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Minimal library for Ethereum transactions, addresses and smart contracts.
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# micro-eth-signer



Minimal library for Ethereum transactions, addresses and smart contracts.



- 🔓 Secure: 3 deps, audited [noble](https://paulmillr.com/noble/) cryptography, no network code

- ðŸ”ŧ Tree-shakeable: unused code is excluded from your builds

- 🔍 Reliable: 150MB of test vectors from EIPs, ethers and viem

- ✍ïļ Transactions: create, sign, decode with human-friendly hints

- 🆎 Execute contracts in JS: includes Chainlink and Uniswap APIs

- ðŸĶš Typescript-friendly: ABI parsing, RLP, SSZ, KZG proof generation & verification

- 🌍 Archive-node-friendly: fetch balances & history

- ðŸŠķ Lightweight: 1200 lines for core functionality



Check out article [ZSTs, ABIs, stolen keys and broken legs](https://github.com/paulmillr/micro-eth-signer/discussions/20) about caveats of secure ABI parsing found during development of the library.



_Check out all web3 utility libraries:_ [ETH](https://github.com/paulmillr/micro-eth-signer), [BTC](https://github.com/paulmillr/scure-btc-signer), [SOL](https://github.com/paulmillr/micro-sol-signer)



## Usage



> npm install micro-eth-signer



We support all major platforms and runtimes.

For [Deno](https://deno.land), ensure to use [npm specifier](https://deno.land/[email protected]/node/npm_specifiers).

For React Native, you may need a [polyfill for getRandomValues](https://github.com/LinusU/react-native-get-random-values).

If you don't like NPM, a standalone [eth-signer.js](https://github.com/paulmillr/micro-eth-signer/releases) is also available.



- [Create random wallet](#create-random-wallet)

- [Transactions: create, sign](#create-and-sign-transactions)

- [Addresses: create, checksum](#create-and-checksum-addresses)

- [Network and smart contracts](#network-and-smart-contracts)

  - [Init network](#init-network)

  - [Fetch balances and history from an archive node](#fetch-balances-and-history-from-an-archive-node)

  - [Fetch Chainlink oracle prices](#fetch-chainlink-oracle-prices)

  - [Resolve ENS address](#resolve-ens-address)

  - [Swap tokens with Uniswap](#swap-tokens-with-uniswap)

- Parsing

  - [Human-readable transaction hints](#human-readable-transaction-hints)

  - [Human-readable event hints](#human-readable-event-hints)

  - [ABI type inference](#abi-type-inference)

  - [RLP parsing](#rlp-parsing)

  - [SSZ parsing](#ssz-parsing)

- Utilities

  - [KZG EIP-4844 proofs](#kzg-eip-4844-proofs)

  - [Send whole account balance](#send-whole-account-balance)

  - [Sign and verify messages with EIP-191, EIP-712](#sign-and-verify-messages)

- [Security](#security)

- [Performance](#performance)

- [License](#license)



### Create random wallet



```ts

import { addr } from 'micro-eth-signer';

const random = addr.random(); // Secure: uses CSPRNG

console.log(random.privateKey, random.address);

// '0x17ed046e6c4c21df770547fad9a157fd17b48b35fe9984f2ff1e3c6a62700bae'

// '0x26d930712fd2f612a107A70fd0Ad79b777cD87f6'

```



### Transactions: create, sign



```ts

import { Transaction, weigwei, weieth } from 'micro-eth-signer';

const tx = Transaction.prepare({

  to: '0xdf90dea0e0bf5ca6d2a7f0cb86874ba6714f463e',

  value: weieth.decode('1.1'), // 1.1eth in wei

  maxFeePerGas: weigwei.decode('100'), // 100gwei in wei (priority fee is 1 gwei)

  nonce: 0n,

});

// Uses `random` from example above. Alternatively, pass 0x hex string or Uint8Array

const signedTx = tx.signBy(random.privateKey);

console.log('signed tx', signedTx, signedTx.toHex());

console.log('fee', signedTx.fee);

```



We support legacy, EIP2930, EIP1559, EIP4844 and EIP7702 transactions.



