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Use the web3js-quorum client library

web3js-quorum is an Ethereum JavaScript library extending web3.js that adds support for Besu-specific JSON-RPC APIs and features. Use the library to create and send RLP-encoded transactions using JSON-RPC.

important

web3js-quorum supports JSON-RPC over HTTP only.

note

web3js-quorum includes all quorum.js and web3js-eea features.

If migrating to web3js-quorum, update your JavaScript code as indicated in the following examples.

Read the migration guide for more information about updating your code.

Prerequisites​

Add web3js-quorum to project​

npm install web3js-quorum

Initialize the web3js-quorum client​

Initialize your client where <JSON-RPC HTTP endpoint> is the JSON-RPC HTTP endpoint of your Besu node. Specified by the --rpc-http-host and --rpc-http-port command line options.

const { Web3 } = require("web3");
const Web3Quorum = require("web3js-quorum");
const web3 = new Web3Quorum(new Web3("<JSON-RPC HTTP endpoint>"));
note

When migrating from web3js-eea to web3js-quorum, use Web3Quorum. The constructor doesn't require the chain ID anymore. Chain ID is automatically retrieved from the chain using the specified JSON-RPC HTTP endpoint.

Deploy a contract with generateAndSendRawTransaction​

To deploy a private contract, you need the contract binary. You can use Solidity to get the contract binary.

Deploying a contract with 'web3.priv.generateAndSendRawTransaction'
const contractOptions = {
  data: `0x123`, // contract binary
  privateFrom: "tesseraNode1PublicKey",
  privateFor: ["tesseraNode3PublicKey"],
  privateKey: "besuNode1PrivateKey",
};
return web3.priv.generateAndSendRawTransaction(contractOptions);

web3.priv.generateAndSendRawTransaction(contractOptions) returns the transaction hash. To get the private transaction receipt, use web3.priv.waitForTransactionReceipt(txHash).

web3js-quorum methods​

For more information about the web3js-quorum methods, see the web3js-quorum reference documentation.