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+import { Provider } from "../types/mod.ts";
+import {
+  Credential,
+  Delegation,
+  OutRef,
+  ProtocolParameters,
+  UTxO,
+} from "../types/types.ts";
+import { Assets } from "../types/mod.ts";
+import { C } from "../core/mod.ts";
+import { fromHex, getAddressDetails } from "../mod.ts";
+
+type HydraCommand =
+  | { tag: "GetUTxO" }
+  | { tag: "NewTx"; transaction: string };
+
+interface ServerResponse {
+  tag: string;
+  timestamp: Date;
+  seq: number;
+  headId: string;
+}
+
+interface GetUTxOResponse extends ServerResponse {
+  tag: "GetUTxOResponse";
+  utxo: Utxos;
+}
+
+interface TxValid extends ServerResponse {
+  tag: "TxValid";
+  transaction: Transaction;
+}
+
+interface TxInvalid extends ServerResponse {
+  tag: "TxInvalid";
+  transaction: Transaction;
+  validationError: {
+    reason: string;
+  };
+}
+
+interface Transaction {
+  id: string;
+}
+
+type Utxo = {
+  address: string;
+  datumhash?: string | undefined;
+  inlineDatum?: string | undefined;
+  referenceScript?: string | undefined;
+  value: Assets;
+};
+
+type Utxos = {
+  [key: string]: Utxo;
+};
+
+export class Hydra implements Provider {
+  wsUrl: string;
+  httpUrl: string;
+
+  constructor(
+    host: string,
+    ssl: boolean = false,
+  ) {
+    this.wsUrl = `${ssl ? "wss" : "ws"}://${host}?history=no&snapshot-utxo=no`;
+    this.httpUrl = `${ssl ? "https" : "http"}://${host}`;
+  }
+
+  async getProtocolParameters(): Promise<ProtocolParameters> {
+    const result = await (
+      await fetch(`${this.httpUrl}/protocol-parameters`)
+    ).json();
+
+    return {
+      minFeeA: parseInt(result.txFeePerByte),
+      minFeeB: parseInt(result.txFeeFixed),
+      maxTxSize: parseInt(result.maxTxSize),
+      maxValSize: parseInt(result.maxValueSize),
+      keyDeposit: BigInt(result.stakeAddressDeposit),
+      poolDeposit: BigInt(result.stakePoolDeposit),
+      priceMem: parseFloat(result.executionUnitPrices.priceMemory),
+      priceStep: parseFloat(result.executionUnitPrices.priceSteps),
+      maxTxExMem: BigInt(result.maxTxExecutionUnits.memory),
+      maxTxExSteps: BigInt(result.maxTxExecutionUnits.steps),
+      coinsPerUtxoByte: BigInt(result.txFeePerByte),
+      collateralPercentage: parseInt(result.collateralPercentage),
+      maxCollateralInputs: parseInt(result.maxCollateralInputs),
+      costModels: {
+        "PlutusV1": result.costModels.PlutusV1 || {},
+        "PlutusV2": result.costModels.PlutusV2 || {},
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  async getUtxos(addressOrCredential: string | Credential): Promise<UTxO[]> {
+    return (await this.getSnapshotUtxos())
+      .filter((utxo) => {
+        if (typeof addressOrCredential === "string") {
+          return addressOrCredential === utxo.address;
+        } else {
+          const { paymentCredential } = getAddressDetails(
+            utxo.address,
+          );
+          paymentCredential?.hash;
+          return paymentCredential?.hash === addressOrCredential.hash;
+        }
+      });
+  }
+
+  async getUtxosWithUnit(
+    addressOrCredential: string | Credential,
+    unit: string,
+  ): Promise<UTxO[]> {
+    const utxos = await this.getUtxos(addressOrCredential);
+    return utxos.filter((utxo) => utxo.assets[unit] > 0n);
+  }
+
+  async getUtxoByUnit(unit: string): Promise<UTxO> {
+    const utxos = (await this.getSnapshotUtxos())
+      .filter((utxo) => utxo.assets[unit] > 0n);
+
+    if (utxos.length > 1) {
+      throw new Error("Unit needs to be an NFT or only held by one address.");
+    }
+
+    if (utxos.length < 1) {
+      throw new Error("Unit not found at any address.");
+    }
+
+    return utxos[0];
+  }
+
+  async getUtxosByOutRef(outRefs: OutRef[]): Promise<UTxO[]> {
+    const client = await this.hydraWsp({ tag: "GetUTxO" });
+    const utxoResponse = await this.awaitMessage<GetUTxOResponse>(client);
+
+    client.close();
+
+    return outRefs.flatMap((outRef) => {
+      const concatenatedRef = `${outRef.txHash}#${outRef.outputIndex}`;
+      const maybeUtxo = utxoResponse.utxo[concatenatedRef];
+
+      return maybeUtxo ? this.convertHydraUtxo(concatenatedRef, maybeUtxo) : [];
+    });
+  }
+
+  getDelegation(rewardAddress: string): Promise<Delegation> {
+    throw new Error("Delegation does not apply to Hydra.");
+  }
+
+  async getDatum(datumHash: string): Promise<string> {
+    return (await this.getSnapshotUtxos())
+      .filter((utxo) => utxo.datumHash === datumHash)[0].datum!;
+  }
+
+  async awaitTx(
+    txHash: string,
+    checkInterval?: number | undefined,
