@ethersproject/contracts
Advanced tools
This sub-module is part of the ethers project.
It is creating (at run-time) an object which interacts with an on-chain contract as a native JavaScript object.
If you are familiar with ORM for Databases, this is similar, but for smart contracts.
For more information, see the documentation.
Most users will prefer to use the umbrella package, but for those with more specific needs, individual components can be imported.
const {
Contract,
ContractFactory,
RunningEvent,
// Types
ContractInterface,
Overrides,
PayableOverrides,
CallOverrides,
PopulatedTransaction,
EventFilter,
ContractFunction,
Event,
ContractReceipt,
ContractTransaction
} = require("@ethersproject/contracts");
MIT License
web3.js is a collection of libraries that allow you to interact with a local or remote Ethereum node using HTTP, IPC, or WebSocket. It provides similar functionalities to @ethersproject/contracts, such as deploying contracts, calling contract functions, and listening to events. However, web3.js is generally considered to be more heavyweight and less modular compared to ethers.js.
truffle-contract is a part of the Truffle Suite, which is a development environment, testing framework, and asset pipeline for Ethereum. It provides a higher-level abstraction for interacting with smart contracts, making it easier to work with them. However, it is tightly integrated with the Truffle Suite and may not be as lightweight or flexible as @ethersproject/contracts.
Embark is a framework for developing and deploying decentralized applications (dApps) that includes tools for managing smart contracts. It provides functionalities similar to @ethersproject/contracts, such as contract deployment and interaction. Embark is more of an all-in-one solution for dApp development, whereas @ethersproject/contracts is a more focused library for contract interaction.
FAQs
Contract abstraction meta-class for ethers.
The npm package @ethersproject/contracts receives a total of 745,054 weekly downloads. As such, @ethersproject/contracts popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @ethersproject/contracts demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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