Persistent Smart Contract metadata

Arsenii

An exciting update is rolling out to improve how contract data is handled on our platform, bringing greater efficiency and scalability!

Faster contract-related SDK calls and dashboards

First and foremost, we enhanced the retrieval process for contract bytecodes, proxy implementations, and metadata by introducing an additional persistence layer. This improvement allows us to serve previously processed data much faster without querying external sources.

This leads to reduced routing and quicker response times. Meaning... 👀 better performance when calling your favourite SDK v5 functions like resolveContractAbi() and getBytecode() or when loading a contract's dashboard (e.g. USDC contract) to see ABI, sources and etc.!

Additional Improvements

• Overall stability enhancements through better error logging and improved dependency management.
• Performance boosts through more efficient caching and database query optimizations.
• Codebase refactoring to meet modern standards, enhancing maintainability and scalability.

We are starting to roll out this update incrementally, continuing to prioritise data accuracy while significantly boosting speed!

postscriptum - what is this service about?

Our contract service is a crucial backend tool for managing smart contracts and contracts-related off-chain interactions within the thirdweb platform and beyond. It streamlines key tasks such as fetching and aggregating comprehensive contract metadata (including ABIs and compilation details) and automates the publishing and verification of contracts on popular blockchain explorers.

By removing the often complex, manual steps involved in contract verification, the service makes it far easier for developers to interact with and deploy smart contracts. We'll be unveiling more information about this service in the future, as we consider making this logic a public good, iykwim ;)