@talismn/connect-wallets

This package provides the building blocks for wallet connection UIs.

Dapps currently use the @polkadot/extension-dapp package with web3Enable.

While it is a great way to enable all wallets at once, it does cause multiple unnecessary wallet extension popups.

This is not a problem when it was just Polkadot.js extension. But now with Talisman and possibly some other wallet extensions coming in, the multiple popups is not desirable.

Furthermore, most use cases, one wallet is selected (and enabled) at one time.

@talismn/connect-wallets aims to solve this issue.

Setup:

# Using npm
npm install --save @talismn/connect-wallets
# Using bun
bun add @talismn/connect-wallets
# Using pnpm
pnpm add @talismn/connect-wallets
# Using yarn
yarn add @talismn/connect-wallets

Quick Start:

Wallet Selector UI

import { getWallets } from '@talismn/connect-wallets';

const DAPP_NAME = /* Get Dapp name */

// ...

const MyWalletSelector = () => {
  const supportedWallets: Wallet[] = getWallets();
  return (
    <div>
      {supportedWallets.map((wallet: Wallet) => {
        <button
          key={wallet.extensionName}
          onClick={async () => {
            try {
              await wallet.enable(DAPP_NAME);
              const unsubscribe = await wallet.subscribeAccounts((accounts: WalletAccount[]) => {
                // Save accounts...
                // Also save the selected wallet name as well...
              });
            } catch (err) {
              // Handle error. Refer to `packages/connect-wallets/src/lib/errors`
            }
          }}
        >
          Connect to {wallet.title}
        </button>
      })}
    <div>
  );
}

Example: Signing a message

try {
  // NOTE: If `account` object is not handy, then use `getWalletBySource` to get the wallet then the signer.
  const signer = account.wallet.signer

  // NOTE: This line will trigger the extension popup
  const { signature } = await signer.signRaw({
    type: 'payload',
    data: 'Some data to sign...',
    address: account.address,
  })
} catch (err) {
  // Handle error...
}

Functions

getWallets(): Wallet[]

Retrieves all the supported wallets.

getWalletBySource(source: string): Wallet

Retrieves the wallet by extension name (source). Useful if account: WalletAccount object is not available.

wallet.enable(dappName)

Needs to be called first before subscribeAccounts. Connects to the wallet extension.

This will trigger the extension to popup if it's the first time being enabled.

wallet.getAccounts(anyType?: boolean): Promise<WalletAccount[]>

Get wallet's accounts.

wallet.subscribeAccounts(callback): UnsubscribeFn

Subscribe to the wallet's accounts.

NOTE: Call the returned unsubscribe function on unmount.

wallet.extension

This is the main object that Dapp developers will need to interface.

Refer to the appropriate documentation on what the object has to offer.

Example in BaseDotsamaWallet.extension().

wallet.signer

This is for convenience and is derived from the wallet.extension.

Interfaces

Refer to packages/connect-wallets/src/types.ts.

Contributing new wallets

1. Add wallet under packages/connect-wallets/src/lib/. (i.e. packages/connect-wallets/src/lib/foo-wallet/index.ts)
2. Add a class which implements Wallet. (i.e. export class FooWallet implements Wallet)
3. Add the wallet instance in supportedWallets array in packages/connect-wallets/src/lib/wallets.ts.
4. IMPORTANT: The logo should not exceed 10KB (will be inlined)

NOTE: There may be 2 or more wallets that share a common wallet interface. It is recommended to create a base class in this case.

Refer to BaseDotsamaWallet for an example base class and its derived classes.