Adjust the backend API and interaction with openpgp-card some more.

card-functionality/src/cards.rs

@@ -112,15 +112,8 @@ impl TestCard {
                 Err(anyhow!("Pcsc card {} not found", ident))
             }
             Self::Scdc(serial) => {
-                let mut ca = ScdClient::open_by_serial(None, serial)?;
+                // println!("open scdc card {}", serial);
-
+                Ok(ScdClient::open_by_serial(None, serial)?)
-                // Set Card Capabilities (chaining, command length, ..)
-                let ard = ca.get_application_related_data()?;
-                ca.init_caps(&ard)?;
-
-                // println!("opened scdc card {}", serial);
-
-                Ok(ca)
             }
         }
     }

openpgp-card-sequoia/src/card.rs

@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ impl<'a> Open<'a> {
     pub fn new(card_app: &'a mut CardApp) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         let ard = card_app.get_application_related_data()?;
 
-        card_app.init_caps(&ard)?;
-
         Ok(Self {
             card_app,
             ard,

openpgp-card/src/card_app.rs

@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ pub struct CardApp {
 impl CardApp {
     /// Get a CardApp based on a CardClient.
     ///
-    /// It is expected that SELECT has already been performed on the card.
+    /// It is expected that SELECT has already been performed on the card
+    /// beforehand.
     ///
-    /// This fn calls CardClient::init_caps(). It should probably only be used
+    /// This fn initializes the CardCaps by requesting
-    /// by backend implementations, not by user code. User Code should get
+    /// application_related_data from the card, and setting the
-    /// a fully initialized CardApp from their backend implementation.
+    /// capabilities accordingly.
     pub fn initialize(card_client: CardClientBox) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut ca = Self { card_client };
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ impl CardApp {
         Ok(ca)
     }
 
-    /// Get the CardClient for this CardApp
+    /// Get the CardClient of this CardApp
     pub(crate) fn card_client(&mut self) -> &mut dyn CardClient {
         &mut *self.card_client
     }
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ impl CardApp {
     /// from the data in `ard`.
     ///
     /// This should be done at an early point, soon after opening the card.
-    pub fn init_caps(&mut self, ard: &ApplicationRelatedData) -> Result<()> {
+    fn init_caps(&mut self, ard: &ApplicationRelatedData) -> Result<()> {
         // Determine chaining/extended length support from card
         // metadata and cache this information in CardApp (as a
         // CardCaps)

pcsc/src/lib.rs

@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ impl PcscClient {
 
     /// Return all cards on which the OpenPGP application could be selected.
     ///
-    /// Each card is opened and has the OpenPGP application selected.
+    /// Each card has the OpenPGP application selected, CardCaps have been
-    /// Cards are initialized via init_caps().
+    /// initialized.
     pub fn cards() -> Result<Vec<CardApp>> {
         let mut cards = vec![];
 
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ impl PcscClient {
     }
 
     /// Returns the OpenPGP card that matches `ident`, if it is available.
-    /// A fully initialized CardApp is returned: application has been
+    /// A fully initialized CardApp is returned: the OpenPGP application has
-    /// selected, init_caps() has been performed.
+    /// been selected, CardCaps have been set.
     pub fn open_by_ident(ident: &str) -> Result<CardApp, Error> {
         for mut card in Self::unopened_cards()? {
-            Self::select(&mut card)?;
+            if Self::select(&mut card).is_ok() {
                 let mut ca = card.into_card_app()?;
 
                 let ard = ca.get_application_related_data()?;
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ impl PcscClient {
                     return Ok(ca);
                 }
             }
+        }
 
         Err(Error::Smartcard(SmartcardError::CardNotFound(
             ident.to_string(),

scdc/src/lib.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use std::sync::Mutex;
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 
 use openpgp_card::{CardApp, Error};
-use openpgp_card::{CardCaps, CardClient, CardClientBox};
+use openpgp_card::{CardCaps, CardClient};
 
 lazy_static! {
     static ref RT: Mutex<Runtime> =
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ impl ScdClient {
     /// Create a CardClientBox object that uses an scdaemon instance as its
     /// backend. If multiple cards are available, scdaemon implicitly
     /// selects one.
-    pub fn open(agent: Option<Agent>) -> Result<CardClientBox, Error> {
+    pub fn open(agent: Option<Agent>) -> Result<CardApp, Error> {
         let card = ScdClient::new(agent, true)?;
-        Ok(Box::new(card) as CardClientBox)
+
+        Ok(CardApp::initialize(Box::new(card))?)
     }
 
     /// Create a CardClientBox object that uses an scdaemon instance as its