Resolve "feat(Primitives): Have Bytes Primitive extends Uint8Array (if possible)"

packages/primitives/src/bytes.ts

@@ -15,16 +15,19 @@ import {
 /**
  * Bytes Primitive.
  */
-export class Bytes {
-  protected readonly bytes: Uint8Array;
-
+export class Bytes extends Uint8Array {
   /**
    * Instantiate Bytes from a Uint8Array.
    *
    * @param bytes {Uint8Array} The bytes to use.
    */
   protected constructor(bytes: Uint8Array) {
-    this.bytes = bytes;
+    super(bytes);
+  }
+
+  // Override the constructor to ensure correct inheritance
+  static from(uint8Array: Uint8Array): Bytes {
+    return new Bytes(uint8Array);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -119,11 +122,11 @@ export class Bytes {
    * @returns Bytes as a Base64 string.
    */
   public toBase64(): string {
-    return binToBase64(this.bytes);
+    return binToBase64(this);
   }
 
   public toBigInt(): bigint {
-    return binToBigIntUintLE(this.bytes);
+    return binToBigIntUintLE(this);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ export class Bytes {
    * @returns Bytes as a hex string.
    */
   public toHex(): string {
-    return binToHex(this.bytes);
+    return binToHex(this);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ export class Bytes {
    * @returns Bytes as a UTF8 string.
    */
   public toUtf8(): string {
-    return binToUtf8(this.bytes);
+    return binToUtf8(this);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -149,11 +152,12 @@ export class Bytes {
    *
    * @returns Bytes as a Uint8Array.
    */
-  public toBytes(): Uint8Array {
-    return this.bytes;
+  public toUint8Array(): Uint8Array {
+    // NOTE: We clone the instance of Uint8Array so that we don't accidentally mutate it.
+    return new Uint8Array([...this]);
   }
 
   public invert(): Bytes {
-    return new Bytes(Uint8Array.from([...this.bytes].reverse()));
+    return new Bytes(Uint8Array.from([...this].reverse()));
   }
 }