[4.8.0]

Changed

web3-eth-abi

• Dependencies updated

web3-eth-accounts

• Dependencies updated

Fixed

web3-eth-contract

• Fix an issue with smart contract function overloading (#6922)

web3-utils

• fixed toHex incorrectly hexing Uint8Arrays and Buffer (#6957)
• fixed isUint8Array not returning true for Buffer (#6957)

Added

web3-eth-contract

• Added a console warning in case of an ambiguous call to a solidity method with parameter overloading (#6942)
• Added contract.deploy(...).decodeData(...) and contract.decodeMethodData(...) that decode data based on the ABI (#6950)

web3-eth

• 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)

web3-types

• Added signature to type AbiFunctionFragment (#6922)
• update type Withdrawals, block and BlockHeaderOutput to include properties of eip 4844, 4895, 4788 (#6933)

New Contributors

• @ymonye made their first contribution in #6937

[4.7.0]

added

web3-eth-contract

• Types ContractDeploySend, ContractMethodSend, Web3PromiEvent was exported (#6883)

web3-eth-ens

• Added function getText and getName in ENS and resolver classes (#6914)

fixed

web3-validator

• Multi-dimensional arrays(with a fix length) are now handled properly when parsing ABIs (#6798)

web3-utils

• fixed erroneous parsing of big numbers in the toNumber(...) function (#6880)

Contributors

Thank you to the community who have contributed to this release 😄:
@sgerodes #6882
@EtlesL #6836
@Jouzep #6853
@sarthak1dev #6867
@edison1105 #6885
@gucovip #6886
@testwill #6889
@pengqiseven #6878

[4.6.0]

Added

web3

• Added EIP-6963 utility function requestEIP6963Providers for multi provider discovery

web3-eth

• Added eth.getMaxPriorityFeePerGas method (#6748)

web3-eth-ens

• Added function setAddress in ENS and Resolver classes (#5956)

web3-rpc-methods

• Added getMaxPriorityFeePerGas method (#6748)

web3-types

• Type FeeData to be filled by await web3.eth.calculateFeeData() to be used with EIP-1559 transactions (#6795)

Fixed

web3-utils

• replaced our eventEmitter to EventEmitter3 to support react native builds (#6253)

New Contributors

Thanks for contributions in web3.js lib:

• @deepak2030 made their first contribution in #6804
• @bobeu made their first contribution in #6806
• @0xthorazine made their first contribution in #6818
• @destinyae made their first contribution in #6838
• @teslaedison made their first contribution in #6863

[4.5.0]

Added

web3-utils

• Adds missing exported type AbiItem from 1.x to v4 for compatabiltiy (#6678)

web3-types

• Adds missing exported type AbiItem from 1.x to v4 for compatabiltiy (#6678)

Changed

web3

• Dependencies updated

New Contributors

Thanks for contributions in web3.js lib:

• @vuittont60 made their first contribution in #6704
• @jasonaw98 made their first contribution in #6783

Security

• Updated dependencies (#6731)

Maintenance Countdown:

Commencing from January 1, 2024, a 90-day countdown has been initiated, signaling the transition of Web3.js version 1.x into an end-of-maintenance phase.

Timeline of Changes:

90-Day Countdown (1/1/24 - 3/31/24): During this period, we strongly encourage users to plan accordingly and initiate the upgrade to Web3.js version 4.x

No New Bug Fixes (4/1/24 onwards):

Starting April 1, 2024, new bug fixes for Web3.js version 1.x will no longer be provided. To benefit from continued support and access to new features, we recommend upgrading to Web3.js version 4.x

End of Security Fixes (7/1/24):

Security fixes for Web3.js version 1.x will be discontinued from July 1, 2024. Upgrading to Web3.js version 4.x is crucial to ensure the security of your applications.

Security

• Updated dependencies (#6731)

[4.4.0]

Added

web3-eth

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

Changed

web3-eth-abi

• Use AbiError instead of Error for errors at web3-eth-abi (#6641).

web3-eth-contract

• Allow the deploy function to accept parameters, even when no ABI was provided to the Contract(#6635)

web3

• Dependencies updated

Fixed

web3-eth-abi

• Fixed an issue with detecting Uint8Array (#6486)

web3-eth-accounts

• Send Transaction config used to be ignored if the passed common did not have a copy() and the chainId was not provided (#6663)
• Fixed an issue with detecting Uint8Array (#6486)

web3-eth-contract

• Fix and error that happen when trying to get past events by calling contract.getPastEvents or contract.events.allEvents(), if there is no matching events. (#6647)
• Fixed: The Contract is not using the context wallet passed if context was passed at constructor. (#6661)

web3-utils

• Fixed an issue with detecting Uint8Array (#6486)

web3-validator

• Fixed an issue with detecting Uint8Array (#6486)

[4.3.0]

Changed

web3-core

• Web3config contractDataInputFill has been defaulted to data, istead of input. (#6622)

web3-eth-contracts

• By default, contracts will fill data instead of input within method calls (#6622)

Added

web3-utils

• SocketProvider now contains public function getPendingRequestQueueSize, getSentRequestsQueueSize and clearQueues (#6479)
• Added safeDisconnect as a SocketProvider method to disconnect only when request queue size and send request queue size is 0 (#6479)
• Add isContractInitOptions method (#6555)

web3

• Added methods (privateKeyToAddress, parseAndValidatePrivateKey, and privateKeyToPublicKey) to web3.eth.accounts (#6620)

Fixed

web3-rpc-methods

• Fix web3-types import #6590 (#6589)

web3-utils

• Fix unecessary array copy when pack encoding (#6553)

Added

web3-core

• Added isMetaMaskProvider function to check if provider is metamask (#6534)

web3-types

• Interface MetaMaskProvider added and is part of SupportedProviders (#6534)
• gasPrice was added to Transaction1559UnsignedAPI type. (#6539)

Changed

web3

• Dependencies updated

Fixed

web3-errors

• Fixed grammar and spelling in transactionTimeoutHint (#6559)

web3-eth-contract

• Will populate data for transactions in contract for metamask provider instead of input (#6534)

Fixed

web3-eth-abi

• Bug fix of ERR_UNSUPPORTED_DIR_IMPORT in ABI (#6535)

Changed

web3-eth-contract

• Dependencies updated

web3-eth

• Dependencies updated

web3-eth-ens

• Dependencies updated

web3-eth-personal

• Dependencies updated

web3

• Dependencies updated