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---
title: Codecs Reference
description: Data encoding and decoding patterns for numbers, strings, structs, arrays, enums, discriminated unions, and common account/instruction codecs.
---
# Solana Kit Codecs Reference
## Direction
- **`encode()`**: values → `Uint8Array`
- **`decode()`**: `Uint8Array` → values
## Codec Types
```ts
// Full codec
const codec: Codec<number> = getU32Codec();
codec.encode(42); // Uint8Array
codec.decode(bytes); // number
// Encoder only (tree-shaking)
const encoder: Encoder<number> = getU32Encoder();
// Decoder only
const decoder: Decoder<number> = getU32Decoder();
```
## Number Codecs
```ts
// Unsigned
getU8Codec(); // 1 byte
getU16Codec(); // 2 bytes (little-endian default)
getU32Codec(); // 4 bytes
getU64Codec(); // 8 bytes (bigint)
getU128Codec(); // 16 bytes (bigint)
// Signed
getI8Codec(); getI16Codec(); getI32Codec(); getI64Codec();
// Float
getF32Codec(); getF64Codec();
// Big-endian
getU16Codec({ endian: Endian.Big });
```
## String Codecs
```ts
// UTF-8 (variable)
const utf8 = getUtf8Codec();
// With size prefix (common)
const prefixed = addCodecSizePrefix(getUtf8Codec(), getU32Codec());
// Fixed size
const fixed = fixCodecSize(getUtf8Codec(), 32);
// Base58 (addresses)
const base58 = getBase58Codec();
```
## Struct Codec
```ts
type MyStruct = { id: number; name: string; balance: bigint };
const codec = getStructCodec([
['id', getU32Codec()],
['name', addCodecSizePrefix(getUtf8Codec(), getU32Codec())],
['balance', getU64Codec()],
]);
const bytes = codec.encode({ id: 1, name: 'Alice', balance: 1000n });
const data = codec.decode(bytes);
```
## Array & Tuple
```ts
// Array with size prefix
const arr = addCodecSizePrefix(getArrayCodec(getU32Codec()), getU32Codec());
// Fixed array
const fixed = fixCodecSize(getArrayCodec(getU32Codec()), 10);
// Tuple
const point = getTupleCodec([getI32Codec(), getI32Codec()]);
```
## Enum
```ts
enum Direction { Up, Down, Left, Right }
const codec = getEnumCodec(Direction);
codec.encode(Direction.Up); // [0]
```
## Discriminated Union
```ts
type Shape =
| { __kind: 'circle'; radius: number }
| { __kind: 'rectangle'; width: number; height: number };
const codec = getDiscriminatedUnionCodec([
['circle', getStructCodec([['radius', getU32Codec()]])],
['rectangle', getStructCodec([
['width', getU32Codec()],
['height', getU32Codec()],
])],
]);
```
## Boolean & Nullable
```ts
const bool = getBooleanCodec(); // 1 byte
const u32Bool = getBooleanCodec({ size: 4 });
const nullable = getNullableCodec(getU32Codec());
nullable.encode(null); // [0]
nullable.encode(42); // [1, 42, 0, 0, 0]
```
## Options (Rust Option)
```ts
import { some, none, isSome, getOptionCodec } from '@solana/options';
const opt = getOptionCodec(getU32Codec());
opt.encode(some(42)); // [1, 42, 0, 0, 0]
opt.encode(none()); // [0]
```
## Bytes
```ts
const bytes = getBytesCodec();
const fixed32 = fixCodecSize(getBytesCodec(), 32); // pubkeys
```
## Composition Helpers
```ts
// Size prefix
const prefixed = addCodecSizePrefix(getUtf8Codec(), getU32Codec());
// Fixed size
const fixed = fixCodecSize(getUtf8Codec(), 32);
// Transform
const upper = transformCodec(
getUtf8Codec(),
(v) => v.toUpperCase(), // before encode
(v) => v.toLowerCase(), // after decode
);
// Offset
const offset = offsetCodec(getU32Codec(), { preOffset: 4 });
```
## Common Patterns
### Account Decoder
```ts
const tokenDecoder: Decoder<TokenAccount> = getStructDecoder([
['mint', fixDecoderSize(getBytesDecoder(), 32)],
['owner', fixDecoderSize(getBytesDecoder(), 32)],
['amount', getU64Decoder()],
['delegate', getOptionDecoder(fixDecoderSize(getBytesDecoder(), 32))],
['state', getU8Decoder()],
]);
```
### Instruction Encoder
```ts
const transferEncoder: Encoder<{ discriminator: number; amount: bigint }> =
getStructEncoder([
['discriminator', getU8Encoder()],
['amount', getU64Encoder()],
]);
const data = transferEncoder.encode({ discriminator: 3, amount: 1000000n });
```