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api/docs/examples/promise/07_transfer_dots/index.js
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Jaco Greeff 64c5868110 Round out ApiPromise examples (#263)
* Return value from array on subscription

* Add final round of examples

* Use padEnd instead of spaces...

* Small cleanups
2018-10-12 14:52:37 +02:00

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// Import our API, Keyring and some utility functions
const { ApiPromise } = require('@polkadot/api');
const Keyring = require('@polkadot/util-keyring').default;
const u8aFromUtf8 = require('@polkadot/util/u8a/fromUtf8').default;
const ALICE_SEED = 'Alice'.padEnd(32, ' ');
const BOB_ADDR = '5Gw3s7q4QLkSWwknsiPtjujPv3XM4Trxi5d4PgKMMk3gfGTE';
async function main () {
// create an instance of the keyring
const keyring = new Keyring();
// Add Alice to our keyring (with the known seed for the account)
const alice = keyring.addFromSeed(u8aFromUtf8(ALICE_SEED));
// instantiate the API
const api = await ApiPromise.create();
// retrieve the nonce for Alice, used to sign the transaction
const aliceNonce = await api.st.system.accountNonce(alice.address());
// Create a extrinsic, transferring 12345 units to Bob. We can also create,
// sign and send in one operation (as per the samples in the Api documentation),
// here we split it out for the sake of readability
const transfer = api.tx.balances.transfer(BOB_ADDR, 12345);
// sign the transaction using our account
transfer.sign(alice, aliceNonce);
// send the transaction and retrieve the resulting Hash
const hash = await transfer.send();
console.log(`transfer 12345 to Bob with hash ${hash}`);
}
main().catch(console.error).finally(_ => process.exit());