fix: use pending as default block tag for call, estimateGas, simulateBlocks - fixes #3641

Author: jxom

src/actions/public/call.ts

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export type CallParameters<
         blockNumber?: undefined
         /**
          * The balance of the account at a block tag.
-         * @default 'latest'
+         * @default 'pending'
          */
         blockTag?: BlockTag | undefined
       }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export async function call<chain extends Chain | undefined>(
     account: account_ = client.account,
     batch = Boolean(client.batch?.multicall),
     blockNumber,
-    blockTag = 'latest',
+    blockTag = 'pending',
     accessList,
     blobs,
     blockOverrides,
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ async function scheduleMulticall<chain extends Chain | undefined>(
     typeof client.batch?.multicall === 'object' ? client.batch.multicall : {}
   const {
     blockNumber,
-    blockTag = 'latest',
+    blockTag = 'pending',
     data,
     multicallAddress: multicallAddress_,
     to,

src/actions/public/estimateGas.ts

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export type EstimateGasParameters<
         blockNumber?: undefined
         /**
          * The balance of the account at a block tag.
-         * @default 'latest'
+         * @default 'pending'
          */
         blockTag?: BlockTag | undefined
       }
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export async function estimateGas<
       return client.request({
         method: 'eth_estimateGas',
         params: rpcStateOverride
-          ? [request, block ?? 'latest', rpcStateOverride]
+          ? [request, block ?? 'pending', rpcStateOverride]
           : block
             ? [request, block]
             : [request],

src/actions/public/simulateBlocks.ts

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export async function simulateBlocks<
 ): Promise<SimulateBlocksReturnType<calls>> {
   const {
     blockNumber,
-    blockTag = 'latest',
+    blockTag = 'pending',
     blocks,
     returnFullTransactions,
     traceTransfers,