eth.accounts.signTransaction method fixed

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Released with 1.0.0-beta.37 code base.
 - Add `eth.getChainId` method (#3113)
 - Minified file added to web3 package (#3131)
 - The transaction confirmation workflow can now be configured (#3130)
+- Additional parameters for accounts.signTransaction added [(docs)](https://web3js.readthedocs.io/en/v1.2.2/web3-eth-accounts.html#signtransaction) (#3141)
 - Emit `connected` event on subscription creation (#3028)
 - TypeScript type definitions added for all modules (#3132)
 - Bloom filters added to web3.utils (#3137)

docs/web3-eth-accounts.rst

@@ -150,6 +150,15 @@ Parameters
     - ``value`` - ``String``: (optional) The value of the transaction in wei.
     - ``gasPrice`` - ``String``: (optional) The gas price set by this transaction, if empty, it will use :ref:`web3.eth.gasPrice() <eth-gasprice>`
     - ``gas`` - ``String``: The gas provided by the transaction.
+    - ``chain`` - ``String``: (optional) Defaults to ``mainnet``.
+    - ``hardfork`` - ``String``: (optional) Defaults to ``petersburg``.
+    - ``common`` - ``Object``: (optional) The common object
+        - ``customChain`` - ``Object``: The custom chain properties
+            - ``name`` - ``string``: (optional) The name of the chain
+            - ``networkId`` - ``number``: Network ID of the custom chain
+            - ``chainId`` - ``number``: Chain ID of the custom chain
+        - ``baseChain`` - ``string``: (optional) ``mainnet``, ``goerli``, ``kovan``, ``rinkeby``, or ``ropsten``
+        - ``hardfork`` - ``string``: (optional) ``chainstart``, ``homestead``, ``dao``, ``tangerineWhistle``, ``spuriousDragon``, ``byzantium``, ``constantinople``, ``petersburg``, or ``istanbul``
 2. ``privateKey`` - ``String``: The private key to sign with.
 3. ``callback`` - ``Function``: (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.
 
@@ -206,6 +215,24 @@ Example
         transactionHash: '0xd8f64a42b57be0d565f385378db2f6bf324ce14a594afc05de90436e9ce01f60'
     }
 
+    // or with a common
+    web3.eth.accounts.signTransaction({
+        to: '0xF0109fC8DF283027b6285cc889F5aA624EaC1F55',
+        value: '1000000000',
+        gas: 2000000
+        common: {
+          baseChain: 'mainnet',
+          hardfork: 'petersburg',
+          customChain: {
+            name: 'custom-chain',
+            chainId: 1,
+            networkId: 1
+          }
+        }
+    }, '0x4c0883a69102937d6231471b5dbb6204fe5129617082792ae468d01a3f362318')
+    .then(console.log);
+
+
 
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

docs/web3-eth-contract.rst

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Property
 ----------
 
 
-Default block parameters can be one of the following:
+The default block parameters can be one of the following:
 
 - ``Number``: A block number
 - ``"genesis"`` - ``String``: The genesis block
@@ -161,6 +161,139 @@ Example
     contract.defaultBlock = 231;
 
