getPastEvents doesn't support filter

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1375,6 +1375,7 @@ should use 4.0.1-alpha.0 for testing.
 -   `input` is now an acceptable property for `ContractInitOptions` in place of `data` (either can be used, but `input` is used withing the `Contract` class) (#5915)
 -   Added source files (#5956)
 -   Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)
+-   Added support for `getPastEvents` method to filter `allEvents` and specific event (#6010)
 
 #### web3-eth-ens
 

packages/web3-eth-contract/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ const transactionHash = receipt.transactionHash;
 -   `input` is now an acceptable property for `ContractInitOptions` in place of `data` (either can be used, but `input` is used withing the `Contract` class) (#5915)
 -   Added source files (#5956)
 -   Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library (#5904)
+-   Added support for `getPastEvents` method to filter `allEvents` and specific event (#6010)
 
 ### Changed
 

packages/web3-eth-contract/src/contract.ts

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import {
 	PayableCallOptions,
 	DataFormat,
 	DEFAULT_RETURN_FORMAT,
+	Numbers,
 } from 'web3-types';
 import { format, isDataFormat, toChecksumAddress } from 'web3-utils';
 import {
@@ -702,7 +703,7 @@ export class Contract<Abi extends ContractAbi>
 	): Promise<(string | EventLog)[]> {
 		const eventName = typeof param1 === 'string' ? param1 : 'allEvents';
 
-		const filter =
+		const options =
 			// eslint-disable-next-line no-nested-ternary
 			typeof param1 !== 'string' && !isDataFormat(param1)
 				? param1
@@ -727,19 +728,36 @@ export class Contract<Abi extends ContractAbi>
 		if (!abi) {
 			throw new Web3ContractError(`Event ${eventName} not found.`);
 		}
-
 		const { fromBlock, toBlock, topics, address } = encodeEventABI(
 			this.options,
 			abi,
-			filter ?? {},
+			options ?? {},
 		);
-
 		const logs = await getLogs(this, { fromBlock, toBlock, topics, address }, returnFormat);
-		return logs.map(log =>
+		const decodedLogs = logs.map(log =>
 			typeof log === 'string'
 				? log
 				: decodeEventABI(abi, log as LogsInput, this._jsonInterface, returnFormat),
 		);
+
+		const filter = options?.filter ?? {};
+		const filterKeys = Object.keys(filter);
+		return eventName === 'allEvents' && filterKeys.length > 0
+			? decodedLogs.filter(log =>
+					typeof log === 'string'
+						? true
+						: filterKeys.every((k: string) =>
+								Array.isArray(filter[k])
+									? (filter[k] as Numbers[]).some(
+											(v: Numbers) =>
+												String(log.returnValues[k]).toUpperCase() ===
+												String(v).toUpperCase(),
+									  )
+									: String(log.returnValues[k]).toUpperCase() ===
+									  String(filter[k]).toUpperCase(),
+						  ),
+			  )
+			: decodedLogs;
 	}
 
 	private _parseAndSetAddress(value?: Address, returnFormat: DataFormat = DEFAULT_RETURN_FORMAT) {

packages/web3-eth-contract/src/encoding.ts

@@ -22,11 +22,9 @@ import {
 	AbiEventFragment,
 	AbiFunctionFragment,
 	LogsInput,
-	BlockNumberOrTag,
 	Filter,
 	HexString,
 	Topic,
-	Numbers,
 	FMT_NUMBER,
 	FMT_BYTES,
 	DataFormat,
@@ -51,27 +49,15 @@ import { Web3ContractError } from 'web3-errors';
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-cycle
 import { ContractOptions, ContractAbiWithSignature, EventLog } from './types';
 
+type Writeable<T> = { -readonly [P in keyof T]: T[P] };
 export const encodeEventABI = (
 	{ address }: ContractOptions,
 	event: AbiEventFragment & { signature: string },
-	options?: {
-		fromBlock?: BlockNumberOrTag;
-		toBlock?: BlockNumberOrTag;
-		filter?: Filter;
-		// Using "null" type intentionally to match specifications
-		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
-		topics?: (null | Topic | Topic[])[];
-	},
+	options?: Filter,
 ) => {
-	const opts: {
-		filter: Filter;
-		fromBlock?: Numbers;
-		toBlock?: Numbers;
-		topics?: (Topic | Topic[])[];
-		address?: HexString;
-	} = {
-		filter: options?.filter ?? {},
-	};
+	const topics = options?.topics;
+	const filter = options?.filter ?? {};
+	const opts: Writeable<Filter> = {};
 
 	if (!isNullish(options?.fromBlock)) {
 		opts.fromBlock = format(blockSchema.properties.number, options?.fromBlock, {
@@ -86,11 +72,10 @@ export const encodeEventABI = (
 		});
 	}
 
-	if (options?.topics && Array.isArray(options.topics)) {
-		opts.topics = [...options.topics].filter(Boolean) as Topic[];
+	if (topics && Array.isArray(topics)) {
+		opts.topics = [...topics] as Topic[];
 	} else {
 		opts.topics = [];
-
 		// add event signature
 		if (event && !event.anonymous && event.name !== 'ALLEVENTS') {
 			opts.topics.push(
@@ -105,19 +90,20 @@ export const encodeEventABI = (
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				const value = opts.filter[input.name as keyof Filter];
-
+				const value = filter[input.name];
 				if (!value) {
+					// eslint-disable-next-line no-null/no-null
+					opts.topics.push(null);
 					continue;
 				}
 
 				// TODO: https://github.com/ethereum/web3.js/issues/344
 				// TODO: deal properly with components
 				if (Array.isArray(value)) {
-					opts.topics.push(...value.map(v => encodeParameter(input.type, v)));
+					opts.topics.push(value.map(v => encodeParameter(input.type, v)));
+				} else {
+					opts.topics.push(encodeParameter(input.type, value));
 				}
-
-				opts.topics.push(encodeParameter(input.type, value));
 			}
 		}
 	}

packages/web3-eth-contract/src/log_subscription.ts

@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ export class LogsSubscription extends Web3Subscription<
 		data: EventLog;
 		changed: EventLog & { removed: true };
 	},
-	{ address?: HexString; topics?: (Topic | Topic[])[]; abi: AbiEventFragment }
+	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+	{ address?: HexString; topics?: (Topic | Topic[] | null)[]; abi: AbiEventFragment }
 > {
 	/**
 	 * Address of tye contract
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ export class LogsSubscription extends Web3Subscription<
 	/**
 	 * The list of topics subscribed
 	 */
-	public readonly topics?: (Topic | Topic[])[];
+	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+	public readonly topics?: (Topic | Topic[] | null)[];
 
 	/**
 	 * The {@doclink glossary/json_interface | JSON Interface} of the event.
@@ -105,7 +107,8 @@ export class LogsSubscription extends Web3Subscription<
 	public constructor(
 		args: {
 			address?: HexString;
-			topics?: (Topic | Topic[])[];
+			// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+			topics?: (Topic | Topic[] | null)[];
 			abi: AbiEventFragment & { signature: HexString };
 			jsonInterface: ContractAbiWithSignature;
 		},