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_section: Provider @<Provider>
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A **Provider** in ethers is a read-only abstraction to
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access the blockchain data.
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_note: Coming from Web3.js?
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If you are coming from Web3.js, this is one of the biggest
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differences you will encounter using ethers.
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The ethers library creates a strong division between the
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operation a **Provider** can perform and those of a [[Signer]],
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which Web3.js lumps together.
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This separation of concerns and a stricted subset of Provider
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operations allows for a larger variety of backends, a more
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consistent API and ensures other libraries to operate without
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being able to rely on any underlying assumption.
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_subsection: Accounts Methods @<Provider--account-methods>
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_property: provider.getBalance(address [ , blockTag = latest ]) => Promise<[[BigNumber]]> @<Provider-getBalance> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Returns the balance of //address// as of the //blockTag// block height.
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_property: provider.getCode(address [ , blockTag = latest ]) => Promise<string<[[DataHexString]]>> @<Provider-getCode> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Returns the contract code of //address// as of the //blockTag// block height. If there is
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no contract currently deployed, the result is ``0x``.
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_property: provider.getStorageAt(addr, pos [ , blockTag = latest ]) => Promise<string<[[DataHexString]]>> @<Provider-getStorageAt> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Returns the ``Bytes32`` value of the position //pos// at address //addr//, as of the //blockTag//.
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_property: provider.getTransactionCount(address [ , blockTag = latest ]) => Promise<number> @<Provider-getTransactionCount> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Returns the number of transactions //address// has ever **sent**, as of //blockTag//.
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This value is required to be the nonce for the next transaction from //address//
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sent to the network.
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_code: Account Examples @lang<javascript>
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// Get the balance for an account...
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//_result:
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await provider.getBalance("ricmoo.firefly.eth");
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//_log:
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// Get the code for a contract...
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//_result:
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await provider.getCode("registrar.firefly.eth");
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//_log:
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// Get the storage value at position 0...
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//_result:
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await provider.getStorageAt("registrar.firefly.eth", 0)
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//_log:
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// Get transaction count of an account...
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//_result:
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await provider.getTransactionCount("ricmoo.firefly.eth");
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//_log:
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_subsection: Blocks Methods @<Provider--block-methods>
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_property: provider.getBlock(block) => Promise<[[providers-Block]]> @<Provider-getBlock> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Get the //block// from the network, where the ``result.transactions`` is a list
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of transaction hashes.
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_property: provider.getBlockWithTransactions(block) => Promise<[[providers-BlockWithTransactions]]> @<Provider-getBlockWithTransactions> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Get the //block// from the network, where the ``result.transactions`` is
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an Array of [[providers-TransactionResponse]] objects.
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_code: Block Examples @lang<javascript>
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//_result:
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await provider.getBlock(100004)
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//_log:
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//_result:
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await provider.getBlockWithTransactions(100004)
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//_log:
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_subsection: Ethereum Naming Service (ENS) Methods @<Provider--ens-methods>
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The [Ethereum Naming Service](link-ens) (ENS) allows a short and
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easy-to-remember ENS Name to be attached to any set of keys
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and values.
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One of the most common uses for this is to use a simple name to
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refer to an [Ethereum Address](address).
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In the ethers API, nearly anywhere that accepts an address, an
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ENS name may be used instead, which can simplify code and make
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reading and debugging much simpler.
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The provider offers some basic operations to help resolve and
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work with ENS names.
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_property: provider.getResolver(name) => Promise<[[EnsResolver]]>
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Returns an EnsResolver instance which can be used to further inquire
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about specific entries for an ENS name.
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_property: provider.lookupAddress(address) => Promise<string> @<Provider-lookupAddress> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Performs a reverse lookup of the //address// in ENS using the
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//Reverse Registrar//. If the name does not exist, or the
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forward lookup does not match, ``null`` is returned.
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_property: provider.resolveName(name) => Promise<string<[Address](address)>> @<Provider-ResolveName> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Looks up the address of //name//. If the name is not owned, or
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does not have a //Resolver// configured, or the //Resolver// does
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not have an address configured, ``null`` is returned.
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_code: ENS Examples @lang<javascript>
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// Reverse lookup of an ENS by address...
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//_result:
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await provider.lookupAddress("0x6fC21092DA55B392b045eD78F4732bff3C580e2c");
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//_log:
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// Lookup an address of an ENS name...
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//_result:
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await provider.resolveName("ricmoo.firefly.eth");
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//_log:
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_subsection: EnsResolver @<EnsResolver>
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_property: resolver.name => string
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The name of this resolver.
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_property: resolver.address => string<[[address]]>
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The address of the Resolver.
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_property: resolver.getAddress([ cointType = 60 ]) => Promise<string>
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Returns a Promise which resolves to the [[link-eip-2304]] multicoin address
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stored for the //coinType//. By default an Ethereum [[address]]
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(``coinType = 60``) will be returned.
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_property: resolver.getContentHash() => Promise<string>
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Returns a Promise which resolves to any stored [[link-eip-1577]] content hash.
