Human-Readable ABI
Human-Readable ABIs compress JSON ABIs into signatures that are nicer to read and less verbose to write. For example:
const abi = [
'constructor()',
'function balanceOf(address owner) view returns (uint256)',
'event Transfer(address indexed from, address indexed to, uint256 amount)',
'error ApprovalCallerNotOwnerNorApproved()',
] as const
const abi = [
'constructor()',
'function balanceOf(address owner) view returns (uint256)',
'event Transfer(address indexed from, address indexed to, uint256 amount)',
'error ApprovalCallerNotOwnerNorApproved()',
] as const
const abi = [
{
inputs: [],
stateMutability: 'nonpayable',
type: 'constructor',
},
{
inputs: [{ name: 'owner', type: 'address' }],
name: 'balanceOf',
outputs: [{ type: 'uint256' }],
stateMutability: 'view',
type: 'function',
},
{
inputs: [
{
name: 'from',
type: 'address',
indexed: true,
},
{ name: 'to', type: 'address', indexed: true },
{
name: 'tokenId',
type: 'uint256',
indexed: true,
},
],
name: 'Transfer',
type: 'event',
},
{ inputs: [], name: 'ApprovalCallerNotOwnerNorApproved', type: 'error' },
] as const
const abi = [
{
inputs: [],
stateMutability: 'nonpayable',
type: 'constructor',
},
{
inputs: [{ name: 'owner', type: 'address' }],
name: 'balanceOf',
outputs: [{ type: 'uint256' }],
stateMutability: 'view',
type: 'function',
},
{
inputs: [
{
name: 'from',
type: 'address',
indexed: true,
},
{ name: 'to', type: 'address', indexed: true },
{
name: 'tokenId',
type: 'uint256',
indexed: true,
},
],
name: 'Transfer',
type: 'event',
},
{ inputs: [], name: 'ApprovalCallerNotOwnerNorApproved', type: 'error' },
] as const
ABIType contains parallel type-level and runtime utilities for parsing and formatting human-readable ABIs, ABI items, and ABI parameters.
Signature Types
For the most part, human-readable signatures match their Solidity counterparts and support function, event, error, struct, constructor, fallback, and receive types.
Functions
Function signatures match the following format:
function name(inputs) scope mutability returns (outputs)
function name(inputs) scope mutability returns (outputs)
name
function name.inputs
function input parameters (optional).scope
function scope (optional). Only supports'public' | 'external'
.mutability
function state mutability (optional). SupportsAbiStateMutability
.outputs
function outputs (optional).
Examples
'function mint()' // name
'function withdraw(uint wad)' // name, inputs
'function activate() public' // name, scope
'function deposit() payable' // name, mutability
'function name() returns (string)' // name, outputs
'function tokenURI(uint256 tokenId) pure returns (string)' // name, inputs, mutability, outputs
'function mint()' // name
'function withdraw(uint wad)' // name, inputs
'function activate() public' // name, scope
'function deposit() payable' // name, mutability
'function name() returns (string)' // name, outputs
'function tokenURI(uint256 tokenId) pure returns (string)' // name, inputs, mutability, outputs
Events
Event signatures match the following format:
event name(inputs)
event name(inputs)
name
event name.inputs
event input parameters (optional). Parameters support theindexed
modifier.
Examples
'event Mint()' // name
'event Transfer(bytes32 indexed node, address owner)' // name, inputs
'event Mint()' // name
'event Transfer(bytes32 indexed node, address owner)' // name, inputs
Errors
Error signatures match the following format:
error name(inputs)
error name(inputs)
name
error name.inputs
error input parameters (optional).
Examples
'event CriteriaNotEnabledForItem()' // name
'event InvalidRestrictedOrder(bytes32 orderHash)' // name, inputs
'event CriteriaNotEnabledForItem()' // name
'event InvalidRestrictedOrder(bytes32 orderHash)' // name, inputs
Structs
Struct signatures match the following format:
struct Name { properties }
struct Name { properties }
Name
struct name.properties
struct properties (colon-separated).
Examples
'struct AdditionalRecipient { uint256; address; }' // unnamed properties
'struct AdditionalRecipient { uint256 amount; address recipient; }' // named properties
'struct AdditionalRecipient { uint256; address; }' // unnamed properties
'struct AdditionalRecipient { uint256 amount; address recipient; }' // named properties
Constructor
Constructor signatures match the following format:
constructor(parameters) mutability
constructor(parameters) mutability
parameters
constructor parameters (optional).mutability
constructor state mutability (optional). Supports'payable'
.
