Merge pull request #4040 from MetaMask/dm-docs-2

Even more documentation for various controllers and libs.

app/scripts/controllers/balance.js

@@ -4,6 +4,24 @@ const BN = require('ethereumjs-util').BN
 
 class BalanceController {
 
+  /**
+   * Controller responsible for storing and updating an account's balance.
+   *
+   * @typedef {Object} BalanceController
+   * @param {Object} opts Initialize various properties of the class.
+   * @property {string} address A base 16 hex string. The account address which has the balance managed by this
+   * BalanceController.
+   * @property {AccountTracker} accountTracker Stores and updates the users accounts
+   * for which this BalanceController manages balance.
+   * @property {TransactionController} txController Stores, tracks and manages transactions. Here used to create a listener for
+   * transaction updates.
+   * @property {BlockTracker} blockTracker Tracks updates to blocks. On new blocks, this BalanceController updates its balance
+   * @property {Object} store The store for the ethBalance
+   * @property {string} store.ethBalance A base 16 hex string. The balance for the current account.
+   * @property {PendingBalanceCalculator} balanceCalc Used to calculate the accounts balance with possible pending
+   * transaction costs taken into account.
+   *
+   */
   constructor (opts = {}) {
     this._validateParams(opts)
     const { address, accountTracker, txController, blockTracker } = opts
@@ -26,6 +44,11 @@ class BalanceController {
     this._registerUpdates()
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Updates the ethBalance property to the current pending balance
+   *
+   * @returns {Promise<void>} Promises undefined
+   */
   async updateBalance () {
     const balance = await this.balanceCalc.getBalance()
     this.store.updateState({
@@ -33,6 +56,15 @@ class BalanceController {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets up listeners and subscriptions which should trigger an update of ethBalance. These updates include:
+   * - when a transaction changes state to 'submitted', 'confirmed' or 'failed'
+   * - when the current account changes (i.e. a new account is selected)
+   * - when there is a block update 
+   *
+   * @private
+   *
+   */
   _registerUpdates () {
     const update = this.updateBalance.bind(this)
 
@@ -51,6 +83,14 @@ class BalanceController {
     this.blockTracker.on('block', update)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the balance, as a base 16 hex string, of the account at this BalanceController's current address.
+   * If the current account has no balance, returns undefined.
+   *
+   * @returns {Promise<BN|void>} Promises a BN with a value equal to the balance of the current account, or undefined
+   * if the current account has no balance
+   *
+   */
   async _getBalance () {
     const { accounts } = this.accountTracker.store.getState()
     const entry = accounts[this.address]
@@ -58,6 +98,14 @@ class BalanceController {
     return balance ? new BN(balance.substring(2), 16) : undefined
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the pending transactions (i.e. those with a 'submitted' status). These are accessed from the
+   * TransactionController passed to this BalanceController during construction. 
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @returns {Promise<array>} Promises an array of transaction objects.
+   *
+   */
   async _getPendingTransactions () {
     const pending = this.txController.getFilteredTxList({
       from: this.address,
@@ -67,6 +115,14 @@ class BalanceController {
     return pending
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Validates that the passed options have all required properties.
+   *
+   * @param {Object} opts The options object to validate
+   * @throws {string} Throw a custom error indicating that address, accountTracker, txController and blockTracker are
+   * missing and at least one is required
+   *
+   */
   _validateParams (opts) {
     const { address, accountTracker, txController, blockTracker } = opts
     if (!address || !accountTracker || !txController || !blockTracker) {

app/scripts/controllers/blacklist.js

@@ -10,6 +10,22 @@ const POLLING_INTERVAL = 4 * 60 * 1000
 
 class BlacklistController {
 
+  /**
+   * Responsible for polling for and storing an up to date 'eth-phishing-detect' config.json file, while
+   * exposing a method that can check whether a given url is a phishing attempt. The 'eth-phishing-detect'
+   * config.json file contains a fuzzylist, whitelist and blacklist.
+   *
+   *
+   * @typedef {Object} BlacklistController
+   * @param {object} opts Overrides the defaults for the initial state of this.store
+   * @property {object} store The the store of the current phishing config
+   * @property {object} store.phishing Contains fuzzylist, whitelist and blacklist arrays. @see
+   * {@link https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-phishing-detect/blob/master/src/config.json}
+   * @property {object} _phishingDetector The PhishingDetector instantiated by passing store.phishing to
+   * PhishingDetector.
+   * @property {object} _phishingUpdateIntervalRef Id of the interval created to periodically update the blacklist
+   *
+   */
   constructor (opts = {}) {
     const initState = extend({
       phishing: PHISHING_DETECTION_CONFIG,
@@ -22,16 +38,28 @@ class BlacklistController {
     this._phishingUpdateIntervalRef = null
   }
 
