powSolve

Finds a 64 bit nonce that matches the specified difficulty. This function generates hashes using the supplied data, optional data identifier and timestamp. When a hash is found that satisfies the specified difficulty, this becomes the nonce that is returned. The powVerify function can be used to verify a nonce.

info

This function can be used to prevent form spamming.

Signature

powSolve(
  data: Instance | Context | {
    exportables: Export.IExportables;
    actionables: Export.IActionables | undefined;
  },
  difficulty: number,
  id?: string,
  length: 8 | 16 | 24 | 32,
  timeout?: number,
  timestamp: number,
  timestampResolution: "seconds" | "milliseconds"
): string

Parameters

Name	Type	Optional	Description
data	Instance | Context | object	No	Specifies the data to find the nonce for. If an Instance or Context is supplied, the data is automatically retrieved. It is also possible to supply the data directly using the exportables and actionables functions from the export module.
difficulty	number	No	Specifies the difficulty (a good average starting difficulty is 10).
id	string	Yes	Optional identifier for the data.
length	8 | 16 | 24 | 32	Yes	Specifies the nonce length (default is 16).
timeout	number	Yes	Specifies a timeout in milliseconds (disabled by default).
timestamp	number	Yes	Specifies the timestamp to use as the number of milliseconds since the ECMAScript epoch (default is the current time).
timestampResolution	"seconds" | "milliseconds"	Yes	Specifies if the timestamp has seconds or milliseconds resolution.

Return value

Returns the nonce hash string.

caution

This function throws an error if the work is not completed successfully.