Function hexToBytes

src/helpers/buffer.ts:88–102

(hex: string)

 * ```
 */
export function hexToBytes(hex: string): Uint8Array {
  // Remove whitespace
  const clean = hex.replace(/\s/g, "");

  // Pad odd-length with trailing 0
  const padded = clean.length % 2 === 1 ? `${clean}0` : clean;

  const bytes = new Uint8Array(padded.length / 2);

  for (let i = 0; i < bytes.length; i++) {
    bytes[i] = Number.parseInt(padded.slice(i * 2, i * 2 + 2), 16);
  }

  return bytes;
}