This project was created to demonstrate how the use of typeforce
(and most likely specifically the BigInt type) interfere with being able to successfully sign a transaction in the browser using a minifed Create React App. Use the BbtConfig.js
file to enable/disable the use of the typeforce where it impacts the signing process.
To reproduce the issue, perform the following steps assuming all dependencies have been installed and you have npx to act as content server:
- Run
npm run build
to create production version - Run
npx serve -s build
to host production version locally - Navigate to http://localhost:5000 and open Console page in Dev Tools - you should see a bunch of log messages that end up with an exception with an error trace like
"Error: Expected property "1" of type BigInteger, got n at a (http://localhost:5000/static/js/2.1ac6512d.chunk.js:1:197169) at tfSubError (http://localhost:5000/static/js/2.1ac6512d.chunk.js:1:198347) at http://localhost:5000/static/js/2.1ac6512d.chunk.js:1:22914 at Array.every (<anonymous>) at t (http://localhost:5000/static/js/2.1ac6512d.chunk.js:1:22855) at h (http://localhost:5000/static/js/2.1ac6512d.chunk.js:1:23411) at Object.sign (http://localhost:5000/static/js/main.03369be5.chunk.js:1:2513) at l.sign (http://localhost:5000/static/js/main.03369be5.chunk.js:1:1998) at http://localhost:5000/static/js/2.1ac6512d.chunk.js:1:582734 at Array.some (<anonymous>)"
- change value of
_typeforceEnabled
tofalse
inBbtConfig.js
and rerunnpm run build
- Run
npx serve -s build
to host production version locally - Navigate to http://localhost:5000 and open Console page in Dev Tools - you should see the output of a fully signed transaction
As a side note, in the past, I've been able to get a CRA to build/run successfully after running npm run eject
as described here: https://gitlab.com/bch-dev/op-wallet.
This project was bootstrapped with Create React App.
In the project directory, you can run:
Runs the app in the development mode.
Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in the browser.
The page will reload if you make edits.
You will also see any lint errors in the console.
Launches the test runner in the interactive watch mode.
See the section about running tests for more information.
Builds the app for production to the build
folder.
It correctly bundles React in production mode and optimizes the build for the best performance.
The build is minified and the filenames include the hashes.
Your app is ready to be deployed!
See the section about deployment for more information.
Note: this is a one-way operation. Once you eject
, you can’t go back!
If you aren’t satisfied with the build tool and configuration choices, you can eject
at any time. This command will remove the single build dependency from your project.
Instead, it will copy all the configuration files and the transitive dependencies (Webpack, Babel, ESLint, etc) right into your project so you have full control over them. All of the commands except eject
will still work, but they will point to the copied scripts so you can tweak them. At this point you’re on your own.
You don’t have to ever use eject
. The curated feature set is suitable for small and middle deployments, and you shouldn’t feel obligated to use this feature. However we understand that this tool wouldn’t be useful if you couldn’t customize it when you are ready for it.
You can learn more in the Create React App documentation.
To learn React, check out the React documentation.