[SDK] Fix: EIP1193.toProvider() removeListener is now functional - #8886
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EIP1193.toProvider()'s removeListener was a permanent no-op: it discarded the unsubscribe function returned by wallet.subscribe(), so listeners registered via provider.on(...) could never actually be detached. Consumers such as wagmi connectors (see packages/wagmi-adapter/src/connector.ts) that subscribe to accountsChanged/chainChanged/disconnect and later call removeListener at teardown would leak the listener, which kept firing after the caller believed it had unsubscribed. Track the unsubscribe function per (event, listener) pair and invoke it from removeListener, matching the EIP-1193 contract.
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ChangesEIP-1193 listener lifecycle
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In `@packages/thirdweb/src/adapters/eip1193/to-eip1193.ts`:
- Around line 63-84: Update the listener bookkeeping in the EIP-1193 adapter’s
on and removeListener handlers to retain every duplicate registration, storing
and removing one unsubscribe callback per registration instead of overwriting by
listener key. Ensure duplicate registrations are delivered independently through
createWalletEmitter, using an appropriate emitter adjustment or independent
wallet.subscribe behavior.
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| const unsubscribes = new Map< | ||
| unknown, | ||
| // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: matches EIP1193Provider's loose typing | ||
| Map<(params: any) => any, () => void> | ||
| >(); | ||
| return { | ||
| on: wallet.subscribe, | ||
| removeListener: () => { | ||
| // should invoke the return fn from subscribe instead | ||
| on: (event, listener) => { | ||
| const unsubscribe = wallet.subscribe(event, listener); | ||
| let listeners = unsubscribes.get(event); | ||
| if (!listeners) { | ||
| listeners = new Map(); | ||
| unsubscribes.set(event, listeners); | ||
| } | ||
| listeners.set(listener, unsubscribe); | ||
| }, | ||
| removeListener: (event, listener) => { | ||
| const listeners = unsubscribes.get(event); | ||
| const unsubscribe = listeners?.get(listener); | ||
| if (unsubscribe) { | ||
| unsubscribe(); | ||
| listeners?.delete(listener); | ||
| } |
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git ls-files | rg '(^|/)(to-eip1193|eip1193|.*wallet.*subscribe|.*subscribe.*)\.(ts|tsx|js|jsx)$' | head -200
printf '%s\n' '--- adapter outline ---'
if command -v ast-grep >/dev/null 2>&1; then
ast-grep outline packages/thirdweb/src/adapters/eip1193/to-eip1193.ts
else
wc -l packages/thirdweb/src/adapters/eip1193/to-eip1193.ts
fi
printf '%s\n' '--- adapter source ---'
cat -n packages/thirdweb/src/adapters/eip1193/to-eip1193.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- subscribe references ---'
rg -n --glob '*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx}' 'subscribe\s*\(' packages/thirdweb/src packages/thirdweb/test packages/thirdweb/tests 2>/dev/null | head -300
printf '%s\n' '--- adapter references and tests ---'
rg -n --glob '*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx}' 'toEip1193|to-eip1193|removeListener|EIP1193Provider' packages/thirdweb/src packages/thirdweb/test packages/thirdweb/tests 2>/dev/null | head -400Repository: thirdweb-dev/js
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printf '%s\n' '--- Wallet subscribe contract ---'
cat -n packages/thirdweb/src/wallets/interfaces/wallet.ts | sed -n '90,155p'
printf '%s\n' '--- tiny emitter implementation and tests ---'
cat -n packages/thirdweb/src/utils/tiny-emitter.ts
cat -n packages/thirdweb/src/utils/tiny-emitter.test.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- adapter types ---'
cat -n packages/thirdweb/src/adapters/eip1193/types.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- adapter tests ---'
cat -n packages/thirdweb/src/adapters/eip1193/to-eip1193.test.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- subscribe implementation shapes ---'
rg -n -U --glob '*.{ts,tsx}' 'subscribe\s*\([^)]*\)\s*\{[\s\S]{0,500}' packages/thirdweb/src/wallets packages/thirdweb/src/utils | head -500
printf '%s\n' '--- duplicate-registration model ---'
node - <<'JS'
const registrations = new Map();
const listener = () => {};
const unsubscribeCalls = [];
function subscribe() {
const unsubscribe = () => unsubscribeCalls.push(unsubscribeCalls.length + 1);
registrations.set(listener, unsubscribe); // current adapter behavior
}
function removeListener() {
const unsubscribe = registrations.get(listener);
if (unsubscribe) {
unsubscribe();
registrations.delete(listener);
}
}
subscribe();
subscribe();
removeListener();
console.log(JSON.stringify({
storedRegistrations: registrations.has(listener) ? 1 : 0,
unsubscribeCalls,
remainingWalletRegistrations: 1,
}));
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EIP-1193 Provider event emitter on removeListener duplicate listener registrations semantics