-  //
+  /**
-  // PUBLIC METHODS
+   * Given a url, returns the result of checking if that url is in the store.phishing blacklist
-  //
+   *
-
+   * @param {string} hostname The hostname portion of a url; the one that will be checked against the white and
+   * blacklists of store.phishing
+   * @returns {boolean} Whether or not the passed hostname is on our phishing blacklist
+   *
+   */
   checkForPhishing (hostname) {
     if (!hostname) return false
     const { result } = this._phishingDetector.check(hostname)
     return result
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Queries `https://api.infura.io/v2/blacklist` for an updated blacklist config. This is passed to this._phishingDetector
+   * to update our phishing detector instance, and is updated in the store. The new phishing config is returned
+   *
+   *
+   * @returns {Promise<object>} Promises the updated blacklist config for the phishingDetector
+   *
+   */
   async updatePhishingList () {
     const response = await fetch('https://api.infura.io/v2/blacklist')
     const phishing = await response.json()
@@ -40,6 +68,11 @@ class BlacklistController {
     return phishing
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Initiates the updating of the local blacklist at a set interval. The update is done via this.updatePhishingList().
+   * Also, this method store a reference to that interval at this._phishingUpdateIntervalRef
+   *
+   */
   scheduleUpdates () {
     if (this._phishingUpdateIntervalRef) return
     this.updatePhishingList().catch(log.warn)
@@ -48,10 +81,14 @@ class BlacklistController {
     }, POLLING_INTERVAL)
   }
 
-  //
+  /**
-  // PRIVATE METHODS
+   * Sets this._phishingDetector to a new PhishingDetector instance.
-  //
+   * @see {@link https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-phishing-detect}
-
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @param {object} config A config object like that found at {@link https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-phishing-detect/blob/master/src/config.json}
+   * 
+   */
   _setupPhishingDetector (config) {
     this._phishingDetector = new PhishingDetector(config)
   }

app/scripts/controllers/preferences.js

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class PreferencesController {
    *
    * @typedef {Object} PreferencesController
    * @param {object} opts Overrides the defaults for the initial state of this.store
-   * @property {object} store The an object containing a users preferences, stored in local storage
+   * @property {object} store The stored object containing a users preferences, stored in local storage
 	 * @property {array} store.frequentRpcList A list of custom rpcs to provide the user
    * @property {string} store.currentAccountTab Indicates the selected tab in the ui
    * @property {array} store.tokens The tokens the user wants display in their token lists

app/scripts/controllers/recent-blocks.js

@@ -6,6 +6,23 @@ const log = require('loglevel')
 
 class RecentBlocksController {
 
+  /**
+   * Controller responsible for storing, updating and managing the recent history of blocks. Blocks are back filled
+   * upon the controller's construction and then the list is updated when the given block tracker gets a 'block' event
+   * (indicating that there is a new block to process).
+   *
+   * @typedef {Object} RecentBlocksController
+   * @param {object} opts Contains objects necessary for tracking blocks and querying the blockchain
+   * @param {BlockTracker} opts.blockTracker Contains objects necessary for tracking blocks and querying the blockchain
+   * @param {BlockTracker} opts.provider The provider used to create a new EthQuery instance.
+   * @property {BlockTracker} blockTracker Points to the passed BlockTracker. On RecentBlocksController construction,
+   * listens for 'block' events so that new blocks can be processed and added to storage.
+   * @property {EthQuery} ethQuery Points to the EthQuery instance created with the passed provider
+   * @property {number} historyLength The maximum length of blocks to track
+   * @property {object} store Stores the recentBlocks
+   * @property {array} store.recentBlocks Contains all recent blocks, up to a total that is equal to this.historyLength
+   *
+   */
   constructor (opts = {}) {
     const { blockTracker, provider } = opts
     this.blockTracker = blockTracker
@@ -21,12 +38,23 @@ class RecentBlocksController {
     this.backfill()
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets store.recentBlocks to an empty array
+   *
+   */
   resetState () {
     this.store.updateState({
       recentBlocks: [],
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Receives a new block and modifies it with this.mapTransactionsToPrices. Then adds that block to the recentBlocks
+   * array in storage. If the recentBlocks array contains the maximum number of blocks, the oldest block is removed.
+   *
+   * @param {object} newBlock The new block to modify and add to the recentBlocks array
+   *
+   */
   processBlock (newBlock) {
     const block = this.mapTransactionsToPrices(newBlock)
 
