Erasmus Without Paper Interconnect

This is the implementation for the discovery, echo and institutions APIs, of the Erasmus Without Paper network, using the provided specifications (https://developers.erasmuswithoutpaper.eu/), of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The project is under development.

Requirements

• nodejs v10.13.0
• npm v6.4.1
• mongodb v4.0.4

Dependencies

axios: v0.18.0
connect-http-signature: v0.1.3
dotenv: v6.2.0
express: v4.x
http-signature: v1.2.0
moment: v2.22.2
mongodb: v3.1.10
nodemon: 1.18.8
simple-node-logger: v0.93.40
uuidv4: v2.0.0
xml-js: v1.6.8

The above are the node modules used in the project.

Specifications

This implementation has been developed using the specifications defined by the EWP community. The specifications of the discovery API are descibed here. The specifications of the echo API are descibed here. The specifications of the insitutions API are descibed here.

Installing

1. Clone the repo to your local machine :

git clone https://github.com/auth-it-center/ewp-interconnect.git

2. Navigate to the created folder.
3. To install the dependencies, run :

npm install

4. Create a .env file and add the following information (for example, see .env_example file):
   • ip/host on which you want the server to run (HOST)
   • the filepath to your own certificate (SERVER_CERTIFICATE_PATH) (the certificate must include the whole certificate chain in the same file)
   • the filepaths to your own private and public rsa keys (SERVER_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH, SERVER_RSA_PUBLIC_KEY_PATH)
   • the sha256 of your rsa public key (SERVER_RSA_PUBLIC_KEY_HASH)
   • the urls of the apis (DISCOVERY_URL, ECHO_URL, INSTITUTIONS_URL)
   • the paths to the xml files for your discovery and institutions apis (DISCOVERY_MANIFEST, INSTITUTIONS_XML)
   • the absolute path to a folder to keep a backup of the registry catalogue (CATALOGUE_FOLDER)
   • the path to a folder to keep log files (LOGS_FOLDER)

Running the project:

Start the MongoDB daemon and then run the app with:

npm start

Running the Test

To test the echo API after you publish your discovery manifest, go to the bottom of https://developers.erasmuswithoutpaper.eu/ and choose your host from the echo dropdown list.

Documentation

The project documentaion can be found here.

Built With

• NodeJS - Runtime Engine
• ExpressJS - Framework
• NPM - Package Manager
• MongoDB - Database

Authors

• Besinas Argyrios - GitHub, E-mail
• Stratigakis Iakovos - GitHub, E-mail

License

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE.md file for details

Acknowledgments

• Daskopoulos Dimitrios - LinkedIn
• Selalmazidis Anastasios - GitHUb