Nodejs: rename block types

bindings/nodejs/examples/client/06-simple-block.ts

@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ async function run() {
             issuerId,
             new TaggedDataPayload(utf8ToHex('Hello'), utf8ToHex('Tangle')),
         );
-        const signedBlock = await secretManager.signBlock(unsignedBlock, chain);
-        const blockId = await client.postBlock(signedBlock);
-        console.log('Block:', signedBlock, '\n');
+        const block = await secretManager.signBlock(unsignedBlock, chain);
+        const blockId = await client.postBlock(block);
+        console.log('Block:', block, '\n');
 
         console.log(
             `Empty block sent: ${process.env.EXPLORER_URL}/block/${blockId}`,

bindings/nodejs/examples/client/08-data-block.ts

@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ async function run() {
             issuerId,
             new TaggedDataPayload(utf8ToHex('Hello'), utf8ToHex('Tangle')),
         );
-        const signedBlock = await secretManager.signBlock(unsignedBlock, chain);
-        const blockId = await client.postBlock(signedBlock);
+        const block = await secretManager.signBlock(unsignedBlock, chain);
+        const blockId = await client.postBlock(block);
 
         console.log(`Block sent: ${process.env.EXPLORER_URL}/block/${blockId}`);
 

bindings/nodejs/examples/client/10-mqtt.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2023 IOTA Stiftung
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Client, initLogger, parseSignedBlock } from '@iota/sdk';
+import { Client, initLogger, parseBlock } from '@iota/sdk';
 
 require('dotenv').config({ path: '.env' });
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ async function run() {
 
         const parsed = JSON.parse(data);
         if (parsed.topic == 'blocks') {
-            const block = parseSignedBlock(JSON.parse(parsed.payload));
+            const block = parseBlock(JSON.parse(parsed.payload));
 
             if (block.isBasic()) {
                 const basic = block.asBasic();

bindings/nodejs/lib/client/client.ts

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ import {
     UnlockCondition,
     Payload,
     SignedTransactionPayload,
-    parseSignedBlock,
-    SignedBlock,
+    parseBlock,
+    Block,
     AccountId,
     AnchorId,
     NftId,
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export class Client {
      * @param block The block to post.
      * @returns The block ID once the block has been posted.
      */
-    async postBlock(block: SignedBlock): Promise<BlockId> {
+    async postBlock(block: Block): Promise<BlockId> {
         const response = await this.methodHandler.callMethod({
             name: 'postBlock',
             data: {
@@ -166,16 +166,16 @@ export class Client {
      * @param blockId The corresponding block ID of the requested block.
      * @returns The requested block.
      */
-    async getBlock(blockId: BlockId): Promise<SignedBlock> {
+    async getBlock(blockId: BlockId): Promise<Block> {
         const response = await this.methodHandler.callMethod({
             name: 'getBlock',
             data: {
                 blockId,
             },
         });
 
-        const parsed = JSON.parse(response) as Response<SignedBlock>;
-        return parseSignedBlock(parsed.payload);
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(response) as Response<Block>;
+        return parseBlock(parsed.payload);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ export class Client {
      * @param block The block.
      * @returns The ID of the posted block.
      */
-    async postBlockRaw(block: SignedBlock): Promise<BlockId> {
+    async postBlockRaw(block: Block): Promise<BlockId> {
         const response = await this.methodHandler.callMethod({
             name: 'postBlockRaw',
             data: {
@@ -438,15 +438,15 @@ export class Client {
      * @param transactionId The ID of the transaction.
      * @returns The included block that contained the transaction.
      */
-    async getIncludedBlock(transactionId: TransactionId): Promise<SignedBlock> {
+    async getIncludedBlock(transactionId: TransactionId): Promise<Block> {
         const response = await this.methodHandler.callMethod({
             name: 'getIncludedBlock',
             data: {
                 transactionId,
             },
         });
-        const parsed = JSON.parse(response) as Response<SignedBlock>;
-        return parseSignedBlock(parsed.payload);
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(response) as Response<Block>;
+        return parseBlock(parsed.payload);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -457,15 +457,15 @@ export class Client {
      */
     async getIncludedBlockMetadata(
         transactionId: TransactionId,
-    ): Promise<SignedBlock> {
+    ): Promise<Block> {
         const response = await this.methodHandler.callMethod({
             name: 'getIncludedBlockMetadata',
             data: {
                 transactionId,
             },
         });
-        const parsed = JSON.parse(response) as Response<SignedBlock>;
-        return parseSignedBlock(parsed.payload);
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(response) as Response<Block>;
+        return parseBlock(parsed.payload);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -582,15 +582,15 @@ export class Client {
      * @param blockIds An array of `BlockId`s.
      * @returns An array of corresponding blocks.
      */
-    async findBlocks(blockIds: BlockId[]): Promise<SignedBlock[]> {
+    async findBlocks(blockIds: BlockId[]): Promise<Block[]> {
         const response = await this.methodHandler.callMethod({
             name: 'findBlocks',
             data: {
                 blockIds,
             },
         });
-        const parsed = JSON.parse(response) as Response<SignedBlock[]>;
-        return parsed.payload.map((p) => parseSignedBlock(p));
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(response) as Response<Block[]>;
+        return parsed.payload.map((p) => parseBlock(p));
     }
 
