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id: ethers-js
title: NEAR for Ethereum developers
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NEAR components are chain-agnostic, enabling you to create decentralized frontends tailored for any Ethereum dApps. Throughout this article, we'll navigate prevalent use-cases with code snippets. You’ll also find links to exemplary NEAR components for reference.

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## Interact with Ethereum using Ethers.js

The NEAR VM has imported the [Ethers.js](https://docs.ethers.org/) library, allowing for seamless interaction with Ethereum nodes using JavaScript in a NEAR component.

The `Ethers` object exposes the provider connection:
- `Ethers.provider()` is a read-only connection to the blockchain, which allows querying the blockchain state (e.g., account, block or transaction details), querying event logs or evaluating read-only code using call.
  - `Ethers.provider().getSigner()` abstracts the class that interacts with an account
    - `Ethers.provider().getSigner().getBalance()` returns a Promise that resolves to the account address.
  - `Ethers.provider().getBlockNumber()` looks up the current block number (i.e. height)
  - `Ethers.provider().getFeeData()` gets the best guess at the recommended FeeData

You can see various ways of using `Ethers` objects on the [Ethers documentation portal](https://docs.ethers.org/)).

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Furthermore, numerous [basic tools](https://docs.ethers.org/v6/api/utils/)  can be found in the ethers.utils object (be aware of the lowercase 'e').
- `ethers.utils.parseUnits(value, unit)` converts the decimal string value to a BigInt, assuming unit decimal places. The unit may the number of decimal places or the name of a unit (e.g. "gwei" for 9 decimal places).
- `ethers.utils.formatEther(wei)` converts value into a decimal string using 18 decimal places.

#### Example showing the difference between `Ethers.provider()` and `ethers.utils`:
```ts
    Ethers.provider()
        .getSigner()
        .getBalance()
        .then((balance) => {
            console.log("Your ETH balance: ", ethers.utils.formatEther(balance))
        });
```

## FAQ

### How to get a user account?

```ts
const receiver = Ethers.provider().send("eth_requestAccounts", [])[0];
```

### How to get the current chain ID?

```ts
Ethers.provider().getNetwork().then((chainIdData) => {
    console.log(chainIdData.chainId);
});
```

### How to show a Web3Login button?

```ts
<Web3ConnectButton 
    className="my-class" 
    connectLabel="Connect Web3 Wallet" 
    disconnectLabel="Disconnect Web3 Wallet"
    connectingLabel="Connecting..." 
/>
```

### How to load a contract ABI?

```ts
const abi = fetch(`https://eth.blockscout.com/api?module=contract&action=getabi&address=0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2`);

if (!abi.ok) {
    return "Loading";
}

console.log(abi.body.result);
```

### How to load data from EVM nodes?

```ts
// create a contract interface
const iface = new ethers.utils.Interface(abi.body.result);

// encode the balanceOf get request
const encodedBalanceData = iface.encodeFunctionData("balanceOf", [receiver]);

// perform a call
Ethers.provider().call({
    to: "0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2",
    data: encodedBalanceData,
})
.then((rawBalance) => {
    // decode the result
    const receiverBalanceHex = iface.decodeFunctionResult(
        "balanceOf",
        rawBalance
    );
    console.log(Big(receiverBalanceHex).toFixed());
});
```

### How to send a transaction to Ethereum nodes?

```ts
// create a contract instance
const wEthContract = new ethers.Contract(
    "0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2",
    abi.body.result,
    Ethers.provider().getSigner()
);

// perform a given method (withdraw in this case)
wEthContract
    .withdraw(balance, {
        value: 0
    })
    .then((transactionHash) => {
        console.log(transactionHash);
    });
```

### How to convert HEX values to human readable numbers?

```ts
// use Big().toFixed method

Big(balanceHex).toFixed()
```

### How to locate the ABI of a Smart Contract?

Utilize platforms like etherscan.com and blockscout.com, or delve into the project's GitHub repositories and documentation.

### Is there an example of applications with a description of how they were created? 

Yes, there is an article that describes [best practices for creating applications for Ethereum developers on NEAR](bos-ethersjs-best-practices.md), with a breakdown of individual steps.

## Examples

Below is a curated list of NEAR components, developed by the community, that epitomize the best practices for creating NEAR components:

- [Unwrap ETH](https://near.org/near/widget/ComponentDetailsPage?src=zavodil.near/widget/unwrap-weth&tab=source)
- [ERC-20 Token sender](https://near.org/near/widget/ComponentDetailsPage?src=zavodil.near/widget/erc20-sender&tab=source)
- [Lido Component](https://near.org/near/widget/ComponentDetailsPage?src=zavodil.near/widget/Lido&tab=source)
- [Swap component](https://near.org/near/widget/ComponentDetailsPage?src=zavodil.near/widget/swap&tab=source) (a set of swap dApps for Ethereum Mainnet, Polygon Mainnet, Polygon zkevm, Aurora, NEAR, etc)
- [1inch](https://near.org#/near/widget/ComponentDetailsPage?src=chanon.near/widget/1inch)
- [Liquity](https://near.org/near/widget/ComponentDetailsPage?src=garlicfaucet.near/widget/liquityWidget)