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
This code...
const meter = require("meterify").meterify;
const Web3 = require("web3");
const meterify = meter(new Web3(), "https://testnet.meter.io");
...returns an object:
{
  eth: {
    _requestManager: RequestManager,
    givenProvider: MetamaskInpageProvider,
    providers: {…},
    _provider: MeterProvider, 
    …
  },
  givenProvider: {
    mux: ObjectMultiplex,
    publicConfigStore: ObservableStore,
    rpcEngine: RpcEngine,
    send: ƒ
  },
  providers: {
    WebsocketProvider: ƒ,
    HttpProvider: ƒ,
    IpcProvider: ƒ
  },
  utils: {
    _fireError: ƒ,
    _jsonInterfaceMethodToString: ƒ,
    _flattenTypes: ƒ,
    randomHex: ƒ,
    _: ƒ, 
    …
  },
  version: "1.0.0-beta.37",
  _provider: {
    _events: Events,
    _eventsCount: 1,
    RESTHost: "https://test.meter.io",
    WSHost: "wss://wstest.meter.io",
    timeout: 0, 
    …
  },
  _requestManager: {
    provider: MeterProvider,
    providers: {…},
    subscriptions: {…}
  }
  ...
}
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.
Last modified 6mo ago
Property	Type	Description
web3Instance	`object`	A `web3` instance
host	`string`	The Meter host URL (and port, if applicable)
timeout	`number`	Request timeout value