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meterify.utils

This package provides utility functions for dapps and other packages.

randomHex

    meterify.utils.randomHex(size)

The randomHex library to generate cryptographically strong pseudo-random HEX strings from a given byte size.

Example:


    meterify.utils.randomHex(32)
    > "0xa5b9d60f32436310afebcfda832817a68921beb782fabf7915cc0460b443116a"

    meterify.utils.randomHex(4)
    > "0x6892ffc6"

    meterify.utils.randomHex(2)
    > "0x99d6"

    meterify.utils.randomHex(1)
    > "0x9a"

    meterify.utils.randomHex(0)
    > "0x"

Parameters:

  1. size - Number: The byte size for the HEX string, e.g. 32 will result in a 32 bytes HEX string with 64 characters preficed with "0x".

Returns:

String: The generated random HEX string.

BN 

meterify.utils.BN(mixed)

The BN.js library for calculating with big numbers in JavaScript. See the BN.js documentation for details.

Example:


    const BN = meterify.utils.BN;

    new BN(1234).toString();
    > "1234"

    new BN('1234').add(new BN('1')).toString();
    > "1235"

    new BN('0xea').toString();
    > "234"

Note: For safe conversion of many types, including BigNumber.js, use utils.toBN.

Parameters:

  1. value - String|Number: A number, number string or HEX string to convert to a BN object.

Returns:

Object: The BN.js_ instance.

isBN


    meterify.utils.isBN(bn)

Checks if a given value is a BN.js instance.

Example:


    const number = new BN(10);

    meterify.utils.isBN(number);
    > true

Parameters:

  1. bn - Object: An BN.js instance.

Returns:

Boolean

isBigNumber

    meterify.utils.isBigNumber(bignumber)

Checks if a given value is a BigNumber.js instance.

Example:


    const number = new BigNumber(10);

    meterify.utils.isBigNumber(number);
    > true

Parameters:

  1. BigNumber - Object: A BigNumber.js instance.

Returns:

Boolean

keccak256


    meterify.utils.keccak256(string)
    meterify.utils.sha3(string) // ALIAS

Will calculate the keccak256 of the input.

Example:


    meterify.utils.keccak256('234'); // taken as string
    > "0xc1912fee45d61c87cc5ea59dae311904cd86b84fee17cc96966216f811ce6a79"

    meterify.utils.keccak256(new BN('234'));
    > "0xbc36789e7a1e281436464229828f817d6612f7b477d66591ff96a9e064bcc98a"

    meterify.utils.keccak256(234);
    > null // can't calculate the hash of a number

    meterify.utils.keccak256(0xea); // same as above, just the HEX representation of the number
    > null

    meterify.utils.keccak256('0xea'); // will be converted to a byte array first, and then hashed
    > "0x2f20677459120677484f7104c76deb6846a2c071f9b3152c103bb12cd54d1a4a"

Note: To mimic the keccak256 behavior of Solidity, use soliditySha3.

Parameters:

  1. string - String: A string to hash.

Returns:

String: the result hash.

soliditySha3 

meterify.utils.soliditySha3(param1 [, param2, ...])

Will calculate the sha3 of given input parameters in the same way solidity would. This means arguments will be ABI converted and tightly packed before being hashed.

Example:

meterify.utils.soliditySha3('234564535', '0xfff23243', true, -10);
    // auto detects:        uint256,      bytes,     bool,   int256
    > "0x3e27a893dc40ef8a7f0841d96639de2f58a132be5ae466d40087a2cfa83b7179"

    meterify.utils.soliditySha3('Hello!%'); // auto detects: string
    > "0x661136a4267dba9ccdf6bfddb7c00e714de936674c4bdb065a531cf1cb15c7fc"

    meterify.utils.soliditySha3('234'); // auto detects: uint256
    > "0x61c831beab28d67d1bb40b5ae1a11e2757fa842f031a2d0bc94a7867bc5d26c2"

    meterify.utils.soliditySha3(0xea); // same as above
    > "0x61c831beab28d67d1bb40b5ae1a11e2757fa842f031a2d0bc94a7867bc5d26c2"

