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+const api = require("./index.js");
+const b4a = require("b4a");
+
+const numToHex = (num) => {
+    return num.toString(16);
+}
+
+const hextoNum = (hex) => {
+    return parseInt(hex, 16);
+}
+
+// General test parameters
+const networkId = api.MAINNET_ID;
+const from = "trac1775p3gcxyxln9g52q0jqmfc9c4ypunxtpyrramqu4g5sj0ha6knqw3hmg9";
+const secretKey = "c62b2bf6116548554e040a9a974fb6b7c44b4ade17fafa7dadb07b2a32ff82d8f7a818a30621bf32a28a03e40da705c5481e4ccb09063eec1caa29093efdd5a6";
+const validity = "2a2ad7efae489f1152b974406d7919746a501b69d5dc44adc0c8dd37d7179958";
+
+// transaction parameters
+const to = "trac1ah5fzvpw7ht0audcm045d343khxsh59njxnz7c6gc7af5cm78hxqtp48jh";
+// const amountDec = 1_000_000_000_000_000_000_000; // 1000 $TNK
+const amountDec = 1_000_000_000_000_000_000; // 1 $TNK
+const amount = numToHex(amountDec);
+
+// operation parameters
+const originBootstrap = "5adb970a73e20e8e2e896cd0c30cf025a0b32ec6fe026b98c6714115239607ac";
+const destinationBootstrap = "b4adf37878871ebc30c87d8dfdc5be44e1e10cc41461a8d1d61e26b5a19416c9";
+const validator = originBootstrap; // just for testing purposes
+const contentHash = originBootstrap; // just for testing purposes
+
+const buildTransaction = async () => {
+    const preTx = await api.transaction.preBuild(from, to, amount, validity, networkId);
+    const tx = api.transaction.build(preTx, b4a.from(secretKey, "hex"));
+    const payload = {
+        payload: tx
+    }
+    return payload;
+};
+
+const buildOperation = async () => {
+    const preOp = await api.operation.preBuild(from, validator, contentHash, originBootstrap, destinationBootstrap, validity, networkId);
+    const op = api.operation.build(preOp, b4a.from(secretKey, "hex"));
+    const payload = {
+        payload: op
+    }
+    return payload;
+}
+
+async function testFunction() {
+    const payload = await buildTransaction();
+    // const payload = await buildOperation();
+    const decodedStr = b4a.from(payload.payload, 'base64').toString('ascii');
+    const decodedObj = JSON.parse(decodedStr);
+
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(payload));
+    console.log("\n\n==============================\n\n");
+    console.log("Payload length:", payload.payload.length);
+    console.log("Decoded Payload String: ", decodedStr);
+    console.log("Decoded Payload Object:", decodedObj);
+}
+// testFunction();
+
+function testBuildTransaction() {
+    let from = "trac1w26lfcrlwhnndne2g8wuz0geufhygzttnxxnvnywj492v0amc9ds6jax3r";
+    let to = "trac1nh84vgtdt3phmewcjl5g2msd5zal5dz62qxvxctrt3ekvymsscwql7zjcz";
+    let amount = "0DE0B6B3A763FFFF"; // 1 TNK
+    let validity = "cf639bbf44193db970809a6f3b891f681c13ba54da611d4219629f3de8f2ac05";
+    let networkId = api.MAINNET_ID;
+    let secretKey = "fe4e4e064e7bec80d33cb61a65f09da07631094d80c4aebd83d48ad163f7ab8172b5f4e07f75e736cf2a41ddc13d19e26e44096b998d364c8e954aa63fbbc15b";
+    api.transaction.preBuild(from, to, amount, validity, networkId)
+    .then(preTx => {
+        const tx = api.transaction.build(preTx, b4a.from(secretKey, "hex"));
+        const payload = {
+            payload: tx
+        }
+        console.log(JSON.stringify(payload));
+    });
+}
+// testBuildTransaction();
+
+async function createAddress() {
+    const keyPair = await api.address.generate("trac");
+    const address = keyPair.address;
+    console.log("Generated Address:", address);
+    console.log("Private Key:", b4a.toString(keyPair.secretKey, "hex"));
+}
+// createAddress();
+
+async function isAddressValid(address) {
+    console.log("Testing address: ", address);
+    console.log("Is valid address format?", api.address.isValid(address));
+    console.log("decoded Address Buffer (pub key):", api.address.decode(address).toString('hex'));
+}
+
+isAddressValid("trac19wyqu9g80pn95d8cwkzn3e3qk09rj7tsf4vv4sh8mzjh8dmwcwkqp9rql4");
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