package multicodec

ocaml-multicodec

This library provides OCaml values and types derived from the mutlicodec definition.

# #require "multicodec";;

Multicodec is an agreed upon codec table, essentially providing a means to encode some value as a number. For example, a number for hashes that are generated with SHA256.

# Multicodec.multihash_to_code;;
- : Multicodec.multihash -> int = <fun>
# Multicodec.multihash_to_code `Sha2_256;;
- : int = 18
# Multicodec.multihash_of_code 18;;
- : Multicodec.multihash option = Some `Sha2_256

Other encoded values include common addressing schemes, such as DNS.

# Multicodec.multiaddr_to_code `Dns;;
- : int = 53

Find out more about multicodec at the multiformats websites.