method

class MethodDict_Optional

Bases: TypedDict

desc: str
class MethodDict

Bases: dict

name: str
args: List[dict]
returns: dict
desc: str
class Method(name: str, args: List[Argument], returns: Returns, desc: Optional[str] = None)

Bases: object

Represents a ABI method description.

Parameters

  • name (string) – name of the method

  • args (list) – list of Argument objects with type, name, and optional

  • description –

  • returns (Returns) – a Returns object with a type and optional description

  • desc (string, optional) – optional description of the method

get_signature() → str
get_selector() → bytes

Returns the ABI method signature, which is the first four bytes of the SHA-512/256 hash of the method signature.

Returns

first four bytes of the method signature hash

Return type

bytes

get_txn_calls() → int

Returns the number of transactions needed to invoke this ABI method.

static from_json(resp: Union[str, bytes, bytearray]) → Method
static from_signature(s: str) → Method
dictify() → MethodDict
static undictify(d: dict) → Method
get_method_by_name(methods: List[Method], name: str) → Method
class Argument(arg_type: str, name: Optional[str] = None, desc: Optional[str] = None)

Bases: object

Represents an argument for a ABI method

Parameters

  • arg_type (string) – ABI type or transaction string of the method argument

  • name (string, optional) – name of this method argument

  • desc (string, optional) – description of this method argument

dictify() → dict
static undictify(d: dict) → Argument
class Returns(arg_type: str, desc: Optional[str] = None)

Bases: object

Represents a return type for a ABI method

Parameters

  • arg_type (string) – ABI type of this return argument

  • desc (string, optional) – description of this return argument

VOID = 'void'
dictify() → dict
static undictify(d: dict) → Returns