abitype

What is abitype?

The abitype npm package is designed to provide TypeScript types for Ethereum ABI (Application Binary Interface) definitions. It helps developers to work with Ethereum smart contracts in a type-safe manner, ensuring that the interactions with the contracts are correctly typed and reducing the risk of runtime errors.

What are abitype's main functionalities?

Define ABI Types

This feature allows you to define the ABI of a smart contract in a type-safe manner. The `Abi` type ensures that the structure of the ABI is correct and helps catch errors at compile time.

import { Abi } from 'abitype';

const myAbi: Abi = [
  {
    "constant": true,
    "inputs": [],
    "name": "myFunction",
    "outputs": [
      {
        "name": "",
        "type": "uint256"
      }
    ],
    "payable": false,
    "stateMutability": "view",
    "type": "function"
  }
];

Type-safe Contract Interactions

This feature allows you to interact with smart contract functions in a type-safe manner. By defining the ABI and using the `AbiFunction` type, you can ensure that the interactions with the contract are correctly typed.

import { Abi, AbiFunction } from 'abitype';

const myAbi: Abi = [
  {
    "constant": true,
    "inputs": [],
    "name": "myFunction",
    "outputs": [
      {
        "name": "",
        "type": "uint256"
      }
    ],
    "payable": false,
    "stateMutability": "view",
    "type": "function"
  }
];

const myFunction: AbiFunction = myAbi[0];

// Now you can interact with the function in a type-safe way
const result: number = await myContract.methods.myFunction().call();

Other packages similar to abitype

ethers

The ethers.js library is a complete and compact library for interacting with the Ethereum blockchain. It provides utilities for working with Ethereum smart contracts, including ABI encoding/decoding, but it is more comprehensive and includes features for managing wallets, interacting with the blockchain, and more. Compared to abitype, ethers.js is a more feature-rich library but may be overkill if you only need type-safe ABI definitions.

web3

The web3.js library is another comprehensive library for interacting with the Ethereum blockchain. It provides similar functionalities to ethers.js, including ABI encoding/decoding, contract interactions, and more. Like ethers.js, it is more feature-rich compared to abitype and is suitable for developers who need a full suite of tools for Ethereum development.

README

Strict TypeScript types for Ethereum ABIs

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Strict TypeScript types for Ethereum ABIs. ABIType provides utilities and type definitions for ABI properties and values, covering the Contract ABI Specification, as well as EIP-712 Typed Data.

import type { AbiParametersToPrimitiveTypes, ExtractAbiFunction, ExtractAbiFunctionNames } from 'abitype'
import { erc20Abi } from 'abitype/abis'

type FunctionNames = ExtractAbiFunctionNames<typeof erc20Abi, 'view'>
//   ^? type FunctionNames = "symbol" | "name" | "allowance" | "balanceOf" | "decimals" | "totalSupply"

type TransferInputTypes = AbiParametersToPrimitiveTypes<
  // ^? type TransferInputTypes = readonly [`0x${string}`, bigint]
  ExtractAbiFunction<typeof erc20Abi, 'transfer'>['inputs']
>

Works great for adding blazing fast autocomplete and type checking to functions, variables, or your own types. No need to generate types with third-party tools – just use your ABI and let TypeScript do the rest!

TL;DR

ABIType might be a good option for your project if:

• You want to typecheck your ABIs or EIP-712 Typed Data.
• You want to add type inference and autocomplete to your library based on user-provided ABIs or EIP-712 Typed Data, like Wagmi and Viem.
• You need to convert ABI types (e.g. 'string') to TypeScript types (e.g. string) or other type transformations.
• You need to validate ABIs at runtime (e.g. after fetching from external resource).
• You don’t want to set up a build process to generate types (e.g. TypeChain).

Documentation

For documentation and guides, visit abitype.dev.

Community

For help, discussion about best practices, or any other conversation that would benefit from being searchable:

Discuss ABIType on GitHub

For casual chit-chat with others using the library:

Join the Wevm Discord

Sponsors

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Contributing

Contributions to ABIType are greatly appreciated! If you're interested in contributing to ABIType, please read the Contributing Guide before submitting a pull request.