### Addresses: create, checksum



```ts

import { addr } from 'micro-eth-signer';

const priv = '0x0687640ee33ef844baba3329db9e16130bd1735cbae3657bd64aed25e9a5c377';

const pub = '030fba7ba5cfbf8b00dd6f3024153fc44ddda93727da58c99326eb0edd08195cdb';

const nonChecksummedAddress = '0x0089d53f703f7e0843953d48133f74ce247184c2';

const checksummedAddress = addr.addChecksum(nonChecksummedAddress);

console.log(

  checksummedAddress, // 0x0089d53F703f7E0843953D48133f74cE247184c2

  addr.isValid(checksummedAddress), // true

  addr.isValid(nonChecksummedAddress), // also true

  addr.fromPrivateKey(priv),

  addr.fromPublicKey(pub)

);

```



### Network and smart contracts



A common problem in web3 libraries is how complex they are to audit with regards to network calls.



In eth-signer, all network calls are done with user-provided function, conforming to built-in `fetch()`:



1. This makes library network-free, which simplifies auditability

2. User fully controls all network requests



It's recommended to use [micro-ftch](https://github.com/paulmillr/micro-ftch),

which works on top of fetch and implements killswitch, logging, concurrency limits and other features.



#### Init network



Most APIs (chainlink, uniswap) expect instance of Web3Provider.

The call stack would look like this:



- `Chainlink` => `Web3Provider` => `jsonrpc` => `fetch`



To initialize Web3Provider, do the following:



```js

// Requests are made with fetch(), a built-in method

import { jsonrpc } from 'micro-ftch';

import { Web3Provider } from 'micro-eth-signer/net';

const RPC_URL = 'http://localhost:8545';

const prov = new Web3Provider(jsonrpc(fetch, RPC_URL));



// Example using mewapi RPC

const RPC_URL_2 = 'https://nodes.mewapi.io/rpc/eth';

const prov2 = new Web3Provider(

  jsonrpc(fetch, RPC_URL_2, { Origin: 'https://www.myetherwallet.com' })

);

```



#### Fetch balances and history from an archive node



```ts

const addr = '0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045';

const block = await prov.blockInfo(await prov.height());

console.log('current block', block.number, block.timestamp, block.baseFeePerGas);

console.log('info for addr', addr, await prov.unspent(addr));



// Other methods of Web3Provider:

// blockInfo(block: number): Promise; // {baseFeePerGas, hash, timestamp...}

// height(): Promise;

// internalTransactions(address: string, opts?: TraceOpts): Promise;

// ethLogsSingle(topics: Topics, opts: LogOpts): Promise;

// ethLogs(topics: Topics, opts?: LogOpts): Promise;

// tokenTransfers(address: string, opts?: LogOpts): Promise<[Log[], Log[]]>;

// wethTransfers(address: string, opts?: LogOpts): Promise<[Log[]]>;

// txInfo(txHash: string, opts?: TxInfoOpts): Promise<{

//   type: "legacy" | "eip2930" | "eip1559" | "eip4844"; info: any; receipt: any; raw: string | undefined;

// }>;

// tokenInfo(address: string): Promise;

// transfers(address: string, opts?: TraceOpts & LogOpts): Promise;

// allowances(address: string, opts?: LogOpts): Promise;

// tokenBalances(address: string, tokens: string[]): Promise>;

```



Basic data can be fetched from any node.



Historical balances, transactions and others can only be fetched from an archive node, such as Erigon or Reth.



#### Fetch Chainlink oracle prices



```ts

import { Chainlink } from 'micro-eth-signer/net';

const link = new Chainlink(prov);

const btc = await link.coinPrice('BTC');

const bat = await link.tokenPrice('BAT');

console.log({ btc, bat }); // BTC 19188.68870991, BAT 0.39728989 in USD

```



#### Resolve ENS address



```ts

import { ENS } from 'micro-eth-signer/net';

const ens = new ENS(prov);

const vitalikAddr = await ens.nameToAddress('vitalik.eth');

```



#### Swap tokens with Uniswap



> Btw cool tool, glad you built it!



