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Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[4.0.1-alpha.1]​

Added​

  • web3-rpc-methods dependency (#5441)
  • Added chain and hardfork validation for transaction and transaction.common object in validateTransactionForSigning

Changed​

  • Web3EthExecutionAPI is now imported via web3-types instead of web3_eth_execution_api.ts (#5441)
  • Replace the imported methods from rpc_methods.ts with ethRpcMethods imports from web3-rpc-methods (#5441)
  • Web3NetAPI is now imported from web3-types instead of web3-net (#5441)
  • Moved rpc_methods tests to web3-rpc-methods (#5441)
  • Implemented the logic for transactionBlockTimeout (#5294)
  • Use subscription at rejectIfBlockTimeout when the provider supports subscription. Implement this as an experimental feature (if useSubscriptionWhenCheckingBlockTimeout at enableExperimentalFeatures is true). (#5481)
  • At some test cases, optimized some codes. (#5481)

Removed​

  • Moved the errors' classes from web3-eth/src/errors.ts to web3-errors/src/errors/transaction_errors.ts (#5462)

Fixed​

  • Fix getBlock returning empty transactions object on hydrated true (#5556)
  • setimmediate package to polyfill setImmediate for browsers (#5450)

[4.0.1-alpha.2]​

Changed​

  • Updated Web3.js dependencies (#5664)

[4.0.1-alpha.3]​

Changed​

  • Updated dependencies (#5725)

[4.0.1-alpha.4]​

Changed​

  • tsc compiled files moved to lib/ directory from dist/ (#5739)

[4.0.1-alpha.5]​

Changed​

  • web3.js dependencies (#5757)

Fixed​

  • Enable transaction with local wallet index in the to field (#5731)

[4.0.1-rc.0]​

Changed​

  • Update imports statements for objects that was moved between web3 packages (#5771)
  • sendTransaction and sendSignedTransaction now errors with (and error event emits) the following possible errors: TransactionRevertedWithoutReasonError, TransactionRevertInstructionError, TransactionRevertWithCustomError, InvalidResponseError, or ContractExecutionError (#5854)

Added​

  • Added createAccessList functionality ( #5780 )
  • Added support of safe and finalized block tags (#5823)
  • contractAbi option to SendTransactionOptions and SendSignedTransactionOptions to added the ability to parse custom solidity errors (#5854)

Removed​

  • getRevertReason is no longer exported (#5844)

[4.0.1-rc.1]​

Added​

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

Changed​

  • 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)

Removed​

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

[4.0.1-rc.2]​

Fixed​

  • Fixed ignoreGasPricing bug with wallet in context (#6071)

Changed​

  • formatTransaction no longer throws a TransactionDataAndInputError if it's passed a transaction object with both data and input properties set (as long as they are the same value) (#6064)
  • Refactored documentation for rpc_method_wrappers to point to the previously duplicated documentation found under the Web3Eth class documentation (#6054)
  • Replaced Buffer for Uint8Array (#6004)
  • Refactored defaultTransactionTypeParser to return correct EIP-2718 types, prior implementation was prioritizing transaction.hardfork and ignoring the use of transaction.gasLimit. defaultTransactionTypeParser will now throw InvalidPropertiesForTransactionTypeErrors for properties are used that are incompatible with transaction.type (#6102)
  • prepareTransactionForSigning and defaultTransactionBuilder now accepts optional fillGasPrice flag and by default will not fill gas(#6071)

[4.0.1]​

Release Notes:

Detailed List of change logs are mentioned under previous 4.x alpha and RC releases.

Documentation: Web3.js documentation Web3 API Migration Guide from 1.x

[4.0.2]​

Changed​

  • Dependencies updated

[4.0.3]​

Changed​

  • Dependencies updated

[4.1.0]​

Fixed​

  • sendTransaction will have gas filled by default using method estimateGas unless transaction builder options.fillGas is false. (#6249)
  • Missing blockHeaderSchema properties causing some properties to not appear in response of newHeads subscription (#6243)
  • Missing blockHeaderSchema properties causing some properties to not appear in response of newHeads subscription (#6243)

Changed​

  • MissingGasError error message changed for clarity (#6215)
  • input and data are no longer auto populated for transaction objects if they are not present. Instead, whichever property is provided by the user is formatted and sent to the RPC provider. Transaction objects returned from RPC responses are still formatted to contain both input and data properties (#6294)

Added​

  • A rpc_method_wrapper (signTypedData) for the rpc calls eth_signTypedData and eth_signTypedData_v4 (#6286)
  • A signTypedData method to the Web3Eth class (#6286)

[4.1.1]​

Fixed​

  • Added return type for formatSubscriptionResult in class NewHeadsSubscription (#6368)

[4.2.0]​

Added​

  • Added to Web3Config property contractDataInputFill allowing users to have the choice using property data, input or both for contract methods to be sent to the RPC provider when creating contracts. (#6377) (#6400)

[4.3.0]​

Changed​

  • Transactions will now default to type 2 transactions instead of type 0, similar to 1.x version. (#6282)

Fixed​

  • Ensure provider.supportsSubscriptions exists before watching by subscription (#6440)
  • Fixed param sent to checkRevertBeforeSending in sendSignedTransaction
  • Fixed defaultTransactionBuilder for value issue (#6509)

Added​

  • Added ALL_EVENTS and ALL_EVENTS_ABI constants, SendTransactionEventsBase type, decodeEventABI method (#6410)

[4.3.1]​

Changed​

  • Dependencies updated

[4.4.0]​

Added​

  • Catch TransactionPollingTimeoutError was added to send transaction events (#6623)

[4.5.0]​

Added​

  • Added eth.getMaxPriorityFeePerGas method (#6748)

[4.6.0]​

Added​

  • method getBlock now includes properties of eip 4844, 4895, 4788 when returning block (#6933)
  • update type withdrawalsSchema, blockSchema and blockHeaderSchema schemas to include properties of eip 4844, 4895, 4788 (#6933)

[Unreleased]​

Added​

  • defaultReturnFormat was added to all methods that have ReturnType param. (#6947)