Examples
'constructor()' // empty parameters
'constructor(address conduitController)' // name, parameters
'constructor(address conduitController) payable' // name, parameters, mutability
'constructor()' // empty parameters
'constructor(address conduitController)' // name, parameters
'constructor(address conduitController) payable' // name, parameters, mutability
Fallback
Fallback signatures match the following format:
fallback() scope mutability
fallback() scope mutability
Examples
'fallback() external' // scope
'fallback() external payable' // scope, mutability
'fallback() external' // scope
'fallback() external payable' // scope, mutability
scope
fallback scope. Supports'external'
.mutability
fallback state mutability (optional). Supports'payable'
.
Receive
Receive signatures match the following format:
receive() external payable
receive() external payable
Examples
'receive() external payable'
'receive() external payable'
Syntax Rules
Some additional rules that apply to human-readable ABIs:
- Whitespace matters. This allows us to infer TypeScript types at the type-level and make sure signatures are valid. For example,
'function name() returns (string)'
is valid, but'function name()returns(string)'
is not. - No semi-colons. This is a stylistic choice to make signatures more readable.
- No recursive structs. Structs can reference other structs, but not themselves or other structs in a circular way. For example,
['struct A { B; }', 'struct B { string; }']
is valid, but'struct A { A; }'
and['struct A { B; }', 'struct B { A; }']
are not valid. - Modifier keywords. Modifier keywords like
'calldata'
,'memory'
, and'storage'
are ignored when parsing signatures. For example,'function name(string calldata)'
is valid and'calldata'
will be ignored when parsing the signature. - Inline tuples. Inline tuples are supported for function inputs and outputs, error, event, and constructor inputs, and struct properties. For example,
'(uint256, string)'
is valid and corresponds to the following JSON ABI parameter:{ type: 'tuple', components: [{ type: 'uint256' }, { type: 'string' }] }
. You can also nest inline tuples inside inline tuples. - Named and unnamed parameters. Named and unnamed parameters/properties are both supported. For example,
'string foo'
is named and'string'
is unnamed.
Types
Types for parsing and formatting human-readable ABIs.
ParseAbi
Parses human-readable ABI into JSON Abi
.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
TSignatures | Human-Readable ABI. | string[] |
returns | Parsed Abi | TAbi (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {ParseAbi } from 'abitype'typeResult =ParseAbi <['function balanceOf(address owner) view returns (uint256)','event Transfer(address indexed from, address indexed to, uint256 amount)',]>
tsTry
import {ParseAbi } from 'abitype'typeResult =ParseAbi <['function balanceOf(address owner) view returns (uint256)','event Transfer(address indexed from, address indexed to, uint256 amount)',]>
ParseAbiItem
Parses human-readable ABI item (e.g. error, event, function) into ABI item.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
TSignature | Human-Readable ABI item. | string[] |
returns | Parsed ABI item | TAbiItem (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {ParseAbiItem } from 'abitype'typeResult =ParseAbiItem <'function balanceOf(address owner) view returns (uint256)'>typeResultStruct =ParseAbiItem <['function foo(Baz bar) view returns (string)','struct Baz { string name; }',]>
tsTry
import {ParseAbiItem } from 'abitype'typeResult =ParseAbiItem <'function balanceOf(address owner) view returns (uint256)'>typeResultStruct =ParseAbiItem <['function foo(Baz bar) view returns (string)','struct Baz { string name; }',]>
ParseAbiParameter
Parses human-readable ABI parameter into AbiParameter
.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
TParam | Human-Readable ABI parameter. | string | string[] |
returns | Parsed AbiParameter | TAbiParameter (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {ParseAbiParameter } from 'abitype'typeResult =ParseAbiParameter <'address from'>typeResultStruct =ParseAbiParameter <['Baz bar','struct Baz { string name; }',]>
tsTry
import {ParseAbiParameter } from 'abitype'typeResult =ParseAbiParameter <'address from'>typeResultStruct =ParseAbiParameter <['Baz bar','struct Baz { string name; }',]>
ParseAbiParameters
Parses human-readable ABI parameters into AbiParameter
s.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
TParams | Human-Readable ABI parameters. | string | string[] |
returns | Parsed AbiParameter s | TAbiParameter[] (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {ParseAbiParameters } from 'abitype'typeResult =ParseAbiParameters <'address from, address to, uint256 amount'>typeResultStruct =ParseAbiParameters <['Baz bar','struct Baz { string name; }',]>