@@ -40,6 +68,15 @@ class RecentBlocksController {
     this.store.updateState(state)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Receives a new block and modifies it with this.mapTransactionsToPrices. Adds that block to the recentBlocks
+   * array in storage, but only if the recentBlocks array contains fewer than the maximum permitted.
+   *
+   * Unlike this.processBlock, backfillBlock adds the modified new block to the beginning of the recent block array.
+   *
+   * @param {object} newBlock The new block to modify and add to the beginning of the recentBlocks array
+   *
+   */
   backfillBlock (newBlock) {
     const block = this.mapTransactionsToPrices(newBlock)
 
@@ -52,6 +89,14 @@ class RecentBlocksController {
     this.store.updateState(state)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Receives a block and gets the gasPrice of each of its transactions. These gas prices are added to the block at a
+   * new property, and the block's transactions are removed.
+   *
+   * @param {object} newBlock The block to modify. It's transaction array will be replaced by a gasPrices array.
+   * @returns {object} The modified block.
+   *
+   */
   mapTransactionsToPrices (newBlock) {
     const block = extend(newBlock, {
       gasPrices: newBlock.transactions.map((tx) => {
@@ -62,6 +107,16 @@ class RecentBlocksController {
     return block
   }
 
+  /**
+   * On this.blockTracker's first 'block' event after this RecentBlocksController's instantiation, the store.recentBlocks
+   * array is populated with this.historyLength number of blocks. The block number of the this.blockTracker's first
+   * 'block' event is used to iteratively generate all the numbers of the previous blocks, which are obtained by querying
+   * the blockchain. These blocks are backfilled so that the recentBlocks array is ordered from oldest to newest.
+   *
+   * Each iteration over the block numbers is delayed by 100 milliseconds.
+   *
+   * @returns {Promise<void>} Promises undefined
+   */
   async backfill() {
     this.blockTracker.once('block', async (block) => {
       let blockNum = block.number
@@ -90,12 +145,25 @@ class RecentBlocksController {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * A helper for this.backfill. Provides an easy way to ensure a 100 millisecond delay using await
+   *
+   * @returns {Promise<void>} Promises undefined
+   *
+   */
   async wait () {
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
       setTimeout(resolve, 100)
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Uses EthQuery to get a block that has a given block number.
+   *
+   * @param {number} number The number of the block to get
+   * @returns {Promise<object>} Promises A block with the passed number
+   *
+   */
   async getBlockByNumber (number) {
     const bn = new BN(number)
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {

app/scripts/lib/account-tracker.js

@@ -16,6 +16,24 @@ function noop () {}
 
 class AccountTracker extends EventEmitter {
 
+  /**
+   * This module is responsible for tracking any number of accounts and caching their current balances & transaction
+   * counts.
+   *
+   * It also tracks transaction hashes, and checks their inclusion status on each new block.
+   *
+   * @typedef {Object} AccountTracker
+   * @param {Object} opts Initialize various properties of the class.
+   * @property {Object} store The stored object containing all accounts to track, as well as the current block's gas limit.
+   * @property {Object} store.accounts The accounts currently stored in this AccountTracker
+   * @property {string} store.currentBlockGasLimit A hex string indicating the gas limit of the current block
+   * @property {Object} _provider A provider needed to create the EthQuery instance used within this AccountTracker.
+   * @property {EthQuery} _query An EthQuery instance used to access account information from the blockchain
+   * @property {BlockTracker} _blockTracker A BlockTracker instance. Needed to ensure that accounts and their info updates
+   * when a new block is created.
+   * @property {Object} _currentBlockNumber Reference to a property on the _blockTracker: the number (i.e. an id) of the the current block
+   *
+   */
   constructor (opts = {}) {
     super()
 
@@ -34,10 +52,17 @@ class AccountTracker extends EventEmitter {
     this._currentBlockNumber = this._blockTracker.currentBlock
   }
 
