import net from 'net'; import { JsonRpcProvider } from './json-rpc-provider'; import { Network } from './networks'; import * as errors from '../utils/errors'; export class IpcProvider extends JsonRpcProvider { readonly path: string; constructor(path: string, network?: Network | string) { if (path == null) { errors.throwError('missing path', errors.MISSING_ARGUMENT, { arg: 'path' }); } super('ipc://' + path, network); errors.checkNew(this, IpcProvider); this.path = path; } // @TODO: Create a connection to the IPC path and use filters instead of polling for block send(method, params) { // This method is very simple right now. We create a new socket // connection each time, which may be slower, but the main // advantage we are aiming for now is security. This simplifies // multiplexing requests (since we do not need to multiplex). var payload = JSON.stringify({ method: method, params: params, id: 42, jsonrpc: "2.0" }); return new Promise((resolve, reject) => { var stream = net.connect(this.path); stream.on('data', function(data) { try { resolve(JSON.parse(data.toString('utf8')).result); // @TODO: Better pull apart the error stream.destroy(); } catch (error) { reject(error); stream.destroy(); } }); stream.on('end', function() { stream.destroy(); }); stream.on('error', function(error) { reject(error); stream.destroy(); }); stream.write(payload); stream.end(); }); } }