Merge pull request #31 from casper-ecosystem/dev/hotfix-for-textencoder

reverted textencoder usage & version bump
casper-ecosystem · Apr 13, 2021 · a930ecd · a930ecd
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to casper-client-sdk.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 1.0.39
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Reverted usage of `TextEncoder` to support Node.js versions < 11.
+
 ## 1.0.38
 
 ### Fixed

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "casper-client-sdk",
-  "version": "1.0.38",
+  "version": "1.0.39",
   "license": "Apache 2.0",
   "description": "SDK to interact with the Casper blockchain",
   "main": "dist/lib.node.js",

diff --git a/src/lib/byterepr.ts b/src/lib/byterepr.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export function toBytesU512(u512: BigNumberish): Uint8Array {
  * Serializes a string into an array of bytes.
  */
 export function toBytesString(str: string): Uint8Array {
-  const arr = new TextEncoder().encode(str);
+  const arr = Uint8Array.from(Buffer.from(str));
   return concat([toBytesU32(arr.byteLength), arr]);
 }