-  //
+  /**
-  // public
+   * Ensures that the locally stored accounts are in sync with a set of accounts stored externally to this
-  //
+   * AccountTracker.
-
+   *
+   * Once this AccountTracker's accounts are up to date with those referenced by the passed addresses, each
+   * of these accounts are given an updated balance via EthQuery.
+   *
+   * @param {array} address The array of hex addresses for accounts with which this AccountTracker's accounts should be
+   * in sync
+   *
+   */
   syncWithAddresses (addresses) {
     const accounts = this.store.getState().accounts
     const locals = Object.keys(accounts)
@@ -61,6 +86,13 @@ class AccountTracker extends EventEmitter {
     this._updateAccounts()
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Adds a new address to this AccountTracker's accounts object, which points to an empty object. This object will be
+   * given a balance as long this._currentBlockNumber is defined.
+   *
+   * @param {string} address A hex address of a new account to store in this AccountTracker's accounts object
+   *
+   */
   addAccount (address) {
     const accounts = this.store.getState().accounts
     accounts[address] = {}
@@ -69,16 +101,27 @@ class AccountTracker extends EventEmitter {
     this._updateAccount(address)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Removes an account from this AccountTracker's accounts object
+   *
+   * @param {string} address A hex address of a the account to remove
+   *
+   */
   removeAccount (address) {
     const accounts = this.store.getState().accounts
     delete accounts[address]
     this.store.updateState({ accounts })
   }
 
-  //
+  /**
-  // private
+   * Given a block, updates this AccountTracker's currentBlockGasLimit, and then updates each local account's balance
-  //
+   * via EthQuery
-
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @param {object} block Data about the block that contains the data to update to.
+   * @fires 'block' The updated state, if all account updates are successful
+   *
+   */
   _updateForBlock (block) {
     this._currentBlockNumber = block.number
     const currentBlockGasLimit = block.gasLimit
@@ -93,12 +136,26 @@ class AccountTracker extends EventEmitter {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Calls this._updateAccount for each account in this.store
+   *
+   * @param {Function} cb A callback to pass to this._updateAccount, called after each account is successfully updated
+   *
+   */
   _updateAccounts (cb = noop) {
     const accounts = this.store.getState().accounts
     const addresses = Object.keys(accounts)
     async.each(addresses, this._updateAccount.bind(this), cb)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Updates the current balance of an account. Gets an updated balance via this._getAccount.
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @param {string} address A hex address of a the account to be updated
+   * @param {Function} cb A callback to call once the account at address is successfully update
+   *
+   */
   _updateAccount (address, cb = noop) {
     this._getAccount(address, (err, result) => {
       if (err) return cb(err)
@@ -113,6 +170,14 @@ class AccountTracker extends EventEmitter {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the current balance of an account via EthQuery.
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @param {string} address A hex address of a the account to query
+   * @param {Function} cb A callback to call once the account at address is successfully update
+   *
+   */
   _getAccount (address, cb = noop) {
     const query = this._query
     async.parallel({

app/scripts/lib/extractEthjsErrorMessage.js

@@ -4,17 +4,18 @@ const errorLabelPrefix = 'Error: '
 module.exports = extractEthjsErrorMessage
 
 
-//
+/**
-// ethjs-rpc provides overly verbose error messages
+ * Extracts the important part of an ethjs-rpc error message. If the passed error is not an isEthjsRpcError, the error
-// if we detect this type of message, we extract the important part
+ * is returned unchanged.
-// Below is an example input and output
+ *
-//
+ * @param {string} errorMessage The error message to parse
-// Error: [ethjs-rpc] rpc error with payload {"id":3947817945380,"jsonrpc":"2.0","params":["0xf8eb8208708477359400830398539406012c8cf97bead5deae237070f9587f8e7a266d80b8843d7d3f5a0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000081d1a000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001ff973cafa800000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000038d7ea4c68000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003f48025a04c32a9b630e0d9e7ff361562d850c86b7a884908135956a7e4a336fa0300d19ca06830776423f25218e8d19b267161db526e66895567147015b1f3fc47aef9a3c7"],"method":"eth_sendRawTransaction"} Error: replacement transaction underpriced
+ * @returns {string} Returns an error message, either the same as was passed, or the ending message portion of an isEthjsRpcError
-//
+ * 
-// Transaction Failed: replacement transaction underpriced
+ * @example
-//
+ * // returns 'Transaction Failed: replacement transaction underpriced'
-
+ * extractEthjsErrorMessage(`Error: [ethjs-rpc] rpc error with payload {"id":3947817945380,"jsonrpc":"2.0","params":["0xf8eb8208708477359400830398539406012c8cf97bead5deae237070f9587f8e7a266d80b8843d7d3f5a0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000081d1a000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001ff973cafa800000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000038d7ea4c68000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003f48025a04c32a9b630e0d9e7ff361562d850c86b7a884908135956a7e4a336fa0300d19ca06830776423f25218e8d19b267161db526e66895567147015b1f3fc47aef9a3c7"],"method":"eth_sendRawTransaction"} Error: replacement transaction underpriced`)
-
+ *
+*/
 function extractEthjsErrorMessage(errorMessage) {
   const isEthjsRpcError = errorMessage.includes(ethJsRpcSlug)
   if (isEthjsRpcError) {

app/scripts/lib/getObjStructure.js

@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ module.exports = getObjStructure
 //     }
 // }
 
