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# TLV - Reference Documentation

Implementation of an immutable TLV object with different encoding formats.

## Index of Methods

- TLV() constructor
- getL()
- getLV()
- getTag()
- getTLV()
- getTV()
- getValue()

## Constants

Type | Name | Description
--- | --- | ---
Number | EMV | EMV encoding format, which follows ASN.1 / DER encoding rule
Number | DGI | DGI encoding format using a 2 byte tag and a one or three byte length field
Number | L16 | L16 encoding format using a 2 byte tag and a two byte length field

## Properties

Type | Name | Description
--- | --- | ---
Number | encodingMode | Encoding mode used for TLV object. One of TLV.EMV, TLV.DGI or TLV.L16
Number | size | Combined length of tag, length and value field

## Constructor

### Prototype

TLV(Number tag, ByteString value, Number encoding)

### Description

Create a TLV object initialized with the arguments given.

TLV objects are composed of a tag, a length and a value field. The binary encoding format for the tag and length can be defined with the encoding parameter.

For EMV encoding the tag field has a variable length of up to 4 bytes. The length field has a variable length of up to 4 byte. Both fields are encoded as specified as per ASN.1 Basic Encoding Rule (ISO 8825).

For DGI encoding the tag field has a fixed length of two bytes. The length field contains one byte for values between 0 and 254. The length is encoded in three bytes for values between 255 and 65535, with the first byte set to 'FF'.

For L16 encoding the tag field has a fixed length of two bytes. The length field is always two byte long and is encoded in big endian / little endian format.

### Arguments

Type | Name | Description
--- | --- | ---
`Number` | tag | Tag value
`ByteString` | value | Value field of TLV object
`Number` | encoding | Encoding for tag and length field. Must be one of TLV.EMV, TLV.DGI or TLV.L16.

### Exceptions

Name | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
GPError | GPError.ARGUMENTS_MISSING | Too few arguments in call
GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call
GPError | GPError.INVALID_TYPE | Type of argument is invalid for call
GPError | GPError.INVALID_ENCODING | The argument encoding is invalid
GPError | GPError.INVALID_TAG | The tag value is invalid for the selected encoding format
GPError | GPError.DATA_TOO_LARGE | The data supplied for the value fields exceeds the maximum length

### Example

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.EMV);
    assert(t.encodingMode == TLV.EMV);
    assert(t.size == 5);

    t = new TLV(0x0601, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.EMV);
    assert(t.encodingMode == TLV.EMV);
    assert(t.size == 6);

    try {
    	// Invalid tag for EMV
    	t = new TLV(0x6FFFFF, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.EMV);
    } catch (e) {
    	assert(e instanceof GPError);
    }

    t = new TLV(0x1201, new ByteString("561000", ASCII), TLV.DGI);
    assert(t.encodingMode == TLV.DGI);
    assert(t.size == 9);

    t = new TLV(0x12, new ByteString("561000", ASCII), TLV.DGI);
    assert(t.encodingMode == TLV.DGI);
    assert(t.size == 9);

    t = new TLV(0x3221, new ByteString("123456", HEX), TLV.L16);
    assert(t.encodingMode == TLV.L16);
    assert(t.size == 7);

    t = new TLV(0x32, new ByteString("123456", HEX), TLV.L16);
    assert(t.encodingMode == TLV.L16);
    assert(t.size == 7);

## getL()

### Prototype

ByteString getL()

### Description

Return the value of the length field of the TLV object.

### Return

`ByteString` | The length field of the object

### Exceptions

Name | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call

### Example

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.EMV);
    assert(t.getL().toString(HEX) == "03");

    // 130 bytes
    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString(
        "00010203040506070809000102030405060708090001020304050607080900010203040" +
        "50607080900010203040506070809000102030405060708090001020304050607080900" +
        "01020304050607080900010203040506070809000102030405060708090001020304050" +
        "60708090001020304050607080900010203040506070809", HEX), TLV.EMV);
    assert(t.getL().toString(HEX) == "8182");

    // 260 bytes
    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString(
        "00010203040506070809000102030405060708090001020304050607080900010203040" +
        "50607080900010203040506070809000102030405060708090001020304050607080900" +
        "01020304050607080900010203040506070809000102030405060708090001020304050" +
        "60708090001020304050607080900010203040506070809000102030405060708090001" +
        "02030405060708090001020304050607080900010203040506070809000102030405060" +
        "70809000102030405060708090001020304050607080900010203040506070809000102" +
        "03040506070809000102030405060708090001020304050607080900010203040506070" +
        "80900010203040506070809", HEX), TLV.EMV);
    assert(t.getL().toString(HEX) == "820104");

