Use BigInt when decoding functions' and events' parameters returned from Smart Contracts calls and events

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -733,3 +733,20 @@ should use 4.0.1-alpha.0 for testing.
 -   Dependency tree cannot be resolved by Yarn due to old deprecated packages picked by yarn - fixed (#5382)
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+
+#### web3-error
+
+-   Add optional `innerError` property to the abstract class `Web3Error`.
+
+### Fixed
+
+#### web3-eth-contract
+
+-   According to the latest change in `web3-eth-abi`, the decoded values of the large numbers, returned from function calls or events, are now available as `BigInt`.
+
+#### web3-eth-abi
+
+-   Return `BigInt` instead of `string` when decoding function parameters for large numbers, such as `uint256`.
+-   If an error happens when decoding a value, preserve that exception at `innerError` inside the `AbiError`.

packages/web3-errors/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -34,3 +34,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - I've improved the security in XY (#1000)
 
 -->
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+
+-   Add optional `innerError` property to the abstract class `Web3Error`.

packages/web3-errors/src/web3_error_base.ts

@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ export abstract class Web3Error extends Error implements ErrorInterface {
 	public readonly name: string;
 	public abstract readonly code: number;
 	public stack: string | undefined;
+	public innerError: Error | undefined;
 
-	public constructor(msg?: string) {
+	public constructor(msg?: string, innerError?: Error) {
 		super(msg);
+		this.innerError = innerError;
 		this.name = this.constructor.name;
 
 		if (typeof Error.captureStackTrace === 'function') {
@@ -51,7 +53,12 @@ export abstract class Web3Error extends Error implements ErrorInterface {
 	}
 
 	public toJSON() {
-		return { name: this.name, code: this.code, message: this.message };
+		return {
+			name: this.name,
+			code: this.code,
+			message: this.message,
+			innerError: this.innerError,
+		};
 	}
 }
 