    meterify.utils.soliditySha3(new BN('234')); // same as above
    > "0x61c831beab28d67d1bb40b5ae1a11e2757fa842f031a2d0bc94a7867bc5d26c2"

    meterify.utils.soliditySha3({type: 'uint256', value: '234'})); // same as above
    > "0x61c831beab28d67d1bb40b5ae1a11e2757fa842f031a2d0bc94a7867bc5d26c2"

    meterify.utils.soliditySha3({t: 'uint', v: new BN('234')})); // same as above
    > "0x61c831beab28d67d1bb40b5ae1a11e2757fa842f031a2d0bc94a7867bc5d26c2"

    meterify.utils.soliditySha3('0x407D73d8a49eeb85D32Cf465507dd71d507100c1');
    > "0x4e8ebbefa452077428f93c9520d3edd60594ff452a29ac7d2ccc11d47f3ab95b"

    meterify.utils.soliditySha3({t: 'bytes', v: '0x407D73d8a49eeb85D32Cf465507dd71d507100c1'});
    > "0x4e8ebbefa452077428f93c9520d3edd60594ff452a29ac7d2ccc11d47f3ab95b" // same result as above

    meterify.utils.soliditySha3({t: 'address', v: '0x407D73d8a49eeb85D32Cf465507dd71d507100c1'});
    > "0x4e8ebbefa452077428f93c9520d3edd60594ff452a29ac7d2ccc11d47f3ab95b" // same as above, but will do a checksum check, if its multi case

    meterify.utils.soliditySha3({t: 'bytes32', v: '0x407D73d8a49eeb85D32Cf465507dd71d507100c1'});
    > "0x3c69a194aaf415ba5d6afca734660d0a3d45acdc05d54cd1ca89a8988e7625b4" // different result as above

    meterify.utils.soliditySha3({t: 'string', v: 'Hello!%'}, {t: 'int8', v:-23}, {t: 'address', v: '0x85F43D8a49eeB85d32Cf465507DD71d507100C1d'});
    > "0xa13b31627c1ed7aaded5aecec71baf02fe123797fffd45e662eac8e06fbe4955"

Parameters:

  1. paramX - Mixed: Any type, or an object with {type: 'uint', value: '123456'} or {t: 'bytes', v: '0xfff456'}. Basic types are autodetected as follows:

    1. String non numerical UTF-8 string is interpreted as string.

    2. String|Number|BN|HEX positive number is interpreted as uint256.

    3. String|Number|BN negative number is interpreted as int256.

    4. Boolean as bool.

    5. String HEX string with leading 0x is interpreted as bytes.

    6. HEX HEX number representation is interpreted as uint256.

Returns:

String: the result hash.

isHex 

meterify.utils.isHex(hex)

Checks if a given string is a HEX string.

Example:

    meterify.utils.isHex('0xc1912');
    > true

    meterify.utils.isHex(0xc1912);
    > true

    meterify.utils.isHex('c1912');
    > true

    meterify.utils.isHex(345);
    > true // this is tricky, as 345 can be a a HEX representation or a number, be careful when not having a 0x in front!

    meterify.utils.isHex('0xZ1912');
    > false

    meterify.utils.isHex('Hello');
    > false

Parameters:

  1. hex - String|HEX: The given HEX string.

Returns:

Boolean

isHexStrict 

meterify.utils.isHexStrict(hex)

Checks if a given string is a HEX string. Difference to meterify.utils.isHex() is that it expects HEX to be prefixed with 0x.

Example:

    meterify.utils.isHexStrict('0xc1912');
    > true

    meterify.utils.isHexStrict(0xc1912);
    > false

    meterify.utils.isHexStrict('c1912');
    > false

    meterify.utils.isHexStrict(345);
    > false // this is tricky, as 345 can be a a HEX representation or a number, be careful when not having a 0x in front!

    meterify.utils.isHexStrict('0xZ1912');
    > false

    meterify.utils.isHex('Hello');
    > false

Parameters:

  1. hex - String|HEX: The given HEX string.

Returns:

Boolean

isAddress 

meterify.utils.isAddress(address,  [, chainId])

Checks if a given string is a valid Meter address. It will also check the checksum, if the address has upper and lowercase letters.