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EIP-1193 mandates that providers implement event handling methods, specifically on and removeListener, following the Node.js EventEmitter API [1][2]. Under this standard, the semantics for duplicate listener registrations and their removal are governed by the underlying Node.js EventEmitter behavior [1][2][3][4]. Regarding duplicate listener registrations and removal: 1. Duplicate Registrations: Calling on multiple times with the same listener function for the same event name results in that listener being added to the event's internal listener array multiple times [3][4]. Each registration is independent; no checks are performed to prevent duplicates [3][4]. 2. Removal Semantics: The removeListener method removes at most one instance of a listener from the listener array [3][4]. If a listener was added multiple times, removeListener must be called an equal number of times to remove all registered instances [3][4]. 3. Removal Order: When a function has been added multiple times, removeListener typically removes the most recently added instance [3][4]. While EIP-2700, which builds upon these concepts, allows providers the flexibility to either support multiple callbacks or de-duplicate them [5][6], EIP-1193 explicitly ties its implementation requirements to the standard Node.js EventEmitter API [1][2], which enforces the behavior described above. Therefore, developers should assume that they must manage the lifecycle of every registered listener instance individually.
Citations:
- 1: https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1193
- 2: https://eips-wg.github.io/EIPs/1193/
- 3: https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v23.x/api/events.html
- 4: https://nodejs.org/api/events.html
- 5: https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2700
- 6: https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-2700.md
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cat -n packages/thirdweb/src/utils/tiny-emitter.test.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- adapter types ---'
cat -n packages/thirdweb/src/adapters/eip1193/types.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- adapter tests ---'
cat -n packages/thirdweb/src/adapters/eip1193/to-eip1193.test.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- subscribe implementation shapes ---'
rg -n -U --glob '*.{ts,tsx}' 'subscribe\s*\([^)]*\)\s*\{[\s\S]{0,500}' packages/thirdweb/src/wallets packages/thirdweb/src/utils | head -500
printf '%s\n' '--- duplicate-registration model ---'
node - <<'JS'
const registrations = new Map();
const listener = () => {};
const unsubscribeCalls = [];
function subscribe() {
const unsubscribe = () => unsubscribeCalls.push(unsubscribeCalls.length + 1);
registrations.set(listener, unsubscribe);
}
function removeListener() {
const unsubscribe = registrations.get(listener);
if (unsubscribe) {
unsubscribe();
registrations.delete(listener);
}
}
subscribe();
subscribe();
removeListener();
console.log(JSON.stringify({
storedRegistrations: registrations.has(listener) ? 1 : 0,
unsubscribeCalls,
remainingWalletRegistrations: 1,
}));
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node - <<'JS'
function independentEmitter() {
const listeners = [];
return {
subscribe(event, callback) {
const registration = { event, callback, active: true };
listeners.push(registration);
return () => {
registration.active = false;
};
},
emit(event, value) {
for (const registration of listeners) {
if (registration.active && registration.event === event) {
registration.callback(value);
}
}
},
activeCount(event, callback) {
return listeners.filter(
(registration) =>
registration.active &&
registration.event === event &&
registration.callback === callback,
).length;
},
};
}
function deduplicatingEmitter() {
const listeners = new Map();
return {
subscribe(event, callback) {
let callbacks = listeners.get(event);
if (!callbacks) {
callbacks = new Set();
listeners.set(event, callbacks);
}
callbacks.add(callback);
return () => callbacks.delete(callback);
},
emit(event, value) {
for (const callback of listeners.get(event) ?? []) callback(value);
},
activeCount(event, callback) {
return listeners.get(event)?.has(callback) ? 1 : 0;
},
};
}
function adapter(emitter, keepAll) {
const registrations = new Map();
return {
on(event, listener) {
const unsubscribe = emitter.subscribe(event, listener);
const list = registrations.get(listener) ?? [];
if (keepAll) {
list.push(unsubscribe);
registrations.set(listener, list);
} else {
registrations.set(listener, unsubscribe);
}
},
removeListener(event, listener) {
const stored = registrations.get(listener);
if (keepAll) {
if (stored?.length) {
stored.pop()();
if (!stored.length) registrations.delete(listener);
}
} else if (stored) {
stored();
registrations.delete(listener);
}
},
};
}
for (const [name, emitterFactory] of [
["independent", independentEmitter],
["deduplicating", deduplicatingEmitter],
]) {
for (const keepAll of [false, true]) {
const emitter = emitterFactory();
const provider = adapter(emitter, keepAll);
const listener = () => {};
provider.on("accountsChanged", listener);
provider.on("accountsChanged", listener);