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    const client = new WebSocket(this.wsUrl);
+    await new Promise((res) => {
+      client.addEventListener("open", () => res(1), { once: true });
+    });
+    const isValid = await this.awaitTxValid(txHash, client, checkInterval);
+    client.close();
+    return isValid;
+  }
+
+  async submitTx(tx: string): Promise<string> {
+    const client = await this.hydraWsp({
+      tag: "NewTx",
+      transaction: tx,
+    });
+
+    client.close();
+
+    const coreTx = C.Transaction.from_bytes(fromHex(tx));
+    const txHash = C.hash_transaction(coreTx.body()).to_hex();
+    return txHash;
+  }
+
+  private async getSnapshotUtxos(): Promise<UTxO[]> {
+    const client = await this.hydraWsp({ tag: "GetUTxO" });
+    const utxoResponse = await this.awaitMessage<GetUTxOResponse>(client);
+
+    client.close();
+
+    return Object.entries(utxoResponse.utxo)
+      .map(([outputRef, utxo]) => {
+        return this.convertHydraUtxo(outputRef, utxo);
+      });
+  }
+
+  private convertHydraUtxo(outputRef: string, utxo: Utxo): UTxO {
+    const [txHash, outputIndex] = outputRef.split("#");
+
+    return {
+      txHash,
+      outputIndex: Number(outputIndex),
+      assets: utxo.value,
+      address: utxo.address,
+      datumHash: utxo.datumhash,
+      datum: utxo.inlineDatum,
+      scriptRef: utxo.referenceScript
+        ? {
+          type: "PlutusV2",
+          script: utxo.referenceScript,
+        }
+        : undefined,
+    };
+  }
+
+  private async awaitMessage<T>(client: WebSocket): Promise<T> {
+    return await new Promise((res, rej) => {
+      client.addEventListener("message", (msg: MessageEvent<string>) => {
+        try {
+          const serverResponse = JSON.parse(msg.data);
+          if (serverResponse.tag == "CommandFailed") {
+            rej(
+              new Error(
+                `Received "Command Failed" from Hydra. Is Hydra not in the right state?`,
+              ),
+            );
+          } else {
+            res(serverResponse as T);
+          }
+        } catch (e) {
+          rej(e);
+        }
+      }, { once: true });
+    });
+  }
+
+  /* Listen to all messages until receiving "CommandFailed", "TxValid", or "TxInvalid"
+    The Caller is responsible for cleanup of `client`, even in the error case. */
+  private async awaitTxValid(
+    txHash: string,
+    client: WebSocket,
+    timeoutMs: number | undefined = 5000,
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    return await new Promise((res, rej) => {
+      const listener = (msg: MessageEvent<string>) => {
+        try {
+          const serverResponse = JSON.parse(msg.data) as ServerResponse;
+          if (serverResponse.tag == "CommandFailed") {
+            rej(
+              new Error(
+                `Received "Command Failed" from Hydra. Is Hydra not in the right state?`,
+              ),
+            );
+          } else if (serverResponse.tag == "TxValid") {
+            if ((serverResponse as TxValid).transaction.id !== txHash) {
+              return;
+            }
+            client.removeEventListener("message", listener);
+            res(true);
+          } else if (serverResponse.tag == "TxInvalid") {
+            if ((serverResponse as TxInvalid).transaction.id !== txHash) {
+              return;
+            }
+            client.removeEventListener("message", listener);
+            rej(serverResponse);
+          }
+        } catch (e) {
+          client.removeEventListener("message", listener);
+          rej(e);
+        }
+      };
+
+      client.addEventListener("message", listener);
+
+      /* If the user calls awaitTxValid in an inappropriate way, it
+         may leak the client and listener, or hang. This timeout guarantees cleanup. */
+
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        client.removeEventListener("message", listener);
+        if (
+          client.readyState !== WebSocket.CLOSING &&
+          client.readyState !== WebSocket.CLOSED
+        ) {
+          rej(
+            new Error(`Hydra never reported success or failure of ${txHash}.`),
+          );
+        }
+      }, timeoutMs);
+    });
+  }
+
+  private async hydraWsp(
+    command: HydraCommand,
+  ): Promise<WebSocket> {
+    const client = new WebSocket(this.wsUrl);
+    await new Promise((res) => {
+      client.addEventListener("open", () => res(1), { once: true });
+    });
+    // The first message is always "Greetings"
+    await new Promise((res) => {
+      client.addEventListener("message", () => res(1), { once: true });
+    });
+
+    client.send(JSON.stringify(command));
+    return client;
+  }
+}