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    Interface DAGCBOR

    The JSON interface provides a simple and intuitive way to add/get objects with your Helia node and is a great place to start learning about IPFS.

    interface DAGCBOR {
        add(
            str: unknown,
            options?: Partial<AddOptions>,
        ): Promise<CID<unknown, number, number, Version>>;
        get<T>(cid: CID, options?: Partial<GetOptions>): Promise<T>;
    }
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    Methods

    Methods

    • Add an object to your Helia node and get a CID that refers to the block the object has been stored as.

      Parameters

      Returns Promise<CID<unknown, number, number, Version>>

      import { dagCbor } from '@helia/dag-cbor'

      const d = dagCbor(helia)
      const cid = await d.add({ hello: 'world' })

      console.info(cid)
      // CID(bafyreidykglsfhoixmivffc5uwhcgshx4j465xwqntbmu43nb2dzqwfvae)
    • Get an object from your Helia node, either previously added to it or to another node on the network.

      Type Parameters

      • T

      Parameters

      Returns Promise<T>

      import { createHelia } from 'helia'
      import { dagCbor } from '@helia/dag-cbor'
      import { CID } from 'multiformats/cid'

      const helia = await createHelia()

      const d = dagCbor(helia)
      const cid = CID.parse('bafyreidykglsfhoixmivffc5uwhcgshx4j465xwqntbmu43nb2dzqwfvae')
      const obj = await d.get(cid)

      console.info(obj)
      // { hello: 'world' }