v4.0.1-rc.2

[jdevcs]

Added

web3-errors

• InvalidPropertiesForTransactionTypeError with error code 429 (defaultTransactionTypeParser Refactor #6102)

web3-eth-contract

• Added support for getPastEvents method to filter allEvents and specific event (getPastEvents doesn't support filter #6010)
• Added maxPriorityFeePerGas and maxFeePerGas in ContractOptions type and updated function using it in utils (Contract options fix #6118)
• Added method's type autodetection by ABI param (Autotype for contract methods #6137)

web3-types

• Added filters param to the Filter type (getPastEvents doesn't support filter #6010)
• Added types JsonRpcSubscriptionResultOld, Web3ProviderMessageEventCallback. Added .on('data') type support for old providers (Listening events on v4 is not working #6082)
• Export for HardforksOrdered enum (defaultTransactionTypeParser Refactor #6102)
• Export for Web3ValidationErrorObject type (defaultTransactionTypeParser Refactor #6102)

web3-utils

• Optional hexstrict parameter added to numberToHex (Replace Buffer with uint8array #6004)

Fixed

web3-eth

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

web3-eth-accounts

• Fixed ESM import bugs reported in (Json import missing assert annotation #6032) and (Named export 'buf' not found in module 'crc-32' #6034)
• ESM projects will not need to run --experimental-specifier-resolution=node (ESM builds are unusable in NodeJS #6127)

Changed

web3-core

• Replaced Buffer for Uint8Array (Replace Buffer with uint8array #6004)

web3-errors

• Nested Smart Contract error data is extracted at Eip838ExecutionError constructor and the nested error is set at innerError (Parse nested error for Smartcontract errors #6045)

web3-eth

• 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) (Update formatTransaction to handle Nethermind edge case #6064)
• Refactored documentation for rpc_method_wrappers to point to the previously duplicated documentation found under the Web3Eth class documentation (Refactor rpc_method_wrapper docs to point to Web3Eth docs #6054)
• Replaced Buffer for Uint8Array (Replace Buffer with 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 (defaultTransactionTypeParser Refactor #6102)
• prepareTransactionForSigning and defaultTransactionBuilder now accepts optional fillGasPrice flag and by default will not fill gas(transaction integration tests #6071)

web3-eth-abi

• Nested Smart Contract error data hex string is decoded when the error contains the data as object (when the data hex string is inside data.originalError.data or data.data) (Parse nested error for Smartcontract errors #6045)

web3-eth-accounts

• Replaced Buffer for Uint8Array (Replace Buffer with uint8array #6004)
• The methods recover, encrypt, privateKeyToAddress does not support type Buffer but supports type Uint8Array (Replace Buffer with uint8array #6004)
• The method parseAndValidatePrivateKey returns a type Uint8Array instead of type Buffer (Replace Buffer with uint8array #6004)

web3-providers-ipc

• Replaced Buffer for Uint8Array (Replace Buffer with uint8array #6004)

web3-types

• Removed chainId, to, data & input properties from NonPayableCallOptions
• Replaced Buffer for Uint8Array (Replace Buffer with uint8array #6004)
• types FMT_BYTES.BUFFER, Bytes and FormatType and encryption option types for salt and iv has replaced support for Buffer for Uint8Array (Replace Buffer with uint8array #6004)
• Added internalType property to the AbiParameter type.

web3-utils

• Replaced Buffer for Uint8Array (Replace Buffer with uint8array #6004)
• The methods hexToBytes, randomBytes does not return type Buffer but type Uint8Array (Replace Buffer with uint8array #6004)
• The methods sha3 and keccak256Wrapper does not accept type Buffer but type Uint8Array (Replace Buffer with uint8array #6004)
• The method bytesToBuffer has been removed for the usage of bytesToUint8Array (Replace Buffer with uint8array #6004)

web3-validator

• Replaced Buffer for Uint8Array (Replace Buffer with uint8array #6004)

Removed

web3-eth-ens

• Removed non read-only methods (fix!: remove non read-only ens methods #6084)

web3-validator

• Web3ValidationErrorObject type is now exported from web3-types package (defaultTransactionTypeParser Refactor #6102)

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