Improve the code maintainability by reducing the packages (#5262)

* 🏗️ Create web3-types package and distribute the code to relevant packages

* 🎨 Update reference of other packages

* 🚨 Fix all linter errors

* ♻️ Update the types for web3-eth

* 🎨 Update eth types accross the packages

* ✅ Fix failing unit tests

* 🎨 Fix an issue with integration test utility

* 📝 Updat docs references

* ✅ Fix integration tests for web3-eth

* ✅ Fix integration tests for web3 package

* ✏️ Fix an unused type

* 🏷️ Fix few types

* 🏷️ Updated the types for errors package

* Update CHANGELOG.md

Co-authored-by: Muhammad Altabba <24407834+Muhammad-Altabba@users.noreply.github.com>

Co-authored-by: Muhammad Altabba <24407834+Muhammad-Altabba@users.noreply.github.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -329,16 +329,16 @@ Released with 1.0.0-beta.37 code base.
 1. Passing callbacks to functions is no longer supported, except for event listeners.
 2. Method `extend` is deprecated
 
-#### web3-common
+#### web3-core
 
-1. The function `outputBigNumberFormatter` in `web3-core-helper` renamed to `outputBigIntFormatter` under `web3-common`
+1. The function `outputBigNumberFormatter` in `web3-core-helper` renamed to `outputBigIntFormatter` under `web3-core`
 2. Removed `this.defaultBlock` context from `inputDefaultBlockNumberFormatter` in `web3-core-helper` and converted to additional parameter
 3. Removed `this.defaultBlock` context from `inputTransactionFormatter` in `web3-core-helper` and converted to additional parameter
 
 #### web3-utils
 
-1. The following functions `soliditySha3` `soliditySha3Raw` `encodePacked` now includes type validation and requires type specficiation, instead of guessing the value type
-2. The functions `soliditySha3` `soliditySha3Raw` `encodePacked` does not support BN and now supports `BigInt`
+1. The following functions `soliditySha3` `soliditySha3Raw` `encodePacked` now includes type validation and requires type specification, instead of guessing the value type
+2. The functions `soliditySha3`, `soliditySha3Raw` and `encodePacked` did not support BN; But, now supports `BigInt`
 3. The functions `flattenTypes` and `jsonInterfaceMethodToString` moved to the `web3-eth-abi` package
 4. The function `isAddress` now includes an optional parameter `checkChecksum` type boolean
 5. `isBoolean` now accept `1`, and `0` as valid values to test. Ref: `web3-validator`
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ Released with 1.0.0-beta.37 code base.
 
 ##### web3-eth-subscribe
 
-1. `clearSubscriptions` Instead of returning `true` ,  `clearSubscriptions` now returns array of subscription's ids
+1. `clearSubscriptions` Instead of returning `true` , `clearSubscriptions` now returns array of subscription's ids
 
 #### web3-eth-personal
 

README.md

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ yarn add web3
 | Package                                                                                           | Version                                                                                        | License                                                                                                               | Docs                                                                                         | Description                                                                                                   |
 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | [web3](https://github.com/ChainSafe/web3.js/tree/4.x/packages/web3)                               | [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/web3)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/web3)                | [![License: LGPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-LGPL%20v3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0) | [![documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/typedoc-blue)](https://web3js.readthedocs.io) | :rotating_light: Entire Web3.js offering (includes all packages)                                              |
-| [web3-common](https://github.com/ChainSafe/web3.js/tree/4.x/packages/web3-common)                 | [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/web3)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/web3-common)         | [![License: LGPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-LGPL%20v3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0) | [![documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/typedoc-blue)](https://web3js.readthedocs.io) | Common data structures and interfaces                                                                         |
 | [web3-core](https://github.com/ChainSafe/web3.js/tree/4.x/packages/web3-core)                     | [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/web3)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/web3-core)           | [![License: LGPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-LGPL%20v3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0) | [![documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/typedoc-blue)](https://web3js.readthedocs.io) | Core functions for web3.js packages                                                                           |
 | [web3-eth](https://github.com/ChainSafe/web3.js/tree/4.x/packages/web3-eth)                       | [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/web3)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/web3-eth)            | [![License: LGPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-LGPL%20v3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0) | [![documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/typedoc-blue)](https://web3js.readthedocs.io) | Modules to interact with the Ethereum blockchain and smart contracts                                          |
 | [web3-eth-abi](https://github.com/ChainSafe/web3.js/tree/4.x/packages/web3-eth-abi)               | [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/web3)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/web3-eth-abi)        | [![License: LGPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-LGPL%20v3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0) | [![documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/typedoc-blue)](https://web3js.readthedocs.io) | Functions for encoding and decoding EVM in/output                                                             |
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ yarn add web3
 | [web3-providers-ws](https://github.com/ChainSafe/web3.js/tree/4.x/packages/web3-providers-ws)     | [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/web3)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/web3-providers-ws)   | [![License: LGPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-LGPL%20v3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0) | [![documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/typedoc-blue)](https://web3js.readthedocs.io) | Web3.js provider for the Websocket protocol                                                                   |
 | [web3-utils](https://github.com/ChainSafe/web3.js/tree/4.x/packages/web3-utils)                   | [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/web3)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/web3-utils)          | [![License: LGPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-LGPL%20v3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0) | [![documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/typedoc-blue)](https://web3js.readthedocs.io) | Useful utility functions for Dapp developers                                                                  |
 | [web3-validator](https://github.com/ChainSafe/web3.js/tree/4.x/packages/web3-validator)           | [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/web3)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/web3-validator)      | [![License: LGPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-LGPL%20v3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0) | [![documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/typedoc-blue)](https://web3js.readthedocs.io) | Utilities for validating objects                                                                              |
+| [web3-types](https://github.com/ChainSafe/web3.js/tree/4.x/packages/web3-types)                   | [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/web3)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/web3-types)          | [![License: LGPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-LGPL%20v3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0) | [![documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/typedoc-blue)](https://web3js.readthedocs.io) | Shared useable types                                                                                          |
 
 ## Package.json Scripts
 

docs/docs/guides/setting_provider.md

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const web3 = new Web3('https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/your-api-key');
 
 The Injected provider should be in compliance with [EIP1193](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-1193.md).
 
-Web3.js 4.x Provider specifications are defined in https://github.com/ChainSafe/web3.js/blob/4.x/packages/web3-common/src/web3_base_provider.ts for Injected Providers
+Web3.js 4.x Provider specifications are defined in https://github.com/ChainSafe/web3.js/blob/4.x/packages/web3-types/src/web3_base_provider.ts for Injected Providers
 
 ### Provider Options
 

docs/docusaurus.config.js

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const packages = [
 	'web3-eth-contract',
 	'web3-utils',
 	'web3-validator',
-	'web3-common',
+	'web3-types',
 	'web3-core',
 	'web3-errors',
 	'web3-net',