3 files changed, 34 insertions, 55 deletions

diff --git a/packages/utils/src/abi_encoder/evm_data_type_factory.ts b/packages/utils/src/abi_encoder/evm_data_type_factory.ts
index 4cc124e0a..5ff7366d6 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/abi_encoder/evm_data_type_factory.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/abi_encoder/evm_data_type_factory.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import { DataItem, MethodAbi } from 'ethereum-types';
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
 
+import { generateDataItemsFromSignature } from './utils/signatureParser';
+
 import { DataType } from './abstract_data_types/data_type';
 import { DataTypeFactory } from './abstract_data_types/interfaces';
 import { AddressDataType } from './evm_data_types/address';
@@ -129,4 +131,25 @@ export class EvmDataTypeFactory implements DataTypeFactory {
 
     private constructor() {}
 }
+
+// Convenience function
+export function create(input: DataItem | DataItem[] | string): DataType {
+    // Handle different types of input
+    let dataItems: DataItem[] = [];
+    if (typeof(input) === 'string') {
+        dataItems = generateDataItemsFromSignature(input);
+    } else if(input instanceof Array) {
+        dataItems = input as DataItem[];
+    } else {
+        dataItems = [input as DataItem];
+    }
+    // Create single data item from input
+    let dataItem: DataItem = dataItems.length === 1 ? dataItems[0] : {
+        name: '',
+        type: 'tuple',
+        components: dataItems
+    };
+    // Create data type
+    return EvmDataTypeFactory.getInstance().create(dataItem);
+}
 /* tslint:enable no-construct */
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/abi_encoder/index.ts b/packages/utils/src/abi_encoder/index.ts
index 23422dd8b..f7f1ceedc 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/abi_encoder/index.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/abi_encoder/index.ts
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ export {
     String,
     Tuple,
     UInt,
+    create,
 } from './evm_data_type_factory';
-export { fromSignature } from './utils/signatureParser';
+//export { fromSignature } from './utils/signatureParser';
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/abi_encoder/utils/signatureParser.ts b/packages/utils/src/abi_encoder/utils/signatureParser.ts
index fe5127032..9c1a59c82 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/abi_encoder/utils/signatureParser.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/abi_encoder/utils/signatureParser.ts
@@ -1,67 +1,22 @@
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
 
-import { DataType } from '../abstract_data_types/data_type';
 import { DataItem } from 'ethereum-protocol';
-import { MethodAbi } from 'ethereum-types';
-import * as EvmDataTypes from '../evm_data_type_factory';
 
-// Valid signatures:
-//   functionName(param1, param2, ...): (output1, output2, ...)
-//   functionName(param1, param2, ...)
-//   (param1, param2, ...)
 /*
-export function fromSignature(signature: string): DataType {
-    const maxSignatureIndex = signature.length - 1;
-    // Function name
-    const isFunction = signature.startsWith('function ');
-    // Output components
-    const outputComponentsBeginIndex = signature.indexOf(':');
-    const outputComponentsEndIndex = outputComponentsBeginIndex >= 0 ? maxSignatureIndex : 0;
-    const hasOutputComponents = outputComponentsBeginIndex >= 0;
-    const outputComponentsSignature = hasOutputComponents ? signature.substring(outputComponentsBeginIndex, outputComponentsEndIndex + 1) : "";
-    // Input components
-    const inputComponentsBeginIndex = signature.indexOf('(');
-    const inputComponentsEndIndex = hasOutputComponents ? outputComponentsBeginIndex : maxSignatureIndex;
-    const inputComponentsSignature = signature.substring(inputComponentsBeginIndex, inputComponentsEndIndex + 1);
-    // Function anme
-    const functionName = signature.substr(0, inputComponentsBeginIndex);
-    const isFunction = !_.isEmpty(functionName);
-
-    console.log(`sig - ` + inputComponentsSignature);
-    // Create data type
-    let dataType: DataType;
-    if (isFunction) {
-        const methodAbi = {
-            type: 'function',
-            name: functionName,
-            inputs: generateDataItems(inputComponentsSignature),
-            outputs: !_.isEmpty(outputComponentsSignature) ? generateDataItems(outputComponentsSignature) : [],
-        } as MethodAbi;
-        dataType = new EvmDataTypes.Method(methodAbi);
-    } else if(hasOutputComponents) {
-        throw new Error(`Invalid signature: Contains outputs but no function name.`);
-    } else {
-        const inputDataItem = generateDataItem(inputComponentsSignature);
-        console.log(JSON.stringify(inputDataItem));
-        dataType = EvmDataTypes.EvmDataTypeFactory.getInstance().create(inputDataItem);
-    }
-    return dataType;
-}*/
-
-export function fromSignature(signature: string): DataType {
-    const dataItems = generateDataItems(signature);
+export function generateDataItemFromSignature(signature: string): DataItem {
+    const dataItems = generateDataItemsFromSignature(signature);
     if (dataItems.length === 1) {
-        return EvmDataTypes.EvmDataTypeFactory.getInstance().create(dataItems[0]);
+        return dataItems[0];
     }
-    // this is a tuple
-    return EvmDataTypes.EvmDataTypeFactory.getInstance().create({
+    // signature represents a tuple
+    return {
         name: '',
         type: 'tuple',
         components: dataItems
-    });
-}
+    };
+}*/
 
-function generateDataItems(signature: string): DataItem[] {
+export function generateDataItemsFromSignature(signature: string): DataItem[] {
     let trimmedSignature = signature;
     if (signature.startsWith('(')) {
         if(!signature.endsWith(')')) {
@@ -116,7 +71,7 @@ function generateDataItems(signature: string): DataItem[] {
             case ',':
                 if (parenCount === 0) {
                     //throw new Error(`Generating Data Items`);
-                    const components = currToken.startsWith('(') ? generateDataItems(currToken) : [];
+                    const components = currToken.startsWith('(') ? generateDataItemsFromSignature(currToken) : [];
                     const isTuple = !_.isEmpty(components);
                     const isArray = currTokenIsArray;
                     let dataItem: DataItem = {name: currTokenName, type: ''};