FAQ

How does this project compare to the alternatives?

Recent editions of Xojo, and several third party plugins, provide basic cryptographic functions based mainly on RSA. libsodium provides comparable functionality using elliptic curves ("ECC"). RSA is more widely compatible with other crypto tools, but ECC is more modern and efficient.

I just got here, where do I start?

Refer to the examples section for some demonstrations of this library.

I need HALP!

Unfortunately, Github doesn't offer any kind of user forum feature for projects. If you need help with using this project then you should post on the Xojo forums. I regularly check the forums for interesting topics, and a topic about one of my projects will certainly catch my eye.

I found a bug!

First, make sure you are using the latest revision of the master branch. If you have the latest revision and the bug persists, then you should create a new issue in the bug tracker.

If you also know how to fix the bug, then please create a pull request against the latest revision on the master branch in addition to creating an issue (and reference the issue number in your pull request.) See below for the code style guide.

I have an idea!

This is an open-source project so contributions are of course welcome. Even if you don't have any code to contribute, ideas and suggestions can be submitted as issues in the bug tracker using the "suggestion" label.

If you do have code to contribute then you should create a pull request against the latest revision on the master branch; if your code addresses a bug then reference the issue number in your pull request.