Code0::License
Code0::License can create and validate software licenses.
Installation
Install the gem and add to the application's Gemfile by executing:
$ bundle add code0-license
If bundler is not being used to manage dependencies, install the gem by executing:
$ gem install code0-license
Usage
To start using the gem, you need to have a public and private RSA key.
If you don't have a key pair, you can generate one by running bin/create_key
To generate a license, use the private key as encryption key:
require "code0/license"
# read private key from file
private_key_file = File.read('license_key.key')
private_key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(private_key_file)
# set private key as encryption key
Code0::License.encryption_key = private_key
# create a license
license = Code0::License.new(
{
'licensee' => { 'company' => 'Code0' }, # content of licensee can be as you want, it just can't be empty
'start_date' => '2024-05-01', # when is the first date where this license is valid?
'end_date' => '2025-05-01', # until when is the license valid?
'restrictions' => {}, # content can be as you wish, can be used to semantically store some restrictions that are evaluated by your application
'options' => {}, # content can be as you wish, can be used to semantically provide some options of this license
}
)
# export the license
File.write('license.txt', Code0::License.export(license, 'CODE0'))To verify the license in your application, use the public key
require "code0/license"
# read public key from file
public_key_file = File.read('license_key.pub')
public_key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(public_key_file)
# set public key as encryption key
Code0::License.encryption_key = public_key
# load the license
license = Code0::License.load(File.read('license.txt'))
# exit if license is valid or outside of the valid time
exit unless license.valid?
exit unless license.in_active_time?
# for example, exit if users exceed licensed amount
exit if User.count > license.restrictions['user_count']