Utils

getBytes

Convert string to bytes.

Parameters

• string string

Returns Array<number> The bytes from the given string.

ab2hexstring

Convert Buffer to hex string.

Parameters

• arr Buffer

Returns string The hex string from the given buffer.

sha256ripemd160

Calculate ripemd160(sha256(hex)) from the hex string

Parameters

• hex string The hex encoded string.

• Throws "sha256ripemd160 expects a string" Thrown if non-string is provided.
• Throws "invalid hex string length" Thrown if the given hex string is an invalid one.

Returns string The hex string from the given buffer.

encodeAddress

Encode address from the string or Buffer.

Parameters

• value (string | Buffer) The string or Buffer to be encoded.
• prefix string The prefix of the address. (optional) (optional, default 'thor')
• type BufferEncoding The buffer encoding type. It will be used when string is provided. (optional) (optional, default 'hex')

Returns string The address generated from the given string or buffer.

createAddress

Create address from the public key.

Parameters

• publicKey Buffer The public key in Buffer format.

Returns string The address generated from the given public key(buffer format).

pbkdf2Async

Calculate pbkdf2 (Password-Based Key Derivation Function 2).

Parameters

• passphrase
• salt (string | Buffer | Array | DataView)
• iterations number
• keylen number
• digest string

Returns Buffer The pbkdf2 value from the given options.