 
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. _eth-contract-defaulthardfork:
+
+defaultHardfork
+=====================
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+    contract.defaultHardfork
+
+The default hardfork property is used for signing transactions locally.
+
+----------
+Property
+----------
+
+
+The default hardfork property can be one of the following:
+
+- ``"chainstart"`` - ``String``
+- ``"homestead"`` - ``String``
+- ``"dao"`` - ``String``
+- ``"tangerineWhistle"`` - ``String``
+- ``"spuriousDragon"`` - ``String``
+- ``"byzantium"`` - ``String``
+- ``"constantinople"`` - ``String``
+- ``"petersburg"`` - ``String``
+- ``"istanbul"`` - ``String``
+
+Default is ``"petersburg"``
+
+
+-------
+Example
+-------
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+    contract.defaultHardfork;
+    > "petersburg"
+
+    // set the default block
+    contract.defaultHardfork = 'istanbul';
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. _eth-contract-defaultchain:
+
+defaultChain
+=====================
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+    contract.defaultChain
+
+The default chain property is used for signing transactions locally.
+
+----------
+Property
+----------
+
+
+The default chain property can be one of the following:
+
+- ``"mainnet"`` - ``String``
+- ``"goerli"`` - ``String``
+- ``"kovan"`` - ``String``
+- ``"rinkeby"`` - ``String``
+- ``"ropsten"`` - ``String``
+
+Default is ``"mainnet"``
+
+
+-------
+Example
+-------
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+    contract.defaultChain;
+    > "mainnet"
+
+    // set the default chain
+    contract.defaultChain = 'goerli';
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. _eth-contract-defaultcommon:
+
+defaultCommon
+=====================
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+    contract.defaultCommon
+
+The default common property is used for signing transactions locally.
+
+----------
+Property
+----------
+
+
+The default common property does contain the following ``Common`` object:
+
+- ``customChain`` - ``Object``: The custom chain properties
+    - ``name`` - ``string``: (optional) The name of the chain
+    - ``networkId`` - ``number``: Network ID of the custom chain
+    - ``chainId`` - ``number``: Chain ID of the custom chain
+- ``baseChain`` - ``string``: (optional) ``mainnet``, ``goerli``, ``kovan``, ``rinkeby``, or ``ropsten``
+- ``hardfork`` - ``string``: (optional) ``chainstart``, ``homestead``, ``dao``, ``tangerineWhistle``, ``spuriousDragon``, ``byzantium``, ``constantinople``, ``petersburg``, or ``istanbul``
+
+
+Default is ``undefined``.
+
+
+-------
+Example
+-------
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+    contract.defaultCommon;
+    > {customChain: {name: 'custom-network', chainId: 1, networkId: 1}, baseChain: 'mainnet', hardfork: 'petersburg'}
+
+    // set the default common
+    contract.defaultCommon = {customChain: {name: 'custom-network', chainId: 1, networkId: 1}, baseChain: 'mainnet', hardfork: 'petersburg'};
+
+
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 .. _eth-contract-transactionblocktimeout:

docs/web3-eth.rst

@@ -208,6 +208,135 @@ Example
     web3.eth.defaultBlock = 231;
 
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _eth-defaulthardfork:
+
+defaultHardfork
+=====================
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+    web3.eth.defaultHardfork
+
+The default hardfork property is used for signing transactions locally.
+
+----------
+Property
+----------
+
+
+The default hardfork property can be one of the following:
+
+- ``"chainstart"`` - ``String``
+- ``"homestead"`` - ``String``
+- ``"dao"`` - ``String``
+- ``"tangerineWhistle"`` - ``String``
+- ``"spuriousDragon"`` - ``String``
+- ``"byzantium"`` - ``String``
+- ``"constantinople"`` - ``String``
+- ``"petersburg"`` - ``String``
+- ``"istanbul"`` - ``String``
+
+Default is ``"petersburg"``
+
+
+-------
+Example
+-------
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+    web3.eth.defaultHardfork;
+    > "petersburg"
+
+    // set the default block
+    web3.eth.defaultHardfork = 'istanbul';
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _eth-defaultchain:
+
+defaultChain
+=====================
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+    web3.eth.defaultChain
+
+The default chain property is used for signing transactions locally.
+
+----------
+Property
+----------
+
+
+The default chain property can be one of the following:
+
+- ``"mainnet"`` - ``String``
+- ``"goerli"`` - ``String``
+- ``"kovan"`` - ``String``
+- ``"rinkeby"`` - ``String``
+- ``"ropsten"`` - ``String``
+
+Default is ``"mainnet"``
+
+
+-------
+Example
+-------
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+    web3.eth.defaultChain;
+    > "mainnet"
+
+    // set the default chain
+    web3.eth.defaultChain = 'goerli';
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _eth-defaultcommon:
+
+defaultCommon
+=====================
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+    web3.eth.defaultCommon
+
+The default common property is used for signing transactions locally.
+
+----------
+Property
+----------
+
+
+The default common property does contain the following ``Common`` object:
+
+- ``customChain`` - ``Object``: The custom chain properties
+    - ``name`` - ``string``: (optional) The name of the chain
+    - ``networkId`` - ``number``: Network ID of the custom chain
+    - ``chainId`` - ``number``: Chain ID of the custom chain
+- ``baseChain`` - ``string``: (optional) ``mainnet``, ``goerli``, ``kovan``, ``rinkeby``, or ``ropsten``
+- ``hardfork`` - ``string``: (optional) ``chainstart``, ``homestead``, ``dao``, ``tangerineWhistle``, ``spuriousDragon``, ``byzantium``, ``constantinople``, ``petersburg``, or ``istanbul``
+
+
+Default is ``undefined``.
+
+
+-------
+Example
+-------
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+    web3.eth.defaultCommon;
+    > {customChain: {name: 'custom-network', chainId: 1, networkId: 1}, baseChain: 'mainnet', hardfork: 'petersburg'}
+
+    // set the default common
+    web3.eth.defaultCommon = {customChain: {name: 'custom-network', chainId: 1, networkId: 1}, baseChain: 'mainnet', hardfork: 'petersburg'};
+
+
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 .. _web3-module-transactionblocktimeout:
@@ -1049,16 +1178,27 @@ Parameters
 
