tools/readme.md

# @signature.digital/tools
A TypeScript package offering utility interfaces and classes for efficient digital contract management and business context integration with a modular design.

## Install
To install the `@signature.digital/tools` package, use your preferred package manager. For npm, run the following command:

```bash
npm install @signature.digital/tools
```

Alternatively, if you are using Yarn, you can add the package with:

```bash
yarn add @signature.digital/tools
```

Ensure your development environment supports ECMAScript Modules. In your `tsconfig.json`, you should set the `"module"` option to `"ESNext"` or a compatible module type that supports ES Modules.

## Usage

This guide details the comprehensive features of the `@signature.digital/tools` package, designed to streamline digital contract management in TypeScript applications. By using this package, you can leverage the structured capabilities of TypeScript to define, manage, and operate on digital contracts effectively.

### Introduction to the Module

The `@signature.digital/tools` package capitalizes on TypeScript's robust typing system to mold digital contract management paradigms. It encourages an interface-driven approach to designing contracts, promotes modularity, and integrates business context inherently within its structures. 

### Key Features

1. **Interface-Driven Design:**
   Utilize TypeScript interfaces to clearly delineate data structures for contracts. This results in easily maintainable, testable, and scalable digital contract solutions.

2. **Modular Architecture:**
   Divide and conquer complex contract datasets by representing them as reusable modules.

3. **Business Contextualization:**
   Seamlessly integrate business metadata into your contracts to reflect real-world applications and business scenarios.

### Usage Scenarios

Below are practical examples to help you understand and leverage the full capabilities of the `@signature.digital/tools` package.

#### 1. Designing Contract Components

Begin by defining the core components of a contract using the provided interfaces. Start with `IRole`, `IInvolvedParty`, `IParagraph`, and `IPortableContract`:

```typescript
import { IPortableContract, IRole, IInvolvedParty, IParagraph } from '@signature.digital/tools';
import { tsclass } from '@signature.digital/tools';

const createRoles = (): IRole[] => [
  {
    id: 'role-001',
    name: 'Legal Advisor',
    description: 'Advises on legal obligations and ensures compliance.'
  },
  {
    id: 'role-002',
    name: 'Stakeholder',
    description: 'Interest in the outcome of the contract.'
  }
];

const createContacts = (): tsclass.business.IContact[] => [
  {
    email: 'advisor@legalfirm.com',
    address: '123 Legal Firm St, Legal City'
  },
  {
    email: 'stakeholder@business.com',
    address: '456 Business Way, Industry City'
  }
];

const createParagraphs = (): IParagraph[] => [
  {
    uniqueId: 'para-001',
    parent: null,
    title: 'Introduction',
    content: 'Introduction to the contract, setting expectations and scope of the agreement.'
  },
  {
    uniqueId: 'para-002',
    parent: null,
    title: 'Obligations',
    content: 'Details the specific obligations and responsibilities of each involved party.'
  }
];

const createPortableContract = (): IPortableContract => {
  const roles = createRoles();
  const contacts = createContacts();
  const paragraphs = createParagraphs();

  return {
    title: 'Digital Service Agreement',
    context: 'A digital service provision framework between organizations.',
    availableRoles: roles,
    involvedParties: [
      { role: roles[0].name, contact: contacts[0] },
      { role: roles[1].name, contact: contacts[1] }
    ],
    priorContracts: [],
    paragraphs
  };
};

const contract = createPortableContract();
console.log(contract);
```

This example highlights how you can define the roles, contacts, and paragraphs that collectively represent a comprehensive digital contract model.

#### 2. Expanding Contract Details

Extend core contracts to encapsulate more details specific to your organizational needs. You can add dates, custom attributes, or any other relevant information:

```typescript
interface IExtendedPortableContract extends IPortableContract {
  startDate: Date;
  endDate: Date;
  customAttributes?: Record<string, any>;
}

const createExtendedContract = (): IExtendedPortableContract => {
  const baseContract = createPortableContract();
  return {
    ...baseContract,
    startDate: new Date('2023-01-01'),
    endDate: new Date('2024-01-01'),
    customAttributes: {
      department: 'Legal',
      projectCode: 'DSA2023'
    }
  };
};

const extendedContract = createExtendedContract();
console.log(extendedContract);
```

#### 3. Maintaining Contract History

Managing contractual history provides a strategic advantage in legal and administrative processes. Employ the `priorContracts` attribute to keep track of iterations:

```typescript
const initialContractVersion: IPortableContract = {
  title: 'Initial Service Agreement',
  context: 'Foundation agreement before the current digital service contract.',
  availableRoles: createRoles(),
  involvedParties: [
    { role: 'Legal Advisor', contact: createContacts()[0] }
  ],
  priorContracts: [],
  paragraphs: []
};

const updatedContractVersion = {
  ...initialContractVersion,
  title: 'Revised Digital Service Agreement',
  priorContracts: [initialContractVersion]
};

console.log(updatedContractVersion);
```

This functionality is crucial for firms that require detailed records of contractual changes over time.