tsTry
import {ParseAbiParameters } from 'abitype'typeResult =ParseAbiParameters <'address from, address to, uint256 amount'>typeResultStruct =ParseAbiParameters <['Baz bar','struct Baz { string name; }',]>
FormatAbi
Formats Abi
into human-readable ABI.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
TAbi | ABI | Abi |
returns | Human-Readable ABI. | string[] (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {FormatAbi } from 'abitype'typeResult =FormatAbi <[{name : 'balanceOf'type : 'function'stateMutability : 'view'inputs : [{type : 'address';name : 'owner' }]outputs : [{type : 'uint256' }]},{name : 'Transfer'type : 'event'inputs : [{type : 'address';name : 'from';indexed : true },{type : 'address';name : 'to';indexed : true },{type : 'uint256';name : 'amount' },]},]>
tsTry
import {FormatAbi } from 'abitype'typeResult =FormatAbi <[{name : 'balanceOf'type : 'function'stateMutability : 'view'inputs : [{type : 'address';name : 'owner' }]outputs : [{type : 'uint256' }]},{name : 'Transfer'type : 'event'inputs : [{type : 'address';name : 'from';indexed : true },{type : 'address';name : 'to';indexed : true },{type : 'uint256';name : 'amount' },]},]>
FormatAbiItem
Formats Abi item (e.g. error, event, function) into human-readable ABI parameter.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
TAbiItem | ABI item | Abi[number] |
returns | Human-Readable ABI item. | string (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {FormatAbiItem } from 'abitype'typeResult =FormatAbiItem <{name : 'balanceOf'type : 'function'stateMutability : 'view'inputs : [{type : 'address';name : 'owner' }]outputs : [{type : 'uint256' }]}>
tsTry
import {FormatAbiItem } from 'abitype'typeResult =FormatAbiItem <{name : 'balanceOf'type : 'function'stateMutability : 'view'inputs : [{type : 'address';name : 'owner' }]outputs : [{type : 'uint256' }]}>
FormatAbiParameter
Formats AbiParameter
into human-readable ABI parameter.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
TAbiParameter | ABI parameter | AbiParameter |
returns | Human-Readable ABI parameters. | string[] (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {FormatAbiParameter } from 'abitype'typeResult =FormatAbiParameter <{type : 'address';name : 'from' }>
tsTry
import {FormatAbiParameter } from 'abitype'typeResult =FormatAbiParameter <{type : 'address';name : 'from' }>
FormatAbiParameters
Formats AbiParameter
s into human-readable ABI parameters.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
TAbiParameters | ABI parameters | AbiParameter[] |
returns | Human-Readable ABI parameter. | string (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {FormatAbiParameters } from 'abitype'typeResult =FormatAbiParameters <[{type : 'address';name : 'from' },{type : 'uint256';name : 'tokenId' },]>
tsTry
import {FormatAbiParameters } from 'abitype'typeResult =FormatAbiParameters <[{type : 'address';name : 'from' },{type : 'uint256';name : 'tokenId' },]>
Utilities
Runtime functions for parsing and formatting human-readable ABIs.
WARNING
These functions throw errors for invalid inputs. Make sure you handle errors appropriately.
parseAbi
Parses human-readable ABI into JSON Abi
.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
signatures | Human-Readable ABI. | string[] |
returns | Parsed Abi | TAbi (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {parseAbi } from 'abitype'constabi =parseAbi (['function balanceOf(address owner) view returns (uint256)','event Transfer(address indexed from, address indexed to, uint256 amount)',])
tsTry
import {parseAbi } from 'abitype'constabi =parseAbi (['function balanceOf(address owner) view returns (uint256)','event Transfer(address indexed from, address indexed to, uint256 amount)',])
parseAbiItem
Parses human-readable ABI item (e.g. error, event, function) into ABI item.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
signature | Human-Readable ABI item. | string | string[] |
returns | Parsed ABI item | TAbiItem (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {parseAbiItem } from 'abitype'constabiItem =parseAbiItem ('function balanceOf(address owner) view returns (uint256)',)constabiItemStruct =parseAbiItem (['function foo(Baz bar) view returns (string)','struct Baz { string name; }',])
tsTry
import {parseAbiItem } from 'abitype'constabiItem =parseAbiItem ('function balanceOf(address owner) view returns (uint256)',)constabiItemStruct =parseAbiItem (['function foo(Baz bar) view returns (string)','struct Baz { string name; }',])
parseAbiParameter
Parses human-readable ABI parameter into AbiParameter
.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
