web3-bzz

Web3 module to interact with the Swarm network.

1.7.4-rc.1
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Version published: 2 years ago

Maintainers: 5

Created: 7 years ago

What is web3-bzz?

The web3-bzz package is a module of the web3.js library that allows interaction with the Swarm decentralized storage system. It provides functionalities to upload, download, and manage files on the Swarm network.

What are web3-bzz's main functionalities?

Upload File

This feature allows you to upload a file to the Swarm network. The code sample demonstrates how to upload a simple text file and log the resulting hash.

const Web3Bzz = require('web3-bzz');
const bzz = new Web3Bzz('http://localhost:8500');

const file = new Blob(['Hello, Swarm!'], { type: 'text/plain' });
bzz.uploadFile(file).then(hash => {
  console.log('File uploaded with hash:', hash);
});

Download File

This feature allows you to download a file from the Swarm network using its hash. The code sample shows how to download a file and log its content.

const Web3Bzz = require('web3-bzz');
const bzz = new Web3Bzz('http://localhost:8500');

const hash = 'your-file-hash';
bzz.downloadFile(hash).then(file => {
  console.log('File downloaded:', file);
});

Upload Directory

This feature allows you to upload a directory to the Swarm network. The code sample demonstrates how to upload a directory containing an HTML file and a CSS file.

const Web3Bzz = require('web3-bzz');
const bzz = new Web3Bzz('http://localhost:8500');

const directory = [
  { path: 'index.html', data: '<html><body>Hello, Swarm!</body></html>' },
  { path: 'style.css', data: 'body { font-family: Arial; }' }
];
bzz.uploadDirectory(directory).then(hash => {
  console.log('Directory uploaded with hash:', hash);
});

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web3-bzz

This is a sub-package of web3.js.

This is the swarm package.

Please read the documentation for more.

Installation

Node.js

npm install web3-bzz

Usage

const Web3Bzz = require('web3-bzz');

const bzz = new Web3Bzz('http://swarm-gateways.net');

Types

All the TypeScript typings are placed in the types folder.

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Package last updated on 08 Jun 2022

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