Protocol Spec
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The MetaID protocol is structured as follows:
<metaid_flag>
<operation>
<path>
<encryption>
<version>
<content-type>
<payload> The MetaID protocol consists of seven parts:
A fixed value "metaid" used as the protocol identifier.
This is a required field.
Operation commands, supporting four types of commands:
create: Creates content, creating a PIN at the specified path.
modify: Modifies content, modifying the PIN at the specified path.
revoke: Revokes content, declaring the PIN at the specified path as void.
hide: Creates and hides a PIN. After using this command, no PINNumber will be assigned.
This is a required field.
The path where the PIN is located. There are three modes for indicating the path:
Starting with β/β, the path locates the PIN to be created, such as /protocols/simplebuzz.
Starting with β#β, the path locates the PIN by PINNumber.
Starting with β@β, the path locates the PIN by PINID.
This is a required field.
The encryption method for the PIN content. 0 means no encryption; 1 means ECIES encryption; 2 means ECDH encryption.
This is an optional field. If not provided, it must use OP_0 as a placeholder, with a default value of 0.
The version number of the PIN. Different version numbers may imply different formats for the payload content.
This is an optional field. If not provided, it must use OP_0 as a placeholder, with a default value of 0.
Specifies the file format of the payload, including the encoding method of the payload.
All media types can be referenced from: https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml
This is an optional field. If not provided, it must use OP_0 as a placeholder, with a default value of application/json.
The payload is arbitrary data content, with its format specified by <content-type>. The MetaID protocol does not limit the length of the payload. It is only constrained by the size of a single transaction data on the blockchain where the PIN is located.
This is an optional field. If not provided, it must use OP_0 as a placeholder.
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