Merge branch '4.x' into 6485-throw-insecurecontexterror-if-window.cry…

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.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Description
 
-Please include a summary of the changes and be sure to follow our [Contribution Guidelines](../CONTRIBUTIONS.md).
+Please include a summary of the changes and be sure to follow our [Contribution Guidelines](https://github.com/web3/web3.js/blob/4.x/CONTRIBUTIONS.md).
 
 <!--
 Optional if an issue is fixed:

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2226,6 +2226,7 @@ If there are any bugs, improvements, optimizations or any new feature proposal f
 -   Dependencies updated
 
 ## [4.2.2]
+
 ### Added
 
 #### web3-core
@@ -2253,4 +2254,72 @@ If there are any bugs, improvements, optimizations or any new feature proposal f
 
 -	Will populate `data` for transactions in contract for metamask provider instead of `input` (#6534)
 
+## [4.3.0]
+
+### Changed
+
+#### web3-core
+
+-	Web3config `contractDataInputFill` has been defaulted to `data`, istead of `input`. (#6622)
+
+#### web3-eth-contracts
+
+-	By default, contracts will fill `data` instead of `input` within method calls (#6622)
+
+### Added
+
+
+#### web3-utils
+
+-   `SocketProvider` now contains public function `getPendingRequestQueueSize`, `getSentRequestsQueueSize` and `clearQueues` (#6479)
+-   Added `safeDisconnect` as a `SocketProvider` method to disconnect only when request queue size and send request queue size is 0 (#6479) 
+-   Add `isContractInitOptions` method (#6555)
+
+#### web3
+
+-   Added methods (privateKeyToAddress, parseAndValidatePrivateKey, and privateKeyToPublicKey) to web3.eth.accounts (#6620)
+
+### Fixed
+
+#### web3-rpc-methods
+
+-   Fix web3-types import #6590 (#6589)
+
+#### web3-utils
+
+-   Fix unecessary array copy when pack encoding (#6553)
+
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+
+#### web3
+
+
+#### web3-eth
+
+-   Catch `TransactionPollingTimeoutError` was added to send transaction events (#6623)
+
+#### web3-utils
+
+-   `SocketProvider` now contains public function `getPendingRequestQueueSize`, `getSentRequestsQueueSize` and `clearQueues` (#6479)
+-   Added `safeDisconnect` as a `SocketProvider` method to disconnect only when request queue size and send request queue size is 0 (#6479) 
+-   Add `isContractInitOptions` method (#6555)
+
+### Changed
+
+#### web3-core
+
+
+#### web3-eth-contract
+
+
+### Fixed
+
+#### web3-rpc-methods
+
+-   Fix web3-types import #6590 (#6589)
+
+#### web3-utils
+
+-   Fix unecessary array copy when pack encoding (#6553)

README.md

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ yarn add web3
 ## Package.json Scripts
 
 | Script           | Description                                                        |
-| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| ---------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | clean            | Uses `rimraf` to remove `dist/`                                    |
 | build            | Uses `tsc` to build all packages                                   |
 | lint             | Uses `eslint` to lint all packages                                 |
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ yarn add web3
 | test             | Uses `jest` to run unit tests in each package                      |
 | test:integration | Uses `jest` to run tests under `/test/integration` in each package |
 | test:unit        | Uses `jest` to run tests under `/test/unit` in each package        |
+| test:manual:long-connection-ws      | Runs manual tests for keeping a long WebSocket connection        |
+| test:manual      | Runs manual tests under `test/manual` in the web3 package          |
 
 [npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/web3
 [downloads-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/web3?label=npm%20downloads

codecov.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ignore:
+    - "./packages/web3-core/src/formatters.ts"  # ignore deprecated formatters from coverage report
 coverage:
   status:
     project:
@@ -75,4 +77,4 @@ comment:
   behavior: 'default'
   require_changes: false
   require_base: no
-  require_head: no       
+  require_head: no

docs/docs/guides/basics/sign_and_send_tx/local_wallet.md

@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ const { Web3 } = require('web3');
 const web3 = new Web3(/* PROVIDER*/);
 