Example:

    meterify.utils.isAddress('0xc1912fee45d61c87cc5ea59dae31190fffff232d');
    > true

    meterify.utils.isAddress('c1912fee45d61c87cc5ea59dae31190fffff232d');
    > true

    meterify.utils.isAddress('0XC1912FEE45D61C87CC5EA59DAE31190FFFFF232D');
    > true // as all is uppercase, no checksum will be checked

    meterify.utils.isAddress('0xc1912fEE45d61C87Cc5EA59DaE31190FFFFf232d');
    > true

    meterify.utils.isAddress('0xC1912fEE45d61C87Cc5EA59DaE31190FFFFf232d');
    > false // wrong checksum

    meterify.utils.isAddress('0x5aaEB6053f3e94c9b9a09f33669435E7ef1bEAeD', 30);
    > true

Parameters:

  1. address - String: An address string.

  2. chainId - number (optional): Chain id where checksummed address should be valid, defaults to null. RSKIP-60 for details.

Returns:

Boolean

toChecksumAddress

    meterify.utils.toChecksumAddress(address[, chainId])

Will convert an upper or lowercase Meter address to a checksum address.

Example:


    meterify.utils.toChecksumAddress('0xc1912fee45d61c87cc5ea59dae31190fffff232d');
    > "0xc1912fEE45d61C87Cc5EA59DaE31190FFFFf232d"

    meterify.utils.toChecksumAddress('0XC1912FEE45D61C87CC5EA59DAE31190FFFFF232D');
    > "0xc1912fEE45d61C87Cc5EA59DaE31190FFFFf232d" // same as above

    meterify.utils.toChecksumAddress('0x5aaeb6053f3e94c9b9a09f33669435e7ef1beaed', 30);
    > "0x5aaEB6053f3e94c9b9a09f33669435E7ef1bEAeD"

Parameters:

  1. address - String: An address string.

  2. chainId - number (optional): Chain id where checksummed address should be valid, defaults to null. RSKIP-60 for details.

Returns:

String: The checksum address.

stripHexPrefix

     meterify.utils.stripHexPrefix(address)

Removes the prefix 0x from a given hex if it exists.

Example:

      meterify.utils.stripHexPrefix('0xc1912fEE45d61C87Cc5EA59DaE31190FFFFf232d');
     > "c1912fEE45d61C87Cc5EA59DaE31190FFFFf232d"

Parameters:

  1. hex - String: Hex

Returns:

String: Hex without prefix.

checkAddressChecksum


    meterify.utils.checkAddressChecksum(address [, chainId])

Checks the checksum of a given address. Will also return false on non-checksum addresses.

Example:


    meterify.utils.checkAddressChecksum('0xc1912fEE45d61C87Cc5EA59DaE31190FFFFf232d');
    > true

    meterify.utils.checkAddressChecksum('0x5aAeb6053F3e94c9b9A09F33669435E7EF1BEaEd', 31);
    > true

Parameters:

  1. address - String: An address string.

  2. chainId - number (optional): Chain id where checksummed address should be valid, defaults to null. RSKIP-60 for details.

Returns:

Boolean: true when the checksum of the address is valid, false if its not a checksum address, or the checksum is invalid.

toHex


    meterify.utils.toHex(mixed)

Will auto convert any given value to HEX. Number strings will interpreted as numbers. Text strings will be interpreted as UTF-8 strings.

Example:


    meterify.utils.toHex('234');
    > "0xea"

    meterify.utils.toHex(234);
    > "0xea"

    meterify.utils.toHex(new BN('234'));
    > "0xea"

    meterify.utils.toHex(new BigNumber('234'));
    > "0xea"

    meterify.utils.toHex('I have 100€');
    > "0x49206861766520313030e282ac"

Parameters:

  1. value - String|Number|BN|BigNumber: The input to convert to HEX.

Returns:

String: The resulting HEX string.

toBN 

meterify.utils.toBN(number)

Will safely convert any given value (including BigNumber.js instances) into a BN.js instance, for handling big numbers in JavaScript.

Example:


    meterify.utils.toBN(1234).toString();
    > "1234"

    meterify.utils.toBN('1234').add(meterify.utils.toBN('1')).toString();
    > "1235"

    meterify.utils.toBN('0xea').toString();
    > "234"

Note: For just the BN.js class use utils.BN.

