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Script to convert a candid file to JS IDL using a canister
import { IDL } from "@dfinity/candid";
import { Actor, HttpAgent } from "@dfinity/agent";
export const candidToJS = async (candid_source: string) => {
// call didjs canister
const didjs_interface: IDL.InterfaceFactory = ({ IDL }) =>
IDL.Service({
did_to_js: IDL.Func([IDL.Text], [IDL.Opt(IDL.Text)], ["query"]),
});
const candidCanister = `a4gq6-oaaaa-aaaab-qaa4q-cai`;
const agent = new HttpAgent({ host: "https://icp-api.io" });
const didjs = Actor.createActor(didjs_interface, {
agent,
canisterId: candidCanister,
});
const js: any = await didjs.did_to_js(candid_source);
if (Array.isArray(js) && js.length === 0) {
return undefined;
}
return js[0];
};
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