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. 2023 Jul 24;23(14):6641. doi: 10.3390/s23146641
Listing 3. Pseudocode for consent for uploaded documents.
// Define the structure for a participant
struct Participant {
   bool registered;
   bool approved;
}

// Contract state
enum ContractState {
  Created,
  WaitForApproversSignature,
  Reverted
}

# Define contract states
class ContractState:
  WaitingForApproversSignature = "WaitingForApproversSignature"
  SignatureProvided = "SignatureProvided"
  SignatureDenied = "SignatureDenied"

# Define participant states
class ParticipantState:
  ReadyToSubmit = "ReadyToSubmit"
  ApprovalProvided = "ApprovalProvided"
  ApprovalNotProvided = "ApprovalNotProvided"

# Define approver states
class ApproversState:
  WaitingToSign = "WaitingToSign"
  ApprovalSuccess = "ApprovalSuccess"
  ApprovalFailed = "ApprovalFailed"

def validateParticipant(participantAddress, documentHash, IPFSHash):
   contractState = ContractState.WaitingForApproversSignature
   participantState = ParticipantState.ReadyToSubmit
   approversState = ApproversState.WaitingToSign

   if participantAddress in RegisteredParticipantSet:
        restrictAccessToParticipant(participantAddress)

        if documentHash == IPFSHash:
            contractState = ContractState.SignatureProvided
            participantState = ParticipantState.ApprovalProvided
            approversState = ApproversState.ApprovalSuccess
            createValidationMessage("Request ID granted")
        else:
            contractState = ContractState.SignatureDenied
            participantState = ParticipantState.ApprovalNotProvided
            approversState = ApproversState.ApprovalFailed
            createValidationMessage("Document version approval failed")
   else:
        revertContractState("Participant is not registered")

def restrictAccessToParticipant(participantAddress):
   # Restrict access to only the specified participant
   pass

def createValidationMessage(message):
   # Create a validation message with the given content
   pass

def revertContractState(error):
   # Revert contract state and show error message
   pass