Parameters:

  1. number - String|Number|HEX: Number to convert to a big number.

Returns:

Object: The BN.js instance.

hexToNumberString

    meterify.utils.hexToNumberString(hex)

Returns the number representation of a given HEX value as a string.

Example:

    meterify.utils.hexToNumberString('0xea');
    > "234"

Parameters:

  1. hexString - String|HEX: A string to hash.

Returns:

String: The number as a string.

hexToNumber


    meterify.utils.hexToNumber(hex)
    meterify.utils.toDecimal(hex) // ALIAS, deprecated

Returns the number representation of a given HEX value.

Example:


    meterify.utils.hexToNumber('0xea');
    > 234

Note: This is not useful for big numbers, use utils.toBN instead.

Parameters:

  1. hexString - String|HEX: A string to hash.

Returns:

Number

numberToHex


    meterify.utils.numberToHex(number)
    meterify.utils.fromDecimal(number) // ALIAS, deprecated

Returns the HEX representation of a given number value.

Example:


    meterify.utils.numberToHex('234');
    > '0xea'

Parameters:

  1. number - String|Number|BN|BigNumber: A number as string or number.

Returns:

String: The HEX value of the given number.

hexToUtf8


    meterify.utils.hexToUtf8(hex)
    meterify.utils.hexToString(hex) // ALIAS
    meterify.utils.toUtf8(hex) // ALIAS, deprecated

Returns the UTF-8 string representation of a given HEX value.

Example:


    meterify.utils.hexToUtf8('0x49206861766520313030e282ac');
    > "I have 100€"

Parameters:

  1. hex - String: A HEX string to convert to a UTF-8 string.

Returns:

String: The UTF-8 string.

hexToAscii


    meterify.utils.hexToAscii(hex)
    meterify.utils.toAscii(hex) // ALIAS, deprecated

Returns the ASCII string representation of a given HEX value.

Example:


    meterify.utils.hexToAscii('0x4920686176652031303021');
    > "I have 100!"

Parameters:

  1. hex - String: A HEX string to convert to a ASCII string.

Returns:

String: The ASCII string.

utf8ToHex 

    meterify.utils.utf8ToHex(string)
    meterify.utils.stringToHex(string) // ALIAS
    meterify.utils.fromUtf8(string) // ALIAS, deprecated

Returns the HEX representation of a given UTF-8 string.

Example:

    meterify.utils.utf8ToHex('I have 100€');
    > "0x49206861766520313030e282ac"

Parameters:

  1. string - String: A UTF-8 string to convert to a HEX string.

Returns:

String: The HEX string.

asciiToHex 

    meterify.utils.asciiToHex(string)
    meterify.utils.fromAscii(string) // ALIAS, deprecated

Returns the HEX representation of a given ASCII string. If you would like to transform an ASCII string into a valid bytes4, bytes8 etc. value then please pass the correct length as the second parameter.

Example:

    meterify.utils.asciiToHex('I have 100!');
    > "0x4920686176652031303021000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"

    // transforming to a bytes4 value:
    meterify.utils.asciiToHex('yes', 4);

    // transforming to a bytes8 value:
    meterify.utils.asciiToHex('yes', 8);

    //etc.

Parameters:

  1. string - String: A ASCII string to convert to a HEX string.

  2. length - Number: The length of the returned hex string. The default size is 32 e.g.: bytes32.

Returns:

String: The HEX string.

hexToBytes 

meterify.utils.hexToBytes(hex)

Returns a byte array from the given HEX string.

Example:

    meterify.utils.hexToBytes('0x000000ea');
    > [ 0, 0, 0, 234 ]

    meterify.utils.hexToBytes(0x000000ea);
    > [ 234 ]

Parameters:

hex - String|HEX: A HEX to convert.

Returns:

Array: The byte array.

bytesToHex

meterify.utils.bytesToHex(byteArray)

Returns a HEX string from a byte array.

Example:

    meterify.utils.bytesToHex([ 72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 33, 36 ]);
    > "0x48656c6c6f2125"

Parameters:

byteArray - Array: A byte array to convert.

