_key: the public key of the agent.
• addresses: the addresses of the agent.
• public_keys: the public keys of the agent.
• default_address_key: the key for the default address.

default_address_key

@property
def default_address_key() -> str

Get the default address key.

name

@property
def name() -> str

Get the agent name.

addresses

@property
def addresses() -> Dict[str, Address]

Get the addresses.

address

@property
def address() -> Address

Get the default address.

public_keys

@property
def public_keys() -> Dict[str, str]

Get the public keys.

public_key

@property
def public_key() -> str

Get the default public key.