const before = emitter.activeCount("accountsChanged", listener);
provider.removeListener("accountsChanged", listener);
const afterOneRemove = emitter.activeCount("accountsChanged", listener);
provider.removeListener("accountsChanged", listener);
const afterTwoRemoves = emitter.activeCount("accountsChanged", listener);
console.log(JSON.stringify({
emitter: name,
adapter: keepAll ? "list" : "single",
before,
afterOneRemove,
afterTwoRemoves,
}));
}
}
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site:eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1193 "EventEmitter" "removeListener"
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The removeListener method is a core part of the Node.js EventEmitter API used to unsubscribe a specific listener function from an event [1]. When called, removeListener removes the specified listener from the listener array for the event named eventName [1]. Key behaviors of removeListener include: 1. Unsubscribing: It requires the original reference to the listener function that was used to subscribe to the event [1]. If the function was wrapped or created anonymously during subscription, it cannot be removed using this method. 2. Alias: In the Node.js EventEmitter API, the off method is an alias for removeListener, meaning they function identically and can be used interchangeably to remove event listeners. 3. Behavior: removeListener will remove at most one instance of a listener from the listener array. If any single listener has been added multiple times for the same eventName, removeListener must be called multiple times to remove each instance. Example usage: const logAccounts = (accounts) => { console.log(accounts); }; // Subscribe to the event emitter.on('accountsChanged', logAccounts); // Unsubscribe from the event emitter.removeListener('accountsChanged', logAccounts); By convention, other APIs that implement the Node.js EventEmitter interface, such as the Ethereum Provider API, also support removeListener to manage event subscriptions [1].
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site:nodejs.org/api/events.html removeListener multiple instances listener added multiple times
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In Node.js, the EventEmitter.removeListener method removes only one instance of a listener at a time [1]. If a specific listener function has been added to an event multiple times, calling removeListener once will remove only the most recently added instance [1]. To completely remove all instances of a listener that was added multiple times, you must call removeListener repeatedly for each instance until all are removed [1]. This behavior occurs because EventEmitter does not check if a listener has already been added when you use on or prependListener [1]. Consequently, every call to these methods appends a new instance to the internal listener array, all of which will be triggered when the event is emitted [1].
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node - <<'JS'
function independentEmitter() {
const registrations = [];
return {
subscribe(event, listener) {
const registration = { event, listener, active: true };
registrations.push(registration);
return () => {
registration.active = false;
};
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active(event, listener) {
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(r) => r.active && r.event === event && r.listener === listener,
).length;
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};
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subscribe(event, listener) {
const listeners = registrations.get(event) ?? new Set();
listeners.add(listener);
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return () => listeners.delete(listener);
},
active(event, listener) {
return registrations.get(event)?.has(listener) ? 1 : 0;
},
};
}
function run(emitter, keepAll) {
const stored = new Map();
const event = "accountsChanged";
const listener = () => {};
const on = () => {
const unsubscribe = emitter.subscribe(event, listener);
const current = stored.get(listener) ?? [];
if (keepAll) {
current.push(unsubscribe);
stored.set(listener, current);
} else {
stored.set(listener, unsubscribe);
}
};
const remove = () => {
const current = stored.get(listener);
if (keepAll) {
if (current?.length) {
current.pop()();
if (current.length === 0) stored.delete(listener);
}
} else if (current) {
current();
stored.delete(listener);
}
};
on();
on();
const before = emitter.active(event, listener);
remove();
const afterOne = emitter.active(event, listener);
remove();
const afterTwo = emitter.active(event, listener);
return { before, afterOne, afterTwo };
}
for (const [name, emitter] of [
["independent", independentEmitter()],
["deduplicating", deduplicatingEmitter()],
]) {
console.log(name, "single", run(emitter, false));
const fresh = name === "independent" ? independentEmitter() : deduplicatingEmitter();
console.log(name, "list", run(fresh, true));
}
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Preserve duplicate listener registrations end to end.
