datona-blockchain

Gives access to the Datona blockchain (Ethereum right now), providing functions to deploy, manage and access S-DACs. Is designed to be used by both owner-end software (identity apps) and vault software. Uses web3.

Constants

  • ZERO_ADDRESS (Address) = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"

Class Permissions

Encapsulates file/directory permissions returned by the getPermissions method of an SDAC. Provides accessor functions to read properties of the permissions.

Properties

  • permissions (byte) - the raw permissions provided to the constructor. Is expected to be of the form specified in the SDAC Interface.

Constructor

Decodes a raw permissions byte.

new Permissions(permissionsByte);

Parameters

  1. permissionsByte (byte or String) - the raw permissions byte either as an integer or a string of the form 0xNN.

Throws

  • TypeError if the permissionsByte is a string and does not have the form 0xNN

Example

// using string format
const permissions = new Permissions("0x87");

// using byte returned from contract
myContract.getPermissions(myAddress)
  .then( function(rawPermissions) {
      const permissions = new Permissions(rawPermissions);
      if (permissions.canRead()) { ...
      }
  });

canRead

Accesses the READ bit in the raw permissions.

if (permissions.canRead()) { ... }

Returns

boolean - true if the bit is set in the raw permissions.


canWrite

Accesses the WRITE bit in the raw permissions.

if (permissions.canWrite()) { ... }

Returns

boolean - true if the bit is set in the raw permissions.


canAppend

Accesses the APPEND bit in the raw permissions.

if (permissions.canAppend()) { ... }

Returns

boolean - true if the bit is set in the raw permissions.


isDirectory

Accesses the DIRECTORY bit in the raw permissions.

if (permissions.isDirectory()) { ... }

Returns

boolean - true if the bit is set in the raw permissions.


Class Contract

Represents a Smart Data Access Contract on the blockchain. Provides functions to interact with the contract.

Constants

Bit masks for the permissions byte returned by a Smart Data Access Contract:

  • static NO_PERMISSIONS (byte) = 0x00
  • static ALL_PERMISSIONS (byte) = 0x07;
  • static READ_BIT (byte) = 0x04;
  • static WRITE_BIT (byte) = 0x02;
  • static APPEND_BIT (byte) = 0x01;
  • static DIRECTORY_BIT (byte) = 0x80;

Reserved Addresses used by a Smart Data Access Contract:

  • static ROOT_DIRECTORY (Address) = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000";

Properties

  • address (Address) - the public blockchain address of the contract. Will be undefined unless given in the constructor, set using setAddress, or deployed using the deploy function.

Constructor

Creates a new Contract instance. Connects with the blockchain (if not connected already).

new Contract(abi, [address]);

Parameters

  1. abi (Object) - The smart contract’s abi
  2. address (Address) - (Optional) The address of the contract on the blockchain, if already deployed. Exclude if constructing a new contract. Note, the address can be set later via setAddress if preferred.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if it can’t connect with the blockchain or the abi is invalid.

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi);

setAddress

Sets the address of this contract on the blockchain. Can be used as an alternative to passing it in the constructor.

setAddress(address);

Parameters

  1. address (Address) - address of the contract on the blockchain

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the address is already set

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi);
contract.setAddress("0xfb3e6dd29d01c1b5b99e46db3fe26df1138b73d1");

deploy

Deploys this contract on the blockchain.

deploy(key, bytecode, [constructorArgs]);

Parameters

  1. key (Key) - the Datona Key object used to sign the transaction
  2. bytecode (string) - the contract creation bytecode (in hex with no leading 0x)
  3. constructorArgs (Array) - (Optional) arguments to pass to the contract’s constructor

Returns

Promise - A promise to deploy the contract on the blockchain, returning the contract address.

Resolves With

Address - The blockchain address of the deployed contract. Resolves after the transaction has been mined.