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_property: resolver.getText(key) => Promise<string>
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Returns a Promise which resolves to any stored [[link-eip-634]] text entry for //key//.
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_subsection: Logs Methods @<Provider--log-methods>
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_property: provider.getLogs(filter) => Promise<Array<[[providers-Log]]>> @<Provider-getLogs> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Returns the Array of [[providers-Log]] matching the //filter//.
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Keep in mind that many backends will discard old events, and that requests
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which are too broad may get dropped as they require too many resources to
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execute the query.
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_subsection: Network Status Methods @<Provider--network-methods>
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_property: provider.getNetwork() => Promise<[[providers-Network]]> @<Provider-getNetwork> @SRC<providers/base-provider:method.BaseProvider.getNetwork>
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Returns the [[providers-Network]] this Provider is connected to.
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_property: provider.getBlockNumber() => Promise<number> @<Provider-getBlockNumber> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Returns the block number (or height) of the most recently mined block.
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_property: provider.getGasPrice() => Promise<[[BigNumber]]> @<Provider-getGasPrice> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Returns a //best guess// of the [[gas-price]] to use in a transaction.
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_property: provider.ready => Promise<[[providers-Network]]> @<Provider-ready> @src<providers/base-provider>
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Returns a Promise which will stall until the network has heen established,
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ignoring errors due to the target node not being active yet.
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This can be used for testing or attaching scripts to wait until the node is
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up and running smoothly.
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_code: Network Status Examples @lang<javascript>
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// The network information
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network = await provider.getNetwork()
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//_hide: network = utils.shallowCopy(network);
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//_hide: delete network._defaultProvider;
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//_log: network
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// The current block number
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//_result:
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await provider.getBlockNumber()
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//_log:
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// Get the current suggested gas price (in wei)...
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gasPrice = await provider.getGasPrice()
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//_log: gasPrice
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// ...often this gas price is easier to understand or
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// display to the user in gwei (giga-wei, or 1e9 wei)
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//_result:
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utils.formatUnits(gasPrice, "gwei")
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//_log:
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_subsection: Transactions Methods @<Provider--transaction-methods>
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_property: provider.call(transaction [ , blockTag = latest ]) => Promise<string<[[DataHexString]]>> @<Provider-call> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Returns the result of executing the //transaction//, using //call//. A call
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does not require any ether, but cannot change any state. This is useful
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for calling getters on Contracts.
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_property: provider.estimateGas(transaction) => Promise<[[BigNumber]]> @<Provider-estimateGas> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Returns an estimate of the amount of gas that would be required to submit //transaction//
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to the network.
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An estimate may not be accurate since there could be another transaction
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on the network that was not accounted for, but after being mined affected
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relevant state.
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_property: provider.getTransaction(hash) => Promise<[[providers-TransactionResponse]]> @<Provider-getTransaction> @src<providers/base-provider>
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Returns the transaction with //hash// or null if the transaction is unknown.
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If a transaction has not been mined, this method will search the transaction
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pool. Various backends may have more restrictive transaction pool access (e.g.
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if the gas price is too low or the transaction was only recently sent and not
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yet indexed) in which case this method may also return null.
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_property: provider.getTransactionReceipt(hash) => Promise<[[providers-TransactionReceipt]]> @<Provider-getTransactionReceipt> @src<providers/base-provider>
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Returns the transaction receipt for //hash// or null if the transaction
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has not been mined.
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To stall until the transaction has been mined, consider the ``waitForTransaction``
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method below.
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_property: provider.sendTransaction(transaction) => Promise<[[providers-TransactionResponse]]> @<Provider-sendTransaction> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Submits //transaction// to the network to be mined. The //transaction// **must** be signed,
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and be valid (i.e. the nonce is correct and the account has sufficient balance to pay
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for the transaction).
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_property: provider.waitForTransaction(hash [ , confirms = 1 [ , timeout ] ]) => Promise<[TxReceipt](providers-TransactionReceipt)> @<Provider-waitForTransaction> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Returns a Promise which will not resolve until //transactionHash// is mined.
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If //confirms// is 0, this method is non-blocking and if the
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transaction has not been mined returns null. Otherwise,
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this method will block until the transaction has //confirms//
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blocks mined on top of the block in which is was mined.
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_subsection: Event Emitter Methods @<Provider--event-methods>
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The EventEmitter API allows applications to use an
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[[link-wiki-observer-pattern]] to register callbacks for when
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various events occur.
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This closely follows the Event Emitter provided by other JavaScript
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libraries with the exception that event names support some more
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[complex objects](Provider--events), not only strings. The objects
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are normalized internally.
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_property: provider.on(eventName, listener) => this @<Provider-on> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Add a //listener// to be triggered for each //eventName// [event](Provider--events).
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_property: provider.once(eventName, listener) => this @<Provider-once> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Add a //listener// to be triggered for only the next
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//eventName// [event](Provider--events), at which time it will be removed.
