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+import { BigNumber, fetchAsync } from '@0x/utils';
+
+import { DEFAULT_GAS_PRICE, ETH_GAS_STATION_API_BASE_URL, GWEI_IN_WEI } from '../constants';
+
+interface EthGasStationResult {
+    average: number;
+    fastestWait: number;
+    fastWait: number;
+    fast: number;
+    safeLowWait: number;
+    blockNum: number;
+    avgWait: number;
+    block_time: number;
+    speed: number;
+    fastest: number;
+    safeLow: number;
+}
+
+const fetchFastAmountInWeiAsync = async () => {
+    const res = await fetchAsync(`${ETH_GAS_STATION_API_BASE_URL}/json/ethgasAPI.json`);
+    const gasInfo = (await res.json()) as EthGasStationResult;
+    // Eth Gas Station result is gwei * 10
+    const gasPriceInGwei = new BigNumber(gasInfo.fast / 10);
+    return gasPriceInGwei.mul(GWEI_IN_WEI);
+};
+
+export class GasPriceEstimator {
+    private _lastFetched?: BigNumber;
+    public async getFastAmountInWeiAsync(): Promise<BigNumber> {
+        let fetchedAmount: BigNumber | undefined;
+        try {
+            fetchedAmount = await fetchFastAmountInWeiAsync();
+        } catch {
+            fetchedAmount = undefined;
+        }
+
+        if (fetchedAmount) {
+            this._lastFetched = fetchedAmount;
+        }
+
+        return fetchedAmount || this._lastFetched || DEFAULT_GAS_PRICE;
+    }
+}
+export const gasPriceEstimator = new GasPriceEstimator();