 // Second step: add an account to wallet
-const privateKeyString = '0x1f953dc9b6437fb94fcafa5dabe3faa0c34315b954dd66f41bf53273339c6d26';
-const account = web3.eth.accounts.wallet.add(privateKeyString).get(0);
+const account = web3.eth.accounts.wallet.add("privateKey").get(0);
 
 // Make sure the account has enough eth on balance to send the transaction
 
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ import { Web3 } from 'web3';
 const web3 = new Web3(/* PROVIDER*/);
 
 // Second step: add an account to wallet
-const privateKeyString = '0x1f953dc9b6437fb94fcafa5dabe3faa0c34315b954dd66f41bf53273339c6d26';
+const privateKeyString = 'privateKey';
 const account = web3.eth.accounts.wallet.add(privateKeyString).get(0);
 
 // Make sure the account has enough eth on balance to send the transaction
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ const { Web3 } = require('web3');
 const web3 = new Web3(/* PROVIDER*/);
 
 // Second step: add an account to wallet
-const privateKeyString = '0x1f953dc9b6437fb94fcafa5dabe3faa0c34315b954dd66f41bf53273339c6d26';
+const privateKeyString = 'privateKey';
 const account = web3.eth.accounts.wallet.add(privateKeyString).get(0);
 
 // Make sure the account has enough eth on balance to send the transaction
@@ -160,13 +159,19 @@ async function deploy() {
   <TabItem value="typescript" label="TypeScript" default 
   	attributes={{className: "typescript-tab"}}>
 
+
 ```typescript
+
+:::warning
+Using `web3.eth.personal`  web3.eth.personal is not considered secure and is strongly discouraged. The personal RPC endpoints have been deprecated due to significant security issues.
+:::
+
 // First step: initialize `web3` instance
 import { Web3 } from 'web3';
 const web3 = new Web3(/* PROVIDER*/);
 
 // Second step: add an account to wallet
-const privateKeyString = '0x1f953dc9b6437fb94fcafa5dabe3faa0c34315b954dd66f41bf53273339c6d26';
+const privateKeyString = 'privateKey';
 const account = web3.eth.accounts.wallet.add(privateKeyString).get(0);
 
 // Make sure the account has enough eth on balance to send the transaction

docs/docs/guides/basics/sign_and_send_tx/promi_event.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ web3.eth.sendTransaction({...})
         // at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
         // at fulfilled (.../web3_request_manager.js:5:58)
         // at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5) {
-        //             innerError: { code: -32000, message: 'exceeds block gas limit' },
+        //             cause: { code: -32000, message: 'exceeds block gas limit' },
         //             code: 101,
         //             data: undefined,
         //             request: {

docs/docs/guides/basics/sign_and_send_tx/wallet_of_eth_node.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const web3 = new Web3(/* PROVIDER*/);
 
 // Second step: add an account to the Ethereum node and unlock it
 const account = {
-	privateKey: '0xb45b02f408a0dd0996aab2b55a54f4ed7735f82b133c0786a9ff372ffaaf11bd',
+	privateKey: 'privateKey',
 	address: '0xe4beef667408b99053dc147ed19592ada0d77f59',
 };
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const web3 = new Web3(/* PROVIDER*/);
 
 // Second step: add an account to the Ethereum node and unlock it
 const account = {
-	privateKey: '0xb45b02f408a0dd0996aab2b55a54f4ed7735f82b133c0786a9ff372ffaaf11bd',
+	privateKey: 'privateKey',
 	address: '0xe4beef667408b99053dc147ed19592ada0d77f59',
 };
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const web3 = new Web3(/* PROVIDER*/);
 
 // Second step: add an account to the Ethereum node and unlock it
 const account = {
-	privateKey: '0xb45b02f408a0dd0996aab2b55a54f4ed7735f82b133c0786a9ff372ffaaf11bd',
+	privateKey: 'privateKey',
 	address: '0xe4beef667408b99053dc147ed19592ada0d77f59',
 };
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ const web3 = new Web3(/* PROVIDER*/);
 
 // Second step: add an account to the Ethereum node and unlock it
 const account = {
-	privateKey: '0xb45b02f408a0dd0996aab2b55a54f4ed7735f82b133c0786a9ff372ffaaf11bd',
+	privateKey: 'privateKey',
 	address: '0xe4beef667408b99053dc147ed19592ada0d77f59',
 };