Client lib for libsignal-c, implementing the needed database and crypto interfaces using SQLite and gcrypt. Initially, the library's name was libaxolotl, hence the name.
Additionally it provides utility functions for common use cases like encrypting and decrypting, ultimately making direct use of libsignal unnecessary.
- gcrypt for the crypto (
libgcrypt20-dev) - SQLite for the stores (
libsqlite3-dev)
Optional:
First, you should pull the libsignal submodule using git submodule update --init.
If you are using this as a submodule in another project, you should lso append --recursive so it gets pulled as well.
Since you will need to link libsignal also anyway, it is included here instead of just the headers, and the makefile provides an example of how to compile it as a static library with position independent code.
In theory there is also the possibility to install it as a shared lib by typing cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON .. instead and then type sudo make install after the make.
The standard makefile target creates a static library with position independent code.
There is also a target for creating a static library without the code for threading support, as it is implemented using pthread and will not work on Windows, and is not necessary for the functioning.
The client make target is a little demo that should explain the usage a bit, and if that is not enough there is also the testcases and the documentation.
Unfortunately it is currently broken as the synchronous code was removed.
The basic idea is to create the axc_context, set what is needed (e.g. path to the database or logging function), init it, and then pass it to every function as it contains all necessary data.
As said before, In theory you should not have to directly communicate with libsignal.