smartcardfyi

TypeScript API client for SmartCardFYI -- the comprehensive smart card reference covering card types (contact, contactless, dual-interface), platforms (Java Card, MULTOS, BasicCard), EMV standards, manufacturers (NXP, Infineon, Thales), form factors (ID-1, SIM, microSD), and security certifications (Common Criteria, FIPS 140-2). Zero dependencies, uses native fetch.

Explore smart cards at smartcardfyi.com -- Cards | Platforms | Glossary | API Docs

Install

npm install smartcardfyi

Works in Node.js, Deno, Bun, and browsers (ESM).

Quick Start

import { SmartCardFYI } from "smartcardfyi";

const api = new SmartCardFYI();

// Search smart cards, platforms, standards
const results = await api.search("java card");

// Get smart card type detail
const jcop = await api.card("nxp-jcop-4");
console.log(jcop.platform);       // "Java Card"
console.log(jcop.interface_type);  // "Dual-Interface"

// Get platform detail
const javaCard = await api.platform("java-card");
console.log(javaCard.cards);

// Compare two smart card types
const comparison = await api.compare("nxp-jcop-4", "infineon-secora-id");

API Methods

| Method | Description | |--------|-------------| | search(query) | Search cards, platforms, standards, glossary | | glossaryTerm(slug) | Get glossary term definition | | card(slug) | Smart card type detail | | platform(slug) | Platform detail | | standard(slug) | Standard detail | | manufacturer(slug) | Manufacturer detail | | application(slug) | Application detail | | formFactor(slug) | Form factor detail | | certification(slug) | Certification detail | | compare(slugA, slugB) | Compare two smart card types | | random() | Random smart card type | | openapi() | OpenAPI 3.1.0 specification |

TypeScript Types

import type {
  SearchResult, CardTypeDetail, PlatformDetail, StandardDetail,
  ManufacturerDetail, ApplicationDetail, FormFactorDetail,
  CertificationDetail, GlossaryTerm, CompareResult,
} from "smartcardfyi";

Also Available

| Language | Package | |----------|---------| | Python | smartcardfyi on PyPI | | TypeScript | This package |

Code FYI Family

Part of the FYIPedia open-source developer tools ecosystem -- automatic identification and data capture technologies.

| Package | npm | Description | |---------|-----|-------------| | barcodefyi | npm | Barcode symbologies, standards -- barcodefyi.com | | qrcodefyi | npm | QR code types, versions, encoding -- qrcodefyi.com | | nfcfyi | npm | NFC chips, NDEF, standards -- nfcfyi.com | | blefyi | npm | BLE profiles, beacons, chips -- blefyi.com | | rfidfyi | npm | RFID tags, readers, frequencies -- rfidfyi.com | | smartcardfyi | npm | Smart cards, EMV, platforms -- smartcardfyi.com |

License

MIT