Meterify API Documentation

The meterify package is a wrapper to house all Meter-related modules, and depends on the web3.js library. If you are writing applications or scripts executing in Node.js or a browser environment, you should use Meterify.
Property
Type
Description
web3Instance
object
A web3 instance
host
string
The Meter host URL (and port, if applicable)
timeout
number
Request timeout value
Parameters of the meterify return object
Property
Type
Description
BatchRequest
function
Sets a RequestManager object and initiates batch requests
currentProvider
function
Get or set the current provider.
timeout
number
Request timeout value
eth
object
An Eth object (see: eth (insert link))
extension
extension
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givenProvider
object
Return the given provider object.
providers
object
A list of providers.
provider
object
The current provider object.
_requestManager
object
A RequestManager object.
setProvider
function
Set the current provider.
utils
object
A utils object (see: (insert link))
Example
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const meter = require("meterify").meterify;
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const Web3 = require("web3");
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const meterify = meter(new Web3(), "http://test.meter.io:8669");
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...returns an object:
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{
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  eth: {
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    _requestManager: RequestManager,
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    givenProvider: MetamaskInpageProvider,
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    providers: {…},
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    _provider: MeterProvider, 
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    …
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  },
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  givenProvider: {
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    mux: ObjectMultiplex,
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    publicConfigStore: ObservableStore,
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    rpcEngine: RpcEngine,
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    send: ƒ
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  },
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  providers: {
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    WebsocketProvider: ƒ,
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    HttpProvider: ƒ,
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    IpcProvider: ƒ
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  },
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  utils: {
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    _fireError: ƒ,
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    _jsonInterfaceMethodToString: ƒ,
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    _flattenTypes: ƒ,
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    randomHex: ƒ,
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    _: ƒ, 
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    …
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  },
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  version: "1.0.0-beta.37",
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  _provider: {
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    _events: Events,
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    _eventsCount: 1,
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    RESTHost: "http://test.meter.io:8669",
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    WSHost: "ws://test.meter.io:8669",
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    timeout: 0, 
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    …
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  },
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  _requestManager: {
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    provider: MeterProvider,
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    providers: {…},
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    subscriptions: {…}
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  }
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  ...
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}
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Notes on meterify and web3
The RESTful API of Meter differs from Ethereum's JSON-RPC, and there are some methods in web3 are not supported by meterify.
Supported Web3 Methods
web3 instance
├── eth
│ ├── getBlockNumber
│ ├── getBalance
│ ├── getStorageAt
│ ├── getCode
│ ├── getBlock
│ ├── getTransaction
│ ├── getTransactionReceipt
│ ├── sendTransaction
│ ├── sendSignedTransaction
│ ├── call
│ ├── estimateGas
│ ├── getPastLogs
│ ├── subscribe
│ ├── clearSubscriptions
│ ├── getEnergy
│ ├── getChainTag
│ ├── getBlockRef
│ ├── accounts
│ └── Contract
│ ├── Constructor(new Contract())
│ ├── clone
│ ├── deploy
│ ├── methods
│ ├── methods.myMethod.call
│ ├── methods.myMethod.send
│ ├── methods.myMethod.estimateGas
│ ├── methods.myMethod.encodeABI
│ ├── events
│ ├── once
│ ├── events.myEvent
│ ├── events.allEvents
│ └── getPastEvents
└── utils

MODULES
eth
For meterify.eth see the eth reference documentation.
utils
For meterify.utils see the utils reference documentation.
module.options
A module does provide several options for configuring the transaction confirmation workflow, or for defining default values.
For the currently available option properties on a module: see the options reference documentation.

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