ipfs/src/cli/commands/key/import.js

JavaScript implementation of the IPFS specification

'use strict'

const fs = require('fs')
const print = require('../../utils').print

module.exports = {
  command: 'import <name>',

  describe: 'Import the key from a PKCS #8 PEM file',

  builder: {
    passin: {
      alias: 'p',
      describe: 'Password for the PEM',
      type: 'string'
    },
    input: {
      alias: 'i',
      describe: 'Input PEM file',
      type: 'string',
      demandOption: true,
      coerce: ('input', input => fs.readFileSync(input, 'utf8'))
    }
  },

  handler (argv) {
    argv.resolve((async () => {
      const ipfs = await argv.getIpfs()
      const key = await ipfs.key.import(argv.name, argv.input, argv.passin)
      print(`imported ${key.id} ${key.name}`)
    })())
  }
}