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_property: provider.emit(eventName, ...args) => boolean @<Provider-emit> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Notify all listeners of the //eventName// [event](Provider--events),
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passing //args// to each listener. This is generally only used internally.
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_property: provider.off(eventName [ , listener ]) => this @<Provider-off> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Remove a //listener// for the //eventName// [event](Provider--events).
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If no //listener// is provided, all listeners for //eventName// are removed.
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_property: provider.removeAllListeners([ eventName ]) => this @<Provider-removeAllListeners> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Remove all the listeners for the //eventName// [events](Provider--events).
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If no //eventName// is provided, **all** events are removed.
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_property: provider.listenerCount([ eventName ]) => number @<Provider-listenerCount> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Returns the number of listeners for the //eventName// [events](Provider--events).
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If no //eventName// is provided, the total number of listeners is returned.
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_property: provider.listeners(eventName) => Array<Listener> @<Provider-listeners> @SRC<providers/base-provider>
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Returns the list of Listeners for the //eventName// [events](Provider--events).
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_heading: Events @<Provider--events>
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Any of the following may be used as the //eventName// in the above methods.
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_definition: **Log Filter**
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A filter is an object, representing a contract log Filter, which has the optional
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properties ``address`` (the source contract) and ``topics`` (a topic-set to match).
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If ``address`` is unspecified, the filter matches any contract address.
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See [EventFilters](providers-EventFilter) for more information on filtering events.
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_definition: **Topic-Set Filter**
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The value of a **Topic-Set Filter** is a array of Topic-Sets.
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This event is identical to a //Log Filter// with the address omitted (i.e. from
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any contract).
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See [EventFilters](providers-EventFilter) for more information on filtering events.
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_definition: **Transaction Filter**
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The value of a **Transaction Filter** is any transaction hash.
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This event is emitted on every block that is part of a chain that
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includes the given mined transaction. It is much more common that the
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[once](Provider-once) method is used than the [on](Provider-on) method.
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_null:
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In addition to transaction and filter events, there are several named
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events.
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_table: Named Provider Events @style<full>
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$Block: emitted when a new block is mined
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$Error: emitted on any error
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$Pending: emitted when a new transaction enters the memory pool; only
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certain providers offer this event and may require
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running your own node for reliable results
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$WillPoll: emitted prior to a polling loop is about to begin;
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//(very rarely used by most developers)//
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$DidPoll: emitted after all events from a polling loop are emitted;
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//(very rarely used by most developers)//
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$Poll: emitted during each poll cycle after `blockNumber` is updated
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(if changed) and before any other events (if any) are emitted
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during the poll loop;
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//(very rarely used by most developers)//
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$Debug: each Provider may use this to emit useful debugging information
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and the format is up to the developer;
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//(very rarely used by most developers)//
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| **Event Name** | **Arguments** <| **Description** <<<|
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| ``"block"`` | //blockNumber// <| $Block <<<|
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| ``"error"`` | //error// <| $Error <<<|
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| ``"pending"`` | //pendingTransaction// <| $Pending <<<|
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| ``"willPoll"`` | //pollId// <| $WillPoll <<<|
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| ``"poll"`` | //pollId//, //blockNumber// <| $Poll <<<|
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| ``"didPoll"`` | //pollId// <| $DidPoll <<<|
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| ``"debug"`` | provider dependent <| $Debug <<<|
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_code: Events Example @lang<javascript>
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//_hide: const txHash = utils.id("dummy-data");
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//_hide: const myAddress = ethers.constants.HashZero;
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//_hide: const myOtherAddress = ethers.constants.HashZero;
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provider.on("block", (blockNumber) => {
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// Emitted on every block change
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})
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provider.once(txHash, (transaction) => {
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// Emitted when the transaction has been mined
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})
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// This filter could also be generated with the Contract or
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// Interface API. If address is not specified, any address
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// matches and if topics is not specified, any log matches
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filter = {
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address: "dai.tokens.ethers.eth",
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topics: [
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utils.id("Transfer(address,address,uint256)")
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]
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}
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provider.on(filter, (log, event) => {
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// Emitted whenever a DAI token transfer occurs
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})
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// Notice this is an array of topic-sets and is identical to
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// using a filter with no address (i.e. match any address)
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topicSets = [
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utils.id("Transfer(address,address,uint256)"),
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null,
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[
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myAddress,
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myOtherAddress
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]
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]
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provider.on(topicSets, (log, event) => {
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// Emitted any token is sent TO either address
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})
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provider.on("pending", (tx) => {
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// Emitted when any new pending transaction is noticed
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});
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provider.on("error", (tx) => {
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// Emitted when any error occurs
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});
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//_hide: provider.removeAllListeners() /* Make sure the docs build without waiting forever */
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_subsection: Inspection Methods @<Provider--inspection-methods>
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_property: Provider.isProvider(object) => boolean @<Provider-isProvider> @SRC<abstract-provider>
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Returns true if and only if //object// is a Provider.
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