Honeycluster Docs – Generate random value

Utility Methods

Generate random value

wss://honeycluster.io

rpc method: random

Returns a random 256-bit hex value from the server. Useful for generating seeds or nonces.

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Response · random WS Response

{
  "result": {
    "random": "D27CC23E65B0541D82AEA3A1E4D8ABDF7B5C16F4F0C0BEBCCBDE6E8E7A63684C"
  },
  "status": "success",
  "type": "response",
  "id": 1
}

Request Message

random WS Request

application/json

Generate random value

Field	Type	Description
`command` required	string	WebSocket command name
`id`	object	Client-supplied identifier to correlate requests with responses.
`api_version`	object	API version for the response format. Version 2 is the default for rippled 2.0+.

Example

Json

{
  "command": "random",
  "id": 1
}

Response Message

random WS Response

application/json

WebSocket response for random

Field	Type	Description
`result`	object
`status`	enum<string>	Available `successerror`
`type`	string
`id`	stringnumber	Echo of the client-provided correlation ID

Example

Json

{
  "result": {
    "random": "D27CC23E65B0541D82AEA3A1E4D8ABDF7B5C16F4F0C0BEBCCBDE6E8E7A63684C"
  },
  "status": "success",
  "type": "response",
  "id": 1
}

Request

Payload · JSON

const ws = new WebSocket('wss://honeycluster.io');

ws.addEventListener('open', () => {
  const request = {
    "command": "random",
    "id": 1
  };
  ws.send(JSON.stringify(request));
});

ws.addEventListener('message', (event: MessageEvent<string>) => {
  const response: unknown = JSON.parse(event.data);
  console.log(response);
  ws.close();
});

Response · random WS Response

{
  "result": {
    "random": "D27CC23E65B0541D82AEA3A1E4D8ABDF7B5C16F4F0C0BEBCCBDE6E8E7A63684C"
  },
  "status": "success",
  "type": "response",
  "id": 1
}