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-rw-r--r--packages/web3-wrapper/src/index.ts2
-rw-r--r--packages/web3-wrapper/src/web3_wrapper.ts21
2 files changed, 22 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/packages/web3-wrapper/src/index.ts b/packages/web3-wrapper/src/index.ts
index b14fa7406..66ef0a784 100644
--- a/packages/web3-wrapper/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-wrapper/src/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-export { Web3Wrapper, uniqueVersionIds } from './web3_wrapper';
+export { Web3Wrapper, uniqueVersionIds, NodeType } from './web3_wrapper';
export { Web3WrapperErrors } from './types';
diff --git a/packages/web3-wrapper/src/web3_wrapper.ts b/packages/web3-wrapper/src/web3_wrapper.ts
index 6ea69883c..e4df31def 100644
--- a/packages/web3-wrapper/src/web3_wrapper.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-wrapper/src/web3_wrapper.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ export const uniqueVersionIds = {
ganache: 'EthereumJS TestRPC',
};
+// NodeType represents the type of the backing Ethereum node.
+export enum NodeType {
+ Geth = 'GETH',
+ Ganache = 'GANACHE',
+}
+
/**
* A wrapper around the Web3.js 0.x library that provides a consistent, clean promise-based interface.
*/
@@ -489,6 +495,21 @@ export class Web3Wrapper {
public async setHeadAsync(blockNumber: number): Promise<void> {
await this._sendRawPayloadAsync<void>({ method: 'debug_setHead', params: [this._web3.toHex(blockNumber)] });
}
+ /**
+ * Returns either NodeType.Geth or NodeType.Ganache depending on the type of
+ * the backing Ethereum node. Throws for any other type of node. This
+ * function caches the result and so subsequent calls are fast.
+ */
+ public async getNodeTypeAsync(): Promise<NodeType> {
+ const version = await this.getNodeVersionAsync();
+ if (_.includes(version, uniqueVersionIds.geth)) {
+ return NodeType.Geth;
+ } else if (_.includes(version, uniqueVersionIds.ganache)) {
+ return NodeType.Ganache;
+ } else {
+ throw new Error(`Unknown client version: ${version}`);
+ }
+ }
private async _sendRawPayloadAsync<A>(payload: Partial<JSONRPCRequestPayload>): Promise<A> {
const sendAsync = this._web3.currentProvider.sendAsync.bind(this._web3.currentProvider);
const payloadWithDefaults = {