web3-eth 4.0.1-rc.1

v4.0.1-rc.1

on Node.js Yarn

Changed

web3

• No need for polyfilling nodejs net and fs modules (#5978)
• Removed IPC provider dependency, IPC path is no longer viable provider. If you wanna use IPC, please install web3-providers-ipc and instantiate provider yourself (#5978)

web3-core

• If a transaction object with a data property is passed to txInputOptionsFormatter, it will now be replaced with input (#5915)
• The types TransactionTypeParser and TransactionBuilder are now utilizing the type Transaction for the transaction object. (#5993)
• No need for polyfilling nodejs net and fs modules (#5978)
• Removed IPC provider dependency, IPC path is no longer viable provider. If you wanna use IPC, please install web3-providers-ipc and instantiate provider yourself (#5978)

web3-errors

• gasLimit is no longer accepted as a parameter for MissingGasError and `TransactionGasMismatchError, and is also no longer included in error message (#5915)

web3-eth

• signTransaction will now return gas instead of gasLimit for returned transaction object regardless of what property name the provider uses (#5915)
• formatTransaction will now replace data transaction property with input (#5915)
• isTransactionCall will now check if value.input isHexStrict if provided (#5915)
• The functions defaultTransactionBuilder and transactionBuilder are now utilizing the type Transaction for the transaction object. (#5993)

web3-eth-accounts

• Moved @ethereumjs/tx, @ethereumjs/common code to our source code (#5963)
• The method signTransaction returned by privateKeyToAccount is now accepting the type Transaction for its argument. (#5993)

web3-eth-contract

• getSendTxParams will now return input instead of data in returned transaction parameters object (#5915)
• Contract constructor will now thrown new ContractTransactionDataAndInputError if both data and input are passed in ContractInitOptions for Contract constructor (#5915)
• The types ContractInitOptions, NonPayableCallOptions and PayableCallOptions are moved to web3-types. (#5993)

web3-types

• data property in TransactionOutput was renamed to input (#5915)
• The method signTransaction inside Web3BaseWalletAccount is now utilizing the type Transaction for its argument. (#5993)
• The types FMT_NUMBER, NumberTypes, FMT_BYTES, ByteTypes, DataFormat, DEFAULT_RETURN_FORMAT, ETH_DATA_FORMAT and FormatType moved from web3-utils. (#5993)
• The types ContractInitOptions, NonPayableCallOptions and PayableCallOptions are moved from web3-eth-contract. (#5993)

web3-utils

• The types FMT_NUMBER, NumberTypes, FMT_BYTES, ByteTypes, DataFormat, DEFAULT_RETURN_FORMAT, ETH_DATA_FORMAT and FormatType moved to web3-types. (#5993)

Added

web3

• Added source files (#5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)

web3-core

• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)
• Added source files (#5956)

web3-errors

• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)
• Added source files (#5956)

web3-eth

• Added source files (#5956)

web3-eth-abi

• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)
• Added source files (#5956)

web3-eth-accounts

• Added source files (#5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)

web3-eth-contract

• input is now an acceptable property for ContractInitOptions in place of data (either can be used, but input is used withing the Contract class) (#5915)
• Added source files (#5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)

web3-eth-ens

• Added source files (#5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)

web3-eth-iban

• Added source files (#5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)

web3-eth-personal

• Added source files (#5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)

web3-net

• Added source files (#5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)

web3-providers-http

• Added source files (#5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)

web3-providers-ipc

• Added source files (#5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)

web3-providers-ws

• Added source files (#5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)

web3-rpc-methods

• Added source files (#5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)

web3-types

• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)
• Added source files (#5956)

web3-utils

• Added source files (#5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)

web3-validator

• Added source files (#5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)
• Added functions isHexString, isHexPrefixed, validateNoLeadingZeroes (#5963)

Removed

web3-core

• getConfig method from Web3Config class, config is now public and accessible using Web3Config.config (#5950)

web3-eth

• Removed dependencies @ethereumjs/tx, @ethereumjs/common (#5963)

web3-eth-abi

• Removed formatDecodedObject function (#5934)

web3-eth-contract

• data was removed as a property of ContractOptions type (#5915)

web3-utils

• Removed dependencies @ethereumjs/tx, @ethereumjs/common (#5963)

Fixed

web3-eth-ens

• Bug fix of checkNetwork in ENS (#5988)