eth-helpers

Kitchensink of ethereum utils

Usage

Units

const units = require('eth-helpers/units')
const { Wei, Ether, GWei } = units
 
const gasPrice = 16n * GWei
const value = units.parse('2.7811', { from: Ether }) // implicit `to: Wei`
 
const tx = // Send tx
 
console.log(units.format(address.balance, { to: Ether, from: Wei, decimals: 4 }))

API

Utils

const str = utils.format(nullish|string|Buffer|number|BigInt)

Format any of the above types as a eth hex string. Also has type specific functions to avoid guessing wrong:

• const hex = utils.format.boolean(bool)
• const hex = utils.format.number(number)
• const hex = utils.format.bigint(bigint)
• const hex = utils.format.bytes(buf)
• const hex = utils.format.address(buf)

Parsing

Utilities exist for converting from hex strings to native data types:

• const bool = utils.parse.boolean(hex)
• const number = utils.parse.number(hex)
• const bigint = utils.parse.bigint(hex)
• const buf = utils.parse.bytes(hex)
• const buf = utils.parse.address(hex)
• const buf = utils.parse.uint256(hex)
• const str = utils.parse.string(hex)

const receipt = async utils.mined(txHash, eth)

Wait for a transaction to be mined

Units

The units module contains a list of constants as well as helper functions to convert to and from strings and do lossless conversion.

Unit constants include as BigInt:

• Wei
• KWei / babbage
• MWei / lovelace
• GWei / shannon
• µEther / microether / szabo
• mEther / milliether / finney
• Ether
• KEther
• MEther
• GEther
• TEther

const bigint = units.convert(value, from, [to = Wei])

Lossless unit conversion to BigInt. Asserts that no precision is lost.

const number = units.convertLossy(value, from, [to = Wei])

Lossy unit conversion to Number. Not suitable to exact calculations.

const str = units.format(value, { from = Wei, to = Wei, decimals = null })

Format BigInt as a string with from basis to to basis. Optional set the number of decimals similar to toFixed

const bigint = units.parse(string, { from, to = Wei })

Parse a string number into BigInt with specified basis.

Install

npm install eth-helpers

License

ISC