Signer

The Signer class serves as a base class for various signer implementations and defines the common interface for signing interactions and messages.

Being an abstract class, the Signer class cannot be instantiated directly but serves as a blueprint for derived classes that provide concrete implementations. These derived classes include Wallet, and others. Each derived class represents a different way of signing interactions or messages.

The Signer class defines methods such as sign, signInteractions, connect and getAddress, which derived classes must implement. These methods handle the signing process and address retrieval. By adhering to the Signer class’s interface, derived classes ensure compatibility and consistency when working with different types of signers.

Types

SigningAlgorithms

The SigningAlgorithms interface represents signing algorithms for cryptographic operations. It has the following property:

ecdsa_secp256k1 - ECDSA_S256: The ECDSA with secp256k1 signing algorithm.

Abstract Methods

getAddress

This method is used to retrieve the moi account address associated with the signer. Concrete classes that inherit from Signer must implement this method to provide the functionality of retrieving the address.

connect

This method is responsible for creating a new instance of the signer with a different provider. It allows switching the underlying provider while keeping the same signer configuration. Concrete classes need to implement this method to enable the functionality of connecting the signer to a different provider.

sign

This method is responsible for signing arbitrary messages using the MOI signing scheme. Concrete classes need to implement this method to enable the functionality of signing messages.

signInteraction

This method is used to sign MOI interactions. Concrete classes must implement this method to provide the logic for signing the interactions using the signer’s private key.

Regular Methods

getProvider()

Retrieves the connected provider instance.

Throws:: Error – if the provider is not initialized.
Returns:: The connected provider instance.

// Example
const provider = signer.getProvider();

getNonce(options)

Retrieves the nonce (interaction count) for the signer’s address from the provider.

Arguments:

options (Options) – The options for retrieving the nonce. (optional)

Throws:

Error – if there is an error retrieving the nonce or the provider is not initialized.

Returns:

Promise.<(number|bigint)> – A Promise that resolves to the nonce as a number or bigint.

// Example
const nonce = await signer.getNonce();
console.log(nonce)

>> 5

Signer.sendInteraction(ixObject)

Sends an interaction object by signing it with the appropriate signature algorithm and forwarding it to the connected provider.

Arguments:

ixObject (InteractionObject) – The interaction object to send.

Throws:

Error – if there is an error sending the interaction, if the provider is not initialized, or if the interaction object fails the validity checks.

Returns:

Promise.<InteractionResponse> – A Promise that resolves to the interaction response.

// Example
const response = await signer.sendInteraction({
    type: IxType.ASSET_CREATE,
    fuel_price: 1,
    fuel_limit: 200,
    payload: {
        standard: AssetStandard.MAS0,
        symbol: "TOKYO",
        supply: 1248577
    }
})

console.log(response)

// Output
/*
    {
        hash: '0x3492b59462fc7b8b9ec83296c6e04f314d0c93beb1cb2bfd267874b8e17c702c',
        wait: [Function: bound waitForInteraction] AsyncFunction,
        result: [Function: bound processResult] AsyncFunction
    }
*/

Signer.verify(message, signature, publicKey)

Verifies the authenticity of a signature by performing signature verification using the provided parameters.

Arguments:

message (Uint8Array) – The message that was signed.
signature (string|Uint8Array) – The signature to verify, as a string or Buffer.
publicKey (string|Uint8Array) – The public key used for verification, as a string or Buffer.

Throws:

Error – if the signature is invalid or the signature byte is not recognized.

Returns:

boolean – A boolean indicating whether the signature is valid or not.

// Example
const message = Buffer.from("Hello, MOI", "utf-8");
const signature = "0146304402201546497d46ed2ad7b1b77d1cdf383a28d988197bcad268be7163ebdf2f70645002207768e4225951c02a488713caf32d76ed8ea0bf3d7706128c59ee01788aac726402"
const publicKey = Buffer.from(wallet.publicKey(), 'hex')
const isVerified = signer.verify(message, signature, publicKey)
console.log(isVerified)

>> true