web3-eth-accounts
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The web3-eth-accounts package is a part of the Web3.js library that provides functionalities for managing Ethereum accounts. It allows you to create, sign, and recover accounts, as well as sign data and transactions.
Create Account
This feature allows you to create a new Ethereum account. The account object contains the address, private key, and other relevant information.
const Web3 = require('web3');
const web3 = new Web3();
const account = web3.eth.accounts.create();
console.log(account);Sign Transaction
This feature allows you to sign a transaction using an account's private key. The signed transaction can then be sent to the Ethereum network.
const Web3 = require('web3');
const web3 = new Web3();
const account = web3.eth.accounts.privateKeyToAccount('YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY');
const tx = {
to: '0xRecipientAddress',
value: '1000000000',
gas: 2000000
};
account.signTransaction(tx).then(signed => {
console.log(signed);
});Recover Account
This feature allows you to recover an account address from a signed message. It is useful for verifying the authenticity of a message.
const Web3 = require('web3');
const web3 = new Web3();
const message = 'Hello, world!';
const signature = '0xSignature';
const account = web3.eth.accounts.recover(message, signature);
console.log(account);Sign Data
This feature allows you to sign arbitrary data using an account's private key. The signed data can be used for various purposes, such as authentication.
const Web3 = require('web3');
const web3 = new Web3();
const account = web3.eth.accounts.privateKeyToAccount('YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY');
const data = 'Hello, world!';
const signature = account.sign(data);
console.log(signature);The ethers.js library is a complete and compact library for interacting with the Ethereum blockchain. It provides similar functionalities for managing accounts, signing transactions, and interacting with smart contracts. Compared to web3-eth-accounts, ethers.js is known for its simplicity and ease of use.
The eth-lightwallet package is a lightweight JavaScript library for managing Ethereum accounts and signing transactions. It is designed to be used in browser environments and provides functionalities for creating and managing HD wallets. Compared to web3-eth-accounts, eth-lightwallet focuses more on hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallets.
The ethereumjs-wallet library is a simple library for creating and managing Ethereum wallets. It provides functionalities for generating wallets, importing/exporting wallets, and signing transactions. Compared to web3-eth-accounts, ethereumjs-wallet is more focused on wallet management and less on interacting with the Ethereum network.
This is a sub-package of web3.js.
web3-eth-accounts contains functionality for managing Ethereum accounts and signing.
You can install the package either using NPM or using Yarn
npm install web3-eth-accounts
yarn add web3-eth-accounts
| Script | Description |
|---|---|
| clean | Uses rimraf to remove dist/ |
| build | Uses tsc to build package and dependent packages |
| lint | Uses eslint to lint package |
| lint:fix | Uses eslint to check and fix any warnings |
| format | Uses prettier to format the code |
| test | Uses jest to run unit tests |
| test:integration | Uses jest to run tests under /test/integration |
| test:unit | Uses jest to run tests under /test/unit |
[4.0.3]
getPastLogs accept blockHash as a parameter https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/apis/json-rpc/#eth_getlogs (#6181)Filter includes blockHash (#6206)numberToHex (#6206)FAQs
Package for managing Ethereum accounts and signing
The npm package web3-eth-accounts receives a total of 251,237 weekly downloads. As such, web3-eth-accounts popularity was classified as popular.
We found that web3-eth-accounts demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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