Rejects With
  • BlockchainError - if deployment failed. If the blockchain VM reverted the transaction then examine the blockchain receipt in the error details.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the bytecode is invalid

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi);

var contractAddress;

contract.deploy(myKey, myContract.bytecode, [1, requesterAddress])
  .then( function(address){
    contractAddress = address;
    const vault = new datona.vault.RemoteVault( vaultUrl, contractAddress, myKey );
    return vault.write("Hello World");
  })
  .catch( function(error){
    console.error(error);
  });

getOwner

Gets the owner of the contract

getOwner();

Returns

Promise - A promise to return owner’s address

Resolves With

Address - The owner’s address

Rejects With
  • BlockchainError - if the contract owner could not be retrieved from the blockchain.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address.

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi, myContractAddress);

contract.getOwner()
  .then(console.log)
  .catch(console.error);

hasExpired

Resolves true if the smart data access contract has expired.

hasExpired();

Returns

Promise - A promise to return the expiry status

Resolves With

boolean - True if the contract has expired. False otherwise.

Rejects With
  • BlockchainError - if the expiry status could not be retrieved from the blockchain.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address.

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi, myContractAddress);

contract.hasExpired()
  .then( function(expired){
    if (expired) {
      console.log("contract has expired");
    }
  })
  .catch(console.error);

getPermissions

Promises to call the contract’s getPermissions method and return the permissions byte as a Permissions object.

getPermissions(requester, [file]);

Parameters

  1. requester (Address) - the address of the requester that wants to read the data
  2. file (Address) - (Optional) the specific file to check. Defaults to the ROOT_DIRECTORY if not given.

Returns

Promise - A promise to return the permissions byte encapsulated in a Permissions object

Resolves With

Permissions - the Permissions object representing the permissions byte returned by the SDAC.

Rejects With
  • BlockchainError - if the permission status could not be retrieved from the blockchain.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address.

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi, myContractAddress);
const fileId = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001";
const vaultUrl = "file://datonavault.com:8124";
const vaultOwner = "0x288b32F2653C1d72043d240A7F938a114Ab69584";

contract.getPermissions(myKey.address, fileId)
  .then( function(permissions){
    if (permissions.canRead() && !permissions.isDirectory()) {
      const vault = new datona.vault.RemoteVault( vaultUrl, contract.address, myKey, vaultOwner );
      return vault.read(fileId);
    }
  })
  .catch(console.error);

canRead

Resolves true if the owner of the given address is permitted to read the data from a given file in the vault controlled by this contract.

canRead(requester, [file]);

Parameters

  1. requester (Address) - the address of the requester that wants to read the data
  2. file (Address) - (Optional) the specific file to check. Defaults to the ROOT_DIRECTORY if not given.

Returns

Promise - A promise to return the permission status

Resolves With

boolean - True if the address is permitted to read the file. False otherwise.

Rejects With
  • BlockchainError - if the permission status could not be retrieved from the blockchain.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address.

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi, myContractAddress);
const fileId = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001";
const vaultUrl = "file://datonavault.com:8124";
const vaultOwner = "0x288b32F2653C1d72043d240A7F938a114Ab69584";

contract.canRead(myKey.address, fileId)
  .then( function(permitted){
    if (permitted) {
      const vault = new datona.vault.RemoteVault( vaultUrl, contract.address, myKey, vaultOwner );
      return vault.read(fileId);
    }
  })
  .catch(console.error);

canWrite

Resolves true if the owner of the given address is permitted to write to (or overwrite) a given file or directory in the vault controlled by this contract.

If permitted to write to a directory, the user can add a new file to the directory or can overwrite any file within that directory.

canWrite(requester, [file]);

Parameters

  1. requester (Address) - the address of the requester that wants to write to the file
  2. file (Address) - (Optional) the specific file or directory to check. Defaults to the ROOT_DIRECTORY if not given.

Returns

Promise - A promise to return the permission status

Resolves With

boolean - True if the address is permitted to write to the file. False otherwise.

