@fruitsjs/util/src/convertDecStringToHexString.ts

Useful utilities and tools for building Fruits Eco-Blockchain applications

import './internal/padStartPolyfill';
import BigNumber from 'bignumber.js';
import {twosComplementBinary} from './internal/twosComplementBinary';



/**
 * Arbitrary length decimal to hexadecimal conversion
 *
 * @note: Negative numbers are expressed as Two's Complement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two%27s_complement)
 * Credits to AJ ONeal for the two's complements stuff
 * https://coolaj86.com/articles/convert-decimal-to-hex-with-js-bigints/
 *
 * @param decimal A decimal string or BigNumber representation
 * @param padding If set the hex string will be padded to given number, 8 or 16 or more
 * @return A hexadecimal string
 * @module util
 */
export const convertDecStringToHexString = (decimal: BigNumber | string, padding: number = 2 ): string => {
    let bn = typeof decimal === 'string' ? new BigNumber(decimal) : decimal;

    if (bn.isNaN()) {
        throw new Error(`Invalid decimal argument: [${decimal}] - Expected a valid decimal value`);
    }

    if (padding < 0) {
        throw new Error(`Invalid padding argument: [${padding}] - Expected a positive value`);
    }

    const isNegative = bn.lt(0);
    if (isNegative) {
        bn = twosComplementBinary(bn);
    }
    const hex = bn.toString(16);
    const padSize = Math.ceil(hex.length / padding);
    // @ts-ignore
    return hex.padStart(padSize * padding, isNegative ? 'f' : '0');
};