Orbit tiny improvements

app/package.json

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
     "ipfs": "0.35.0",
     "lodash.isequal": "4.5.0",
     "orbit-db": "0.21.0-rc.1",
-    "orbit-db-keystore": "0.2.1",
     "orbit-db-identity-provider": "0.1.0",
     "prop-types": "15.7.2",
     "react": "16.8.6",

app/src/CustomPropTypes.js

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 //TODO: Move this file
 const GetTopicResult = PropTypes.PropTypes.shape({
   userAddress: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-  fullOrbitAddress: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   userName: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   timestamp: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   numberOfReplies: PropTypes.number.isRequired
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ const GetTopicResult = PropTypes.PropTypes.shape({
 
 const GetPostResult = PropTypes.PropTypes.shape({
   userAddress: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-  fullOrbitAddress: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   userName: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   timestamp: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   topicID: PropTypes.string.isRequired

app/src/redux/sagas/orbitSaga.js

@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ function* getOrbitDBInfo() {
         address: account
       });
       if (callResult) {
-        yield call(loadDatabases);
+        yield call(loadDatabases, account);
       } else {
         const orbit = yield select(state => state.orbit);
         if(!orbit.ready){
-          const { orbitdb, topicsDB, postsDB } = yield call(createDatabases);
+          const { orbitdb, topicsDB, postsDB } = yield call(createDatabases, account);
           yield put(updateDatabases(DATABASES_CREATED, orbitdb, topicsDB, postsDB ));
         }
       }

app/src/utils/EthereumIdentityProvider.js

@@ -1,22 +1,16 @@
 import { web3 } from '../redux/sagas/web3UtilsSaga';
 
 class EthereumIdentityProvider {
-  constructor () {
+  constructor (options = {}) {  // Orbit's Identity Id (equals user's Ethereum address)
-    this.web3 = web3;
+    this.id = options.id; // web3.eth.getAccounts())[0]
   }
 
-  // Returns the type of the identity provider
+  static get type () { return 'ethereum'; }
-  static get type () { return 'ethereum' }
 
-  // Returns the signer's id
+  async getId () { return this.id; }
-  async getId () {
-    return (await this.web3.eth.getAccounts())[0];
-  }
 
-  // Returns a signature of pubkeysignature
   async signIdentity (data) {
-    const address = await this.getId();
+    return await web3.eth.personal.sign(data, this.id,"");  //Password not required for MetaMask
-    return await this.web3.eth.personal.sign(data,address,"");  //Password not required for MetaMask
   }
 
   static async verifyIdentity (identity) {

app/src/utils/orbitUtils.js

@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ function initIPFS() {
   });
 }
 
-async function createDatabases() {
+async function createDatabases(identityId) {
   console.debug('Creating databases...');
-  const databases = await createDBs();
+  const databases = await createDBs(identityId);
   console.debug('Databases created successfully.');
   return databases;
 }
 
-async function loadDatabases() {
+async function loadDatabases(identityId) {
   console.debug('Loading databases...');
-  const { orbitdb, topicsDB, postsDB } = await createDBs();
+  const { orbitdb, topicsDB, postsDB } = await createDBs(identityId);
 
   await topicsDB.load().catch((error) => console.error(`TopicsDB loading error: ${error}`));
   await postsDB.load().catch((error) => console.error(`PostsDB loading error: ${error}`));
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ async function orbitSagaOpen(orbitdb, address) {
   return store;
 }
 
-async function createDBs(){
+async function createDBs(identityId){
   const ipfs = getIPFS();
-  const identity = await Identities.createIdentity({type: 'ethereum'});
+  const identity = await Identities.createIdentity({id: identityId, type: 'ethereum'});
   const orbitdb = await OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs, {identity});
   const topicsDB = await orbitdb.keyvalue('topics')
     .catch((error) => console.error(`TopicsDB init error: ${error}`));