Simplified profile code.

Profile Data.go

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+/*
+File Name:  Profile Data.go
+Copyright:  2021 Peernet s.r.o.
+Author:     Peter Kleissner
+*/
+
+package core
+
+// List of recognized profile fields.
+const (
+	ProfileName    = 0 // Arbitrary username
+	ProfileEmail   = 1 // Email address
+	ProfileWebsite = 2 // Website address
+	ProfileTwitter = 3 // Twitter account without the @
+	ProfileYouTube = 4 // YouTube channel URL
+	ProfileAddress = 5 // Physical address
+	ProfilePicture = 6 // Profile picture, blob
+)
+
+// The encoding of profile fields depends on the field. Text data is always UTF-8 text encoded.
+// Note that all profile data is arbitrary and shall be considered untrusted and unverified.
+// To establish trust, the user must load Certificates into the blockchain that validate certain data.
+
+// Text returns the profile field as text encoded
+func (info *BlockRecordProfile) Text() string {
+	return string(info.Data)
+}
+
+// ProfileFieldFromText returns a profile field from text
+func ProfileFieldFromText(Type uint16, Text string) BlockRecordProfile {
+	return BlockRecordProfile{Type: Type, Data: []byte(Text)}
+}