param | Human-Readable ABI parameter. | string | string[] |
returns | Parsed AbiParameter | TAbiParameter (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {parseAbiParameter } from 'abitype'constabiParameter =parseAbiParameter ('address from')constabiParameterStruct =parseAbiParameter (['Baz bar','struct Baz { string name; }',])
tsTry
import {parseAbiParameter } from 'abitype'constabiParameter =parseAbiParameter ('address from')constabiParameterStruct =parseAbiParameter (['Baz bar','struct Baz { string name; }',])
parseAbiParameters
Parses human-readable ABI parameters into AbiParameter
s.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
params | Human-Readable ABI parameters. | string | string[] |
returns | Parsed AbiParameter s | TAbiParameter[] (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {parseAbiParameters } from 'abitype'constabiParameters =parseAbiParameters ('address from, address to, uint256 amount',)constabiParametersStruct =parseAbiParameters (['Baz bar','struct Baz { string name; }',])
tsTry
import {parseAbiParameters } from 'abitype'constabiParameters =parseAbiParameters ('address from, address to, uint256 amount',)constabiParametersStruct =parseAbiParameters (['Baz bar','struct Baz { string name; }',])
formatAbi
Formats Abi
into human-readable ABI.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
abi | ABI | Abi |
returns | Human-Readable ABI. | string[] (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {formatAbi } from 'abitype'constresult =formatAbi ([{name : 'balanceOf',type : 'function',stateMutability : 'view',inputs : [{type : 'address',name : 'owner' }],outputs : [{type : 'uint256' }],},{name : 'Transfer',type : 'event',inputs : [{type : 'address',name : 'from',indexed : true },{type : 'address',name : 'to',indexed : true },{type : 'uint256',name : 'amount' },],},])
tsTry
import {formatAbi } from 'abitype'constresult =formatAbi ([{name : 'balanceOf',type : 'function',stateMutability : 'view',inputs : [{type : 'address',name : 'owner' }],outputs : [{type : 'uint256' }],},{name : 'Transfer',type : 'event',inputs : [{type : 'address',name : 'from',indexed : true },{type : 'address',name : 'to',indexed : true },{type : 'uint256',name : 'amount' },],},])
formatAbiItem
Formats Abi item (e.g. error, event, function) into human-readable ABI parameter.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
abiItem | ABI item | Abi[number] |
returns | Human-Readable ABI item. | string (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {formatAbiItem } from 'abitype'constresult =formatAbiItem ({name : 'balanceOf',type : 'function',stateMutability : 'view',inputs : [{type : 'address',name : 'owner' }],outputs : [{type : 'uint256' }],})
tsTry
import {formatAbiItem } from 'abitype'constresult =formatAbiItem ({name : 'balanceOf',type : 'function',stateMutability : 'view',inputs : [{type : 'address',name : 'owner' }],outputs : [{type : 'uint256' }],})
formatAbiParameter
Formats AbiParameter
into human-readable ABI parameter.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
abiParameter | ABI parameter | AbiParameter |
returns | Human-Readable ABI parameter. | string (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {formatAbiParameter } from 'abitype'constresult =formatAbiParameter ({type : 'address',name : 'from' })
tsTry
import {formatAbiParameter } from 'abitype'constresult =formatAbiParameter ({type : 'address',name : 'from' })
formatAbiParameters
Formats AbiParameter
s into human-readable ABI parameters.
Name | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
abiParameters | ABI parameters | AbiParameter[] |
returns | Human-Readable ABI parameter. | string (inferred) |
Example
tsTry
import {formatAbiParameters } from 'abitype'constresult =formatAbiParameters ([{type : 'address',name : 'from' },{type : 'uint256',name : 'tokenId' },])
tsTry
import {formatAbiParameters } from 'abitype'constresult =formatAbiParameters ([{type : 'address',name : 'from' },{type : 'uint256',name : 'tokenId' },])
Errors
tsTry
import {CircularReferenceError ,InvalidParenthesisError ,UnknownSignatureError ,InvalidSignatureError ,InvalidStructSignatureError ,InvalidAbiParameterError ,InvalidAbiParametersError ,InvalidParameterError ,SolidityProtectedKeywordError ,InvalidModifierError ,InvalidFunctionModifierError ,InvalidAbiTypeParameterError ,InvalidAbiItemError ,UnknownTypeError ,} from 'abitype'
tsTry
import {CircularReferenceError ,InvalidParenthesisError ,UnknownSignatureError ,InvalidSignatureError ,InvalidStructSignatureError ,InvalidAbiParameterError ,InvalidAbiParametersError ,InvalidParameterError ,SolidityProtectedKeywordError ,InvalidModifierError ,InvalidFunctionModifierError ,InvalidAbiTypeParameterError ,InvalidAbiItemError ,UnknownTypeError ,} from 'abitype'