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@dfinity/nns
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A library for interfacing with the Internet Computer's Network Nervous System.
A library for interfacing with the Internet Computer's Network Nervous System.
You can use nns-js by installing it in your project.
npm i @dfinity/nns
The bundle needs peer dependencies, be sure that following resources are available in your project as well.
npm i @icp-sdk/core @dfinity/utils
Most features are provided through the use of classes. For example, querying the list of neurons controlled by the caller with the governance canister:
import { GovernanceCanister } from "@dfinity/nns";
import { createAgent } from "@dfinity/utils";
const agent = await createAgent({
identity,
host: HOST,
});
const { listNeurons } = GovernanceCanister.create({
agent,
canisterId: MY_GOVERNANCE_CANISTER_ID,
});
const myNeurons = await listNeurons({ certified: false });
To execute this on a local environment, you will need to fetch the root key when initializing the agent. Additionally, you might need to adapt the port. The following snippet also demonstrates how you can inline a canister ID as well.
import { GovernanceCanister } from "@dfinity/nns";
import { Principal } from "@icp-sdk/core/principal";
import { createAgent } from "@dfinity/utils";
const agent = await createAgent({
identity,
host: "http://localhost:8000",
fetchRootKey: true,
});
const { listNeurons } = GovernanceCanister.create({
agent,
canisterId: Principal.fromText("rrkah-fqaaa-aaaaa-aaaaq-cai"),
});
const myNeurons = await listNeurons({ certified: false });
nns-js implements following features:
Filter the neurons that are ineligible to vote to a proposal.
This feature needs the ballots of the proposal to contains accurate data. If the proposal has settled, as the ballots of the proposal are emptied for archive purpose, the function might return a list of ineligible neurons that are actually neurons that have not voted but would have been eligible.
Long story short, check the status of the proposal before using this function.
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
ineligibleNeurons | ({ neurons, proposal, }: { neurons: NeuronInfo[]; proposal: ProposalInfo; }) => NeuronInfo[] |
Parameters:
params.neurons: The neurons to filter.params.proposal: The proposal to match against the selected neurons.Filter the neurons that can vote for a proposal - i.e. the neurons that have not voted yet and are eligible
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
votableNeurons | ({ neurons, proposal, }: { neurons: NeuronInfo[]; proposal: ProposalInfo; }) => NeuronInfo[] |
Parameters:
params.neurons: The neurons to filter.params.proposal: The proposal to match against the selected neurons.Filter the neurons that have voted for a proposal.
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
votedNeurons | ({ neurons, proposal, }: { neurons: NeuronInfo[]; proposal: ProposalInfo; }) => NeuronInfo[] |
Parameters:
params.neurons: The neurons to filter.params.proposal: The proposal for which some neurons might have already voted.| Function | Type |
|---|---|
memoToNeuronSubaccount | ({ controller, memo, }: { controller: Principal; memo: bigint; }) => SubAccount |
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
memoToNeuronAccountIdentifier | ({ controller, memo, governanceCanisterId, }: { controller: Principal; memo: bigint; governanceCanisterId: Principal; }) => AccountIdentifier |
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
create | (options?: CanisterOptions<_SERVICE>) => GenesisTokenCanister |
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
claimNeurons | ({ hexPubKey, }: { hexPubKey: string; }) => Promise<bigint[]> |
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
create | (options?: GovernanceCanisterOptions) => GovernanceCanister |
Returns the list of neurons controlled by the caller.
If an array of neuron IDs is provided, precisely those neurons will be fetched.
If certified is true, the request is fetched as an update call, otherwise
it is fetched using a query call.
The backend treats includeEmptyNeurons as false if absent.
The response from the canister might be paginated. In this case, all pages will be fetched in parallel and combined into a single return value.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
listNeurons | ({ certified, neuronIds, includeEmptyNeurons, includePublicNeurons, neuronSubaccounts, }: { certified: boolean; neuronIds?: bigint[] or undefined; includeEmptyNeurons?: boolean or undefined; includePublicNeurons?: boolean or undefined; neuronSubaccounts?: NeuronSubaccount[] or undefined; }) => Promise<...> |
Returns the list of neurons who have been approved by the community to appear as the default followee options.
