@solana/buffer-layout
Serialize and deserialize JavaScript values to Solana program buffers.
Crypto and web3 npm MIT
Used in agent projects
46
0.4% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in crypto and web3
#38 of 89
by use in those projects
Downloads
2.3M
npm, last 7 days, @solana/buffer-layout
GitHub stars
21
last push Jan 10, 2025
How @solana/buffer-layout is used
@solana/buffer-layout is a dependency in 46 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.4%), #38 of 89 in crypto and web3. The most used alternative there is Solana Web3.js. Projects that use it most often also use Solana Web3.js (100.0%), Solana SPL Token (87.0%), bn.js (39.1%).
Often used with @solana/buffer-layout
| Solana Web3.js | 100.0% of @solana/buffer-layout projects · 6.0× more than average |
|---|---|
| Solana SPL Token | 87.0% of @solana/buffer-layout projects · 11.9× more than average |
| bn.js | 39.1% of @solana/buffer-layout projects · 22.9× more than average |
| Axios | 37.0% of @solana/buffer-layout projects · 3.7× more than average |
| ts-node | 32.6% of @solana/buffer-layout projects · 4.8× more than average |
| TypeScript | 80.4% of @solana/buffer-layout projects |
| Prettier | 43.5% of @solana/buffer-layout projects · 2.5× more than average |
| Chai | 23.9% of @solana/buffer-layout projects · 10.0× more than average |
Install
| Package | npm install @solana/buffer-layout |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (31), Rust (9), Next.js (6) |
| Example projects | ask-the-hive/the-hive, archiesnipes/solana-new-token-monitor, ironaddicteddog/anchor-amm, ideacco/solana-swap-parser, Grape-Labs/grape-art |
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