Rejects With
  • BlockchainError - if the permission status could not be retrieved from the blockchain.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address.

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi, myContractAddress);
const fileId = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001";
const vaultUrl = "file://datonavault.com:8124";
const vaultOwner = "0x288b32F2653C1d72043d240A7F938a114Ab69584";

contract.canWrite(myKey.address, fileId)
  .then( function(permitted){
    if (permitted) {
      const vault = new datona.vault.RemoteVault( vaultUrl, contract.address, myKey, vaultOwner );
      return vault.write("hello world", fileId);
    }
  })
  .catch(console.error);

canAppend

Resolves true if the owner of the given address is permitted to append to (or overwrite) a given file or directory in the vault controlled by this contract.

If permitted to append to a directory, the user can add a new file to the directory or can append to any file within that directory. It does not mean that existing files in that directory are (over)writable - use canWrite to determine this.

canAppend(requester, [file]);

Parameters

  1. requester (Address) - the address of the requester that wants to append to the file
  2. file (Address) - (Optional) the specific file to check. Defaults to the ROOT_DIRECTORY if not given.

Returns

Promise - A promise to return the permission status

Resolves With

boolean - True if the address is permitted to append to the file. False otherwise.

Rejects With
  • BlockchainError - if the permission status could not be retrieved from the blockchain.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address.

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi, myContractAddress);
const fileId = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001";
const vaultUrl = "file://datonavault.com:8124";
const vaultOwner = "0x288b32F2653C1d72043d240A7F938a114Ab69584";

contract.canAppend(myKey.address, fileId)
  .then( function(permitted){
    if (permitted) {
      const vault = new datona.vault.RemoteVault( vaultUrl, contract.address, myKey, vaultOwner );
      return vault.append("some more info", fileId);
    }
  })
  .catch(console.error);

getBytecode

Gets the runtime bytecode of this contract from the blockchain

getBytecode();

Returns

Promise - A promise to return the bytecode

Resolves With

String - The runtime bytecode (in hex)

Rejects With
  • BlockchainError - if the bytecode could not be retrieved from the blockchain.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address.

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi, myContractAddress);

contract.getBytecode()
  .then(console.log)
  .catch(console.error);
> 60806040526004361061009e576000357c0100000000000...

call

Calls the given view or pure contract method with the given arguments. Use transact to call a state-modifying method instead.

call(method, [args);

Parameters

  1. method (String) - the name of the contract method to call
  2. args (Array) - (Optional) arguments to pass to the method

Returns

Promise - A promise to return the output from the method.

Resolves With

The datatype that the contract method returns, e.g. string, boolean, integer.

Rejects With
  • BlockchainError - if the call failed. Examine the error details for more information.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address, the method does not exist or the method arguments are invalid.

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi);

contract.call("isPermitted", [myKey.address])
  .then( function(permitted){
      console.log("isPermitted returned "+permitted);
  })
  .catch(console.error);
> isPermitted returned true

transact

Calls the given state-modifying contract method with the given arguments. Use call to call a view or pure method instead.

call(key, method, [args], [options]);

Parameters

  1. key (Key) - the key used to sign the transaction
  2. method (String) - the name of the contract method to call
  3. args (Array) - (Optional) arguments to pass to the method
  4. options (Object) - (Optional) any fields in this object will be included in the blockchain transaction

Returns

Promise - A promise to return the output from the method.

Resolves With

The datatype that the contract method returns, e.g. string, boolean, integer. Resolves after the transaction has been mined.

Rejects With
  • BlockchainError - if the call failed. Examine the error details for more information.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address, the method does not exist or the method arguments are invalid.

Example

// In this example the user has created a smart contract with an additional 'pay(address payee)' method

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi);

contract.transact(myKey, "pay", [theirAddress], {value: 100})
  .then( function(){
      console.log("payment successful");
  })
  .catch(console.error);

terminate

Terminates this contract by calling it’s terminate method.

terminate(key);

Parameters

  1. key (Key) - the key used to sign the transaction

Returns

Promise - A promise to attempt to terminate the contract

Resolves With

Resolves with no data if successful. Resolves after the transaction has been mined.