     /**

bindings/nodejs/lib/secret_manager/secret-manager.ts

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import {
     Unlock,
     Response,
     UnsignedBlock,
-    SignedBlock,
-    parseSignedBlock,
+    Block,
+    parseBlock,
 } from '../types';
 
 import { plainToInstance } from 'class-transformer';
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export class SecretManager {
     async signBlock(
         unsignedBlock: UnsignedBlock,
         chain: Bip44,
-    ): Promise<SignedBlock> {
+    ): Promise<Block> {
         const response = await this.methodHandler.callMethod({
             name: 'signBlock',
             data: {
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ export class SecretManager {
             },
         });
 
-        const parsed = JSON.parse(response) as Response<SignedBlock>;
-        return parseSignedBlock(parsed.payload);
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(response) as Response<Block>;
+        return parseBlock(parsed.payload);
     }
 
     /**

bindings/nodejs/lib/types/block/core/basic.ts

@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 import { Payload, PayloadDiscriminator } from '../payload';
 import { Type } from 'class-transformer';
 import { StrongParents, WeakParents, ShallowLikeParents } from '../parents';
-import { Block } from './block';
+import { BlockBody } from './block-body';
 import { u64 } from '../../utils';
 
 /**
- * Basic Block layout.
+ * Basic Block Body layout.
  */
-export class BasicBlock extends Block {
+export class BasicBlockBody extends BlockBody {
     /**
      * Blocks that are strongly directly approved.
      */

bindings/nodejs/lib/types/block/core/block-body.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// Copyright 2023 IOTA Stiftung
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { BasicBlockBody } from './basic';
+import { ValidationBlockBody } from './validation';
+/**
+ * All of the block body types.
+ */
+export enum BlockBodyType {
+    /// A Basic block body.
+    Basic = 0,
+    /// A Validation block body.
+    Validation = 1,
+}
+
+export abstract class BlockBody {
+    readonly type: BlockBodyType;
+
+    /**
+     * @param type The type of BlockBody.
+     */
+    constructor(type: BlockBodyType) {
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the block body is a `BasicBlockBody`.
+     * @returns true if it is, otherwise false
+     */
+    isBasic(): boolean {
+        return this.type === BlockBodyType.Basic;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the block body as an actual `BasicBlockBody`.
+     * NOTE: Will throw an error if the block is not a `BasicBlockBody`.
+     * @returns The BasicBlockBody
+     */
+    asBasic(): BasicBlockBody {
+        if (this.isBasic()) {
+            return this as unknown as BasicBlockBody;
+        } else {
+            throw new Error('invalid downcast of non-BasicBlockBody');
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the block body is a `ValidationBlockBody`.
+     * @returns true if it is, otherwise false
+     */
+    isValidation(): boolean {
+        return this.type === BlockBodyType.Validation;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the block body as an actual `ValidationBlockBody`.
+     * NOTE: Will throw an error if the block is not a `ValidationBlockBody`.
+     * @returns The ValidationBlockBody
+     */
+    asValidation(): ValidationBlockBody {
+        if (this.isValidation()) {
+            return this as unknown as ValidationBlockBody;
+        } else {
+            throw new Error('invalid downcast of non-ValidationBlockBody');
+        }
+    }
+}