mozzius

const crypto = require('crypto')
const bigInt = require('big-integer')

// we need big-integer as the numbers that we're dealing with are too big for JS' default numbers

function sha256(data) {
    // creates a sha256 hash, updates it with data, and turns it into a bigint
    var hash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(data).digest('hex')
    return bigInt(hash,16)
}