Restructure JS SDK API result
Products affected
SDK
Is this a breaking change?
Yes
Description of the change
For any api call, you get a resultAdapter response. The value of the toJSON()value has changed. Now it is the same value as.raw. Previously this caused a lot of confusion, and as both return a json. The value of this method has changed. So if you used.toJSON()on an api result you can:
Use
.result, this will probably contain dataTypes with lots of utility functions. If you only care about the data, you can call.format()or.toJSON()on this datatype. This is the prefered way as it provides you wilt additional utilites and extra properties. We suggest you to use Typescript, to easily see the available properties/methods on these datatypes.Or. use the new values (or values from
.raw), these values are identical as they are provided by the internal api, without any data transformation. The types might be different than before, so please check this (we suggest to use Typescript, as all responses are typed, otherwise you can log the output and see any differences)
What exactly can break?
The value of the .toJSON()on api results in the JS SDK
How to ensure my app won't break?
Postpone updating the SDK until:
You verified that you still get the correct results
Prefer changing the
.toJSON()to.result(if you want to use all properties) or.raw(if you only need the raw data from the api)
When will this change go live and be mandatory?
28-11-2022
Link to Moralis Forum for discussions
Code Examples
Give as many code examples as possible for different scenarios.
const { result, raw } = await Moralis.EvmApi.block.getBlock({ blockNumberOrHash: '15305775', chain: EvmChain.Ethereum, }); // In this case the result is a datatype: EvmBlock, so we can use the toJSON() method on this datatype const block = result.toJSON(); // Alternatively, the .raw value can be used, but the types and property names might differ a bit const apiData = rawconst { result, raw } = await Moralis.EvmApi.token.getTokenPrice({ address: '0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890', chain: EvmChain.Ethereum, }); // In this case the result does not return a datatype directly, but rather an object with properties as 'nativePrice' and 'exchangeAddress'. To get serializable values you can call: const price = result.nativePrice.format() const exchangeAddress = result.exchangeAddress.format() // Alternatively, the .raw value can be used, but the types and property names might differ a bit const apiData = raw
Best practices
Update to the new version of the SDK if:
You have verified the places where apiResult.toJSON() is used
Change the value to
.resultor.rawUse Typescript to ensure the property names and types are correct