If certified is true, the request is fetched as an update call, otherwise
it is fetched using a query call.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
listKnownNeurons | (certified?: boolean) => Promise<KnownNeuron[]> |
Returns the latest reward event.
If certified is true, the request is fetched as an update call, otherwise
it's fetched using a query call.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
getLatestRewardEvent | (certified?: boolean) => Promise<RewardEvent> |
Returns the list of proposals made for the community to vote on, paginated and filtered by the request.
If certified is true (default), the request is fetched as an update call, otherwise
it is fetched using a query call.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
listProposals | ({ request, certified, }: { request: ListProposalsRequest; certified?: boolean or undefined; }) => Promise<ListProposalsResponse> |
Parameters:
request: the options to list the proposals (limit number of results, topics to search for, etc.)certified: query or update calls| Method | Type |
|---|---|
stakeNeuron | ({ stake, principal, fromSubAccount, ledgerCanister, createdAt, fee, }: { stake: bigint; principal: Principal; fromSubAccount?: number[] or undefined; ledgerCanister: LedgerCanister; createdAt?: bigint or undefined; fee?: bigint or undefined; }) => Promise<...> |
Increases dissolve delay of a neuron
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
increaseDissolveDelay | ({ neuronId, additionalDissolveDelaySeconds, }: { neuronId: bigint; additionalDissolveDelaySeconds: number; }) => Promise<void> |
Sets dissolve delay of a neuron. The new date is now + dissolveDelaySeconds.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
setDissolveDelay | ({ neuronId, dissolveDelaySeconds, }: { neuronId: bigint; dissolveDelaySeconds: number; }) => Promise<void> |
Start dissolving process of a neuron
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
startDissolving | (neuronId: bigint) => Promise<void> |
Stop dissolving process of a neuron
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
stopDissolving | (neuronId: bigint) => Promise<void> |
Neuron joins the community fund
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
joinCommunityFund | (neuronId: bigint) => Promise<void> |
Changes auto-stake maturity for this Neuron. While on, auto-stake maturity will cause all the maturity generated by voting rewards to this neuron to be automatically staked and contribute to the voting power of the neuron.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
autoStakeMaturity | (params: { neuronId: bigint; autoStake: boolean; }) => Promise<void> |
Parameters:
neuronId: The id of the neuron for which to request a change of the auto stake featureautoStake: true to enable the auto-stake maturity for this neuron, false to turn it offNeuron leaves the community fund
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
leaveCommunityFund | (neuronId: bigint) => Promise<void> |
Set visibility of a neuron
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
setVisibility | (neuronId: bigint, visibility: NeuronVisibility) => Promise<void> |
Sets node provider reward account. Where the reward is paid to.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
setNodeProviderAccount | (accountIdentifier: string) => Promise<void> |
Merge two neurons
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
mergeNeurons | (request: { sourceNeuronId: bigint; targetNeuronId: bigint; }) => Promise<void> |
Simulate merging two neurons
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
simulateMergeNeurons | (request: { sourceNeuronId: bigint; targetNeuronId: bigint; }) => Promise<NeuronInfo> |
Splits a neuron creating a new one
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
splitNeuron | ({ neuronId, amount, memo, }: { neuronId: bigint; amount: bigint; memo?: bigint or undefined; }) => Promise<bigint> |
Returns:
newNeuronId
Returns single proposal info
If certified is true (default), the request is fetched as an update call, otherwise
it is fetched using a query call.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
getProposal | ({ proposalId, certified, }: { proposalId: bigint; certified?: boolean or undefined; }) => Promise<ProposalInfo or undefined> |
Create new proposal
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
makeProposal | (request: MakeProposalRequest) => Promise<bigint or undefined> |
Returns:
The newly created proposal ID or undefined if the success response returned by the Governance canister does not provide such information.
