Lisk Releases Lisk Elements v1.0.0, A New JavaScript Library For Developers

Lisk has announced the release of their JavaScript library, Lisk Elements v1.0.0, a resource library for developers on the platform. The new library replaces LiskJS, adding new functions that can be used in existing Lisk products such as Hub and Commander.

The announcement follows a series of releases from the team, including a Core 1.0.0 testnet and Hub 0.10.0.

Source: Lisk blog

Lisk Elements revamps the way clients communicate with servers. It categorizes functionality as follows:

• A set of Lisk-related constants
• Relevant cryptographic functions
• Mnemonic passphrase helpers
• Functions for creating, signing, and verifying transactions
• An API client for interacting with nodes on the Lisk network

Developers on the Lisk subreddit welcomed the addition of JavaScript Promises, which allows for more readable and trackable code with respect to asynchronous callbacks. Other notable features include a greater choice of utility functions, renaming of exposed functions and variables, a new…