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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Savoir-faire Linux Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
+ * License along with this program.  If not, see
+ * <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import { itMap, itRange, itToArr, itToMap } from '../utils.js';
+
+enum Bool {
+  False = 'false',
+  True = 'true',
+}
+
+interface SwigVec<T> {
+  size(): number;
+  get(i: number): T; // TODO: | undefined;
+}
+
+interface SwigMap<T, U> {
+  keys(): SwigVec<T>;
+  get(k: T): U; // TODO: | undefined;
+  set(k: T, v: U): void;
+}
+
+const swigVecToIt = <T>(v: SwigVec<T>) => itMap(itRange(0, v.size()), (i) => v.get(i));
+const swigMapToIt = <T, U>(m: SwigMap<T, U>) => itMap(swigVecToIt(m.keys()), (k): [T, U] => [k, m.get(k)]);
+
+// type IntVect = SwigVec<number>;
+// type UintVect = SwigVec<number>;
+// type FloatVect = SwigVec<number>;
+export type StringVect = SwigVec<string>;
+// type IntegerMap = SwigMap<string, number>;
+export type StringMap = SwigMap<string, string>;
+// type VectMap = SwigVec<StringMap>;
+// type Blob = SwigVec<number>;
+
+export const stringVectToArr = (sv: StringVect) => itToArr(swigVecToIt(sv));
+export const stringMapToMap = (sm: StringMap) => itToMap(swigMapToIt(sm));
+// const vectMapToJs = (vm: VectMap) => itToArr(itMap(swigVecToIt(vm), stringMapToMap));
+
+export interface JamiSwig {
+  init(args: Record<string, unknown>): void;
+
+  // IntVect(): IntVect;
+  // UintVect(): UintVect;
+  // FloatVect(): FloatVect;
+  // StringVect(): StringVect;
+  // IntegerMap(): IntegerMap
+  // StringMap(): StringMap;
+  // VectMap(): VectMap;
+  // IntegerMap(): IntegerMap;
+
+  addAccount(details: StringMap): string;
+  removeAccount(id: string): void;
+
+  getAccountList(): StringVect;
+
+  registerName(id: string, password: string, username: string): boolean;
+  lookupName(id: string, nameserver: string, username: string): boolean;
+  lookupAddress(id: string, nameserver: string, address: string): boolean;
+
+  getAccountDetails(id: string): StringMap;
+  setAccountDetails(id: string, details: StringMap): void;
+  setAccountActive(id: string, active: Bool): void;
+}