Json response spam on IpcSocketProvider

[BaranTosun]

Ethers Version

6.1.0

Search Terms

ipc, json, provider, console, output

Describe the Problem

When subscribing to pending transactions with IpcSocketProvider, console spams json output on each transaction. It makes reading the console impossible. Is this a feature that can be turned off, or is it unexpected behaviour?

Code Snippet

>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933014,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0x8260017fe15e2030fa0ad0c205cd3789a50e0fe39ea2fcc5641ced52153fe34f"],"id":933015,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933016,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0xdab05a63dcf3474db86cda9994f3430b716151362be429af842d181bd9872e80"],"id":933017,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933018,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0x47a13305f19853e4b53485fe529b9ab5bfb185e02df88db2d9c6a659230e1a22"],"id":933019,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933020,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0x8d1afe63f06c5703cf178a642f9db181ed87a13c919f07318f14ec29716f94b1"],"id":933021,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933022,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0xb23374fd4caba839dffb163aca33800e86209f6735c91484c850f941901990ae"],"id":933023,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933024,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0x91bfbabd923ab51f507b86641edf4987b5f6dc7098d265960bfb7365ff40fd08"],"id":933025,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933026,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0x3b51f9c76486662c51246020594a97061eb45e72bb50cf614fcbe7f4328e06ce"],"id":933027,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933028,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0x816ca11b26cfca7afec68016d21cba891d33814a4eafb2e9024c192698f33d82"],"id":933029,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933030,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0x7c15674dfcae52b62e7e8c8d60b7e9cc9f73e85d95c8295f28ad7603d44caa73"],"id":933031,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933032,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0xa934c361f214b0a1c12c93e5c6acd561c0fc82d61d3157590aea8f69cb8a0ff6"],"id":933033,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933034,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0x2f9e03ba98fb0a390fdd17b2dcd612b48cc39d480011564ffeb5454290a39c9e"],"id":933035,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933036,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0xe951fb82bc8f4c9c8eee65360b7d0ab2de4282782c6f3640e4cefe668039568f"],"id":933037,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933038,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0xa6b832e5d759599c643e17b5557b7876cce9547f532a6af43d94c743454384f2"],"id":933039,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933040,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0xe06830968da6a55065ab2255eb59f93cfabd2f45ca2dc250aff02d47929ac447"],"id":933041,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933042,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0x0ef101306c1629cbac34085972f1cae4e8822e694911cce871ab9ebeee095748"],"id":933043,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":933044,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
>>> {"method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0x21cbca64bf76c7f3af58b321bcd7f3cc8800c3b8716bbc7c7a9d791f3d5be2df"],"id":933045,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}

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Errors

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Environment

node.js (v12 or newer), Geth

Environment (Other)

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[ricmoo]

Fixed in v6.2.0.

Thanks! :)