listeners.set(listener, unsubscribe) overwrites earlier registrations. Store one unsubscribe callback per registration and remove one per removeListener call. Because createWalletEmitter uses a Set, also test duplicate delivery with an independent-registration wallet.subscribe stub or update the emitter implementation.
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In `@packages/thirdweb/src/adapters/eip1193/to-eip1193.ts` around lines 63 - 84,
Update the listener bookkeeping in the EIP-1193 adapter’s on and removeListener
handlers to retain every duplicate registration, storing and removing one
unsubscribe callback per registration instead of overwriting by listener key.
Ensure duplicate registrations are delivered independently through
createWalletEmitter, using an appropriate emitter adjustment or independent
wallet.subscribe behavior.
CodeRabbit flagged a theoretical risk on PR thirdweb-dev#8886: since removeListener looks up a Map keyed by listener reference, registering the same listener twice for an event and overwriting that map entry could in principle leave a stale subscription active after removeListener. Verified this isn't actually reachable: every Wallet in this repo uses createWalletEmitter() (packages/thirdweb/src/wallets/wallet-emitter.ts), backed by tiny-emitter.ts's Set<callback> per event, so subscribing the same callback reference twice is a no-op on the underlying Set and either returned unsubscribe closure removes the same single entry. Added a regression test asserting a single removeListener call after two identical on() registrations fully detaches the listener, so this guarantee stays enforced if the emitter implementation ever changes.
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EIP1193.toProvider()converts a thirdwebWalletinto a standard EIP-1193providerfor use with any EIP-1193-consuming library (wagmi, viem'scustom()transport, ethers, etc.).removeListenerwas a permanent no-op — the code itself left a comment admitting the gap:wallet.subscribe(event, cb)returns an unsubscribe function, but assigningon: wallet.subscribedirectly discards that return value (theEIP1193Provider.ontype is declaredvoid), so nothing ever called it. Any consumer that doesprovider.on("accountsChanged", handler)and laterprovider.removeListener("accountsChanged", handler)— the standard pattern for cleanup on unmount/disconnect — leaked the listener;handlerkept firing after the caller believed it had unsubscribed.This isn't hypothetical inside this repo either:
packages/wagmi-adapter/src/connector.tscallsEIP1193.toProvider()directly to implement a wagmiConnector'sgetProvider(), which is exactly the kind of caller that registers/deregisters provider listeners for lifecycle management.I checked git history and the original PR (#5354) review before filing this — the no-op was introduced in the adapter's founding commit and hasn't been touched across 7 follow-up PRs to this file; no issue or PR has discussed it since. Looks like a straightforward oversight rather than an intentional simplification.
Fix: track the unsubscribe function returned by
wallet.subscribe()per(event, listener)pair, and haveremoveListenerinvoke and clear it. No signature/type changes —on/removeListenerkeep the same shape, just implemented correctly.How to test
Added test
removeListener should detach a listener registered via on:provider.on(...), emits the event, confirms it firesprovider.removeListener(...), emits again, confirms it does not fire againConfirmed this test fails on
main(listener fires twice instead of once) and passes with this fix. The only other failure in this file (should handle eth_sendTransaction) is pre-existing onmainand unrelated — it requires aTW_SECRET_KEYfor the mainnet fork that isn't set in this environment.Ran
pnpm lintfrom repo root — clean, no new warnings introduced by this change.PR-Codex overview
This PR enhances the
removeListenermethod inEIP1193.toProvider()to properly detach event listeners, addressing a previous issue where listeners could not be unsubscribed.Detailed summary
removeListenerto invoke the correct unsubscribe function for each(event, listener)pair.Mapto track unsubscribe functions for registered listeners.removeListenercorrectly detaches listeners.Summary by CodeRabbit
Bug Fixes
provider.onare now properly detached when removed, preventing further callbacks.Tests
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