+/**
+ * Creates an object that represents the structure of the given object. It replaces all values with the result of their
+ * type.
+ *
+ * @param {object} obj The object for which a 'structure' will be returned. Usually a plain object and not a class. 
+ * @returns {object} The "mapped" version of a deep clone of the passed object, with each non-object property value
+ * replaced with the javascript type of that value.
+ *
+ */
 function getObjStructure(obj) {
   const structure = clone(obj)
   return deepMap(structure, (value) => {
@@ -21,6 +30,14 @@ function getObjStructure(obj) {
   })
 }
 
+/**
+ * Modifies all the properties and deeply nested of a passed object. Iterates recursively over all nested objects and
+ * their properties, and covers the entire depth of the object. At each property value which is not an object is modified.
+ *
+ * @param {object} target The object to modify
+ * @param {Function} visit The modifier to apply to each non-object property value
+ * @returns {object} The modified object
+ */
 function deepMap(target = {}, visit) {
   Object.entries(target).forEach(([key, value]) => {
     if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null) {

app/scripts/lib/message-manager.js

@@ -3,8 +3,37 @@ const ObservableStore = require('obs-store')
 const ethUtil = require('ethereumjs-util')
 const createId = require('./random-id')
 
+/**
+ * Represents, and contains data about, an 'eth_sign' type signature request. These are created when a signature for
+ * an eth_sign call is requested.
+ *
+ * @see {@link https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/JSON-RPC#eth_sign}
+ *
+ * @typedef {Object} Message
+ * @property {number} id An id to track and identify the message object
+ * @property {Object} msgParams The parameters to pass to the eth_sign method once the signature request is approved.
+ * @property {Object} msgParams.metamaskId Added to msgParams for tracking and identification within MetaMask.
+ * @property {string} msgParams.data A hex string conversion of the raw buffer data of the signature request
+ * @property {number} time The epoch time at which the this message was created
+ * @property {string} status Indicates whether the signature request is 'unapproved', 'approved', 'signed' or 'rejected'
+ * @property {string} type The json-prc signing method for which a signature request has been made. A 'Message' with
+ * always have a 'eth_sign' type.
+ *
+ */
 
 module.exports = class MessageManager extends EventEmitter {
+
+  /**
+   * Controller in charge of managing - storing, adding, removing, updating - Messages.
+   *
+   * @typedef {Object} MessageManager
+   * @param {Object} opts @deprecated
+   * @property {Object} memStore The observable store where Messages are saved.
+   * @property {Object} memStore.unapprovedMsgs A collection of all Messages in the 'unapproved' state
+   * @property {number} memStore.unapprovedMsgCount The count of all Messages in this.memStore.unapprobedMsgs
+   * @property {array} messages Holds all messages that have been created by this MessageManager
+   *
+   */
   constructor (opts) {
     super()
     this.memStore = new ObservableStore({
@@ -14,15 +43,35 @@ module.exports = class MessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     this.messages = []
   }
 
+  /**
+   * A getter for the number of 'unapproved' Messages in this.messages
+   *
+   * @returns {number} The number of 'unapproved' Messages in this.messages
+   *
+   */
   get unapprovedMsgCount () {
     return Object.keys(this.getUnapprovedMsgs()).length
   }
 
