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Security

Security issues found

All security vulnerabilities belong to production dependencies of direct and indirect packages.

Security and license risk for significant versions

All Versions

Version				Vulnerabilities	License Risk
4.3.2	\|	10/2024	Popular	1 C 0 H 0 M 0 L	0 H 1 M 0 L

License

LGPL-3.0

Non-Permissive License

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Security Policy

Yes

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Popularity

Small

Weekly Downloads (2)

GitHub Stars: 19.31K
Forks: 4.95K
Contributors: 290

Direct Usage Popularity

The npm package web3util receives a total of 2 downloads a week. As such, we scored web3util popularity level to be Small.

Based on project statistics from the GitHub repository for the npm package web3util, we found that it has been starred 19,311 times.

Downloads are calculated as moving averages for a period of the last 12 months, excluding weekends and known missing data points.

Community

Active

Readme.md: Yes
Contributing.md: Yes
Code of Conduct: Yes
Contributors: 290
Funding: No

A good and healthy external contribution signal for web3util project, which invites more than one hundred open source maintainers to collaborate on the repository.

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Maintenance

Healthy

Commit Frequency

Open Issues: 165
Open PR: 23
Last Release: 20 days ago
Last Commit: 13 days ago

Further analysis of the maintenance status of web3util based on released npm versions cadence, the repository activity, and other data points determined that its maintenance is Healthy.

We found that web3util demonstrates a positive version release cadence with at least one new version released in the past 3 months.

As a healthy sign for on-going project maintenance, we found that the GitHub repository had at least 1 pull request or issue interacted with by the community.

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Package

Node.js Compatibility: >=14

Age: 20 days
Dependencies: 7 Direct
Versions: 2
Install Size: 547 kB
Dist-tags: 1
# of Files: 142
Maintainers: 1
TS Typings: No

web3util has more than a single and default latest tag published for the npm package. This means, there may be other tags available for this package, such as next to indicate future releases, or stable to indicate stable releases.

Readme

web3-utils

This is a sub-package of web3.js.

web3-utils This contains useful utility functions for Dapp developers.

Installation

You can install the package either using NPM or using Yarn

Using NPM

npm install web3-utils

Using Yarn

yarn add web3-utils

Usage

const Web3Utils = require('web3-utils');
console.log(Web3Utils);
{
    sha3: function(){},
    soliditySha3: function(){},
    isAddress: function(){},
    ...
}

Getting Started

✍️ If you have questions submit an issue or join us on Discord

Prerequisites

⚙️ NodeJS (LTS/Fermium)
🧰 Yarn/Lerna

Package.json Scripts

Script	Description
clean	Uses `rimraf` to remove `dist/`
build	Uses `tsc` to build package and dependent packages
lint	Uses `eslint` to lint package
lint:fix	Uses `eslint` to check and fix any warnings
format	Uses `prettier` to format the code
test	Uses `jest` to run unit tests
test:integration	Uses `jest` to run tests under `/test/integration`
test:unit	Uses `jest` to run tests under `/test/unit`

web3util dependencies

ethereum-cryptography eventemitter3 web3-errors web3-types web3-validator axios ethers

web3util development dependencies

@humeris/espresso-shot @types/jest @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin @typescript-eslint/parser eslint eslint-config-base-web3 eslint-config-prettier eslint-plugin-import jest jest-environment-jsdom jest-extended js-sha3 prettier ts-jest typescript

FAQs

What is web3util?

Collection of utility functions used in web3.js. Visit Snyk Advisor to see a full health score report for web3util, including popularity, security, maintenance & community analysis.

Is web3util popular?

The npm package web3util receives a total of 2 weekly downloads. As such, web3util popularity was classified as small. Visit the popularity section on Snyk Advisor to see the full health analysis.

Is web3util well maintained?

We found that web3util demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity. It has a community of 290 open source contributors collaborating on the project. See the full package health analysis to learn more about the package maintenance status.

Is web3util safe to use?

Security issues were found while scanning the latest version of web3util, and a total of 1 vulnerabilities were detected. It is highly advised to conduct a security review before using this package. View the full security scan results.

Last updated on 19 November-2024, at 02:00 (UTC).

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Collection of utility functions used in web3.js. For more information about how to use this package see README

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web3-utils

Installation

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Using Yarn

Usage

Getting Started

Prerequisites

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web3util development dependencies

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web3-utils

Installation

Using NPM

Using Yarn

Usage

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Package.json Scripts

web3util dependencies

web3util development dependencies

FAQs

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Is web3util popular?

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