packages/web3-errors/test/unit/__snapshots__/errors.test.ts.snap

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Object {
   "code": 504,
   "errorCode": 10,
   "errorReason": "reason",
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "CONNECTION ERROR: The connection got closed with the close code 10 and the following reason string reason",
   "name": "ConnectionCloseError",
 }
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ Object {
   "code": 500,
   "errorCode": 10,
   "errorReason": "reason",
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "error message",
   "name": "ConnectionError",
 }
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ Object {
   "code": 503,
   "errorCode": 10,
   "errorReason": "reason",
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "Connection not open",
   "name": "ConnectionNotOpenError",
 }
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ Object {
   "duration": 5000,
   "errorCode": undefined,
   "errorReason": undefined,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "CONNECTION TIMEOUT: timeout of 5000ms achieved",
   "name": "ConnectionTimeoutError",
 }
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ Object {
 exports[`errors ContractCodeNotStoredError should have valid json structure 1`] = `
 Object {
   "code": 404,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "The contract code couldn't be stored, please check your gas limit.",
   "name": "ContractCodeNotStoredError",
   "receipt": Object {
@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ exports[`errors ContractEventDoesNotExistError should have valid json structure
 Object {
   "code": 304,
   "eventName": "eventName",
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "Event \\"eventName\\" doesn't exist in this contract.",
   "name": "ContractEventDoesNotExistError",
 }
@@ -64,6 +70,7 @@ Object {
 exports[`errors ContractMissingABIError should have valid json structure 1`] = `
 Object {
   "code": 302,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "You must provide the json interface of the contract when instantiating a contract object.",
   "name": "ContractMissingABIError",
 }
@@ -72,6 +79,7 @@ Object {
 exports[`errors ContractMissingDeployDataError should have valid json structure 1`] = `
 Object {
   "code": 306,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "No \\"data\\" specified in neither the given options, nor the default options.",
   "name": "ContractMissingDeployDataError",
 }
@@ -80,6 +88,7 @@ Object {
 exports[`errors ContractNoAddressDefinedError should have valid json structure 1`] = `
 Object {
   "code": 307,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "This contract object doesn't have address set yet, please set an address first.",
   "name": "ContractNoAddressDefinedError",
 }
@@ -88,6 +97,7 @@ Object {
 exports[`errors ContractNoFromAddressDefinedError should have valid json structure 1`] = `
 Object {
   "code": 308,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "No \\"from\\" address specified in neither the given options, nor the default options.",
   "name": "ContractNoFromAddressDefinedError",
 }
@@ -96,6 +106,7 @@ Object {
 exports[`errors ContractOnceRequiresCallbackError should have valid json structure 1`] = `
 Object {
   "code": 303,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "Once requires a callback as the second parameter.",
   "name": "ContractOnceRequiresCallbackError",
 }
@@ -104,6 +115,7 @@ Object {
 exports[`errors ContractReservedEventError should have valid json structure 1`] = `
 Object {
   "code": 305,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "Event \\"type\\" doesn't exist in this contract.",
   "name": "ContractReservedEventError",
   "type": "type",
@@ -116,6 +128,7 @@ Object {
   "errorCode": 10,
   "errorReason": "reason",
   "host": "my host",
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "CONNECTION ERROR: Couldn't connect to node my host.",
   "name": "InvalidConnectionError",
 }
@@ -126,6 +139,7 @@ Object {
   "code": 200,
   "expected": 20,
   "got": 10,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "Invalid number of parameters for \\"method\\". Got \\"10\\" expected \\"20\\"!",
   "method": "method",
   "name": "InvalidNumberOfParamsError",
@@ -135,6 +149,7 @@ Object {
 exports[`errors InvalidProviderError should have valid json structure 1`] = `
 Object {
   "code": 601,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "Provider with url \\"my url\\" is not set or invalid",
   "name": "InvalidProviderError",
 }
@@ -147,6 +162,7 @@ Object {
     "a": "10",
     "b": "20",
   },
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "Returned error: error message",
   "name": "InvalidResponseError",
 }
@@ -157,6 +173,7 @@ Object {
   "code": 505,
   "errorCode": undefined,
   "errorReason": undefined,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached!",
   "name": "MaxAttemptsReachedOnReconnectingError",
 }
@@ -165,6 +182,7 @@ Object {
 exports[`errors NoContractAddressFoundError should have valid json structure 1`] = `
 Object {
   "code": 403,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "The transaction receipt didn't contain a contract address.",
   "name": "NoContractAddressFoundError",
   "receipt": Object {
@@ -178,6 +196,7 @@ Object {
   "code": 506,
   "errorCode": undefined,
   "errorReason": undefined,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "CONNECTION ERROR: Provider started to reconnect before the response got received!",
   "name": "PendingRequestsOnReconnectingError",
 }
@@ -187,6 +206,7 @@ exports[`errors ResolverMethodMissingError should have valid json structure 1`]
 Object {
   "address": "address",
   "code": 301,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "The resolver at address does not implement requested method: \\"name\\".",
   "name": "name",
 }
@@ -199,6 +219,7 @@ Object {
     "a": "10",
     "b": "20",
   },
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "Returned error: error message",
   "name": "ResponseError",
 }
@@ -208,6 +229,7 @@ exports[`errors ResponseError should have valid json structure without data 1`]
 Object {
   "code": 100,
   "data": undefined,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "Returned error: error message",
   "name": "ResponseError",
 }
@@ -216,6 +238,7 @@ Object {
 exports[`errors RevertInstructionError should have valid json structure 1`] = `
 Object {
   "code": 401,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "Your request got reverted with the following reason string: message",
   "name": "RevertInstructionError",
   "reason": "message",
@@ -226,6 +249,7 @@ Object {
 exports[`errors TransactionError should have valid json structure 1`] = `
 Object {
   "code": 400,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "message",
   "name": "TransactionError",
   "receipt": Object {
@@ -237,6 +261,7 @@ Object {
 exports[`errors TransactionOutOfGasError should have valid json structure 1`] = `
 Object {
   "code": 406,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "Transaction ran out of gas. Please provide more gas:
  {
   \\"attr1\\": \\"attr1\\"
@@ -251,6 +276,7 @@ Object {
 exports[`errors TransactionRevertError should have valid json structure 1`] = `
 Object {
   "code": 402,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "Transaction has been reverted by the EVM:
  {
   \\"attr1\\": \\"attr1\\"
@@ -267,6 +293,7 @@ Object {
 exports[`errors TransactionRevertedWithoutReasonError should have valid json structure 1`] = `
 Object {
   "code": 405,
+  "innerError": undefined,
   "message": "Transaction has been reverted by the EVM:
  {
   \\"attr1\\": \\"attr1\\"

packages/web3-eth-abi/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -34,3 +34,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - I've improved the security in XY (#1000)
 
 -->
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+
+#### web3-eth-abi
+
+-   Return `BigInt` instead of `string` when decoding function parameters for large numbers, such as `uint256`.
+-   If an error happens when decoding a value, preserve that exception at `innerError` inside the `AbiError`.

