Utility Methods API for Go SDK

The methods on this page are utility methods that don't fit into other categories.

Encrypt

This function allows to encrypt the data.

Deprecated

The key parameter in this method is deprecated. We recommend that you configure a separate instance of the crypto module and use it for partial encryption.

If you pass cipherKey as an argument, it overrides the crypto module configuration and the legacy encryption with 128-bit cipher key entropy is used.

Method(s)

utils.EncryptString(cipherKey, string, useRandomInitializationVector)

* required

Parameter	Description
cipherKey * Type: string	Cipher key to use for decryption. If no key is provided, Cipher key provided in PNConfiguration will be considered.
string * Type: string	The data to encrypt
useRandomInitializationVector * Type: boolean	When true the initialization vector (IV) is random for all requests (not just for file upload). When false the IV is hard-coded for all requests except for file upload.

Basic Usage

Reference code

This example is a self-contained code snippet ready to be run. It includes necessary imports and executes methods with console logging. Use it as a reference when working with other examples in this document.

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"log"

	"github.com/pubnub/go/v7/crypto"
)

func main() {
	// Initialize the Crypto Module with a cipher key
	module, err := crypto.NewAesCbcCryptoModule("enigma", false)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Error initializing crypto module: %v", err)
	}

show all 28 lines

Encrypt File

This function allows to encrypt the file content/data.

Deprecated

The cipherKey parameter in this method is deprecated. We recommend that you configure a separate instance of the crypto module and use it for partial encryption.

If you pass cipherKey as an argument, it overrides the crypto module configuration and the legacy encryption with 128-bit cipher key entropy is used.

Method(s)

To encrypt the file you can use the following method(s) in Go SDK.

utils.EncryptFile(cipherKey, iv, filePart, file)

* required

Parameter	Description
cipherKey * Type: String	Cipher key to use for encryption. If no key is provided, Cipher key provided in PNConfiguration will be considered. This parameter is ignored.
iv Type: string	Initalization Vector if using a hardcoded one (not recommended). Should be passed as []byte{} when not used.
filePart * Type: io.Writer	Writer to write the encrypted contents.
file * Type: os.File	Reader to read the file.

Basic Usage

out, _ := os.Create("cat_picture.jpg")
file, err := os.Open(filepathInput)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

module, err := crypto.NewAesCbcCryptoModule("enigma", false)
    module.EncryptFile("enigma", []byte{}, out, file)

Decrypt

This function allows to decrypt the data.

Deprecated

The cipherKey parameter in this method is deprecated. We recommend that you configure a separate instance of the crypto module and use it for partial encryption.

If you pass cipherKey as an argument, it overrides the crypto module configuration and the legacy encryption with 128-bit cipher key entropy is used.

Method(s)

utils.DecryptString(cipherKey, encrypted, useRandomInitializationVector)

* required

Parameter	Description
cipherKey * Type: string	Cipher key to use for decryption. If no key is provided, Cipher key provided in PNConfiguration will be considered.
encrypted * Type: string	The data to decrypt
useRandomInitializationVector * Type: boolean	When set to true, the initialization vector (IV) is random for all requests, not just for file upload. When set to false, the IV is hard-coded for all requests except for file upload.

Basic Usage

config := pubnub.NewConfig("someUserId")
config.CipherKey = "cipherKey"
pn := pubnub.NewPubNub(config)
r, _ := utils.DecryptString(pn.config.CipherKey, encrypted, true)

module, err := crypto.NewAesCbcCryptoModule("enigma", false)
    module.DecryptString("enigma", []byte{})

Decrypt File

This function allows to decrypt the file content/data.

Deprecated

The key parameter in this method is deprecated. We recommend that you configure a separate instance of the crypto module and use it for partial encryption.

If you pass cipherKey as an argument, it overrides the crypto module configuration and the legacy encryption with 128-bit cipher key entropy is used.

Method(s)

To decrypt the file you can use the following method(s) in Go SDK.

utils.DecryptFile(cipherKey, contentLenEnc, reader, w)

* required

Parameter	Description
cipherKey * Type: String	Cipher key to use for decryption. If no key is provided, Cipher key provided in PNConfiguration will be considered. This parameter is ignored.
contentLenEnc Type: int64	The total length of the file.
reader * Type: io.Reader	Reader to read the encrypted contents.
w * Type: io.WriteCloser	Writer to write the decrypted contents.

Basic Usage

outDec, _ := os.Open("cat_picture.jpg")
fi, _ := outDec.Stat()
contentLenEnc := fi.Size()
defer outDec.Close()

fileDec, _ := os.Create(filepathOutputDec)
defer fileDec.Close()
r, w := io.Pipe()

module, err := crypto.NewAesCbcCryptoModule("enigma", false)
    module.EncryptFile("enigma", []byte{}, out, file)

Time

This function will return a 17 digit precision Unix epoch.

Algorithm constructing the timetoken

timetoken = (Unix epoch time in seconds) * 10000000

Example of creating a timetoken for a specific time and date:

08/19/2013 @ 9:20pm in UTC = 1376961606
timetoken = 1376961606 * 10000000
timetoken = 13769616060000000

Method(s)

To fetch Time you can use the following method(s) in Go SDK:

pn.Time().
    QueryParam(queryParam).
    Execute()

* required

Parameter	Description
QueryParam Type: map[string]string	QueryParam accepts a map, the keys and values of the map are passed as the query string parameters of the URL called by the API.

Basic Usage

Get PubNub Timetoken

res, status, err := pn.Time().Execute()

fmt.Println(res, status, err)

Response

Method	Description
Timetoken Type: int64	Returns a date representation of current timetoken.

Create Push Payload

This method creates the push payload for use in the appropriate endpoint calls.

Method(s)

CreatePushPayload().
    SetAPNSPayload(pubnub.PNAPNSData,[]pubnub.PNAPNS2Data).
    SetCommonPayload(map[string]interface{}).
    SetFCMPayload(pubnub.PNFCMData).
    BuildPayload()

* required

Parameter	Description
SetAPNSPayload Type: pubnub.PNAPNSData	Set APNS Payload. Associated APNS devices will receive only the data within the pn_apns key.
SetAPNSPayload Type: []pubnub.PNAPNS2Data	Set APNS2 Payload. Associated APNS devices will receive only the data within the pn_push key.
SetFCMPayload Type: pubnub.PNFCMData	Set FCM Payload. Associated FCM devices will receive only the data within the pn_gcm key.
SetCommonPayload Type: map[string]interface	Set Common Payload. Native PubNub subscribers will receive the entire object literal, including the pn_apns, pn_gcm, and common payload.
BuildPayload * Type:	Builds the payload from the values set using the parameters. Returns a map[string]interface{}

Basic Usage

Create Push Payload

aps := pubnub.PNAPSData{
    Alert: "apns alert",
    Badge: 1,
    Sound: "ding",
    Custom: map[string]interface{}{
        "aps_key1": "aps_value1",
        "aps_key2": "aps_value2",
    },
}

apns := pubnub.PNAPNSData{
    APS: aps,
    Custom: map[string]interface{}{
        "apns_key1": "apns_value1",
        "apns_key2": "apns_value2",

show all 82 lines

Response

The CreatePushPayload() operation returns a map[string]interface{} which can be passed directly to the Publish Method's Message parameter.