Rejects With
  • BlockchainError - if the contract could not be terminated.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address.

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi, myContractAddress);

contract.terminate()
  .then( function(){
    console.log("contract terminated");
  })
  .catch(console.error);

assertBytecode

Asserts that the contract’s runtime bytecode equals the expected bytecode given.

assertBytecode(expectedBytecode);

Parameters

  1. expectedBytecode (String) - the bytecode to test

Returns

Promise - A promise to resolve if the bytecodes match, and to reject if not.

Resolves With

Resolves with no data if the contract’s bytecode matches the bytecode given.

Rejects With
  • ContractTypeError - if the bytecodes do not match
  • BlockchainError - if the bytecode could not be retrieved from the blockchain.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address.

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi, myContractAddress);

contract.assertBytecode(myContract.runtimeBytecode)
  .then( function(){
    console.log("contract bytecode is as expected");
  })
  .catch(console.error);

assertOwner

Asserts that the contract’s runtime bytecode equals the expected bytecode given.

assertOwner(expectedOwner);

Parameters

  1. expectedOwner (Address) - the owner address to test

Returns

Promise - A promise to resolve if the addresses match, and to reject if not.

Resolves With

Resolves with no data if the contract’s owner matches the address given.

Rejects With
  • ContractOwnerError - if the owner does not match
  • BlockchainError - if the owner could not be retrieved from the blockchain.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address.

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi, myContractAddress);

contract.assertOwner(myKey.address)
  .then( function(){
    console.log("I am the owner of contract "+contract.address);
  })
  .catch(console.error);

assertNotExpired

Resolves provided the contract has not expired.

assertNotExpired();

Returns

Promise - A promise to resolve if the contract has not expired, and to reject if not.

Resolves With

Resolves with no data if the contract has not expired.

Rejects With
  • ContractExpiryError - if the contract has expired
  • BlockchainError - if the expiry status could not be retrieved from the blockchain.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address.

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi, myContractAddress);

contract.assertOwner(myKey.address)
  .then( contract.assertNotExpired )
  .then( updateMyData )
  .catch(console.error);

assertHasExpired

Resolves provided the contract has expired.

assertNotExpired();

Returns

Promise - A promise to resolve if the contract has expired, and to reject if not.

Resolves With

Resolves with no data if the contract has expired.

Rejects With
  • ContractExpiryError - if the contract has not expired
  • BlockchainError - if the expiry status could not be retrieved from the blockchain.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address.

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi, myContractAddress);

contract.terminate(myKey)
  .then( contract.assertHasExpired )
  .then( function(){
    console.log("Double checked. Contract has been terminated.");
  })
  .catch(console.error);

assertCanRead

Resolves provided the given address is permitted to read the given file or directory in the vault controlled by this contract.

assertCanRead(requester, [file]);

Parameters

  1. requester (Address) - the address of the requester that wants to read the data
  2. file (Address) - (Optional) the specific file to check. Defaults to the ROOT_DIRECTORY if not given.

Returns

Promise - A promise to resolve if the given address is permitted to read the given file, and to reject if not.

Resolves With

Permissions - the Permissions object representing the permissions byte returned by the SDAC. Only resolves if the requester is permitted.

Rejects With
  • PermissionError - if permission is not granted
  • BlockchainError - if the expiry status could not be retrieved from the blockchain.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address.

Example

const expectedContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(expectedContract.abi, customer.contractAddress);
const fileId = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001";

contract.assertBytecode(expectedContract.runtimeBytecode)
  .then( () => { return contract.assertOwner(customer.address) })
  .then( () => { return contract.assertCanRead(myKey.address, fileId) })
  .then( function(){
    console.log("Confirmed customer's contract is valid");
  })
  .catch(console.error);

assertCanWrite

Resolves provided the given address is permitted to write to the given file or directory in the vault controlled by this contract.

assertCanWrite(requester, [file]);

Parameters

  1. requester (Address) - the address of the requester that wants to write the data
  2. file (Address) - (Optional) the specific file to check. Defaults to the ROOT_DIRECTORY if not given.