_Uniswap Founder_



Swap 12.12 USDT to BAT with uniswap V3 defaults of 0.5% slippage, 30 min expiration.



```ts

import { tokenFromSymbol } from 'micro-eth-signer/abi';

import { UniswapV3 } from 'micro-eth-signer/net'; // or UniswapV2



const USDT = tokenFromSymbol('USDT');

const BAT = tokenFromSymbol('BAT');

const u3 = new UniswapV3(prov); // or new UniswapV2(provider)

const fromAddress = '0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045';

const toAddress = '0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045';

const swap = await u3.swap(USDT, BAT, '12.12', { slippagePercent: 0.5, ttl: 30 * 60 });

const swapData = await swap.tx(fromAddress, toAddress);

console.log(swapData.amount, swapData.expectedAmount, swapData.allowance);

```



### Parsers



#### Human-readable transaction hints



The transaction sent ERC-20 USDT token between addresses. The library produces a following hint:



> Transfer 22588 USDT to 0xdac17f958d2ee523a2206206994597c13d831ec7



```ts

import { decodeTx } from 'micro-eth-signer/abi';



const tx =

  '0xf8a901851d1a94a20082c12a94dac17f958d2ee523a2206206994597c13d831ec780b844a9059cbb000000000000000000000000dac17f958d2ee523a2206206994597c13d831ec7000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000054259870025a066fcb560b50e577f6dc8c8b2e3019f760da78b4c04021382ba490c572a303a42a0078f5af8ac7e11caba9b7dc7a64f7bdc3b4ce1a6ab0a1246771d7cc3524a7200';

// Decode tx information

deepStrictEqual(decodeTx(tx), {

  name: 'transfer',

  signature: 'transfer(address,uint256)',

  value: {

    to: '0xdac17f958d2ee523a2206206994597c13d831ec7',

    value: 22588000000n,

  },

  hint: 'Transfer 22588 USDT to 0xdac17f958d2ee523a2206206994597c13d831ec7',

});

```



Or if you have already decoded tx:



```ts

import { decodeData } from 'micro-eth-signer/abi';



const to = '0x7a250d5630b4cf539739df2c5dacb4c659f2488d';

const data =

  '7ff36ab5000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ab54a98ceb1f0ad30000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000080000000000000000000000000d8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000006fd9c6ea0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000c02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2000000000000000000000000106d3c66d22d2dd0446df23d7f5960752994d600';

const value = 100000000000000000n;



deepStrictEqual(decodeData(to, data, value, { customContracts }), {

  name: 'swapExactETHForTokens',

  signature: 'swapExactETHForTokens(uint256,address[],address,uint256)',

  value: {

    amountOutMin: 12345678901234567891n,

    path: [

      '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',

      '0x106d3c66d22d2dd0446df23d7f5960752994d600',

    ],

    to: '0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045',

    deadline: 1876543210n,

  },

});



// With custom tokens/contracts

const customContracts = {

  '0x106d3c66d22d2dd0446df23d7f5960752994d600': { abi: 'ERC20', symbol: 'LABRA', decimals: 9 },

};

deepStrictEqual(decodeData(to, data, value, { customContracts }), {

  name: 'swapExactETHForTokens',

  signature: 'swapExactETHForTokens(uint256,address[],address,uint256)',

  value: {

    amountOutMin: 12345678901234567891n,

    path: [

      '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',

      '0x106d3c66d22d2dd0446df23d7f5960752994d600',

    ],

    to: '0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045',

    deadline: 1876543210n,

  },

  hint: 'Swap 0.1 ETH for at least 12345678901.234567891 LABRA. Expires at Tue, 19 Jun 2029 06:00:10 GMT',

});

```



#### Human-readable event hints



Decoding the event produces the following hint:



> Allow 0xe592427a0aece92de3edee1f18e0157c05861564 spending up to 1000 BAT from 0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045



```ts

import { decodeEvent } from 'micro-eth-signer/abi';



const to = '0x0d8775f648430679a709e98d2b0cb6250d2887ef';

const topics = [

  '0x8c5be1e5ebec7d5bd14f71427d1e84f3dd0314c0f7b2291e5b200ac8c7c3b925',

  '0x000000000000000000000000d8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045',

  '0x000000000000000000000000e592427a0aece92de3edee1f18e0157c05861564',

];

const data = '0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003635c9adc5dea00000';

const einfo = decodeEvent(to, topics, data);

console.log(einfo);