packages/web3-eth-abi/src/api/parameters_api.ts

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export const encodeParameters = (abi: ReadonlyArray<AbiInput>, params: unknown[]
 			modifiedParams,
 		);
 	} catch (err) {
-		throw new AbiError(`Parameter encoding error: ${(err as Error).message}`);
+		throw new AbiError(`Parameter encoding error`, err as Error);
 	}
 };
 

packages/web3-eth-abi/src/ethers_abi_coder.ts

@@ -17,16 +17,11 @@ along with web3.js.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import { AbiCoder } from '@ethersproject/abi';
 
-const ethersAbiCoder = new AbiCoder((type, value) => {
-	if (
-		/^u?int/.exec(type) &&
-		!Array.isArray(value) &&
-		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
-		(!(!!value && typeof value === 'object') || (value as Function).constructor.name !== 'BN')
-	) {
-		// Because of tye type def from @ethersproject/abi
-		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call
-		return value.toString();
+const ethersAbiCoder = new AbiCoder((_, value) => {
+	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-argument, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
+	if (['BigNumber', 'BN'].includes(value?.constructor?.name)) {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-argument
+		return BigInt(value);
 	}
 
 	// Because of tye type def from @ethersproject/abi

packages/web3-eth-abi/test/fixtures/data.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ along with web3.js.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import { encodeParameters, decodeParameters } from '../../src/api/parameters_api';
 
+// Because Jest does not support BigInt (https://github.com/facebook/jest/issues/12827)
+// The BigInt values in this file is in a string format.
+// And the following override is to convert BigInt to a string inside the Unit Tests that uses this file,
+// 	i.e when serialization is needed there (because the values in this file is in a string format).
+(BigInt.prototype as any).toJSON = function () {
+	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call
+	return this.toString();
+};
+
 export const jsonInterfaceValidData: [any, string][] = [
 	[
 		{

packages/web3-eth-abi/test/unit/api/logs_api.test.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ describe('logs_api', () => {
 			it.each(validDecodeLogsData)(
 				'should pass for valid values: %j',
 				({ input: { abi, data, topics }, output }) => {
-					expect(decodeLog(abi, data, topics)).toEqual(output);
+					const expected = decodeLog(abi, data, topics);
+					expect(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(expected))).toEqual(output);
 				},
 			);
 		});

packages/web3-eth-abi/test/unit/api/parameters_api.test.ts

@@ -32,14 +32,15 @@ describe('parameters_api', () => {
 			it.each(validEncodeParametersData)(
 				'%#: should pass for valid values: %j',
 				({ input: [abi, params], output }) => {
-					expect(encodeParameters(abi, params)).toEqual(output);
+					const expected = encodeParameters(abi, params);
+					expect(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(expected))).toEqual(output);
 				},
 			);
 		});
 
 		describe('invalid data', () => {
 			it.each(inValidEncodeParametersData)(
-				'%#: should pass for valid values: %j',
+				'%#: should not pass for invalid values: %j',
 				({ input: [abi, params], output }) => {
 					expect(() => encodeParameters(abi, params)).toThrow(output);
 				},
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ describe('parameters_api', () => {
 			it.each(validEncodeDoesNotMutateData)(
 				'%#: should pass for valid values: %j',
 				({ input: [abi, params], output, expectedInput }) => {
-					expect(encodeParameters(abi, params)).toEqual(output);
+					const expected = encodeParameters(abi, params);
+					expect(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(expected))).toEqual(output);
 					// check that params has not been mutated
 					expect(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(params))).toEqual(
 						JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(expectedInput)),
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ describe('parameters_api', () => {
 
 		describe('invalid data', () => {
 			it.each(inValidDecodeParametersData)(
-				'%#: should pass for valid values: %j',
+				'%#: should not pass for invalid values: %j',
 				({ input: [abi, bytes], output }) => {
 					expect(() => decodeParameters(abi, bytes)).toThrow(output);
 				},
@@ -105,9 +107,9 @@ describe('parameters_api', () => {
 				({ input: [abi, params], output, outputResult }) => {
 					const rwAbi = abi as AbiInput[];
 					const encodedBytes = encodeParameters(abi, params);
-					expect(encodedBytes).toEqual(output);
+					expect(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(encodedBytes))).toEqual(output);
 					const decodedBytes = decodeParameters(rwAbi, encodedBytes);
-					expect(decodedBytes).toEqual(outputResult);
+					expect(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(decodedBytes))).toEqual(outputResult);
 				},
 			);
 		});