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web3-core-requestmanager
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This is a sub-package of web3.js.
This requestmanager package is used by most web3.js packages.
Please read the documentation for more.
You can install the package either using NPM or using Yarn
npm install web3-core-requestmanager
yarn add web3-core-requestmanager
const Web3WsProvider = require('web3-providers-ws');
const Web3RequestManager = require('web3-core-requestmanager');
const requestManager = new Web3RequestManager(new Web3WsProvider('ws://localhost:8546'));
The ethers.js library is a complete and compact library for interacting with the Ethereum blockchain and its ecosystem. It provides similar functionalities to web3-core-requestmanager, such as sending JSON-RPC requests and managing communication with Ethereum nodes. Ethers.js is known for its simplicity and ease of use.
The web3.js library is a comprehensive library for interacting with the Ethereum blockchain. It includes the web3-core-requestmanager package as one of its core components. Web3.js provides a wide range of functionalities, including sending JSON-RPC requests, managing accounts, and interacting with smart contracts.
Ethjs is a lightweight and modular library for interacting with the Ethereum blockchain. It provides similar functionalities to web3-core-requestmanager, such as sending JSON-RPC requests and managing communication with Ethereum nodes. Ethjs is designed to be simple and efficient, making it a good choice for lightweight applications.
FAQs
Web3 module to handle requests to external providers.
The npm package web3-core-requestmanager receives a total of 268,226 weekly downloads. As such, web3-core-requestmanager popularity was classified as popular.
We found that web3-core-requestmanager demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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