Returns

Promise - A promise to resolve if the given address is permitted to write to the given file, and to reject if not.

Resolves With

Permissions - the Permissions object representing the permissions byte returned by the SDAC. Only resolves if the requester is permitted.

Rejects With
  • PermissionError - if permission is not granted
  • BlockchainError - if the expiry status could not be retrieved from the blockchain.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address.

Example

const expectedContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(expectedContract.abi, customer.contractAddress);
const ownersFile = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001";
const resultsFile = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000002";

contract.assertBytecode(expectedContract.runtimeBytecode)
  .then( () => { return contract.assertOwner(customer.address) })
  .then( () => { return contract.assertCanRead(myKey.address, ownersFile) })
  .then( () => { return contract.assertCanWrite(myKey.address, resultsFile) })
  .then( function(){
    console.log("Confirmed customer's contract is valid");
  })
  .catch(console.error);

assertCanAppend

Resolves provided the given address is permitted to append to the given file or directory in the vault controlled by this contract.

assertCanAppend(requester, [file]);

Parameters

  1. requester (Address) - the address of the requester that wants to append the data
  2. file (Address) - (Optional) the specific file to check. Defaults to the ROOT_DIRECTORY if not given.

Returns

Promise - A promise to resolve if the given address is permitted to append to the given file, and to reject if not.

Resolves With

Permissions - the Permissions object representing the permissions byte returned by the SDAC. Only resolves if the requester is permitted.

Rejects With
  • PermissionError - if permission is not granted
  • BlockchainError - if the expiry status could not be retrieved from the blockchain.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the contract hasn’t been deployed or mapped to a blockchain address.

Example

const expectedContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const contract = new Contract(expectedContract.abi, customer.contractAddress);
const ownersFile = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001";
const logFile = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000002";

contract.assertBytecode(expectedContract.runtimeBytecode)
  .then( () => { return contract.assertOwner(customer.address) })
  .then( () => { return contract.assertCanRead(myKey.address, ownersFile) })
  .then( () => { return contract.assertCanAppend(myKey.address, logFile) })
  .then( function(){
    console.log("Confirmed customer's contract is valid");
  })
  .catch(console.error);

Class GenericSmartDataAccessContract

Instance of Contract providing an interface to any Smart Data Access Contract. Maps to a contract at the given address using the standard SDAC Interface ABI.

Constructor

Creates a new Contract instance. Connects with the blockchain (if not connected already).

new GenericSmartDataAccessContract(address);

Parameters

  1. address (Address) - The address of the contract on the blockchain.

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if it can’t connect with the blockchain.

Example

const contract = new GenericSmartDataAccessContract(customer.contractAddress);

Functions

setProvider

Overrides the default gateway service to the blockchain (that configured in config.json). Supported URL schemes (protocols) are ws, wss, http and https.

setProvider(url);

Parameters

  1. url (URL) - url of the blockchain provider

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the url is invalid or the scheme (protocol) is not supported.

Example

const myGateway = { scheme: "https", host: "kovan.infura.com:, port: "" };

datona.blockchain.setProvider(myGateway);

sendTransaction

Promises to publish a transaction on the blockchain. There are three types of transactions: balance transfers between accounts; contract deployment and contract function calls. The Contract class above should be used for contract deployment and calls.

sendTransaction(key, transaction);

