ping-ipfs-gateway v1.0.1

ping ipfs gateway

This package helps to ping working IPFS gateway and returns it. Initially, it was made to check videos and replace broken links.

Set up

npm i ping-ipfs-gateway

const pingIPFS = require('ping-ipfs-gateway')

How to use

Use as a simple function.

pingIPFS()

Parameters

There are three function parameters:

1. CONFIG - config with all possible gateways. Optional parameter.

Default config:

[
  'https://ipfs.io/ipfs/',
  'https://crustipfs.live/ipfs/',
  'https://crustipfs.info/ipfs/',
  'https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/',
  'https://gw.crust-gateway.com/ipfs/',
  'https://gw.crust-gateway.xyz/ipfs/',
  'https://gw.crust-gateway.cc/ipfs/'
]

2. DEFAULT SOURCE to use in IPFS request and to make sure currently tested gateway works. Optional parameter.

Default - QmXCFbH7taH5WDBZa9MiFp4oVBFz2rtUupWCNTib69FP1Y

3. TIMEOUT. If you want to specify request timeout. Optional parameter.

Default - 8000

Example:

Your function can look something like that:

await pingIPFS(config, 'QmYd1Mh2VHVyF3WgvFsN3NFkozXscnCVmEV2YG86UKtK3C')