KalBot/lib/kalshi/auth.js

import crypto from 'crypto';

const DEFAULT_KALSHI_API_BASE = 'https://api.elections.kalshi.com';
const KALSHI_API_BASE = (process.env.KALSHI_API_BASE || DEFAULT_KALSHI_API_BASE).trim().replace(/\/+$/, '');

function normalizePrivateKey(value) {
  if (!value) return '';

  let key = String(value).trim();

  // Strip accidental wrapping quotes from env UIs
  if (
    (key.startsWith('"') && key.endsWith('"')) ||
    (key.startsWith("'") && key.endsWith("'"))
  ) {
    key = key.slice(1, -1);
  }

  // Normalize line breaks from various env formats
  return key
    .replace(/\\r\\n/g, '\n')
    .replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')
    .replace(/\\n/g, '\n')
    .trim();
}

/**
 * Signs a Kalshi API request using RSA-PSS with SHA-256.
 * Returns headers needed for authenticated requests.
 */
export function signRequest(method, path, timestampMs = Date.now()) {
  const keyId = process.env.KALSHI_API_KEY_ID?.trim();
  const privateKeyPem = normalizePrivateKey(process.env.KALSHI_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY);

  if (!keyId || !privateKeyPem) {
    throw new Error('Missing KALSHI_API_KEY_ID or KALSHI_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY');
  }

  const ts = String(timestampMs);
  const message = `${ts}${method.toUpperCase()}${path}`;

  const signature = crypto.sign('sha256', Buffer.from(message), {
    key: privateKeyPem,
    padding: crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING,
    saltLength: crypto.constants.RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_DIGEST
  });

  return {
    'KALSHI-ACCESS-KEY': keyId,
    'KALSHI-ACCESS-SIGNATURE': signature.toString('base64'),
    'KALSHI-ACCESS-TIMESTAMP': ts,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  };
}

export { KALSHI_API_BASE };