Parameters

  1. key (Key) - the Datona Key object used to sign the transaction
  2. transaction (Object) - Object containing the transaction
The Transaction parameter has the following structure:
  • from (String) - (optional) source address. Will be auto populated from the key parameter if not given.
  • to (String) - destination address (account or contract address). Leave undefined if this is a deployment transaction.
  • value (Number|String|BN|BigNumber) - eth to transfer to the destination in wei, if any. Can be omitted if this is a contract deployment or call.
  • data (String) - hex string data (with 0x prefix) to include in the transaction. If a contract deployment, this is the contract bytecode. If a contract call this is the call information.
  • gasPrice (Number) - (optional) the price you are offering to pay per unit of gas in wei. If not given, the gas price will be auto populated using the median gas price of the last few blocks.
  • gas (Number|String|BN|BigNumber) - (optional) the maximum amount of gas allowed for the transaction (gas limit). Warning - A high gas limit is used if the gas parameter is not given.
  • nonce (Number) - (optional) must be the correct value for the sending address. The EVM expects this nonce to increment each time a transaction is successfully published from the sending address. The nonce will be automatically calculated so it should be left undefined unless you know what you are doing.

Returns

Promise - A promise to publish the transaction.

Resolves With

receipt - An object containing the EVM receipt. Will only resolve if the receipt’s status is 0x01 - will reject if not. See here for information on the receipt structure.

Rejects With
  • BlockchainError - if the transaction is invalid, could not be published or was rejected by the EVM.

Example

const myTransaction = {
  to: "0xc16a409a39EDe3F38E212900f8d3afe6aa6A8929",
  value: 1000,
  data: "0x01020304
}

datona.blockchain.sendTransaction(myKey, myTransaction)
  .then(console.log)
  .catch(console.error);

subscribe

Subscribes the client to receive notification of a new contract deployed to the blockchain with the given code hash. Optionally, the client can receive notification only if the given address is permitted to access the data controlled by the contract.

subscribe(bytecodeHash, callback, [permittedAddress]);

Parameters

  1. bytecodeHash (Hash) - hash of the runtime bytecode of the new contract to monitor for
  2. callback (function) - function to call if new contract is found: function callback(contractAddress, bytecodeHash)
  3. permittedAddress (String) - (Optional) address to check if permitted

callback parameters

  1. contractAddress (Address) - blockchain address of the new contract
  2. bytecodeHash (Hash) - (Optional) hash of the runtime bytecode of the new contract. Allows the same callback to be used for multiple subscriptions.

Returns

Hash - unique subscription id (can be used to unsubscribe later).

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if web3 cannot be subscribed to

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const subscription = subscribe(datona.crypto.hash(myContract.runtimeBytecode), registerNewCustomer, myKey.address);

function registerNewCustomer(contractAddress) {
  const contract = new Contract(myContract.abi, contractAddress);
  contract.getOwner()
    .then( function(ownerAddress){
      const newCustomer = { owner: ownerAddress, contract: contractAddress };
      customers.push(newCustomer);
    })
    .catch( function(error){
      console.error("Couldn't get owner of new customer contract.  Try again later. "+contractAddress+" - "+error.message);
      const newCustomer = { owner: undefined, contract: contractAddress };
      customers.push(newCustomer);
    });
}

unsubscribe

Unsubscribes a previous subscription. The subscription is identified by the subscription id returned from the original call to subscribe.

unsubscribe(subscriptionId);

Parameters

  1. subscriptionId (Hash) - the subscription to unsubscribe

Returns

uint - the number of subscriptions unsubscribed.

Example

const myContract = require("../contracts/myContract.json");
const subscription = subscribe(datona.crypto.hash(myContract.runtimeBytecode), registerNewCustomer, myKey.address);

...

if( unsubscribe(subscription) == 0 ) console.error("failed to unsubscribe");

close

Closes the connection to the blockchain. Should be called on program exit if any blockchain functions have been used.

close();

Throws

  • BlockchainError - if the connection cannot be closed.

getGasPrice

Returns the median gas price of the last few blocks.

getGasPrice();

Returns

Promise - A promise to return the gas price

Resolves With

String - String representation of the gas price in wei

Example

getGasPrice().then(console.log);

> "20000000000"