web3-providers-ipc
This is a sub package of web3.js
This is a IPC provider for web3.js.
Please read the documentation for more.
Installation
Node.js
npm install web3-providers-ipc
In the Browser
Build running the following in the web3.js repository:
npm run-script build-all
Then include dist/web3-providers-ipc.js
in your html file.
This will expose the Web3IpcProvider
object on the window object.
Usage
// in node.js
var Web3IpcProvider = require('web3-providers-ipc');
var net = require(net);
var ipc = new Web3IpcProvider('/Users/me/Library/Ethereum/geth.ipc', net);
Types
All the typescript typings are placed in the types folder.