+  /**
+   * A getter for the 'unapproved' Messages in this.messages
+   *
+   * @returns {Object} An index of Message ids to Messages, for all 'unapproved' Messages in this.messages
+   *
+   */
   getUnapprovedMsgs () {
     return this.messages.filter(msg => msg.status === 'unapproved')
     .reduce((result, msg) => { result[msg.id] = msg; return result }, {})
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Creates a new Message with an 'unapproved' status using the passed msgParams. this.addMsg is called to add the
+   * new Message to this.messages, and to save the unapproved Messages from that list to this.memStore.
+   *
+   * @param {Object} msgParams The params for the eth_sign call to be made after the message is approved.
+   * @returns {number} The id of the newly created message.
+   *
+   */
   addUnapprovedMessage (msgParams) {
     msgParams.data = normalizeMsgData(msgParams.data)
     // create txData obj with parameters and meta data
@@ -42,24 +91,61 @@ module.exports = class MessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     return msgId
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Adds a passed Message to this.messages, and calls this._saveMsgList() to save the unapproved Messages from that
+   * list to this.memStore.
+   *
+   * @param {Message} msg The Message to add to this.messages
+   *
+   */
   addMsg (msg) {
     this.messages.push(msg)
     this._saveMsgList()
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a specified Message.
+   *
+   * @param {number} msgId The id of the Message to get
+   * @returns {Message|undefined} The Message with the id that matches the passed msgId, or undefined if no Message has that id.
+   *
+   */
   getMsg (msgId) {
     return this.messages.find(msg => msg.id === msgId)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Approves a Message. Sets the message status via a call to this.setMsgStatusApproved, and returns a promise with
+   * any the message params modified for proper signing.
+   *
+   * @param {Object} msgParams The msgParams to be used when eth_sign is called, plus data added by MetaMask.
+   * @param {Object} msgParams.metamaskId Added to msgParams for tracking and identification within MetaMask.
+   * @returns {Promise<object>} Promises the msgParams object with metamaskId removed.
+   *
+   */
   approveMessage (msgParams) {
     this.setMsgStatusApproved(msgParams.metamaskId)
     return this.prepMsgForSigning(msgParams)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets a Message status to 'approved' via a call to this._setMsgStatus.
+   *
+   * @param {number} msgId The id of the Message to approve.
+   *
+   */
   setMsgStatusApproved (msgId) {
     this._setMsgStatus(msgId, 'approved')
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets a Message status to 'signed' via a call to this._setMsgStatus and updates that Message in this.messages by
+   * adding the raw signature data of the signature request to the Message
+   *
+   * @param {number} msgId The id of the Message to sign.
+   * @param {buffer} rawSig The raw data of the signature request
+   *
+   */
   setMsgStatusSigned (msgId, rawSig) {
     const msg = this.getMsg(msgId)
     msg.rawSig = rawSig
@@ -67,19 +153,40 @@ module.exports = class MessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     this._setMsgStatus(msgId, 'signed')
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Removes the metamaskId property from passed msgParams and returns a promise which resolves the updated msgParams
+   *
+   * @param {Object} msgParams The msgParams to modify
+   * @returns {Promise<object>} Promises the msgParams with the metamaskId property removed
+   *
+   */
   prepMsgForSigning (msgParams) {
     delete msgParams.metamaskId
     return Promise.resolve(msgParams)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets a Message status to 'rejected' via a call to this._setMsgStatus.
+   *
+   * @param {number} msgId The id of the Message to reject.
+   *
+   */
   rejectMsg (msgId) {
     this._setMsgStatus(msgId, 'rejected')
   }
 
-  //
+  /**
-  // PRIVATE METHODS
+   * Updates the status of a Message in this.messages via a call to this._updateMsg
-  //
+   *
-
+   * @private
+   * @param {number} msgId The id of the Message to update.
+   * @param {string} status The new status of the Message.
+   * @throws A 'MessageManager - Message not found for id: "${msgId}".' if there is no Message in this.messages with an
+   * id equal to the passed msgId
+   * @fires An event with a name equal to `${msgId}:${status}`. The Message is also fired.
+   * @fires If status is 'rejected' or 'signed', an event with a name equal to `${msgId}:finished` is fired along with the message
+   *
+   */
   _setMsgStatus (msgId, status) {
     const msg = this.getMsg(msgId)
     if (!msg) throw new Error('MessageManager - Message not found for id: "${msgId}".')
@@ -91,6 +198,14 @@ module.exports = class MessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets a Message in this.messages to the passed Message if the ids are equal. Then saves the unapprovedMsg list to
+   * storage via this._saveMsgList
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @param {msg} Message A Message that will replace an existing Message (with the same id) in this.messages
+   *
+   */
   _updateMsg (msg) {
     const index = this.messages.findIndex((message) => message.id === msg.id)
     if (index !== -1) {
@@ -99,6 +214,13 @@ module.exports = class MessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     this._saveMsgList()
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Saves the unapproved messages, and their count, to this.memStore
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @fires 'updateBadge'
+   *
+   */
   _saveMsgList () {
     const unapprovedMsgs = this.getUnapprovedMsgs()
     const unapprovedMsgCount = Object.keys(unapprovedMsgs).length
@@ -108,6 +230,13 @@ module.exports = class MessageManager extends EventEmitter {
 
