EIP-712 Structs
A Python interface for EIP-712 struct construction.
Note: this is a drop-in replacement for the eip712-structs module, which is dead since 2019.
It brings the same objects as its predecessor with some sugar:
- the code is fully typed
- dependencies were cleaned up
- support for Python 3.8 and newer
- code modernization, including Sourcery clean-up
- 99% tests coverage
- simplified testing (no more need for docker)
Warning: Remove any installation of the old
eip712-structs
module to prevent import mismatches:python -m pip uninstall -y eip712-structs
In this module, a "struct" is structured data as defined in the standard. It is not the same as the Python standard library's struct.
Supported Python Versions
Python 3.8 and newer.
Install
python -m pip install -U eip712-structs-ng
Usage
See API.md for a succinct summary of available methods.
Examples & details below.
Quickstart
Say we want to represent the following struct, convert it to a message and sign it:
struct MyStruct {
string some_string;
uint256 some_number;
}
With this module, that would look like:
from eip712_structs import make_domain, EIP712Struct, String, Uint
# Make a domain separator
domain = make_domain(name='Some name', version='1.0.0')
# Define your struct type
class MyStruct(EIP712Struct):
some_string = String()
some_number = Uint(256)
# Create an instance with some data
mine = MyStruct(some_string="hello world", some_number=1234)
# Values can be get/set dictionary-style:
mine["some_number"] = 4567
assert mine["some_string"] == "hello world"
assert mine["some_number"] == 4567
# Into a message dict - domain required
my_msg = mine.to_message(domain)
# Into message JSON - domain required.
# This method converts bytes types for you, which the default JSON encoder won't handle.
my_msg_json = mine.to_message_json(domain)
# Into signable bytes - domain required
my_bytes = mine.signable_bytes(domain)
See Member Types for more information on supported types.
Dynamic Construction
Attributes may be added dynamically as well.
This may be necessary if you want to use a reserved keyword like from
:
from eip712_structs import EIP712Struct, Address
class Message(EIP712Struct):
pass
Message.to = Address()
setattr(Message, "from", Address())
# At this point, `Message` is equivalent to `struct Message { address to; address from; }`
The Domain Separator
EIP-712 specifies a domain struct, to differentiate between identical structs that may be unrelated.
A helper method exists for this purpose.
All values to the make_domain()
function are optional - but at least one must be defined.
If omitted, the resulting domain struct's definition leaves out the parameter entirely.
The full signature:
make_domain(name: string, version: string, chainId: uint256, verifyingContract: address, salt: bytes32)
Setting a Default Domain
Constantly providing the same domain can be cumbersome. You can optionally set a default, and then forget it.
It is automatically used by .to_message()
and .signable_bytes()
:
import eip712_structs
foo = SomeStruct()
my_domain = eip712_structs.make_domain(name="hello world")
eip712_structs.default_domain = my_domain
assert foo.to_message() == foo.to_message(my_domain)
assert foo.signable_bytes() == foo.signable_bytes(my_domain)
Member Types
Basic Types
EIP712's basic types map directly to solidity types:
from eip712_structs import Address, Boolean, Bytes, Int, String, Uint
Address() # Solidity's 'address'
Boolean() # 'bool'
Bytes() # 'bytes'
Bytes(N) # 'bytesN' - N must be an int from 1 through 32
Int(N) # 'intN' - N must be a multiple of 8, from 8 to 256
String() # 'string'
Uint(N) # 'uintN' - N must be a multiple of 8, from 8 to 256
Use like:
from eip712_structs import EIP712Struct, Address, Bytes
class Foo(EIP712Struct):
member_name_0 = Address()
member_name_1 = Bytes(5)
# etc.
Struct References
In addition to holding basic types, EIP-712 structs may also hold other structs! Usage is almost the same - the difference is you don't "instantiate" the class.
Example:
from eip712_structs import EIP712Struct, String
class Dog(EIP712Struct):
name = String()
breed = String()
class Person(EIP712Struct):
name = String()
dog = Dog # Take note - no parentheses!
# Dog "stands alone"
Dog.encode_type() # Dog(string name,string breed)
# But Person knows how to include Dog
Person.encode_type() # Person(string name,Dog dog)Dog(string name,string breed)
Instantiating the structs with nested values may be done a couple different ways:
# Method one: set it to a struct
dog = Dog(name="Mochi", breed="Corgi")
person = Person(name="E.M.", dog=dog)
# Method two: set it to a dict - the underlying struct is built for you
person = Person(
name="E.M.",
dog={
"name": "Mochi",
"breed": "Corgi",
}
)
Arrays
Arrays are also supported for the standard:
array_member = Array(<item_type>[, <optional_length>])
<item_type>
- The basic type or struct that will live in the array<optional_length>
- If given, the array is set to that length.
For example:
dynamic_array = Array(String()) # String[] dynamic_array
static_array = Array(String(), 10) # String[10] static_array
struct_array = Array(MyStruct, 10) # MyStruct[10] - again, don't instantiate structs like the basic types
Development
Contributions always welcome.
Setup a development environment:
python -m venv venv
. venv/bin/activate
Install dependencies:
python -m pip install -U pip
python -m pip install -e '.[tests]'
Run tests:
python -m pytest
Run linters before submitting a PR:
./checks.sh
Solidity Contract
When changing the code of the Solidity test contract, you will have to regenerate its Python data code:
cd src/tests/integration/contract_sources && ./compile.sh
That's it! Do not forget to commit those changes.
Deploying a New Version
- Bump the version number in
__init__.py
, commit it into themain
branch. - Make a release tag on the
main
branch in GitHub. - The CI will handle the PyPi publishing.
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