useGenesisHash

The useGenesisHash hook provides access to the genesis hash of the connected chain.

Import

import { useGenesisHash } from '@luno-kit/react'

Usage

index.tsx

import { useGenesisHash } from '@luno-kit/react'

function GenesisHashDisplay() {
  const { data: genesisHash, isLoading, error } = useGenesisHash()
  
  if (isLoading) {
    return <div>Loading genesis hash...</div>
  }
  
  if (error) {
    return <div>Error: {error.message}</div>
  }
  
  if (!genesisHash) {
    return <div>No genesis hash available</div>
  }
  
  return (
    <div>
      <h3>Genesis Hash</h3>
      <p>Hash: {genesisHash}</p>
      <p>Short: {genesisHash.slice(0, 10)}...</p>
    </div>
  )
}

config.ts

import { createConfig } from '@luno-kit/react'
import { polkadot, kusama } from '@luno-kit/react/chains'
import { polkadotjsConnector } from '@luno-kit/react/connectors'

const config = createConfig({
  appName: 'luno with-vite example',
  chains: [polkadot, kusama],
  connectors: [polkadotjsConnector()],
  autoConnect: true,
});

Return Value

The hook returns an object with the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
data	HexString | undefined	The genesis hash of the chain
error	Error | null	Any error that occurred during the query
isLoading	boolean	Whether the query is currently loading

TIP

The data property is of type HexString from the dedot library, which represents a 0x${string}.
The genesis hash is fetched using React Query and cached indefinitely. The hook will only refetch when the chain changes or when the cache is invalidated.

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