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# @daohaus/utils

A set of helper tools and utilities that are used throughout our libraries and apps. This includes things like our constants, types, and various utilities and helper functions.

### [View on Github](https://github.com/HausDAO/monorepo/tree/develop/libs/utils)
- [**Helpers**](https://github.com/HausDAO/monorepo/tree/develop/libs/utils/src/utils)
- [**Constants**](https://github.com/HausDAO/monorepo/tree/develop/libs/utils/src/constants)
- [**Content**](https://github.com/HausDAO/monorepo/tree/develop/libs/utils/src/content)
- [**Types**](https://github.com/HausDAO/monorepo/tree/develop/libs/utils/src/types)

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### [View on NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@daohaus/utils)

## Usage

### Installation

yarn add @daohaus/utils

### Examples

**How to create a viem client**

import { createViemClient } from '@daohaus/utils';


const client = createViemClient({ 
  chainId: '0x1', 
  rpcs: { 
    '0x1': 'https://some-rpc-url.com' 
  }
});

**How to format time and date from a timestamp in dao data**

import { formatDateTimeFromSeconds } from '@daohaus/utils';


const timeProposalWasCreated = formatDateTimeFromSeconds(proposal.createdAt)

console.log(timeProposalWasCreated)
'4:42 pm June 15th 2023'

**How to format an address into a shorter string**

import { truncateAddress } from '@daohaus/utils';


const shortAddr = truncateAddress('0xf844b98df9ccdfbe5d460d0d7bdca232cf9da923');

console.log(shortAddr);
'0xf844...a923'

**How to get the labels for proposal status used in the admin app**

import { PROPOSAL_STATUS } from '@daohaus/utils'


const needProcessingLabel = PROPOSAL_STATUS.needsProcessing;

console.log(needProcessingLabel)
'Ready for Execution'

**How to get some info copy for dao settings**

import { INFO_COPY } from '@daohaus/utils'


const votingPeriodInfoText = INFO_COPY.VOTING_PERIOD;

console.log(votingPeriodInfoText)
'How long should proposals remain open for voting?'

**How to type a token info object return in dao data**

import { TokenInfo } from '@daohaus/utils'


const someToken: TokenInfo  = {
  decimals: 18,
  symbol: 'HAUS',
  name: 'HAUS'
  logoUri: null,
};