graphprotocol / graphprotocol/graph-node

Bug: BigInt.toString produces incorrect decimal string for large uint256 numbers

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Description

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Bug

What is the current behavior?
Calling BigInt.toString in graph-ts execution context produces an incorrect results for large numbers

If the current behavior is a bug, please provide the steps to reproduce and if possible a minimal demo of the problem.

Given this hex: 0x344435891c9a299443ad1ff6f97829fcf3aff343795f7eb86730d1d0f968cb54, various popular js libraries successfully convert the hex to the following decimal string: 23640783215816018536649662874651199072550547213372823297679392888119521495892

In the graph-ts execution context, BigInt.toString should return the same decimal string.
However BigInt.fromByteArray(ByteArray.fromHexString(hex)).toString() returns the following:
38353673751782187045679142956196807757628143702081891553022150933500130575412, which is incorrect.

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Research direction

Start with the graph-ts execution path for BigInt.toString and reproduce the issue using BigInt.fromByteArray(ByteArray.fromHexString(hex)) with the hexadecimal value in the report. Compare the returned decimal string with the expected value and verify that large uint256 values convert correctly.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
blockchain
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
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Clarity
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Newbie friendliness
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