@dfinity/utils
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A collection of utilities and constants for NNS/SNS projects.
A collection of utilities and constants for NNS/SNS projects.
You can use utils-js by installing it in your project.
npm i @dfinity/utils
The bundle needs peer dependencies, be sure that following resources are available in your project as well.
npm i @dfinity/agent @dfinity/candid @dfinity/principal
utils-js implements following features:
Receives a string representing a number and returns the big int or error.
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
convertStringToE8s | (value: string) => bigint or FromStringToTokenError |
Parameters:
amount: - in string formatGet a default agent that connects to mainnet with the anonymous identity.
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
defaultAgent | () => Agent |
Create an agent for a given identity
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
createAgent | ({ identity, host, fetchRootKey, verifyQuerySignatures, }: { identity: Identity; host?: string or undefined; fetchRootKey?: boolean or undefined; verifyQuerySignatures?: boolean or undefined; }) => Promise<HttpAgent> |
Parameters:
identity: A mandatory identity to use for the agenthost: An optional host to connect tofetchRootKey: Fetch root key for certificate validation during local development or on testnetverifyQuerySignatures: Check for signatures in the state tree signed by the node that replies to queries - i.e. certify responses.| Function | Type |
|---|---|
createServices | <T>({ options: { canisterId, serviceOverride, certifiedServiceOverride, agent: agentOption, callTransform, queryTransform, }, idlFactory, certifiedIdlFactory, }: { options: Required<Pick<CanisterOptions<T>, "canisterId">> and Omit<CanisterOptions<T>, "canisterId"> and Pick<...>; idlFactory: InterfaceFactory; certifiedId... |
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
assertNonNullish | <T>(value: T, message?: string or undefined) => asserts value is NonNullable<T> |
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
assertPercentageNumber | (percentage: number) => void |
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
uint8ArrayToBigInt | (array: Uint8Array) => bigint |
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
bigIntToUint8Array | (value: bigint) => Uint8Array |
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
numberToUint8Array | (value: number) => Uint8Array |
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
arrayBufferToUint8Array | (buffer: ArrayBuffer) => Uint8Array |
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
uint8ArrayToArrayOfNumber | (array: Uint8Array) => number[] |
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
arrayOfNumberToUint8Array | (numbers: number[]) => Uint8Array |
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
asciiStringToByteArray | (text: string) => number[] |
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
hexStringToUint8Array | (hexString: string) => Uint8Array |
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
uint8ArrayToHexString | (bytes: Uint8Array or number[]) => string |
Encode an Uint8Array to a base32 string.
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
encodeBase32 | (input: Uint8Array) => string |
Parameters:
input: The input array to encode.Decode a base32 string to Uint8Array.
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
decodeBase32 | (input: string) => Uint8Array |
Parameters:
input: The input string to decode.input: The base32 encoded string to decode.| Function | Type |
|---|---|
bigEndianCrc32 | (bytes: Uint8Array) => Uint8Array |
Convert seconds to a human-readable duration, such as "6 days, 10 hours."
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
secondsToDuration | ({ seconds, i18n, }: { seconds: bigint; i18n?: I18nSecondsToDuration or undefined; }) => string |
Parameters:
options: - The options object.options.seconds: - The number of seconds to convert.options.i18n: - The i18n object for customizing language and units. Defaults to English.| Function | Type |
|---|---|
debounce | (func: Function, timeout?: number or undefined) => (...args: unknown[]) => void |
Is null or undefined
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
isNullish | <T>(argument: T or null or undefined) => argument is null or undefined |
Not null and not undefined
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
nonNullish | <T>(argument: T or null or undefined) => argument is NonNullable<T> |
Not null and not undefined and not empty
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
notEmptyString | (value: string or null or undefined) => boolean |
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
toNullable | <T>(value?: T or null or undefined) => [] or [T] |
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
fromNullable | <T>(value: [] or [T]) => T or undefined |
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
fromDefinedNullable | <T>(value: [] or [T]) => T |
A parser that interprets revived BigInt, Principal, and Uint8Array when constructing JavaScript values or objects.
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
jsonReplacer | (_key: string, value: unknown) => unknown |
A function that alters the behavior of the stringification process for BigInt, Principal and Uint8Array.
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
jsonReviver | (_key: string, value: unknown) => unknown |
Convert a principal to a Uint8Array 32 length. e.g. Useful to convert a canister ID when topping up cycles with the Cmc canister
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
principalToSubAccount | (principal: Principal) => Uint8Array |
Parameters:
principal: The principal that needs to be converted to SubaccountReturns true if the current version is smaller than the minVersion, false if equal or bigger. Tags after patch version are ignored, e.g. 1.0.0-beta.1 is considered equal to 1.0.0.
| Function | Type |
|---|---|
smallerVersion | ({ minVersion, currentVersion, }: { minVersion: string; currentVersion: string; }) => boolean |
Parameters:
params.minVersion: Ex: "1.0.0"params.currentVersion: Ex: "2.0.0"| Constant | Type |
|---|---|
E8S_PER_TOKEN | bigint |
| Constant | Type |
|---|---|
ICPToken | Token |
Deprecated. Use TokenAmountV2 instead which supports decimals !== 8.
Represents an amount of tokens.
Initialize from a bigint. Bigint are considered e8s.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
fromE8s | ({ amount, token, }: { amount: bigint; token: Token; }) => TokenAmount |
Parameters:
params.amount: The amount in bigint format.params.token: The token type.Initialize from a string. Accepted formats:
1234567.8901 1'234'567.8901 1,234,567.8901
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
fromString | ({ amount, token, }: { amount: string; token: Token; }) => FromStringToTokenError or TokenAmount |
Parameters:
params.amount: The amount in string format.params.token: The token type.Initialize from a number.
1 integer is considered E8S_PER_TOKEN
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
fromNumber | ({ amount, token, }: { amount: number; token: Token; }) => TokenAmount |
Parameters:
params.amount: The amount in number format.params.token: The token type.| Method | Type |
|---|---|
toE8s | () => bigint |
Represents an amount of tokens.
Initialize from a bigint. Bigint are considered ulps.
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
fromUlps | ({ amount, token, }: { amount: bigint; token: Token; }) => TokenAmountV2 |
Parameters:
params.amount: The amount in bigint format.params.token: The token type.Initialize from a string. Accepted formats:
1234567.8901 1'234'567.8901 1,234,567.8901
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
fromString | ({ amount, token, }: { amount: string; token: Token; }) => FromStringToTokenError or TokenAmountV2 |
Parameters:
params.amount: The amount in string format.params.token: The token type.Initialize from a number.
1 integer is considered 10^{token.decimals} ulps
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
fromNumber | ({ amount, token, }: { amount: number; token: Token; }) => TokenAmountV2 |
Parameters:
params.amount: The amount in number format.params.token: The token type.| Method | Type |
|---|---|
toUlps | () => bigint |
| Method | Type |
|---|---|
toE8s | () => bigint |
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