Source code for pdftools_sdk.pdf.document_signature

from __future__ import annotations
import io
from typing import List, Iterator, Tuple, Optional, Any, TYPE_CHECKING, Callable
from ctypes import *
from datetime import datetime
from numbers import Number
from pdftools_sdk.internal import _lib
from pdftools_sdk.internal.utils import _string_to_utf16, _utf16_to_string
from pdftools_sdk.internal.streams import _StreamDescriptor, _NativeStream
from pdftools_sdk.internal.native_base import _NativeBase
from pdftools_sdk.internal.native_object import _NativeObject

import pdftools_sdk.internal
import pdftools_sdk.pdf.signature



class DocumentSignature(pdftools_sdk.pdf.signature.Signature):
    """
    A document signature that signs the document

    Document signatures are sometimes also called approval signatures.
    This type of signature lets you verify the integrity of the signed part of the document and authenticate the signer’s identity.


    """
    @staticmethod
    def _create_dynamic_type(handle):
        return DocumentSignature._from_handle(handle)


    @classmethod
    def _from_handle(cls, handle):
        """
        Internal factory method for constructing an instance using an internal handle.
        This method creates an instance of the class by bypassing the public constructor.
        """
        instance = DocumentSignature.__new__(cls)  # Bypass __init__
        instance._initialize(handle)
        return instance

    def _initialize(self, handle):
        super()._initialize(handle)