```



#### ABI type inference



The ABI is type-safe when `as const` is specified:



```ts

import { createContract } from 'micro-eth-signer/abi';

const PAIR_CONTRACT = [

  {

    type: 'function',

    name: 'getReserves',

    outputs: [

      { name: 'reserve0', type: 'uint112' },

      { name: 'reserve1', type: 'uint112' },

      { name: 'blockTimestampLast', type: 'uint32' },

    ],

  },

] as const;



const contract = createContract(PAIR_CONTRACT);

// Would create following typescript type:

{

  getReserves: {

    encodeInput: () => Uint8Array;

    decodeOutput: (b: Uint8Array) => {

      reserve0: bigint;

      reserve1: bigint;

      blockTimestampLast: bigint;

    };

  }

}

```



We're parsing values as:



```js

// no inputs

{} -> encodeInput();

// single input

{inputs: [{type: 'uint'}]} -> encodeInput(bigint);

// all inputs named

{inputs: [{type: 'uint', name: 'lol'}, {type: 'address', name: 'wut'}]} -> encodeInput({lol: bigint, wut: string})

// at least one input is unnamed

{inputs: [{type: 'uint', name: 'lol'}, {type: 'address'}]} -> encodeInput([bigint, string])

// Same applies for output!

```



There are following limitations:



- Fixed size arrays can have 999 elements at max: string[], string[1], ..., string[999]

- Fixed size 2d arrays can have 39 elements at max: string[][], string[][1], ..., string[39][39]

- Which is enough for almost all cases

- ABI must be described as constant value: `[...] as const`

- We're not able to handle contracts with method overload (same function names with different args) — the code will still work, but not types



Check out [`src/net/ens.ts`](./src/net/ens.ts) for type-safe contract execution example.



#### RLP parsing



We implement RLP in just 100 lines of code, powered by [packed](https://github.com/paulmillr/micro-packed):



```ts

import { RLP } from 'micro-eth-signer/rlp';

RLP.decode(RLP.encode('dog'));

```



#### SSZ parsing



Simple serialize (SSZ) is the serialization method used on the Beacon Chain.

We support EIP-7495 stable containers.



The implementation is very small, around 1500 lines of code, and is powered by [packed](https://github.com/paulmillr/micro-packed):



```ts

import * as ssz from 'micro-eth-signer/ssz';

```



### Sign and verify messages



#### EIP-191



```ts

import * as typed from 'micro-eth-signer/typed-data';



// Example message

const message = "Hello, Ethereum!";

const privateKey = "0x4c0883a69102937d6231471b5dbb6204fe512961708279f1d7b1b8e7e8b1b1e1";



// Sign the message

const signature = typed.personal.sign(message, privateKey);

console.log("Signature:", signature);



// Verify the signature

const address = "0xYourEthereumAddress";

const isValid = typed.personal.verify(signature, message, address);

console.log("Is valid:", isValid);

```



#### EIP-712



```ts

import { signTyped, verifyTyped, recoverPublicKeyTyped, EIP712Domain, TypedData } from './typed-data';

const types = {

  Person: [

    { name: 'name', type: 'string' },

    { name: 'wallet', type: 'address' }

  ],

  Mail: [

    { name: 'from', type: 'Person' },

    { name: 'to', type: 'Person' },

    { name: 'contents', type: 'string' }

  ]

};



// Define the domain

const domain: EIP712Domain = {

  name: 'Ether Mail',

  version: '1',

  chainId: 1,

  verifyingContract: '0xCcCCccccCCCCcCCCCCCcCcCccCcCCCcCcccccccC',

  salt: '0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef'

};



// Define the message

const message = {

  from: {

    name: 'Alice',

    wallet: '0xCcCCccccCCCCcCCCCCCcCcCccCcCCCcCcccccccC'

  },

  to: {

    name: 'Bob',

    wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB'

  },

  contents: 'Hello, Bob!'

};



// Create the typed data

const typedData: TypedData = {

  types,

  primaryType: 'Mail',

  domain,

  message

};



// Sign the typed data

const privateKey = "0x4c0883a69102937d6231471b5dbb6204fe512961708279f1d7b1b8e7e8b1b1e1";

const signature = signTyped(typedData, privateKey);

console.log("Signature:", signature);



// Verify the signature

const address = "0xYourEthereumAddress";

const isValid = verifyTyped(signature, typedData, address);



// Recover the public key

const publicKey = recoverPublicKeyTyped(signature, typedData);

