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+/**
+ * @format
+ */
+const Crypto = require('crypto')
+const ECCrypto = require('eccrypto')
+const uuid = require('uuid/v1')
+const { Buffer } = require('buffer')
+
+const logger = require('../../config/log')
+
+logger.info('crypto subprocess invoked')
+
+process.on('uncaughtException', e => {
+  logger.error('Uncaught exception inside crypto subprocess:')
+  logger.error(e)
+})
+
+process.on('unhandledRejection', e => {
+  logger.error('Unhandled rejection inside crypto subprocess:')
+  logger.error(e)
+})
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {'generateRandomString' | 'convertUTF8ToBuffer'
+ * | 'convertBase64ToBuffer' | 'convertBufferToBase64' | 'generatePrivate'
+ * | 'getPublic' | 'encrypt' | 'decrypt'
+ * } Method
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {object} Msg
+ * @prop {any[]} args
+ * @prop {string} id
+ * @prop {Method} method
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @param {Msg} msg
+ */
+const handleMsg = async msg => {
+  if (typeof msg !== 'object' || msg === null) {
+    logger.error('Msg in crypto subprocess not an object')
+  }
+
+  const { args, id, method } = msg
+
+  try {
+    if (method === 'generateRandomString') {
+      const [length] = args
+
+      Crypto.randomBytes(length / 2, (err, buffer) => {
+        if (err) {
+          // @ts-expect-error
+          process.send({
+            id,
+            err: err.message
+          })
+          return
+        }
+
+        const token = buffer.toString('hex')
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        process.send({
+          id,
+          payload: token
+        })
+      })
+    }
+    if (method === 'convertUTF8ToBuffer') {
+      const [value] = args
+
+      // @ts-expect-error
+      process.send({
+        id,
+        payload: Buffer.from(value, 'utf8')
+      })
+    }
+    if (method === 'convertBase64ToBuffer') {
+      const [value] = args
+
+      // @ts-expect-error
+      process.send({
+        id,
+        payload: Buffer.from(value, 'base64')
+      })
+    }
+    if (method === 'convertBufferToBase64') {
+      const [buffer] = args
+
+      // @ts-expect-error
+      process.send({
+        id,
+        payload: buffer.toString('base64')
+      })
+    }
+    if (method === 'generatePrivate') {
+      // @ts-expect-error
+      process.send({
+        id,
+        payload: ECCrypto.generatePrivate()
+      })
+    }
+    if (method === 'getPublic') {
+      const [privateKey] = args
+      // @ts-expect-error
+      process.send({
+        id,
+        payload: ECCrypto.getPublic(privateKey)
+      })
+    }
+    if (method === 'encrypt') {
+      const [processedPublicKey, messageBuffer] = args
+      // @ts-expect-error
+      process.send({
+        id,
+        payload: ECCrypto.encrypt(processedPublicKey, messageBuffer)
+      })
+    }
+    if (method === 'decrypt') {
+      const [processedPrivateKey, encryptedMessage] = args
+      // @ts-expect-error
+      process.send({
+        id,
+        payload: await ECCrypto.decrypt(processedPrivateKey, encryptedMessage)
+      })
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    process.send({
+      err: e.message
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+process.on('message', handleMsg)
+
+/**
+ * @param {Method} method
+ * @param {any[]} args
+ * @param {import('child_process').ChildProcess} cryptoSubprocess
+ * @returns {Promise<any>}
+ */
+const invoke = (method, args, cryptoSubprocess) =>
+  new Promise((res, rej) => {
+    const id = uuid()
+    /** @param {any} msg */
+    const listener = msg => {
+      if (msg.id === id) {
+        cryptoSubprocess.off('message', listener)
+        if (msg.err) {
+          rej(new Error(msg.err))
+        } else {
+          res(msg.payload)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    cryptoSubprocess.on('message', listener)
+    cryptoSubprocess.send({
+      args,
+      id,
+      method
+    })
+  })
+
+module.exports = {
+  invoke
+}