Roadmap

We're working hard on v7 of Stacks.js. This version will bring a lot of improvements and new features, but it also adds some breaking changes.

npm install @stacks/transactions@next

Breaking changes

• Getting rid of the network class
  Instead, Stacks networks are now static objects, which are easier to handle. Also, the fetching logic is separated from the network object.
• Changing internal Clarity representation
  Clarity values in JS are hard to inspect. This is now simpler using easy to construct and debug objects.
• Changing internal post-conditions representation
  Post-conditions are now easier to inspect as well.
• Defaulting to hex
  In a lot of places Stacks.js defaults to bytes/Uint8Arrays. This is now updated to default to hex strings, which should be enough for most users. For advanced users, the bytes are still available as new methods.
• Simplifying addressess & tokens
  Addresses and tokens can be confusing. It's preferred to always have a single string representation for addresses and tokens.
• Removing Triplesec
  Triplesec has been a legacy mnemonic encryption option for a while. We will remove it to get rid of a dependency on a library that is no longer actively maintained.
• Remove legacy Blockstack authentication
  The Blockstack authentication is no longer maintained and will be removed from Stacks.js (mainly CLI).

Deprecations

• Remove wallet-sdk "restoring" and "config" features
  These concepts have lead to confusion and have been avoided by wallets. Wallets will not store additional information on Gaia and will not "restore"/detect which accounts have previously been used.

New Features

• Adding a maintained StacksApiClient
  So far, we only had auto-generated wrappers for the API. Now we will provide a maintained client that is easier to use with post-processing of information (e.g. Clarity values) to make them easier to use.