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.L16);
    assert(t.getL().toString(HEX) == "0003");

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString(
        "00010203040506070809000102030405060708090001020304050607080900010203040" +
        "50607080900010203040506070809000102030405060708090001020304050607080900" +
        "01020304050607080900010203040506070809000102030405060708090001020304050" +
        "60708090001020304050607080900010203040506070809000102030405060708090001" +
        "02030405060708090001020304050607080900010203040506070809000102030405060" +
        "70809000102030405060708090001020304050607080900010203040506070809000102" +
        "03040506070809000102030405060708090001020304050607080900010203040506070" +
        "80900010203040506070809", HEX), TLV.L16);
    assert(t.getL().toString(HEX) == "0104");

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.DGI);
    assert(t.getL().toString(HEX) == "03");

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString(
        "00010203040506070809000102030405060708090001020304050607080900010203040" +
        "50607080900010203040506070809000102030405060708090001020304050607080900" +
        "01020304050607080900010203040506070809000102030405060708090001020304050" +
        "60708090001020304050607080900010203040506070809000102030405060708090001" +
        "02030405060708090001020304050607080900010203040506070809000102030405060" +
        "70809000102030405060708090001020304050607080900010203040506070809000102" +
        "03040506070809000102030405060708090001020304050607080900010203040506070" +
        "80900010203040506070809", HEX), TLV.DGI);
    assert(t.getL().toString(HEX) == "FF0104");

## getLV()

### Prototype

ByteString getLV()

### Description

Return the combined length and value field of the object

### Return

`ByteString` | The combined length and value field

### Exceptions

Name | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call

### Example

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.EMV);
    assert(t.getLV().toString(HEX) == "032A1234");

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.L16);
    assert(t.getLV().toString(HEX) == "00032A1234");

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.DGI);
    assert(t.getLV().toString(HEX) == "032A1234");

## getTag()

### Prototype

Number getTag()

### Description

Return the value of the tag field as numeric value-

### Return

`Number` | Numeric value of the tag field

### Exceptions

Name | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call

### Example

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.EMV);
    assert(typeof(t.getTag()) == "number");
    assert(t.getTag() == 0x06);

    t = new TLV(0x9F03, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.EMV);
    assert(typeof(t.getTag()) == "number");
    assert(t.getTag() == 0x9F03);

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.L16);
    assert(t.getTag() == 0x06);

    t = new TLV(0x061F, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.DGI);
    assert(t.getTag() == 0x061F);

## getTLV()

### Prototype

ByteString getTLV()

### Description

Return the concatenation of tag, length and value as a sequence of byte using the encoding mode specified in the constructor

### Return

`ByteString` | The concatenation of tag, length and value

### Exceptions

Name | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---

### Example

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.EMV);
    assert(t.getTLV().toString(HEX) == "06032A1234");

    t = new TLV(0x1201, new ByteString("561000", ASCII), TLV.DGI);
    assert(t.getTLV().toString(HEX) == "120106353631303030");

    t = new TLV(0x3221, new ByteString("123456", HEX), TLV.L16);
    assert(t.getTLV().toString(HEX) == "32210003123456");

## getTV()

### Prototype

ByteString getTV()

### Description

Return the field tag and value of the TLV in the specified encoding format.

### Return

`ByteString` | Concatenated tag and length field

### Exceptions

Name | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call

### Example

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.EMV);
    assert(t.getTV().toString(HEX) == "062A1234");

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.L16);
    assert(t.getTV().toString(HEX) == "00062A1234");

    t = new TLV(0x061F, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.DGI);
    assert(t.getTV().toString(HEX) == "061F2A1234");

## getValue()

### Prototype

ByteString getValue()

### Description

Return the value field of the TLV object

### Return

`ByteString` | The value field of the TLV object

### Exceptions

Name | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call

### Example

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.EMV);
    assert(t.getValue().toString(HEX) == "2A1234");

    t = new TLV(0x06, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.L16);
    assert(t.getValue().toString(HEX) == "2A1234");

    t = new TLV(0x061F, new ByteString("2A1234", HEX), TLV.DGI);
    assert(t.getValue().toString(HEX) == "2A1234");

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