Remove dependency on ethereumjs-util

[legobeat]

Package is now called @ethereumjs/util. Last release of ethereumjs-util was 2022-06-03.

Related

• Remove dependency on web3.js v0.x #178
• Remove dependency on eth-query #179
• Remove dependency on ethjs-query #180

[nikoferro]

this has been fixed already

[legobeat]

@nikoferro ethereumjs-util (multiple versions) is still transitively used through multiple paths.

Details

$ yarn why ethereumjs-util
yarn why v1.22.19
[1/4] Why do we have the module "ethereumjs-util"...?
[2/4] Initialising dependency graph...
[3/4] Finding dependency...
[4/4] Calculating file sizes...
=> Found "ethereumjs-util@5.2.1"
info Has been hoisted to "ethereumjs-util"
info Reasons this module exists
   - Hoisted from "@metamask#gas-fee-controller#@metamask#network-controller#web3-provider-engine#ethereumjs-util"
   - Hoisted from "@metamask#gas-fee-controller#@metamask#network-controller#web3-provider-engine#ethereumjs-block#ethereumjs-util"
   - Hoisted from "@metamask#gas-fee-controller#@metamask#network-controller#web3-provider-engine#eth-sig-util#ethereumjs-util"
   - Hoisted from "@metamask#gas-fee-controller#@metamask#network-controller#eth-json-rpc-infura#eth-json-rpc-middleware#ethereumjs-util"
   - Hoisted from "@metamask#gas-fee-controller#@metamask#network-controller#web3-provider-engine#ethereumjs-vm#ethereumjs-account#ethereumjs-util"
   - Hoisted from "@metamask#gas-fee-controller#@metamask#network-controller#web3-provider-engine#ethereumjs-block#ethereumjs-tx#ethereumjs-util"
   - Hoisted from "@metamask#gas-fee-controller#@metamask#network-controller#web3-provider-engine#ethereumjs-block#merkle-patricia-tree#ethereumjs-util"
info Disk size without dependencies: "1.83MB"
info Disk size with unique dependencies: "3.05MB"
info Disk size with transitive dependencies: "7.61MB"
info Number of shared dependencies: 22
=> Found "@metamask/gas-fee-controller#ethereumjs-util@7.1.5"
info Reasons this module exists
   - "@metamask#gas-fee-controller" depends on it
   - Hoisted from "@metamask#gas-fee-controller#@metamask#controller-utils#ethereumjs-util"
info Disk size without dependencies: "512KB"
info Disk size with unique dependencies: "1.15MB"
info Disk size with transitive dependencies: "7.65MB"
info Number of shared dependencies: 19
=> Found "@metamask/transaction-controller#ethereumjs-util@7.1.5"
info Reasons this module exists
   - "@metamask#transaction-controller" depends on it
   - Hoisted from "@metamask#transaction-controller#@metamask#controller-utils#ethereumjs-util"
info Disk size without dependencies: "512KB"
info Disk size with unique dependencies: "1.15MB"
info Disk size with transitive dependencies: "7.65MB"
info Number of shared dependencies: 19
=> Found "@ethereumjs/common#ethereumjs-util@7.1.5"
info This module exists because "@ethereumjs#common" depends on it.
info Disk size without dependencies: "512KB"
info Disk size with unique dependencies: "1.15MB"
info Disk size with transitive dependencies: "7.65MB"
info Number of shared dependencies: 19
=> Found "@ethereumjs/tx#ethereumjs-util@7.1.5"
info This module exists because "@ethereumjs#tx" depends on it.
info Disk size without dependencies: "512KB"
info Disk size with unique dependencies: "1.15MB"
info Disk size with transitive dependencies: "7.65MB"
info Number of shared dependencies: 19
=> Found "@metamask/base-controller#ethereumjs-util@7.1.5"
info Reasons this module exists
   - "@metamask#base-controller#@metamask#controller-utils" depends on it
   - Hoisted from "@metamask#base-controller#@metamask#controller-utils#ethereumjs-util"
info Disk size without dependencies: "512KB"
info Disk size with unique dependencies: "1.15MB"
info Disk size with transitive dependencies: "7.65MB"
info Number of shared dependencies: 19
=> Found "@metamask/network-controller#ethereumjs-util@7.1.5"
info Reasons this module exists
   - "@metamask#gas-fee-controller#@metamask#network-controller#@metamask#controller-utils" depends on it
   - Hoisted from "@metamask#gas-fee-controller#@metamask#network-controller#@metamask#controller-utils#ethereumjs-util"
info Disk size without dependencies: "512KB"
info Disk size with unique dependencies: "1.15MB"
info Disk size with transitive dependencies: "7.65MB"
info Number of shared dependencies: 19
=> Found "ethereumjs-vm#ethereumjs-util@6.2.1"
info Reasons this module exists
   - "@metamask#gas-fee-controller#@metamask#network-controller#web3-provider-engine#ethereumjs-vm" depends on it
   - Hoisted from "@metamask#gas-fee-controller#@metamask#network-controller#web3-provider-engine#ethereumjs-vm#ethereumjs-block#ethereumjs-tx#ethereumjs-util"
info Disk size without dependencies: "228KB"
info Disk size with unique dependencies: "1.43MB"
info Disk size with transitive dependencies: "8.25MB"
info Number of shared dependencies: 24
=> Found "ethereumjs-vm#ethereumjs-block#ethereumjs-util@5.2.1"
info This module exists because "@metamask#gas-fee-controller#@metamask#network-controller#web3-provider-engine#ethereumjs-vm#ethereumjs-block" depends on it.
info Disk size without dependencies: "100KB"
info Disk size with unique dependencies: "1.32MB"
info Disk size with transitive dependencies: "5.88MB"
info Number of shared dependencies: 22
=> Found "ethereumjs-abi#ethereumjs-util@6.2.1"
info This module exists because "@metamask#gas-fee-controller#@metamask#network-controller#web3-provider-engine#eth-sig-util#ethereumjs-abi" depends on it.
info Disk size without dependencies: "228KB"
info Disk size with unique dependencies: "1.43MB"
info Disk size with transitive dependencies: "8.25MB"
info Number of shared dependencies: 24
Done in 1.12s.

Some progress on this is made in #219 .

[nikoferro]

@legobeat yeah i noticed, but i thought the intention was to remove it as a direct dependency which has been accomplished with v8. i guess it makes sense to keep this open then as a reminder to upgrade dependencies until ethereumjs-util is out 100%