Configuration fields for policy credential and vard storage feature switches.

nucypher/config/characters.py

@@ -152,11 +152,22 @@ class AliceConfiguration(CharacterConfiguration):
     DEFAULT_M = 2
     DEFAULT_N = 3
 
+    DEFAULT_STORE_POLICIES = True
+    DEFAULT_STORE_CARDS = True
+
+    _CONFIG_FIELDS = (
+        *CharacterConfiguration._CONFIG_FIELDS,
+        'store_policies',
+        'store_cards'
+    )
+
     def __init__(self,
                  m: int = None,
                  n: int = None,
                  rate: int = None,
                  duration_periods: int = None,
+                 store_policies: bool = DEFAULT_STORE_POLICIES,
+                 store_cards: bool = DEFAULT_STORE_CARDS,
                  *args, **kwargs):
 
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -167,8 +178,16 @@ class AliceConfiguration(CharacterConfiguration):
         self.rate = rate
         self.duration_periods = duration_periods
 
+        self.store_policies = store_policies
+        self.store_cards = store_cards
+
     def static_payload(self) -> dict:
-        payload = dict(m=self.m, n=self.n)
+        payload = dict(
+            m=self.m,
+            n=self.n,
+            store_policy_credentials=self.store_policies,
+            store_character_cards=self.store_cards
+        )
         if not self.federated_only:
             if self.rate:
                 payload['rate'] = self.rate
@@ -188,8 +207,23 @@ class BobConfiguration(CharacterConfiguration):
 
     CHARACTER_CLASS = Bob
     NAME = CHARACTER_CLASS.__name__.lower()
-
     DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_PORT = 7151
+    DEFFAULT_STORE_POLICIES = True
+    DEFAULT_STORE_CARDS = True
+
+    _CONFIG_FIELDS = (
+        *CharacterConfiguration._CONFIG_FIELDS,
+        'store_policies',
+        'store_cards'
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 store_policies: bool = DEFFAULT_STORE_POLICIES,
+                 store_cards: bool = DEFAULT_STORE_CARDS,
+                 *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.store_policies = store_policies
+        self.store_cards = store_cards
 
     def write_keyring(self, password: str, **generation_kwargs) -> NucypherKeyring:
         return super().write_keyring(password=password,
@@ -197,6 +231,13 @@ class BobConfiguration(CharacterConfiguration):
                                      rest=False,
                                      **generation_kwargs)
 
+    def static_payload(self) -> dict:
+        payload = dict(
+            store_policies=self.store_policies,
+            store_cards=self.store_cards
+        )
+        return {**super().static_payload(), **payload}
+
 
 class FelixConfiguration(CharacterConfiguration):
     from nucypher.characters.chaotic import Felix

nucypher/config/node.py

@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ class CharacterConfiguration(BaseConfiguration):
     # Gas
     DEFAULT_GAS_STRATEGY = 'fast'
 
+    _CONFIG_FIELDS = ('config_root',
+                      'poa',
+                      'light',
+                      'provider_uri',
+                      'registry_filepath',
+                      'gas_strategy',
+                      'signer_uri')
+
     def __init__(self,
 
                  # Base
@@ -334,14 +342,7 @@ class CharacterConfiguration(BaseConfiguration):
         Warning: This method allows mutation and may result in an inconsistent configuration.
         """
         merged_parameters = {**self.static_payload(), **self.dynamic_payload, **overrides}
-        non_init_params = ('config_root',
-                           'poa',
-                           'light',
-                           'provider_uri',
-                           'registry_filepath',
-                           'gas_strategy',
-                           'signer_uri')
-        character_init_params = filter(lambda t: t[0] not in non_init_params, merged_parameters.items())
+        character_init_params = filter(lambda t: t[0] not in self._CONFIG_FIELDS, merged_parameters.items())
         return dict(character_init_params)
 
     def produce(self, **overrides) -> CHARACTER_CLASS: