Extending NEM capabilities

Adding more features that are not 100% related with the NIS2-API to the SDK could lead to a slow release circle and being more difficult to maintain. Instead, we opt for extending the SDK via standalone libraries. Apostille is a clear example as of a standalone library.

A standalone library uses NEM2-SDK, but it evolves as an independent library, with its development team, release cycles and roadmap.

There are two major standalone library types, NIP and non-NIP.

NIP Library

A NIP library is a NIP that was successfully accepted in the NIP Repository. It has advantages over non-NIP libraries.

• Accepted specification
• At least one implementation that successfully passes the code review to ensure the code quality (security, performance, testing, …)
• Projects using NIP libraries are compatible with third-party projects that implement/uses the same NIP Library.

non-NIP Library

A non-NIP library is a library that adds more features to NEM but does not imply multiple components, or is not accepted as NIP.

Non-NIP libraries could become NIP Library.