Returns:

String: The HEX string.

toWei 

meterify.utils.toWei(number [, unit])

Converts a Meter value into wei.

Example:

    meterify.utils.toWei('1', 'ether');
    > "1000000000000000000"

    meterify.utils.toWei('1', 'finney');
    > "1000000000000000"

    meterify.utils.toWei('1', 'szabo');
    > "1000000000000"

    meterify.utils.toWei('1', 'shannon');
    > "1000000000"

Note: wei are the smallest conversion unit, and you should always make calculations in wei and convert only for display reasons.

Parameters:

  1. number - String|BN: The value.

  2. unit - String (optional, defaults to "ether"): The ether to convert from. Possible units are:

    1. noether: '0'

    2. wei: '1'

    3. kwei: '1000'

    4. Kwei: '1000'

    5. babbage: '1000'

    6. femtoether: '1000'

    7. mwei: '1000000'

    8. Mwei: '1000000'

    9. lovelace: '1000000'

    10. picoether: '1000000'

    11. gwei: '1000000000'

    12. Gwei: '1000000000'

    13. shannon: '1000000000'

    14. nanoether: '1000000000'

    15. nano: '1000000000'

    16. szabo: '1000000000000'

    17. microether: '1000000000000'

    18. micro: '1000000000000'

    19. finney: '1000000000000000'

    20. milliether: '1000000000000000'

    21. milli: '1000000000000000'

    22. ether: '1000000000000000000'

    23. kether: '1000000000000000000000'

    24. grand: '1000000000000000000000'

    25. mether: '1000000000000000000000000'

    26. gether: '1000000000000000000000000000'

    27. tether: '1000000000000000000000000000000'

Returns:

String|BN: If a string is given it returns a number string, otherwise a BN.js instance.

fromWei

    meterify.utils.fromWei(number [, unit])

Converts any wei value into another value.

Example:


    meterify.utils.fromWei('1', 'ether');
    > "0.000000000000000001"

    meterify.utils.fromWei('1', 'finney');
    > "0.000000000000001"

    meterify.utils.fromWei('1', 'szabo');
    > "0.000000000001"

    meterify.utils.fromWei('1', 'shannon');
    > "0.000000001"

Note: wei are the smallest conversion unit, and you should always make calculations in wei and convert only for display reasons.

Parameters:

  1. number - String|BN: The value in wei.

  2. unit - String (optional, defaults to "ether"): The ether to convert to. Possible units are:

    • noether: '0'

    • wei: '1'

    • kwei: '1000'

    • Kwei: '1000'

    • babbage: '1000'

    • femtoether: '1000'

    • mwei: '1000000'

    • Mwei: '1000000'

    • lovelace: '1000000'

    • picoether: '1000000'

    • gwei: '1000000000'

    • Gwei: '1000000000'

    • shannon: '1000000000'

    • nanoether: '1000000000'

    • nano: '1000000000'

    • szabo: '1000000000000'

    • microether: '1000000000000'

    • micro: '1000000000000'

    • finney: '1000000000000000'

    • milliether: '1000000000000000'

    • milli: '1000000000000000'

    • ether: '1000000000000000000'

    • kether: '1000000000000000000000'

    • grand: '1000000000000000000000'

    • mether: '1000000000000000000000000'

    • gether: '1000000000000000000000000000'

    • tether: '1000000000000000000000000000000'

Returns:

String: It always returns a string number.

unitMap


    meterify.utils.unitMap

Shows all possible values and their amount in wei.

Example:


    meterify.utils.unitMap
    > {
        noether: '0',
        wei:        '1',
        kwei:       '1000',
        Kwei:       '1000',
        babbage:    '1000',
        femtoether: '1000',
        mwei:       '1000000',
        Mwei:       '1000000',
        lovelace:   '1000000',
        picoether:  '1000000',
        gwei:       '1000000000',
        Gwei:       '1000000000',
        shannon:    '1000000000',
        nanoether:  '1000000000',
        nano:       '1000000000',
        szabo:      '1000000000000',
        microether: '1000000000000',
        micro:      '1000000000000',
        finney:     '1000000000000000',
        milliether: '1000000000000000',
        milli:      '1000000000000000',
        ether:      '1000000000000000000',
        kether:     '1000000000000000000000',
        grand:      '1000000000000000000000',
        mether:     '1000000000000000000000000',
        gether:     '1000000000000000000000000000',
        tether:     '1000000000000000000000000000000'
    }

