Use MaxAttemptsReachedOnReconnectingError similar to v1.x

docs/docs/guides/web3_migration_guide/providers_migration_guide.md

@@ -165,21 +165,25 @@ const reconnectOptions: ReconnectOptions = {
 };
 ```
 
-##### Error message for reconnect attempts
+#### Error message for reconnect attempts
+
+:::note
+This section applies for both `IpcProvider` and `WebSocketProvider`.
+:::
 
 The error in, version 1.x, was an Error object that contains the message:
 `'Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached!'`
 
-However, the error, in version 4.x, is just an error message (not wrapped in an Error object). And the error message will contain the value of the variable `maxAttempts` as follows:
+And, the error in version 4.x, is the same, but will also contain the value of the variable `maxAttempts` as follows:
 
-`` `Max connection attempts exceeded (${maxAttempts})` ``
+`` `Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached! (${maxAttempts})` ``
 
 And here is how to catch the error, in version 4.x, if max attempts reached when there is auto reconnecting:
 
 ```ts
-provider.on('error', errorMessage => {
-	if (errorMessage.startsWith('Max connection attempts exceeded')) {
-		// the `errorMessage` will be `Max connection attempts exceeded (${maxAttempts})`
+provider.on('error', error => {
+	if (error.message.startsWith('Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached!')) {
+		// the `error.message` will be `Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached! (${maxAttempts})`
 		// the `maxAttempts` is equal to the provided value by the user, or the default value `5`.
 	}
 });

docs/docs/guides/web3_providers_guide/index.md

@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ Here is how to catch the error if max attempts reached when the auto reconnectin
 
 ```ts
 provider.on('error', errorMessage => {
-	if (errorMessage.startsWith('Max connection attempts exceeded')) {
-		// the `errorMessage` will be `Max connection attempts exceeded (${maxAttempts})`
+	if (errorMessage.startsWith('Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached!')) {
+		// the `errorMessage` will be `Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached! (${maxAttempts})`
 		// the `maxAttempts` is equal to the provided value by the user or the default `5`.
 	}
 });
@@ -188,19 +188,23 @@ const reconnectOptions: ReconnectOptions = {
 };
 ```
 
-##### Error message for reconnect attempts
+#### Error message for reconnect attempts
 
-The error message (not wrapped in an Error object) for the max reconnect attempts, will contain the value of the variable `maxAttempts` as follows:
+:::note
+This section applies for both `IpcProvider` and `WebSocketProvider`.
+:::
+
+The error message, for the max reconnect attempts, will contain the value of the variable `maxAttempts` as follows:
 
-`` `Max connection attempts exceeded (${maxAttempts})` ``
+`` `Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached! (${maxAttempts})` ``
 
 And here is how to catch the error, if max attempts reached when there is auto reconnecting:
 
 ```ts
-provider.on('error', errorMessage => {
-	if (errorMessage.startsWith('Max connection attempts exceeded')) {
-		// the `errorMessage` will be `Max connection attempts exceeded (${maxAttempts})`
-		// the `maxAttempts` is equal to the provided value by the user or the default `5`.
+provider.on('error', error => {
+	if (error.message.startsWith('Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached!')) {
+		// the `error.message` will be `Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached! (${maxAttempts})`
+		// the `maxAttempts` is equal to the provided value by the user, or the default value `5`.
 	}
 });
 ```

packages/web3-errors/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Changed
 
 -   The abstract class `Web3Error` is renamed to `BaseWeb3Error` (#5771)
+-   Using `MaxAttemptsReachedOnReconnectingError` with the same message for 1.x but also adding the `maxAttempts` (#5894)
 
 ### Added
 

packages/web3-errors/src/errors/connection_errors.ts

@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ export class ConnectionCloseError extends ConnectionError {
 }
 
 export class MaxAttemptsReachedOnReconnectingError extends ConnectionError {
-	public constructor() {
-		super('Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached!');
+	public constructor(numberOfAttempts: number) {
+		super(`Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached! (${numberOfAttempts})`);
 		this.code = ERR_CONN_MAX_ATTEMPTS;
 	}
 }

packages/web3-errors/test/unit/__snapshots__/errors.test.ts.snap

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ Object {
   "errorCode": undefined,
   "errorReason": undefined,
   "innerError": undefined,
-  "message": "Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached!",
+  "message": "Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached! (5)",
   "name": "MaxAttemptsReachedOnReconnectingError",
 }
 `;

packages/web3-errors/test/unit/errors.test.ts

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ describe('errors', () => {
 	describe('MaxAttemptsReachedOnReconnectingError', () => {
 		it('should have valid json structure', () => {
 			expect(
-				new connectionErrors.MaxAttemptsReachedOnReconnectingError().toJSON(),
+				new connectionErrors.MaxAttemptsReachedOnReconnectingError(5).toJSON(),
 			).toMatchSnapshot();
 		});
 	});

packages/web3-providers-ipc/test/integration/reconnection.test.ts

@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ describeIf(isIpc)('IpcSocketProvider - reconnection', () => {
 			web3Provider._socketConnection?.end();
 			const errorEvent = waitForEvent(web3Provider, 'error');
 
-			const errorMessage = await errorEvent;
-			expect(errorMessage).toBe(`Max connection attempts exceeded (${3})`);
+			const error = (await errorEvent) as Error;
+			expect(error.message).toBe(`Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached! (${3})`);
 		});
 	});
 });

packages/web3-providers-ws/test/integration/reconnection.test.ts

@@ -124,16 +124,18 @@ describeIf(isWs && !isBrowser)('WebSocketProvider - reconnection', () => {
 			// @ts-expect-error run protected method
 			web3Provider._addSocketListeners();
 			const errorEvent = new Promise(resolve => {
-				web3Provider.on('error', message => {
-					if (typeof message === 'string') {
-						resolve(message);
+				web3Provider.on('error', error => {
+					if (
+						error?.message?.startsWith('Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached')
+					) {
+						resolve(error);
 					}
 				});
 			});
 
 			await server.close();
-			const errorMessage = await errorEvent;
-			expect(errorMessage).toBe(`Max connection attempts exceeded (${3})`);
+			const error = (await errorEvent) as Error;
+			expect(error.message).toBe(`Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached! (${3})`);
 		});
 	});
 });

packages/web3-utils/src/socket_provider.ts

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import {
 	ConnectionError,
 	ConnectionNotOpenError,
 	InvalidClientError,
+	MaxAttemptsReachedOnReconnectingError,
 	PendingRequestsOnReconnectingError,
 	RequestAlreadySentError,
 	Web3WSProviderError,
@@ -288,8 +289,10 @@ export abstract class SocketProvider<
 			this.isReconnecting = false;
 			this._clearQueues();
 			this._removeSocketListeners();
-			const errorMsg = `Max connection attempts exceeded (${this._reconnectOptions.maxAttempts})`;
-			this._eventEmitter.emit('error', errorMsg);
+			this._eventEmitter.emit(
+				'error',
+				new MaxAttemptsReachedOnReconnectingError(this._reconnectOptions.maxAttempts),
+			);
 		}
 	}