Interface API<OptionExtension>

const block = await ipfs.block.get(cid)
console.log(block)

import * as dagPB from '@ipld/dag-pb'
// Defaults
const encoder = new TextEncoder()
const decoder = new TextDecoder()

const bytes = encoder.encode('a serialized object')
const cid = await ipfs.block.put(bytes)

console.log(decoder.decode(block.data))
// Logs:
// a serialized object
console.log(block.cid.toString())
// Logs:
// the CID of the object

// With custom format and hashtype through CID
import { CID } from 'multiformats/cid'
const another = encoder.encode('another serialized object')
const cid = CID.createV1(dagPB.code, multihash)
const block = await ipfs.block.put(another, cid)
console.log(decoder.decode(block.data))

// Logs:
// a serialized object
console.log(block.cid.toString())
// Logs:
// the CID of the object

for await (const result of ipfs.block.rm(cid)) {
  if (result.error) {
    console.error(`Failed to remove block ${result.cid} due to ${result.error.message}`)
  } else {
   console.log(`Removed block ${result.cid}`)
  }
}

const cid = CID.parse('QmQULBtTjNcMwMr4VMNknnVv3RpytrLSdgpvMcTnfNhrBJ')
const stats = await ipfs.block.stat(cid)
console.log(stats.cid.toString())
// Logs: QmQULBtTjNcMwMr4VMNknnVv3RpytrLSdgpvMcTnfNhrBJ
console.log(stat.size)
// Logs: 3739