Return value:

  • Object with the following properties:

    • noether: '0'

    • wei: '1'

    • kwei: '1000'

    • Kwei: '1000'

    • babbage: '1000'

    • femtoether: '1000'

    • mwei: '1000000'

    • Mwei: '1000000'

    • lovelace: '1000000'

    • picoether: '1000000'

    • gwei: '1000000000'

    • Gwei: '1000000000'

    • shannon: '1000000000'

    • nanoether: '1000000000'

    • nano: '1000000000'

    • szabo: '1000000000000'

    • microether: '1000000000000'

    • micro: '1000000000000'

    • finney: '1000000000000000'

    • milliether: '1000000000000000'

    • milli: '1000000000000000'

    • ether: '1000000000000000000'

    • kether: '1000000000000000000000'

    • grand: '1000000000000000000000'

    • mether: '1000000000000000000000000'

    • gether: '1000000000000000000000000000'

    • tether: '1000000000000000000000000000000'

padLeft


    meterify.utils.padLeft(string, characterAmount [, sign])
    meterify.utils.leftPad(string, characterAmount [, sign]) // ALIAS

Adds a padding on the left of a string. Useful for adding paddings to HEX strings.

Example:


    meterify.utils.padLeft('0x3456ff', 20);
    > "0x000000000000003456ff"

    meterify.utils.padLeft(0x3456ff, 20);
    > "0x000000000000003456ff"

    meterify.utils.padLeft('Hello', 20, 'x');
    > "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxHello"

Parameters:

  1. string - String: The string to add padding on the left.

  2. characterAmount - Number: The number of characters the total string should have.

  3. sign - String (optional): The character sign to use, defaults to "0".

Returns:

String: The padded string.

padRight


    meterify.utils.padRight(string, characterAmount [, sign])
    meterify.utils.rightPad(string, characterAmount [, sign]) // ALIAS

Adds a padding on the right of a string, Useful for adding paddings to HEX strings.

Example:


    meterify.utils.padRight('0x3456ff', 20);
    > "0x3456ff00000000000000"

    meterify.utils.padRight(0x3456ff, 20);
    > "0x3456ff00000000000000"

    meterify.utils.padRight('Hello', 20, 'x');
    > "Helloxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Parameters:

  1. string - String: The string to add padding on the right.

  2. characterAmount - Number: The number of characters the total string should have.

  3. sign - String (optional): The character sign to use, defaults to "0".

Returns:

String: The padded string.

toTwosComplement


    meterify.utils.toTwosComplement(number)

Converts a negative number into a two's complement.

Example:


    meterify.utils.toTwosComplement('-1');
    > "0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff"

    meterify.utils.toTwosComplement(-1);
    > "0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff"

    meterify.utils.toTwosComplement('0x1');
    > "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001"

    meterify.utils.toTwosComplement(-15);
    > "0xfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff1"

    meterify.utils.toTwosComplement('-0x1');
    > "0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff"

Parameters:

  1. number - Number|String|BigNumber: The number to convert.

Returns:

String: The converted hex string.

getSignatureParameters


    meterify.utils.getSignatureParameters(string)

Gets the r, s and v values of an ECDSA signature

Example


    meterify.utils.getSignatureParameters('0x5763ab346198e3e6cc4d53996ccdeca0c941cb6cb70d671d97711c421d3bf7922c77ef244ad40e5262d1721bf9638fb06bab8ed3c43bfaa80d6da0be9bbd33dc1b');
    > "{ r: '0x5763ab346198e3e6cc4d53996ccdeca0c941cb6cb70d671d97711c421d3bf792', s: '0x2c77ef244ad40e5262d1721bf9638fb06bab8ed3c43bfaa80d6da0be9bbd33dc', v: 27 }"

Parameters:

  1. string - String: An ECDSA signature.

Returns:

Object: Object containing r,s,v values.

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