Release/4.0.1 rc.1

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Changed

web3

• No need for polyfilling nodejs net and fs modules (fix!: remove ipc from default used packages #5978)
• Removed IPC provider dependency, IPC path is no longer viable provider. If you wanna use IPC, please install web3-providers-ipc and instantiate provider yourself (fix!: remove ipc from default used packages #5978)

web3-core

• If a transaction object with a data property is passed to txInputOptionsFormatter, it will now be replaced with input (Use gas and input instead of gasLimit and data #5915)
• The types TransactionTypeParser and TransactionBuilder are now utilizing the type Transaction for the transaction object. (Specify SignTransaction's argument types #5993)
• No need for polyfilling nodejs net and fs modules (fix!: remove ipc from default used packages #5978)
• Removed IPC provider dependency, IPC path is no longer viable provider. If you wanna use IPC, please install web3-providers-ipc and instantiate provider yourself (fix!: remove ipc from default used packages #5978)

web3-errors

• gasLimit is no longer accepted as a parameter for MissingGasError and `TransactionGasMismatchError, and is also no longer included in error message (Use gas and input instead of gasLimit and data #5915)

web3-eth

• signTransaction will now return gas instead of gasLimit for returned transaction object regardless of what property name the provider uses (Use gas and input instead of gasLimit and data #5915)
• formatTransaction will now replace data transaction property with input (Use gas and input instead of gasLimit and data #5915)
• isTransactionCall will now check if value.input isHexStrict if provided (Use gas and input instead of gasLimit and data #5915)
• The functions defaultTransactionBuilder and transactionBuilder are now utilizing the type Transaction for the transaction object. (Specify SignTransaction's argument types #5993)

web3-eth-accounts

• Moved @ethereumjs/tx, @ethereumjs/common code to our source code (Replace ethereumjs/tx dependency with a fork that has ethers.js removed #5963)
• The method signTransaction returned by privateKeyToAccount is now accepting the type Transaction for its argument. (Specify SignTransaction's argument types #5993)

web3-eth-contract

• getSendTxParams will now return input instead of data in returned transaction parameters object (Use gas and input instead of gasLimit and data #5915)
• Contract constructor will now thrown new ContractTransactionDataAndInputError if both data and input are passed in ContractInitOptions for Contract constructor (Use gas and input instead of gasLimit and data #5915)
• The types ContractInitOptions, NonPayableCallOptions and PayableCallOptions are moved to web3-types. (Specify SignTransaction's argument types #5993)

web3-types

• data property in TransactionOutput was renamed to input (Use gas and input instead of gasLimit and data #5915)
• The method signTransaction inside Web3BaseWalletAccount is now utilizing the type Transaction for its argument. (Specify SignTransaction's argument types #5993)
• The types FMT_NUMBER, NumberTypes, FMT_BYTES, ByteTypes, DataFormat, DEFAULT_RETURN_FORMAT, ETH_DATA_FORMAT and FormatType moved from web3-utils. (Specify SignTransaction's argument types #5993)
• The types ContractInitOptions, NonPayableCallOptions and PayableCallOptions are moved from web3-eth-contract. (Specify SignTransaction's argument types #5993)

web3-utils

• The types FMT_NUMBER, NumberTypes, FMT_BYTES, ByteTypes, DataFormat, DEFAULT_RETURN_FORMAT, ETH_DATA_FORMAT and FormatType moved to web3-types. (Specify SignTransaction's argument types #5993)

Added

web3

• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)

web3-core

• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)
• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)

web3-errors

• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)
• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)

web3-eth

• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)

web3-eth-abi

• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)
• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)

web3-eth-accounts

• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)

web3-eth-contract

• input is now an acceptable property for ContractInitOptions in place of data (either can be used, but input is used withing the Contract class) (Use gas and input instead of gasLimit and data #5915)
• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)

web3-eth-ens

• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)

web3-eth-iban

• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)

web3-eth-personal

• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)

web3-net

• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)

web3-providers-http

• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)

web3-providers-ipc

• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)

web3-providers-ws

• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)

web3-rpc-methods

• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)

web3-types

• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)
• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)

web3-utils

• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)

web3-validator

• Added source files (include sources for sourcemaps #5956)
• Added hybrid build (ESM and CJS) of library ( ESM CJS builds #5904)
• Added functions isHexString, isHexPrefixed, validateNoLeadingZeroes (Replace ethereumjs/tx dependency with a fork that has ethers.js removed #5963)

Removed

web3-core

• getConfig method from Web3Config class, config is now public and accessible using Web3Config.config (Replace private _config with public config in web3_config.ts #5950)

web3-eth

• Removed dependencies @ethereumjs/tx, @ethereumjs/common (Replace ethereumjs/tx dependency with a fork that has ethers.js removed #5963)

web3-eth-abi

• Removed formatDecodedObject function (Nikos/5931/coverage web3 abi #5934)

web3-eth-contract

• data was removed as a property of ContractOptions type (Use gas and input instead of gasLimit and data #5915)

web3-utils

• Removed dependencies @ethereumjs/tx, @ethereumjs/common (Replace ethereumjs/tx dependency with a fork that has ethers.js removed #5963)

Fixed

web3-eth-ens

• Bug fix of checkNetwork in ENS (checkNetwork fix #5988)

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[jdevcs]

Merged 4.x branch into this release branch, for fixing tests only.
There is no change in code and change is in tests.

[luu-alex]

blackbox test failing

[jdevcs]

blackbox test failing

It was some timeout issue, after re triggering now tests are passing, so we can proceed.