ethers.js
Complete Ethereum wallet implementation and utilities in JavaScript (and TypeScript).
Features:
- Keep your private keys in your client, safe and sound
- Import and export JSON wallets (Geth, Parity and crowdsale)
- Import and export BIP 39 mnemonic phrases (12 word backup phrases) and HD Wallets (English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese)
- Meta-classes create JavaScript objects from any contract ABI, including ABIv2 and Human-Readable ABI
- Connect to Ethereum nodes over JSON-RPC, INFURA, Etherscan, or MetaMask
- ENS names are first-class citizens; they can be used anywhere an Ethereum addresses can be used
- Tiny (~84kb compressed; 270kb uncompressed)
- Complete functionality for all your Ethereum needs
- Extensive documentation
- Large collection of test cases which are maintained and added to
- Fully TypeScript ready, with definition files and full TypeScript source
- MIT License (including ALL dependencies); completely open source to do with as you please
Keep Updated
For the latest news and advisories, please follow @ethersproject on Twitter as well as this GitHub project.
Installing
To use in a browser:
<script charset="utf-8"
src="https://cdn.ethers.io/scripts/ethers-v4.min.js"
type="text/javascript">
</script>
To use in node.js:
/Users/ethers/my-app> npm install --save ethers
Documentation
Browse the API Documentation online.
To fork and submit pull requests to the documentation, please see the
documentation repository.
Related Libraries
- Command Line Interface - Command Line Tools for ethers
- CryptoKitties - CryptoKitties utility libraries
- ENS - ENS utility libraries for managing names
- LedgerSigner - Use a Ledger Hardware Wallet as an ethers Signer (supports HID (node.js) and U2F (browser); or specify your own transport)
- Web3 Bridge - Use ethers as the backend for a Web3 front-end
Hacking and Contributing
The JavaScript code is now generated from TypeScript, so make sure you modify the
TypeScript and compile it, rather than modifying the JavaScript directly. To start
auto-compiling the TypeScript code, you may use:
/home/ethers> npm run auto-build
A very important part of ethers is its exhaustive test cases, so before making any
bug fix, please add a test case that fails prior to the fix, and succeeds after the
fix. All regression tests must pass.
Pull requests are always welcome, but please keep a few points in mind:
- Compatibility-breaking changes will not be accepted; they may be considered for the next major version
- Security is important; adding dependencies require fairly convincing arguments
- The library aims to be lean, so keep an eye on the
dist/ethers.min.jsfile size before and after your changes - Add test cases for both expected and unexpected input
- Any new features need to be supported by us (issues, documentation, testing), so anything that is overly complicated or specific may not be accepted
In general, please start an issue before beginning a pull request, so we can have a public discussion. :)
Donations
I do this because I love it, but if you want to buy me a coffee, I won't say no. :o)
Ethereum: 0xEA517D5a070e6705Cc5467858681Ed953d285Eb9
License
Completely MIT Licensed. Including ALL dependencies.