def getIdentity( self, length = 16 ) :
"""
:param int length: The length of hex bytes to be returned. Defaults to '16'. If a number greater than the available `identity` string is passed, the whole `identity` hash will be returned.
"""
ret = self.identity[:length]
if self.reverse :
true_str = 'F' * length
return xor_str( true_str.decode('hex'), ret.decode('hex') ).encode('hex')
return ret
def checkIdentity(self, identity):
"""
:param str identity: The identity hash of the `Orchestrator` object to be checked for compatibility.
:rtype bool:
:return: Returns `True` if the `Orchestrator` with the passed identity is compatible, `False` if it has the same specs but needs the `reverse` argument toggled, and `None` if it is incompatible (initialized with different *password*, *tag_length*, *streams*, etc).
"""
length = len(identity)
my_id = self.getIdentity(length)
if identity == my_id: return False
ret = xor_str(my_id.decode('hex'), identity.decode('hex'))
if ret == '\xFF' * len(ret):
return True
return None