[Bug] Issues with index of iota.api.getNewAddress() about iota.js HOT 8 CLOSED

We can't repro. Could you please provide a test case?

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Make sure you pass total in options. If total is not passed to getNewAddress() it will call findTransactions() and increment the index until a new unused address is found.

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@chrisdukakis Are you sure about that? If I pass total along with index in options, it returns multiple addresses (ignores index). Please try it yourself.

@th0br0 Check the following codes. I have 13 used addresses. This code always returns the next unused address even if I set index as less than 13. For the index value >= 13 looks fine.

`var iota = new IOTA({
'host': 'http://service.iotasupport.com',
'port': 14265
});

	var seed = 'YOUR SEED';
	var options = { 
		checksum: true,
		security: 2,
		index: 3
	}
	iota.api.getNewAddress( seed, options, function( error, result ) {
	    console.log(result);
	    // Address:
	});`

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@th0br0 You didn't yet repro the issue?!

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I can't close, but:

 // Case 1: total
    //
    // If total number of addresses to generate is supplied, simply generate
    // and return the list of all addresses

 //  Case 2: no total provided
    //
    //  Continue calling findTransactions to see if address was already created
    //  if null, return list of addresses

Please read the documentation.
getNewAddress will return the next unused address.

This is no bug. If you think it is, please provide a repro case.

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@th0br0 OMG! Who wrote this library?!

I was talking about index, not total! Please read my posts carefully. I've already provided a case.

If you don't know, getNewAddress also returns specific address based on index, not just next unused address!

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You have not provided a test or repro case. You have provided a code snippet copied from the documentation. That is something quite different.

getNewAddress will only return either:

• a set number of addresses from index to index+total
• all addresses that are checked for past transactions starting at index
• the first address after or at index without past transactions

If the address at index has been used, you will only see it returned if you either specify total or provide returnAll.

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Wow! I've lost my words!

It's really the most sophisticated function out there. Probably, we'll be able to transfer IOTA using this function in the future. (Because a function should do more than what it says in the documentation of course.)

I am closing this thread anyway. It seems like IOTA libraries are too perfect to have any bug in them.

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