BlockOptions

An object to set to which blockchain the blocks and their headers belong. This could be specified using a Common object, or chain and hardfork. Defaults to mainnet without specifying a hardfork.

Extended by

Properties

calcDifficultyFromHeader?

optional calcDifficultyFromHeader: BlockHeader

If a preceding BlockHeader (usually the parent header) is given the preceding header will be used to calculate the difficulty for this block and the calculated difficulty takes precedence over a provided static difficulty value.

Note that this option has no effect on networks other than PoW/Ethash networks (respectively also deactivates on the Merge HF switching to PoS/Casper).

Defined in

packages/block/src/types.ts:43

cliqueSigner?

optional cliqueSigner: Uint8Array

Provide a clique signer’s privateKey to seal this block. Will throw if provided on a non-PoA chain.

Defined in

packages/block/src/types.ts:60

common

common: object

A Common object defining the chain and the hardfork a block/block header belongs to.

Object will be internally copied so that tx behavior don’t incidentally change on future HF changes.

Default: Common object set to mainnet and the HF currently defined as the default hardfork in the Common class.

Current default hardfork: merge

blockExplorers?

optional blockExplorers: object

Collection of block explorers

Index Signature

[key: string]: ChainBlockExplorer

blockExplorers.default

blockExplorers.default: ChainBlockExplorer

contracts?

optional contracts: object

Collection of contracts

contracts.ensRegistry?

optional contracts.ensRegistry: ChainContract

contracts.ensUniversalResolver?

optional contracts.ensUniversalResolver: ChainContract

contracts.multicall3?

optional contracts.multicall3: ChainContract

copy()

copy: () => { blockExplorers?: { [key: string]: ChainBlockExplorer; default: ChainBlockExplorer; } | undefined; contracts?: { [x: string]: ChainContract | { …; } | undefined; ensRegistry?: ChainContract | undefined; ensUniversalResolver?: ChainContract | undefined; multicall3?: ChainContract | undefined; } | undefined; … 11…

Returns

{ blockExplorers?: { [key: string]: ChainBlockExplorer; default: ChainBlockExplorer; } | undefined; contracts?: { [x: string]: ChainContract | { …; } | undefined; ensRegistry?: ChainContract | undefined; ensUniversalResolver?: ChainContract | undefined; multicall3?: ChainContract | undefined; } | undefined; … 11…

custom?

optional custom: Record<string, unknown>

Custom chain data.

ethjsCommon

ethjsCommon: Common

fees?

optional fees: ChainFees<undefined | ChainFormatters>

Modifies how fees are derived.

formatters?

optional formatters: ChainFormatters

Modifies how data is formatted and typed (e.g. blocks and transactions)

id

id: number

ID in number form

name

name: string

Human-readable name

nativeCurrency

nativeCurrency: ChainNativeCurrency

Currency used by chain

rpcUrls

rpcUrls: object

Collection of RPC endpoints

Index Signature

[key: string]: ChainRpcUrls

rpcUrls.default

rpcUrls.default: ChainRpcUrls

serializers?

optional serializers: ChainSerializers<undefined | ChainFormatters, TransactionSerializable>

Modifies how data is serialized (e.g. transactions).

sourceId?

optional sourceId: number

Source Chain ID (ie. the L1 chain)

testnet?

optional testnet: boolean

Flag for test networks

Defined in

packages/block/src/types.ts:24

executionWitness?

optional executionWitness: VerkleExecutionWitness

Defined in

packages/block/src/types.ts:66

freeze?

optional freeze: boolean

A block object by default gets frozen along initialization. This gives you strong additional security guarantees on the consistency of the block parameters. It also enables block hash caching when the hash() method is called multiple times.

If you need to deactivate the block freeze - e.g. because you want to subclass block and add additional properties - it is strongly encouraged that you do the freeze yourself within your code instead.

Default: true

Defined in

packages/block/src/types.ts:55

setHardfork?

optional setHardfork: boolean | BigIntLike

Set the hardfork either by timestamp (for HFs from Shanghai onwards) or by block number for older Hfs.

Additionally it is possible to pass in a specific TD value to support live-Merge-HF transitions. Note that this should only be needed in very rare and specific scenarios.

Default: false (HF is set to whatever default HF is set by the Common instance)

Defined in

packages/block/src/types.ts:34

skipConsensusFormatValidation?

optional skipConsensusFormatValidation: boolean

Skip consensus format validation checks on header if set. Defaults to false.

Defined in

packages/block/src/types.ts:64