v1.7.2-rc.0

Changed

• Remove deprecated close event listener (#4825) (#4839)

Security

• npm audit fix to update libraries (#4860)

Fixed

• Fix jsonrpc payload and response types (#4743) (#4761)
• Allowed more flexibility in typing the overly constrained provider.disconnect function (#4833)

v1.7.1

Added

• transactionPollingInterval added to web3, contract and method constructor options. defaults to 1 second. (#4584)
• Add example import for package level types (#4611)

Fixed

• Fix a typo in the documentation for methods.myMethod.send (#4599)
• Use globalThis to locate global object if possible (#4613)
• Fix typos in web3-utils.rst (#4662)
• Added effectiveGasPrice to TransactionReceipt (#4692)
• Correction in documentation for web3.eth.accounts.signTransaction (#4576)
• Updated README to include Webpack 5 create-react-app support instructions (#4173)
• Update the documentation for methods.myMethod.estimateGas (#4702)
• Fix typos in REVIEW.md and TESTING.md (#4691)
• Fix encoding for "0x" string values (#4512)

Changed

• Muted E2E gnosis dex tests in CI until fix for issue #4436 is applied (#4701)

Removed

• Removed deprecated Morden testnet code (#4339)

Security

• Ran npm audit fix to address vulnerabilities and update libraries (#4719) (#4728)

v1.7.1-rc.0

Added

• transactionPollingInterval added to web3, contract and method constructor options. defaults to 1 second. (#4584)
• Add example import for package level types (#4611)

Fixed

• Fix a typo in the documentation for methods.myMethod.send (#4599)
• Use globalThis to locate global object if possible (#4613)
• Fix typos in web3-utils.rst (#4662)
• Added effectiveGasPrice to TransactionReceipt (#4692)
• Correction in documentation for web3.eth.accounts.signTransaction (#4576)
• Updated README to include Webpack 5 create-react-app support instructions (#4173)
• Update the documentation for methods.myMethod.estimateGas (#4702)
• Fix typos in REVIEW.md and TESTING.md (#4691)
• Fix encoding for "0x" string values (#4512)

Changed

• Muted E2E gnosis dex tests in CI until fix for issue #4436 is applied (#4701)

Removed

• Removed deprecated Morden testnet code (#4339)

Security

• Ran npm audit fix to address vulnerabilities and update libraries (#4719) (#4728)

v1.7.0

Added

• maxPriorityFeePerGas and maxFeePerGas added to Transaction and TransactionConfig interfaces (#4232) (#4585)

Fixed

• Fix readthedoc's build for web3js documentation (#4425)
• Fix response sorting for batch requests (#4250)

Changed

• Changed getFeeHistory first parameter type from number to hex according to the spec (#4529)

v1.7.0-rc.0

Added

• maxPriorityFeePerGas and maxFeePerGas added to Transaction and TransactionConfig interfaces (#4232) (#4585)

Fixed

• Fix readthedoc's build for web3js documentation (#4425)
• Fix response sorting for batch requests (#4250)

Changed

• Changed getFeeHistory first parameter type from number to hex according to the spec (#4529)

v1.6.1

Added

• Support for eth_createAccessList as both an rpc call (web3.eth.createAccessList) and property of contract method wrappers (contractInstance.methods.getValue().createAccessList) (#4332)

Changed

• Not considering tx.chainId if tx.common.customChain.chainId is provided for web3.eth.accounts.signTransaction function (#4293)
• Added missing PromiEvent handler types (#4194)
• Updated README to include Webpack 5 angular support instructions (#4174)
• Updated the documentation for the Web3.utils, removed context for _ (underscore lib) (#4403)
• Emit subscription id with connect event when creating a subscription (#4300)
• Introduced new configuration "blockHeaderTimeout" for waiting of block headers for transaction receipt (#3891)
• Format block.baseFeePerGas to number (#4330)
• Correct web3-eth-personal.sendTransaction example in documentation (#4409)
• Updated README to include Webpack 5 angular support instructions (#4174)

Fixed

• Fix 1.6.1 build size issue with removing static asset files (#4506)
• Correct web3.rst example in documentation (#4511)
• Correct BlockHeader typing (receiptRoot -> receiptsRoot) (#4452)

v1.6.1-rc.3

Fixed

• Correct web3.rst example in documentation (#4511)
• Correct BlockHeader typing (receiptRoot -> receiptsRoot) (#4452)

v1.6.1-rc.2

Removed

• @types/bn.js as dev-dependency to additional packages (notably web3-utils) (#4437)

Fixed

• Fix 1.6.1 build size issue with removing static asset files (#4506)

v1.6.1-rc.0

Added

• Support for eth_createAccessList as both an rpc call (web3.eth.createAccessList) and property of contract method wrappers (contractInstance.methods.getValue().createAccessList) (#4332)
• @types/bn.js as dev-dependency to additional packages (notably web3-utils) (#4437)

Changed

• Not considering tx.chainId if tx.common.customChain.chainId is provided for web3.eth.accounts.signTransaction function (#4293)
• Added missing PromiEvent handler types (#4194)
• Updated README to include Webpack 5 angular support instructions (#4174)
• Updated the documentation for the Web3.utils, removed context for _ (underscore lib) (#4403)
• Emit subscription id with connect event when creating a subscription (#4300)
• Introduced new configuration "blockHeaderTimeout" for waiting of block headers for transaction receipt (#3891)
• Format block.baseFeePerGas to number (#4330)
• Correct web3-eth-personal.sendTransaction example in documentation (#4409)
• Updated README to include Webpack 5 angular support instructions (#4174)

v1.6.0

Changed

• Partially replace usage of eth-lib with ethereumjs-util (#4390)