Client.getDBInfo() method

Returns a DBInfo objection containing metadata required to invite other peers to join a given thread.

Signature:

getDBInfo(threadID: ThreadID): Promise<DBInfo>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
threadID	ThreadID	the ID of the database

Returns:

Promise<DBInfo>

An object with an encoded thread key, and a list of multiaddrs.

Example

Get DB info and use DB info to join an existing remote thread (e.g. invited)

import {Client, DBInfo, ThreadID} from '@textile/hub'

async function getInfo (client: Client, threadID: ThreadID): Promise<DBInfo> {
  return await client.getDBInfo(threadID)
}

async function joinFromInfo (client: Client, info: DBInfo) {
  return await client.joinFromInfo(info)
}