dat-link-resolve

resolve urls, links to a dat key using common methods

Supports

• Common dat key representations (dat://, etc.)
• URLs with keys in them (datproject.org/6161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161)
• hyperdrive-key or dat-key headers
• Url to JSON http request that returns {key: <dat-key>}

Install

npm install dat-link-resolve

Usage

var datResolve = require('dat-link-resolve')

datResolve(link, function (err, key) {
  console.log('found key', key)
})

API

datResolve(link, callback(err, key))

Link can be string or buffer.

Resolution order:

1. Validate buffers or any strings with 64 character hashes in them via dat-encoding
2. Check headers in http request
3. Check JSON request response for key

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please read the contributing guidelines first.

License

MIT