Registers vote for a proposal from the neuron passed.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
registerVote | ({ neuronId, vote, proposalId, }: { neuronId: bigint; vote: Vote; proposalId: bigint; }) => Promise<void> |
Edit neuron followees per topic
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
setFollowees | (followRequest: FollowRequest) => Promise<void> |
Disburse neuron on Account
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
disburse | ({ neuronId, toAccountId, amount, }: { neuronId: bigint; toAccountId?: string or undefined; amount?: bigint or undefined; }) => Promise<void> |
Refreshes voting power of a neuron
(Resets the votingPowerRefreshedTimestampSeconds
parameter of the neuron to the current time).
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
refreshVotingPower | ({ neuronId, }: { neuronId: bigint; }) => Promise<void> |
Merge Maturity of a neuron
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
mergeMaturity | ({ neuronId, percentageToMerge, }: { neuronId: bigint; percentageToMerge: number; }) => Promise<void> |
Stake the maturity of a neuron.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
stakeMaturity | ({ neuronId, percentageToStake, }: { neuronId: bigint; percentageToStake?: number or undefined; }) => Promise<void> |
Parameters:
neuronId: The id of the neuron for which to stake the maturitypercentageToStake: Optional. Percentage of the current maturity to stake. If not provided, all of the neuron's current maturity will be staked.Merge Maturity of a neuron
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
spawnNeuron | ({ neuronId, percentageToSpawn, newController, nonce, }: { neuronId: bigint; percentageToSpawn?: number or undefined; newController?: any; nonce?: bigint or undefined; }) => Promise<bigint> |
Add hotkey to neuron
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
addHotkey | ({ neuronId, principal, }: { neuronId: bigint; principal: Principal; }) => Promise<void> |
Remove hotkey to neuron
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
removeHotkey | ({ neuronId, principal, }: { neuronId: bigint; principal: Principal; }) => Promise<void> |
Gets the NeuronID of a newly created neuron.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
claimOrRefreshNeuronFromAccount | ({ memo, controller, }: { memo: bigint; controller?: any; }) => Promise<bigint or undefined> |
Refreshes neuron and returns neuronId when successful Uses query call only.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
claimOrRefreshNeuron | (request: ClaimOrRefreshNeuronRequest) => Promise<bigint or undefined> |
Return the data of the neuron provided as id.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
getNeuron | ({ certified, neuronId, }: { certified: boolean; neuronId: bigint; }) => Promise<NeuronInfo or undefined> |
Return the Network Economics.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
getNetworkEconomicsParameters | ({ certified, }: { certified: boolean; }) => Promise<NetworkEconomics> |
Disburses a neuron's maturity (always certified). Reference: https://github.com/dfinity/ic/blob/ca2be53acf413bb92478ee7694ac0fb92af07030/rs/sns/governance/src/governance.rs#L1614
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
disburseMaturity | ({ neuronId, percentageToDisburse, toAccountIdentifier, toAccount, }: { neuronId: bigint; percentageToDisburse: number; toAccountIdentifier?: string or undefined; toAccount?: Account or undefined; }) => Promise<void> |
Parameters:
params.neuronId: The id of the neuron for which to disburse maturityparams.percentageToDisburse: The percentage of the neuron's maturity to disburse, between 1 and 100 (inclusive).params.toAccountIdentifier: Optional. The account identifier to which the maturity will be disbursed. If not provided, the maturity will be disbursed to the caller's Main account.params.toAccount: Optional. The ICRC account to which the maturity will be disbursed. If not provided, the maturity will be disbursed to the caller's Main account.Set the following topics for a neuron.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
setFollowing | ({ neuronId, topicFollowing, }: { neuronId: bigint; topicFollowing: FolloweesForTopic[]; }) => Promise<void> |
Parameters:
params.neuronId: The id of the neuron for which to set the following topicsparams.topicFollowing: The topics and the followees for each topic that the neuron should follow.| Method | Type |
|---|---|
getMetrics | ({ certified, }: { certified: boolean; }) => Promise<GovernanceCachedMetrics> |
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
create | (options?: CanisterOptions<_SERVICE>) => SnsWasmCanister |
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
listSnses | ({ certified, }: { certified?: boolean or undefined; }) => Promise<DeployedSns[]> |
FAQs
A library for interfacing with the Internet Computer's Network Nervous System.
The npm package @dfinity/nns receives a total of 8,682 weekly downloads. As such, @dfinity/nns popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @dfinity/nns demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 8 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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