web3.js
web3.js was a TypeScript/JavaScript library for connecting dApps with the Ethereum blockchain, sunset on March 4th, 2025.
What is web3.js?
web3.js was a TypeScript/JavaScript library created to help developers connect their dApps with information on the Ethereum blockchain. Using its modular libraries, developers could interact with smart contracts as TypeScript/JavaScript objects, subscribe to on-chain events, get block state directly from Ethereum nodes, and more. Its version 4 was rewritten in TypeScript and provided new features like Plugins. The library had over 500,000 weekly downloads and was used by industry-leading projects such as Truffle. Note: Web3.js libraries were sunset on March 4th, 2025. For migration guides and more details, refer to the ChainSafe blog.
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