@microsoft/useragent-sdk/src/registrars/Multihash.ts

SDK for building decentralized identity wallets and enterprise agents.

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import * as crypto from 'crypto';
const multihashes = require('multihashes');

/**
 * Class that performs hashing operations using the multihash format.
 */
export default class Multihash {
  /**
   * Hashes the content using the hashing algorithm specified by the latest protocol version.
   */
  public static hash (content: Buffer, hashAlgorithmInMultihashCode: number): Buffer {
    const hashAlgorithm = hashAlgorithmInMultihashCode;

    let hash;
    switch (hashAlgorithm) {
      case 18: // SHA256
        hash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(content).digest();
        break;
      default:
        throw new Error(`Hashing algorithm '${hashAlgorithm}' not supported.`);
    }
    const hashAlgorithmName = multihashes.codes[hashAlgorithm];
    return multihashes.encode(hash, hashAlgorithmName);
  }
}