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# @ipld/dag-cbor <!-- omit in toc -->
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> JS implementation of DAG-CBOR
## Table of contents <!-- omit in toc -->
- [Install](#install)
- [Spec](#spec)
- [License](#license)
- [Contribute](#contribute)
## Install
```console
$ npm i @ipld/dag-cbor
```
This is the *new* interface meant for use by itself or with `multiformats` and
`@ipld/block`. It is not used by `js-ipld-format` which is currently
used in IPFS. That library is [here](https://github.com/ipld/js-ipld-dag-cbor).
Usage:
```javascript
import { encode, decode } from '@ipld/dag-cbor'
import { CID } from 'multiformats'
const obj = {
x: 1,
/* CID instances are encoded as links */
y: [2, 3, CID.parse('QmaozNR7DZHQK1ZcU9p7QdrshMvXqWK6gpu5rmrkPdT3L4')],
z: {
a: CID.parse('QmaozNR7DZHQK1ZcU9p7QdrshMvXqWK6gpu5rmrkPdT3L4'),
b: null,
c: 'string'
}
}
let data = encode(obj)
let decoded = decode(data)
decoded.y[0] // 2
CID.asCID(decoded.z.a) // cid instance
```
## Spec
The [`dag-cbor` specification is in the IPLD specs repo](https://github.com/ipld/specs/blob/master/block-layer/codecs/dag-cbor.md).
## License
Licensed under either of
- Apache 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) / <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>)
- MIT ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) / <http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>)
## Contribute
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.