#### 4. Integrating Business Entities

Leverage the power of `@tsclass/tsclass` to seamlessly embed business information within contracts, enhancing clarity and context:

```typescript
const businessParty = {
  role: 'Business Analyst',
  contact: {
    email: 'analyst@corporation.com',
    address: '123 Business Lane, Tech City'
  }
};

extendedContract.involvedParties.push(businessParty);
console.log(extendedContract.involvedParties);
```

This level of integration is perfect for incorporating stakeholders' information.

#### 5. Implementing Validation Logic

While the package promotes interface-based design, users must implement validation patterns to ensure contract data integrity. Below is an example of how to perform basic validations:

```typescript
function isValidContractStructure(contract: IPortableContract): boolean {
  return (
    contract.context !== '' &&
    contract.availableRoles.length > 0 &&
    contract.involvedParties.length > 0 &&
    contract.paragraphs.every(paragraph => paragraph.content !== '')
  );
}

if (!isValidContractStructure(extendedContract)) {
  throw new Error('Invalid contract structure detected!');
}
```

This sample function demonstrates a straightforward mechanism to verify that the contract structure adheres to defined rules and prevents incorrect data entries.

### Advanced Usage

Let's delve into more intricate capabilities and scenarios that `@signature.digital/tools` can facilitate:

#### Asynchronous Loading and Initialization

For scenarios where parts of contracts or their dependencies are fetched from databases or APIs, the `@signature.digital/tools` suite can interact seamlessly with asynchronous sources:

```typescript
async function fetchContractData(): Promise<IPortableContract> {
  // Simulate API call
  return new Promise((resolve) => {
    setTimeout(() => resolve(createPortableContract()), 1000);
  });
}

async function initializeAsyncContract() {
  try {
    const contractData = await fetchContractData();
    console.log('Loaded contract:', contractData);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error fetching contract data:', error);
  }
}

initializeAsyncContract();
```

This approach is vital when integrating with remote contract stores or dynamically fetching contract components.

#### Dynamic Role Assignment

Business environments often require flexibility in role assignments, which can be handled dynamically within the contract configurations:

```typescript
function addDynamicRoleToContract(contract: IPortableContract, roleName: string, contactInfo: tsclass.business.IContact) {
  const role: IRole = {
    id: `role-${Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 9)}`, // Random ID generator
    name: roleName,
    description: `Dynamic role added for ${roleName}`
  };

  contract.availableRoles.push(role);
  contract.involvedParties.push({ role: role.name, contact: contactInfo });
  console.log(`Added role: ${roleName}`);
}

addDynamicRoleToContract(contract, 'Compliance Officer', {
  email: 'compliance@business.com',
  address: 'Office 42, Compliance Street'
});
console.log(contract);
```

Dynamic role assignments are essential when handling expansive contracts with changing stakeholder roles.

#### Comprehensive Testing

You should construct extensive tests for contract components by leveraging TypeScript's compatibility with common testing frameworks. Although the test cases here are isolated, they serve as foundational templates:

```typescript
import { expect } from '@push.rocks/tapbundle';

tap.test('Contract Initial Structure', async () => {
  const contractBase = createPortableContract();
  expect(contractBase.title).toBe('Digital Service Agreement');
  expect(contractBase.paragraphs.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
});

tap.test('Role Addition', async () => {
  const testContract = createPortableContract();
  const initialRoleCount = testContract.availableRoles.length;

  const newRole: IRole = {
    id: 'role-003',
    name: 'Tester',
    description: 'Ensures quality and compliance of the contract.'
  };

  testContract.availableRoles.push(newRole);
  expect(testContract.availableRoles.length).toBe(initialRoleCount + 1);
});

tap.start();
```

These examples demonstrate basic test cases to verify the functionality and resiliency of your contract management system.

By utilizing the `@signature.digital/tools` package, developers can construct robust, dynamic, and efficient digital contract management systems tailored to a wide array of business scenarios. The examples provided above only scratch the surface of the package's versatility and extendability, empowering developers to innovate and automate contract handling processes in TypeScript.

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