```



### Utilities



#### KZG EIP-4844 proofs



```ts

import { KZG } from 'micro-eth-signer/kzg';

// 400kb, 4-sec init

import { trustedSetup } from '@paulmillr/trusted-setups';

// 800kb, instant init

import { trustedSetup as fastSetup } from '@paulmillr/trusted-setups/fast.js';



const kzg = new KZG(trustedSetup);



// Example blob and scalar

const blob = '0x1234567890abcdef'; // Add actual blob data

const z = '0x1'; // Add actual scalar



// Compute and verify proof

const [proof, y] = kzg.computeProof(blob, z);

console.log('Proof:', proof);

console.log('Y:', y);

const commitment = '0x1234567890abcdef'; // Add actual commitment

const z = '0x1'; // Add actual scalar

// const y = '0x2'; // Add actual y value

const proof = '0x3'; // Add actual proof

const isValid = kzg.verifyProof(commitment, z, y, proof);

console.log('Is valid:', isValid);



// Compute and verify blob proof

const blob = '0x1234567890abcdef'; // Add actual blob data

const commitment = '0x1'; // Add actual commitment

const proof = kzg.computeBlobProof(blob, commitment);

console.log('Blob proof:', proof);

const isValidB = kzg.verifyBlobProof(blob, commitment, proof);

```



#### Send whole account balance



```ts

import { addr, Transaction, weigwei, weieth } from 'micro-eth-signer';

const privKey = '0x6b911fd37cdf5c81d4c0adb1ab7fa822ed253ab0ad9aa18d77257c88b29b718e';

const senderAddr = addr.fromPrivateKey(privKey);

const unsignedTx = Transaction.prepare({

  to: '0xdf90dea0e0bf5ca6d2a7f0cb86874ba6714f463e',

  maxFeePerGas: weigwei.decode('100'), // 100 gwei in wei

  value: weieth.decode('1.1'), // 1.1 eth in wei

  nonce: 0n,

});



const CURRENT_BALANCE = '1.7182050000017'; // eth

const txSendingWholeBalance = unsignedTx.setWholeAmount(weieth.decode(CURRENT_BALANCE));

```



Creates transaction which sends whole account balance. Does two things:



1. `amount = accountBalance - maxFeePerGas * gasLimit`

2. `maxPriorityFeePerGas = maxFeePerGas`



Every eth block sets a fee for all its transactions, called base fee.

maxFeePerGas indicates how much gas user is able to spend in the worst case.

If the block's base fee is 5 gwei, while user is able to spend 10 gwei in maxFeePerGas,

the transaction would only consume 5 gwei. That means, base fee is unknown

before the transaction is included in a block.



By setting priorityFee to maxFee, we make the process deterministic:

`maxFee = 10, maxPriority = 10, baseFee = 5` would always spend 10 gwei.

In the end, the balance would become 0.



WARNING: using the method would decrease privacy of a transfer, because

payments for services have specific amounts, and not _the whole amount_.



## Security



Main points to consider when auditing the library:



- ABI correctness

  - All ABI JSON should be compared to some external source

  - There are different databases of ABI: one is hosted by Etherscan, when you open contract page

- Network access

  - There must be no network calls in the library

  - Some functionality requires network: these need external network interface, conforming to `Web3Provider`

  - `createContract(abi)` should create purely offline contract

  - `createContract(abi, net)` would create contract that calls network using `net`, using external interface

- Skipped test vectors

  - There is `SKIPPED_ERRORS`, which contains list of test vectors from other libs that we skip

  - They are skipped because we consider them invalid, or so

  - If you believe they're skipped for wrong reasons, investigate and report



The library is cross-tested against other libraries (last update on 25 Feb 2024):



- ethereum-tests v13.1

- ethers 6.11.1

- viem v2.7.13



## Performance



Transaction signature matches `noble-curves` `sign()` speed,

which means over 4000 times per second on macs.



The first call of `sign` will take 20ms+ due to noble-curves secp256k1 `utils.precompute`.



To run benchmarks, execute `npm run bench`.



## Contributing



Make sure to use recursive cloning for the [eth-vectors](https://github.com/paulmillr/eth-vectors) submodule:



    git clone --recursive https://github.com/paulmillr/micro-eth-signer.git



## License



MIT License



Copyright (c) 2021 Paul Miller (https://paulmillr.com)