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Quickstart - Node.js

This page will introduce the primary operations provided by Request Network’s SDK while using the EthereumPrivateKeySignatureProvider to sign requests with a private key that is managed outside of a wallet.

This approach works well for Node.js environments without access to a Web3 wallet.

You will learn:

  • How to create a request

  • How to update a request (coming soon...)

  • How to pay a request

  • How to detect a payment

  • How to retrieve a user’s requests

Repository

All of the following examples can be found in this repository https://github.com/RequestNetwork/quickstart-node.js

Create a request

To create an unencrypted ERC-20 request, first construct an EthereumPrivateKeySignatureProvider with a private key.

const {
  EthereumPrivateKeySignatureProvider,
} = require("@requestnetwork/epk-signature");
const { Types } = require("@requestnetwork/request-client.js");

const epkSignatureProvider = new EthereumPrivateKeySignatureProvider({
  method: Types.Signature.METHOD.ECDSA,
  privateKey: process.env.PAYEE_PRIVATE_KEY, // Must include 0x prefix
});

Then, first construct a RequestNetwork, passing in the:

  • Request Node URL. In this example, we use the Sepolia Request Node Gateway.

  • EthereumPrivateKeySignatureProvider constructed in the previous step.

const { RequestNetwork } = require("@requestnetwork/request-client.js")

const requestClient = new RequestNetwork({
  nodeConnectionConfig: { 
    baseURL: "https://sepolia.gateway.request.network/",
  },
  signatureProvider: epkSignatureProvider,
});

Prepare the Request creation parameters:

const { Types, Utils } = require("@requestnetwork/request-client.js");

const payeeIdentity = '0x7eB023BFbAeE228de6DC5B92D0BeEB1eDb1Fd567';
const payerIdentity = '0x519145B771a6e450461af89980e5C17Ff6Fd8A92';
const paymentRecipient = payeeIdentity;
const feeRecipient = '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000';

const requestCreateParameters = {
  requestInfo: {
    
    // The currency in which the request is denominated
    currency: {
      type: Types.RequestLogic.CURRENCY.ERC20,
      value: '0x370DE27fdb7D1Ff1e1BaA7D11c5820a324Cf623C',
      network: 'sepolia',
    },
    
    // The expected amount as a string, in parsed units, respecting `decimals`
    // Consider using `parseUnits()` from ethers or viem
    expectedAmount: '1000000000000000000',
    
    // The payee identity. Not necessarily the same as the payment recipient.
    payee: {
      type: Types.Identity.TYPE.ETHEREUM_ADDRESS,
      value: payeeIdentity,
    },
    
    // The payer identity. If omitted, any identity can pay the request.
    payer: {
      type: Types.Identity.TYPE.ETHEREUM_ADDRESS,
      value: payerIdentity,
    },
    
    // The request creation timestamp.
    timestamp: Utils.getCurrentTimestampInSecond(),
  },
  
  // The paymentNetwork is the method of payment and related details.
  paymentNetwork: {
    id: Types.Extension.PAYMENT_NETWORK_ID.ERC20_FEE_PROXY_CONTRACT,
    parameters: {
      paymentNetworkName: 'sepolia',
      paymentAddress: payeeIdentity,
      feeAddress: feeRecipient,  
      feeAmount: '0',
    },
  },
  
  // The contentData can contain anything.
  // Consider using rnf_invoice format from @requestnetwork/data-format
  contentData: {
    reason: '🍕',
    dueDate: '2023.06.16',
  },
  
  // The identity that signs the request, either payee or payer identity.
  signer: {
    type: Types.Identity.TYPE.ETHEREUM_ADDRESS,
    value: payeeIdentity,
  },
};

Then, call createRequest() to create the request and waitForConfirmation() to wait until the request is persisted in IPFS and the CID hash is stored on-chain.

const request = await requestClient.createRequest(requestCreateParameters);
const confirmedRequestData = await request.waitForConfirmation();

Altogether it looks like this:

Pay a request / Detect a payment

First, construct a RequestNetwork object and connect it to a Request Node. In this example, we use the Sepolia Request Node Gateway:

const { RequestNetwork, Types } = require("@requestnetwork/request-client.js");

const requestClient = new RequestNetwork({
  nodeConnectionConfig: { 
    baseURL: "https://sepolia.gateway.request.network/",
  }
});

Then, retrieve the request and get the request data. Take note of the current request balance, to be used later for payment detection.

const request = await requestClient.fromRequestId(
  '019830e9ec0439e53ec41fc627fd1d0293ec4bc61c2a647673ec5aaaa0e6338855',
);
const requestData = request.getData();

Then, construct an ethers v5 Provider and Wallet using a private key. These allow you to read and write to the chain, respectively.

Unfortunately, the Request Network SDK does not yet support ethers v6.

const { providers, Wallet } = require("ethers");

const provider = new providers.JsonRpcProvider(
  process.env.JSON_RPC_PROVIDER_URL,
);
const payerWallet = new Wallet(
  process.env.PAYER_PRIVATE_KEY, // Must include 0x prefix
  provider,
);

Then, check that the payer has sufficient funds using hasSufficientFunds()

const { hasSufficientFunds } = require("@requestnetwork/payment-processor);

const _hasSufficientFunds = await hasSufficientFunds(
  requestData,
  payerAddress,
  {
    provider: provider,
  },
);

Then, in the case of an ERC-20 request, check that the payer has granted sufficient approval using hasErc20Approval(). If not, submit an approval transaction using approveErc20. Wait for an appropriate number of block confirmations. On Sepolia or Ethereum, 2 block confirmations should suffice. Other chains may require more.

const { 
  approveErc20,
  hasErc20Approval,
} = require("@requestnetwork/payment-processor);

const _hasErc20Approval = await hasErc20Approval(
  requestData,
  payerAddress,
  provider
);
if (!_hasErc20Approval) {
  const approvalTx = await approveErc20(requestData, signer);
  await approvalTx.wait(2);
}

Finally, pay the request using payRequest()

const { payRequest } = require("@requestnetwork/payment-processor");

const paymentTx = await payRequest(requestData, signer);
await paymentTx.wait(2);

Detect that the payment was successful by polling the request and waiting until the request balance is greater than or equal to the expected amount.

const request = await requestClient.fromRequestId(requestData.requestId);
let requestData = request.getData();

while (requestData.balance?.balance < requestData.expectedAmount) {
  requestData = await request.refresh();
  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
}

Altogether it looks like this:

Retrieve a user's requests

First, construct a RequestNetwork object and connect it to a Request Node. In this example, we use the Sepolia Request Node Gateway:

const { RequestNetwork, Types } = require("@requestnetwork/request-client.js");
const requestClient = new RequestNetwork({
  nodeConnectionConfig: { 
    baseURL: "https://sepolia.gateway.request.network/",
  },
});

Then, call fromIdentity() to get an array of Request objects or fromRequestId() to get a single Request object. This function retrieves the Requests stored in IPFS and queries on-chain events to determine the balances paid so far. Finally, call getData() on each Request to get the request contents.

const identityAddress = "0x519145B771a6e450461af89980e5C17Ff6Fd8A92";
const requests = await requestClient.fromIdentity({
  type: Types.Identity.TYPE.ETHEREUM_ADDRESS,
  value: identityAddress,
});
const requestDatas = requests.map((request) => request.getData());

Altogether it looks like this:

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