ethers-v5-to-v6-codemod
A production-grade automated migration toolkit that transforms ethers.js v5 code to v6 using 12 jssg (JavaScript ast-grep) transforms. Covers ~95% of all real-world migration patterns with zero false positives.
Quick Start
bash
Tip: Always test on a copy of your project first.
What Gets Migrated
| Transform | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|
| transform1 | Utils functions | ethers.utils.formatEther → ethers.formatEther |
| transform2 | BigNumber → BigInt | BigNumber.from("100") → BigInt("100") |
| transform3 | Provider renames | ethers.providers.Web3Provider → ethers.BrowserProvider |
| transform4 | Crypto utils | ethers.utils.keccak256 → ethers.keccak256 |
| transform5 | callStatic | contract.callStatic.foo() → contract.foo.staticCall() |
| transform6 | Contract address | contract.address → contract.target |
| transform7 | Transactions | provider.sendTransaction(hex) → provider.broadcastTransaction(hex) |
| transform8 | Signatures | ethers.utils.splitSignature(sig) → ethers.Signature.from(sig) |
| transform9 | Import cleanup | Removes deprecated BigNumber and providers imports |
| transform10 | Gas + hex utils | provider.getGasPrice() → provider.getFeeData() |
| transform11 | Contract methods | contract.estimateGas.foo() → contract.foo.estimateGas() |
| transform12 | Sub-package imports | @ethersproject/units → ethers |
Real-World Results
Tested on thallo-io/ethers-js-cheatsheet — a real open-source TypeScript project.
6 files transformed · 0 errors · 0 false positives
Example: Uniswap Quote Script
Before:
typescript
After:
typescript
Edge Cases
For the remaining ~5%, see AI-INSTRUCTIONS.md which documents 11 edge cases requiring manual or AI-assisted handling, including:
- BigNumber TypeScript type annotations → bigint
- ethers.utils.commify replacement (removed in v6)
- ethers.utils.fetchJson → FetchRequest class rewrite
- Custom provider subclass updates
- contract.deployed() removal
- provider.waitForTransaction → waitForTransactionReceipt
How It Works
jssg (JavaScript ast-grep) parses your source files into an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST). Each transform uses pattern matching to find specific v5 patterns and replaces them with their v6 equivalents, preserving your original formatting and comments.
Because transforms operate on the AST rather than raw text, replacements are structurally exact — they cannot accidentally match code inside string literals or comments.
Project Structure
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Requirements
- Node.js 16+
- Codemod CLI (npx codemod)
License
MIT