 }
 
+/**
+ * A helper function that converts raw buffer data to a hex, or just returns the data if it is already formatted as a hex.
+ *
+ * @param {any} data The buffer data to convert to a hex
+ * @returns {string} A hex string conversion of the buffer data
+ *
+ */
 function normalizeMsgData (data) {
   if (data.slice(0, 2) === '0x') {
     // data is already hex

app/scripts/lib/notification-manager.js

@@ -5,10 +5,18 @@ const width = 360
 
 class NotificationManager {
 
-  //
+  /**
-  // Public
+   * A collection of methods for controlling the showing and hiding of the notification popup.
-  //
+   *
+   * @typedef {Object} NotificationManager
+   *
+   */
 
+  /**
+   * Either brings an existing MetaMask notification window into focus, or creates a new notification window. New
+   * notification windows are given a 'popup' type.
+   *
+   */
   showPopup () {
     this._getPopup((err, popup) => {
       if (err) throw err
@@ -29,6 +37,10 @@ class NotificationManager {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Closes a MetaMask notification if it window exists.
+   *
+   */
   closePopup () {
     // closes notification popup
     this._getPopup((err, popup) => {
@@ -38,10 +50,14 @@ class NotificationManager {
     })
   }
 
-  //
+  /**
-  // Private
+   * Checks all open MetaMask windows, and returns the first one it finds that is a notification window (i.e. has the
-  //
+   * type 'popup')
-
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @param {Function} cb A node style callback that to whcih the found notification window will be passed.
+   *
+   */
   _getPopup (cb) {
     this._getWindows((err, windows) => {
       if (err) throw err
@@ -49,6 +65,13 @@ class NotificationManager {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns all open MetaMask windows.
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @param {Function} cb A node style callback that to which the windows will be passed.
+   *
+   */
   _getWindows (cb) {
     // Ignore in test environment
     if (!extension.windows) {
@@ -60,6 +83,13 @@ class NotificationManager {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Given an array of windows, returns the first that has a 'popup' type, or null if no such window exists.
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @param {array} windows An array of objects containing data about the open MetaMask extension windows.
+   *
+   */
   _getPopupIn (windows) {
     return windows ? windows.find((win) => {
       // Returns notification popup

app/scripts/lib/pending-balance-calculator.js

@@ -3,16 +3,28 @@ const normalize = require('eth-sig-util').normalize
 
 class PendingBalanceCalculator {
 
-  // Must be initialized with two functions:
+  /**
-  // getBalance => Returns a promise of a BN of the current balance in Wei
+   * Used for calculating a users "pending balance": their current balance minus the total possible cost of all their
-  // getPendingTransactions => Returns an array of TxMeta Objects,
+   * pending transactions.
-  // which have txParams properties, which include value, gasPrice, and gas,
+   *
-  // all in a base=16 hex format.
+   * @typedef {Object} PendingBalanceCalculator
+   * @param {Function} getBalance Returns a promise of a BN of the current balance in Wei
+   * @param {Function} getPendingTransactions Returns an array of TxMeta Objects, which have txParams properties,
+   * which include value, gasPrice, and gas, all in a base=16 hex format.
+   *
+   */
   constructor ({ getBalance, getPendingTransactions }) {
     this.getPendingTransactions = getPendingTransactions
     this.getNetworkBalance = getBalance
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the users "pending balance": their current balance minus the total possible cost of all their
+   * pending transactions.
+   *
+   * @returns {Promise<string>} Promises a base 16 hex string that contains the user's "pending balance"
+   *
+   */
   async getBalance () {
     const results = await Promise.all([
       this.getNetworkBalance(),
@@ -29,6 +41,15 @@ class PendingBalanceCalculator {
     return `0x${balance.sub(pendingValue).toString(16)}`
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Calculates the maximum possible cost of a single transaction, based on the value, gas price and gas limit.
+   *
+   * @param {object} tx Contains all that data about a transaction.
+   * @property {object} tx.txParams Contains data needed to calculate the maximum cost of the transaction: gas,
+   * gasLimit and value.
+   *
+   * @returns {string} Returns a base 16 hex string that contains the maximum possible cost of the transaction.
+   */
   calculateMaxCost (tx) {
     const txValue = tx.txParams.value
     const value = this.hexToBn(txValue)
@@ -42,6 +63,13 @@ class PendingBalanceCalculator {
     return value.add(gasCost)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Converts a hex string to a BN object
+   *
+   * @param {string} hex A number represented as a hex string
+   * @returns {Object} A BN object
+   *
+   */
   hexToBn (hex) {
     return new BN(normalize(hex).substring(2), 16)
   }

app/scripts/lib/personal-message-manager.js

@@ -5,8 +5,37 @@ const createId = require('./random-id')
 const hexRe = /^[0-9A-Fa-f]+$/g
 const log = require('loglevel')
 
