ipfs-only-hash

  

> Just enough code to calculate the IPFS hash for some data

Calculate the IPFS hash for some data without having to install or run an IPFS node. Try it out with npx:

``
npx ipfs-only-hash
`

Install

`sh
npm i ipfs-only-hash
`

Usage

From the command line

`sh
ipfs-only-hash

or pipe in


echo "hello world" | ipfs-only-hash
`

As a library

`js
const Hash = require('ipfs-only-hash')
const data = 'hello world!'
const hash = await Hash.of(data)
console.log(hash) // QmTp2hEo8eXRp6wg7jXv1BLCMh5a4F3B7buAUZNZUu772j
`

API

`js
const Hash = require('ipfs-only-hash')
`

$3

Calculate the hash for the provided input.

* input (string|Uint8Array|AsyncIterable): The input bytes to calculate the IPFS hash for. Note that Node.js readable streams are async iterable!
* options (Object): Optional options passed directly to the ipfs-unixfs-importer` module. See the API docs for possible values.

Contribute

Feel free to dive in! Open an issue or submit PRs.

License

MIT © Alan Shaw