(PHP ActiveX) PC/SC Wait for Smart Card Status Change (Inserted, Removed from Reader, etc.)

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Demonstrates how to synchronously wait for a status change, such as for a smart card to be inserted into a reader, or removed from a reader.

Note: This functionality was introduced in Chilkat v9.5.0.87.

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<?php

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.SCard')
$scard = new COM("Chilkat.SCard");

// First establish a context to the PC/SC Resource Manager
$success = $scard->EstablishContext('user');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $scard->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// First we'll examine the state of all connected readers to see which have smartcards already inserted..
// Get JSON containing information about the smartcards currently inserted into readers.
// This also includes information about USB security tokens.
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$success = $scard->FindSmartcards($json);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $scard->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// When writing this example, I have 3 smart card readers plugged into my system.
// One of them has a smart card inserted.
// Here's the JSON returned by FindSmartcards...

// {
//   "reader": [
//     {
//       "name": "Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0",
//       "state": "empty"
//     },
//     {
//       "name": "Generic Smart Card Reader Interface 0",
//       "state": "present",
//       "vendorName": "Generic",
//       "serialNumber": "3230303730383138303030303030303030",
//       "systemName": "Generic Smart Card Reader Interface 0",
//       "card": {
//         "atr": "3BFC180000813180459067464A00641606F2727E00E0",
//         "windows": {
//           "miniDriver": "tagliov70px.dll",
//           "cryptoProvider": "Microsoft Base Smart Card Crypto Provider",
//           "keyStorageProvider": "Microsoft Smart Card Key Storage Provider"
//         }
//       }
//     },
//     {
//       "name": "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0",
//       "state": "empty"
//     }
//   ]
// }

$json->EmitCompact = 0;
print $json->emit() . "\n";
print ' ' . "\n";

// We can iterate over the JSON to find the readers with a smart card already inserted..

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringBuilder')
$sbState = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray('reader');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->I = $i;
    $name = $json->stringOf('reader[i].name');

    $sbState->Clear();
    $json->StringOfSb('reader[i].state',$sbState);

    if ($sbState->Contains('present',1) == 1) {
        print $name . ' has a smart card inserted.' . "\n";
    }
    else {
        print $name . ' does not have a smart card inserted.' . "\n";
    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}

print ' ' . "\n";

// Now let's begin the code to wait for a change (where a smart card gets inserted or removed)

// Get the list of all readers.
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringTable')
$stReaders = new COM("Chilkat.StringTable");
$success = $scard->ListReaders($stReaders);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $scard->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Show the reader names..
$numReaders = $stReaders->Count;
$i = 0;
while ($i < $numReaders) {
    print $i . ': ' . $stReaders->stringAt($i) . "\n";
    $i = $i + 1;
}

// Sample output from the above loop.
// 0: Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0
// 1: Generic Smart Card Reader Interface 0
// 2: SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0
// 

// Synchronously wait 30 seconds for a card to be inserted or removed from any of the above readers.
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$json2 = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$success = $scard->GetStatusChange(30000,$stReaders,$json2);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $scard->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print ' ' . "\n";

// Let's see what happened...
$json2->EmitCompact = 0;
print $json2->emit() . "\n";
print ' ' . "\n";

// This is what json2 contains.
// A card was inserted into the reader named "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0"
// The "numChanged" indicates that one reader's status changed.  
// The "changed":true indicates the reader that changed.   The state is now "present".

// {
//   "numChanged": 1,
//   "reader": [
//     {
//       "name": "Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0",
//       "changed": false,
//       "state": "empty"
//     },
//     {
//       "name": "Generic Smart Card Reader Interface 0",
//       "changed": false,
//       "state": "present",
//       "atr": "3BFC180000813180459067464A00641606F2727E00E0"
//     },
//     {
//       "name": "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0",
//       "changed": true,
//       "state": "present",
//       "atr": "3BDF96FF8131FE455A018048494443313158587300011B09"
//     }
//   ]
// }

// Find the reader that changed...

$numChanged = $json2->IntOf('numChanged');
print 'number of readers with a changed state: ' . $numChanged . "\n";

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json2->SizeOfArray('reader');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json2->I = $i;
    $changed = $json2->BoolOf('reader[i].changed');
    if ($changed == 1) {
        $name = $json2->stringOf('reader[i].name');
        $state = $json2->stringOf('reader[i].state');

        print 'Changed: ' . "\n";
        print '    reader name: ' . $name . "\n";
        print '    new state: ' . $state . "\n";

        // If a card is now in this reader, we should have the ATR of the card..
        if ($json2->HasMember('reader[i].atr') == 1) {
            $atr = $json2->stringOf('reader[i].atr');
            print '    ATR of card inserted into this reader: ' . $atr . "\n";
        }

    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}

// The output from the above loop:

// number of readers with a changed state: 1
// Changed: 
//     reader name: SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0
//     new state: present
//     ATR of card inserted into this reader: 3BDF96FF8131FE455A018048494443313158587300011B09

// Applications should always release the context when finished.
$success = $scard->ReleaseContext();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $scard->LastErrorText . "\n";
}


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