detect tx error - show warning and fix gasLimit

2 files changed, 25 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/idStore.js b/app/scripts/lib/idStore.js
index dd895a6c0..cd717df28 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/idStore.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/idStore.js
@@ -259,10 +259,24 @@ IdentityStore.prototype.addUnconfirmedTransaction = function (txParams, onTxDone
   }
 
   function estimateGas(cb){
-    query.estimateGas(txParams, function(err, result){
+    var estimationParams = extend(txParams)
+    // 1 billion gas for estimation
+    var gasLimit = '0x3b9aca00'
+    estimationParams.gas = gasLimit
+    query.estimateGas(estimationParams, function(err, result){
       if (err) return cb(err)
+      if (result === estimationParams.gas) {
+        txData.simulationFails = true
+        query.getBlockByNumber('latest', true, function(err, block){
+          if (err) return cb(err)
+          txData.estimatedGas = block.gasLimit
+          txData.txParams.gas = block.gasLimit
+          cb()
+        })
+        return
+      }
       txData.estimatedGas = self.addGasBuffer(result)
-      txData.txParams.gasLimit = txData.estimatedGas
+      txData.txParams.gas = txData.estimatedGas
       cb()
     })
   }
diff --git a/ui/app/components/pending-tx.js b/ui/app/components/pending-tx.js
index 4c27a8092..b619020d1 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/pending-tx.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/pending-tx.js
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ PendingTx.prototype.render = function () {
         }
       `),
 
+      txData.simulationFails ?
+        h('span.error', {
+          style: {
+            marginLeft: 50,
+            fontSize: '0.9em',
+          },
+        }, 'Transaction Error. Exception thrown in contract code.')
+      : null,
+
       state.insufficientBalance ?
         h('span.error', {
           style: {