 
 1. ``Object`` - The transaction object to send:
-  - ``from`` - ``String|Number``: The address for the sending account. Uses the :ref:`web3.eth.defaultAccount <eth-defaultaccount>` property, if not specified. Or an address or index of a local wallet in :ref:`web3.eth.accounts.wallet <eth_accounts_wallet>`.
-  - ``to`` - ``String``: (optional) The destination address of the message, left undefined for a contract-creation transaction.
-  - ``value`` - ``Number|String|BN|BigNumber``: (optional) The value transferred for the transaction in :ref:`wei <what-is-wei>`, also the endowment if it's a contract-creation transaction.
-  - ``gas``  - ``Number``: (optional, default: To-Be-Determined) The amount of gas to use for the transaction (unused gas is refunded).
-  - ``gasPrice`` - ``Number|String|BN|BigNumber``: (optional) The price of gas for this transaction in :ref:`wei <what-is-wei>`, defaults to :ref:`web3.eth.gasPrice <eth-gasprice>`.
-  - ``data`` - ``String``: (optional) Either a `ABI byte string <http://solidity.readthedocs.io/en/latest/abi-spec.html>`_ containing the data of the function call on a contract, or in the case of a contract-creation transaction the initialisation code.
-  - ``nonce`` - ``Number``: (optional) Integer of a nonce. This allows to overwrite your own pending transactions that use the same nonce.
+    - ``from`` - ``String|Number``: The address for the sending account. Uses the :ref:`web3.eth.defaultAccount <eth-defaultaccount>` property, if not specified. Or an address or index of a local wallet in :ref:`web3.eth.accounts.wallet <eth_accounts_wallet>`.
+    - ``to`` - ``String``: (optional) The destination address of the message, left undefined for a contract-creation transaction.
+    - ``value`` - ``Number|String|BN|BigNumber``: (optional) The value transferred for the transaction in :ref:`wei <what-is-wei>`, also the endowment if it's a contract-creation transaction.
+    - ``gas``  - ``Number``: (optional, default: To-Be-Determined) The amount of gas to use for the transaction (unused gas is refunded).
+    - ``gasPrice`` - ``Number|String|BN|BigNumber``: (optional) The price of gas for this transaction in :ref:`wei <what-is-wei>`, defaults to :ref:`web3.eth.gasPrice <eth-gasprice>`.
+    - ``data`` - ``String``: (optional) Either a `ABI byte string <http://solidity.readthedocs.io/en/latest/abi-spec.html>`_ containing the data of the function call on a contract, or in the case of a contract-creation transaction the initialisation code.
+    - ``nonce`` - ``Number``: (optional) Integer of a nonce. This allows to overwrite your own pending transactions that use the same nonce.
+    - ``chain`` - ``String``: (optional) Defaults to ``mainnet``.
+    - ``hardfork`` - ``String``: (optional) Defaults to ``petersburg``.
+    - ``common`` - ``Object``: (optional) The common object
+        - ``customChain`` - ``Object``: The custom chain properties
+            - ``name`` - ``string``: (optional) The name of the chain
+            - ``networkId`` - ``number``: Network ID of the custom chain
+            - ``chainId`` - ``number``: Chain ID of the custom chain
+        - ``baseChain`` - ``string``: (optional) ``mainnet``, ``goerli``, ``kovan``, ``rinkeby``, or ``ropsten``
+        - ``hardfork`` - ``string``: (optional) ``chainstart``, ``homestead``, ``dao``, ``tangerineWhistle``, ``spuriousDragon``, ``byzantium``, ``constantinople``, ``petersburg``, or ``istanbul``
+
 2. ``callback`` - ``Function``: (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.
 
-.. note:: The ``from`` property can also be an address or index from the :ref:`web3.eth.accounts.wallet <eth_accounts_wallet>`. It will then sign locally using the private key of that account, and send the transaction via :ref:`web3.eth.sendSignedTransaction() <eth-sendsignedtransaction>`.
+.. note:: The ``from`` property can also be an address or index from the :ref:`web3.eth.accounts.wallet <eth_accounts_wallet>`. It will then sign locally using the private key of that account, and send the transaction via :ref:`web3.eth.sendSignedTransaction() <eth-sendsignedtransaction>`. If the properties ``chain`` and ``hardfork`` or ``common`` are not set, Web3 will try to set appropriate values by
+querying the network for its chainId and networkId.
 
 .. _eth-sendtransaction-return: