@ethersproject/rlp

What is @ethersproject/rlp?

@ethersproject/rlp is a package from the ethers.js library that provides functionality for encoding and decoding data using Recursive Length Prefix (RLP) encoding, which is commonly used in Ethereum for serializing data.

What are @ethersproject/rlp's main functionalities?

RLP Encoding

This feature allows you to encode an array of data into RLP format. In this example, the array ['hello', 'world'] is encoded into its RLP representation.

const { RLP } = require('@ethersproject/rlp');
const encoded = RLP.encode(['hello', 'world']);
console.log(encoded);

RLP Decoding

This feature allows you to decode RLP-encoded data back into its original form. In this example, the RLP-encoded string '0xc68468656c6c6f83676f6f64' is decoded back into the array ['hello', 'world'].

const { RLP } = require('@ethersproject/rlp');
const encoded = '0xc68468656c6c6f83676f6f64';
const decoded = RLP.decode(encoded);
console.log(decoded);

Other packages similar to @ethersproject/rlp

rlp

The 'rlp' package provides similar functionality for encoding and decoding data using RLP. It is a standalone package and is widely used in the Ethereum ecosystem. Compared to @ethersproject/rlp, it is more focused on RLP encoding/decoding and does not come with the additional utilities provided by ethers.js.

ethereumjs-util

The 'ethereumjs-util' package is a utility library for Ethereum, which includes RLP encoding and decoding among many other features. It is more comprehensive than @ethersproject/rlp, offering a wide range of utilities for Ethereum development, but it may be more complex to use if you only need RLP functionality.

README

Recursive-Length Prefix Coder

EXPERIMENTAL

Please see the ethers repository for more informations.

API

@TODO

License

MIT License