v4.1.0-rc.0

[jdevcs]

Added

web3

• Added minimum support of web3.extend function

web3-core

• Added minimum support of web3.extend function

web3-errors

• RpcErrorMessages that contains mapping for standard RPC Errors and their messages. (Fix: 'disconnect' in Eip1193 provider must emit ProviderRpcError #6230)
• created TransactionGasMismatchInnerError for clarity on the error in TransactionGasMismatchError (maxFeePerGas requirement in 4.x #6215)
• created MissingGasInnerError for clarity on the error in MissingGasError (maxFeePerGas requirement in 4.x #6215)

web3-eth

• A rpc_method_wrapper (signTypedData) for the rpc calls eth_signTypedData and eth_signTypedData_v4 (Implement EIP712 RPC Wrapper Methods and getEncodedEip712Data Util #6286)
• A signTypedData method to the Web3Eth class (Implement EIP712 RPC Wrapper Methods and getEncodedEip712Data Util #6286)

web3-eth-abi

• A getEncodedEip712Data method that takes an EIP-712 typed data object and returns the encoded data with the option to also keccak256 hash it (Implement EIP712 RPC Wrapper Methods and getEncodedEip712Data Util #6286)

web3-rpc-methods

• A signTypedData method to eth_rpc_methods for the rpc calls eth_signTypedData and eth_signTypedData_v4 (Implement EIP712 RPC Wrapper Methods and getEncodedEip712Data Util #6286)

web3-types

• eth_signTypedData and eth_signTypedData_v4 to web3_eth_execution_api (Implement EIP712 RPC Wrapper Methods and getEncodedEip712Data Util #6286)
• Eip712TypeDetails and Eip712TypedData to eth_types (Implement EIP712 RPC Wrapper Methods and getEncodedEip712Data Util #6286)

web3-validator

• Added json-schema as a main json schema type (6156 find replacement for is my json valid #6264)

Fixed

web3-core

• Fixed the issue: "Version 4.x does not fire connected event for subscriptions. Version 4.x does not fire connected event for subscriptions. #6252". (Enable Custom Event Subscription #6262)

web3-errors

• Fixed: "'disconnect' in Eip1193 provider must emit ProviderRpcError 'disconnect' in Eip1193 provider must emit ProviderRpcError #6003".(Fix: 'disconnect' in Eip1193 provider must emit ProviderRpcError #6230)

web3-eth

• sendTransaction will have gas filled by default using method estimateGas unless transaction builder options.fillGas is false. (Migration from 1.8v to 4v caused Insufficient funds error #6249)
• Missing blockHeaderSchema properties causing some properties to not appear in response of newHeads subscription (Add missing blockHeaderSchema properties #6243)
• Missing blockHeaderSchema properties causing some properties to not appear in response of newHeads subscription (Add missing blockHeaderSchema properties #6243)

web3-providers-ws

• Ensure a fixed version for "@types/ws": "8.5.3" (Ensure a fixed version for "@types/ws": "8.5.3" #6309)

Changed

web3-core

• No need to pass CommonSubscriptionEvents & at every child class of Web3Subscription (Enable Custom Event Subscription #6262)
• Implementation of _processSubscriptionResult and _processSubscriptionError has been written in the base class Web3Subscription and maid public. (Enable Custom Event Subscription #6262)
• A new optional protected method formatSubscriptionResult could be used to customize data formatting instead of re-implementing _processSubscriptionResult. (Enable Custom Event Subscription #6262)
• No more needed to pass CommonSubscriptionEvents & for the first generic parameter of Web3Subscription when inheriting from it. (Enable Custom Event Subscription #6262)

web3-eth

• MissingGasError error message changed for clarity (maxFeePerGas requirement in 4.x #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 (Transaction input and data refactors #6294)

web3-eth-accounts

• Dependencies updated

web3-eth-contract

• Dependencies updated

web3-eth-ens

• Dependencies updated

web3-eth-iban

• Dependencies updated

web3-eth-personal

• Dependencies updated

web3-net

• Dependencies updated

web3-providers-http

• Dependencies updated

web3-providers-ipc

• Dependencies updated

web3-types

• input and data are now optional properties on PopulatedUnsignedBaseTransaction (previously input was a required property, and data was not available) (Transaction input and data refactors #6294)

web3-utils

• Dependencies updated

web3-validator

• Replace is-my-json-valid with zod dependency. Related code was changed (6156 find replacement for is my json valid #6264)
• Types ValidationError and JsonSchema were changed (6156 find replacement for is my json valid #6264)

Removed

web3-eth

• Missing blockHeaderSchema properties causing some properties to not appear in response of newHeads subscription (Add missing blockHeaderSchema properties #6243)
• Type RawValidationError was removed (6156 find replacement for is my json valid #6264)

web3-validator

• Type RawValidationError was removed (6156 find replacement for is my json valid #6264)

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This discussion was created from the release v4.1.0-rc.0.