beid_parser

Ruby beID parser. Allowing to easily handle beID XML files

Install

Install it on your system:

Or add it to your Gemfile:

Create a new Beid from a beID xml file:

Methods available:

#picture64: The picture encoded in base64
#picture: The decoded picture
#extract_picture([filename]): Write the JPG picture into a file
#name: The family name
#firstname The firstname
#middlenames: The middlenames (if any)
#nationality: The nationality
#place_of_birth: The place of birth
#date_of_birth: The date of birth, Date
#national_number: The national number
#gender: The gender ("male" or "female")
#validity_date_begin: The card validity begin date, Date
#validity_date_end: The card validity end date, Date
#delivery_municipality: The delivery municipality
#street_and_number: The street and number of the citizen address
#zip: The zip code of the citizen address, Fixnum
#municipality: The municipality of the citizen address
#document_type: The document type (belgian_citizen,...)
#card_number: The card number, Fixnum
#chip_number: The chip number
#certificates: A Hash of all the certificates on the card (typically :root,:citizenca,:authentication,:signing,rrn)

NB: When not specified fields are stored as String.

The XML format is based on the last version of the beID viewver. On Linux please use the packages available here: http://eid.belgium.be/en/using_your_eid/installing_the_eid_software/linux/ instead of the ones in the repositories of your distribution.