Network

• Name in Remix: network

• kind: network

The network exposes methods and events about :

• The provider: web3, vm, injected.

• The Ethereum Network: mainnet, ropsten, rinkeby, kovan, Custom

|Type |Name |Description |———|———————|– |event |providerChanged |Triggered when the provider changes. |method |getNetworkProvider |Get the current provider. |method |getEndpoint |Get the URL of the provider if web3. |method |detectNetwork |Get the current network used. |method |addNetwork |Add a custom network. |method |removeNetwork |Remove a custom network.

Examples

Events

providerChanged: Triggered when the provider changes.

client.solidity.on('providerChanged', (provider: NetworkProvider) => {
  // Do something
})
// OR
client.on('fileManager', 'currentFileChanged', (provider: NetworkProvider) => {
  // Do something
})

Methods

getNetworkProvider: Get the current provider.

const provider = await client.network.getNetworkProvider()
// OR
const provider = await client.call('network', 'getNetworkProvider')

getEndpoint: Get the URL of the provider if web3.

const endpoint = await client.network.getEndpoint()
// OR
const endpoint = await client.call('network', 'getEndpoint')

detectNetwork: Get the current network being used.

const network = await client.network.detectNetwork()
// OR
const network = await client.call('network', 'detectNetwork')

addNetwork: Add a custom network.

await client.network.addNetwork({ name: 'local', url: 'http://localhost:8586' })
// OR
await client.call('network', 'addNetwork', { name: 'local', url: 'http://localhost:8586' })

removeNetwork: Remove a custom network.

await client.network.removeNetwork({ name: 'local', url: 'http://localhost:8586' })
// OR
await client.call('network', 'removeNetwork', 'local')

Types

NetworkProvider: A string literal : vm, injected or web3. Network: A simple object with the name and id of the network. CustomNetwork: A simple object with a name and url.

Type Definitions can be found here