Web3 Event Listener

A JavaScript package for listening to events emitted by smart contracts using Web3.

Installation

npm install web3-event-listener

Usage

const Web3EventListener = require('web3-event-listener');
const Web3 = require('web3');

// Initialize Web3 with the provider of your choice
const web3 = new Web3('http://localhost:8545');

// Specify the address of the smart contract you want to listen to events from
const contractAddress = '0x123456789abcdef...';

// Create a new instance of the Web3 Event Listener
const eventListener = new Web3EventListener(web3, contractAddress);

// Start listening for a specific event emitted by the contract
const eventName = 'Transfer'; // Example event name
eventListener.startListening(eventName, (eventData) => {
    console.log('Received event data:', eventData);
    // Perform actions based on the received event data
});

API

startListening(eventName, callback)

Starts listening for events emitted by the contract.

• eventName: The name of the event to listen for.
• callback: A callback function to be invoked when an event is received. It receives the event data as an argument.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.