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import { Socket, SocketConstructorOpts } from 'net';
import { ConnectionNotOpenError, InvalidClientError } from 'web3-errors';
import { ReconnectOptions, SocketProvider, toUtf8 } from 'web3-utils';
import {
EthExecutionAPI,
Web3APIMethod,
Web3APIPayload,
Web3APISpec,
Web3ProviderStatus,
} from 'web3-types';
import { existsSync } from 'fs';
/**
* The IPC Provider could be used in node.js dapps when running a local node. And it provide the most secure connection.
*
* @example
* ```ts
* const provider = new IpcProvider(
* `path.ipc`,
* {
* writable: false,
* },
* {
* delay: 500,
* autoReconnect: true,
* maxAttempts: 10,
* },
* );
* ```
*
* The second and the third parameters are both optional. And you can for example, the second parameter could be an empty object or undefined.
* * @example
* ```ts
* const provider = new IpcProvider(
* `path.ipc`,
* {},
* {
* delay: 500,
* autoReconnect: true,
* maxAttempts: 10,
* },
* );
* ```
*/
export default class IpcProvider extends SocketProvider<
Uint8Array | string,
CloseEvent,
Error,
API
> {
protected readonly _socketOptions?: SocketConstructorOpts;
protected _socketConnection?: Socket;
/**
* This is a class used for IPC connections. It extends the abstract class SocketProvider {@link SocketProvider} that extends the EIP-1193 provider {@link EIP1193Provider}.
* @param socketPath - The path to the IPC socket.
* @param socketOptions - The options for the IPC socket connection.
* @param reconnectOptions - The options for the socket reconnection {@link ReconnectOptions}
*/
// this constructor is to specify the type for `socketOptions` for a better intellisense.
// eslint-disable-next-line no-useless-constructor
public constructor(
socketPath: string,
socketOptions?: SocketConstructorOpts,
reconnectOptions?: Partial,
) {
super(socketPath, socketOptions, reconnectOptions);
}
public getStatus(): Web3ProviderStatus {
if (this._socketConnection?.connecting) {
return 'connecting';
}
return this._connectionStatus;
}
protected _openSocketConnection() {
if (!existsSync(this._socketPath)) {
throw new InvalidClientError(this._socketPath);
}
if (!this._socketConnection || this.getStatus() === 'disconnected') {
this._socketConnection = new Socket(this._socketOptions);
}
this._socketConnection.connect({ path: this._socketPath });
}
protected _closeSocketConnection(code: number, data?: string) {
this._socketConnection?.end(() => {
this._onDisconnect(code, data);
});
}
protected _sendToSocket>(
payload: Web3APIPayload,
): void {
if (this.getStatus() === 'disconnected') {
throw new ConnectionNotOpenError();
}
this._socketConnection?.write(JSON.stringify(payload));
}
protected _parseResponses(e: Uint8Array | string) {
return this.chunkResponseParser.parseResponse(typeof e === 'string' ? e : toUtf8(e));
}
protected _addSocketListeners(): void {
this._socketConnection?.on('data', this._onMessageHandler);
this._socketConnection?.on('connect', this._onOpenHandler);
this._socketConnection?.on('close', this._onClose.bind(this));
this._socketConnection?.on('end', this._onCloseHandler);
this._socketConnection?.on('error', this._onErrorHandler);
}
protected _removeSocketListeners(): void {
this._socketConnection?.removeAllListeners('connect');
this._socketConnection?.removeAllListeners('end');
this._socketConnection?.removeAllListeners('close');
this._socketConnection?.removeAllListeners('data');
// note: we intentionally keep the error event listener to be able to emit it in case an error happens when closing the connection
}
protected _onCloseEvent(event: CloseEvent): void {
if (!event && this._reconnectOptions.autoReconnect) {
this._connectionStatus = 'disconnected';
this._reconnect();
return;
}
this._clearQueues(event);
this._removeSocketListeners();
this._onDisconnect(event?.code, event?.reason);
// disconnect was successful and can safely remove error listener
this._socketConnection?.removeAllListeners('error');
}
protected _onClose(event: CloseEvent): void {
this._clearQueues(event);
this._removeSocketListeners();
}
}
export { IpcProvider };