+/**
+ * Represents, and contains data about, an 'personal_sign' type signature request. These are created when a
+ * signature for an personal_sign call is requested.
+ *
+ * @see {@link https://web3js.readthedocs.io/en/1.0/web3-eth-personal.html#sign}
+ *
+ * @typedef {Object} PersonalMessage
+ * @property {number} id An id to track and identify the message object
+ * @property {Object} msgParams The parameters to pass to the personal_sign method once the signature request is
+ * approved.
+ * @property {Object} msgParams.metamaskId Added to msgParams for tracking and identification within MetaMask.
+ * @property {string} msgParams.data A hex string conversion of the raw buffer data of the signature request
+ * @property {number} time The epoch time at which the this message was created
+ * @property {string} status Indicates whether the signature request is 'unapproved', 'approved', 'signed' or 'rejected'
+ * @property {string} type The json-prc signing method for which a signature request has been made. A 'Message' will
+ * always have a 'personal_sign' type.
+ *
+ */
 
 module.exports = class PersonalMessageManager extends EventEmitter {
+  /**
+   * Controller in charge of managing - storing, adding, removing, updating - PersonalMessage.
+   *
+   * @typedef {Object} PersonalMessageManager
+   * @param {Object} opts @deprecated
+   * @property {Object} memStore The observable store where PersonalMessage are saved with persistance.
+   * @property {Object} memStore.unapprovedPersonalMsgs A collection of all PersonalMessages in the 'unapproved' state
+   * @property {number} memStore.unapprovedPersonalMsgCount The count of all PersonalMessages in this.memStore.unapprobedMsgs
+   * @property {array} messages Holds all messages that have been created by this PersonalMessageManager
+   *
+   */
   constructor (opts) {
     super()
     this.memStore = new ObservableStore({
@@ -16,15 +45,37 @@ module.exports = class PersonalMessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     this.messages = []
   }
 
+  /**
+   * A getter for the number of 'unapproved' PersonalMessages in this.messages
+   *
+   * @returns {number} The number of 'unapproved' PersonalMessages in this.messages
+   *
+   */
   get unapprovedPersonalMsgCount () {
     return Object.keys(this.getUnapprovedMsgs()).length
   }
 
+  /**
+   * A getter for the 'unapproved' PersonalMessages in this.messages
+   *
+   * @returns {Object} An index of PersonalMessage ids to PersonalMessages, for all 'unapproved' PersonalMessages in
+   * this.messages
+   *
+   */
   getUnapprovedMsgs () {
     return this.messages.filter(msg => msg.status === 'unapproved')
     .reduce((result, msg) => { result[msg.id] = msg; return result }, {})
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Creates a new PersonalMessage with an 'unapproved' status using the passed msgParams. this.addMsg is called to add
+   * the new PersonalMessage to this.messages, and to save the unapproved PersonalMessages from that list to
+   * this.memStore.
+   *
+   * @param {Object} msgParams The params for the eth_sign call to be made after the message is approved.
+   * @returns {number} The id of the newly created PersonalMessage.
+   *
+   */
   addUnapprovedMessage (msgParams) {
     log.debug(`PersonalMessageManager addUnapprovedMessage: ${JSON.stringify(msgParams)}`)
     msgParams.data = this.normalizeMsgData(msgParams.data)
@@ -45,24 +96,62 @@ module.exports = class PersonalMessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     return msgId
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Adds a passed PersonalMessage to this.messages, and calls this._saveMsgList() to save the unapproved PersonalMessages from that
+   * list to this.memStore.
+   *
+   * @param {Message} msg The PersonalMessage to add to this.messages
+   *
+   */
   addMsg (msg) {
     this.messages.push(msg)
     this._saveMsgList()
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a specified PersonalMessage.
+   *
+   * @param {number} msgId The id of the PersonalMessage to get
+   * @returns {PersonalMessage|undefined} The PersonalMessage with the id that matches the passed msgId, or undefined
+   * if no PersonalMessage has that id.
+   *
+   */
   getMsg (msgId) {
     return this.messages.find(msg => msg.id === msgId)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Approves a PersonalMessage. Sets the message status via a call to this.setMsgStatusApproved, and returns a promise
+   * with any the message params modified for proper signing.
+   *
+   * @param {Object} msgParams The msgParams to be used when eth_sign is called, plus data added by MetaMask.
+   * @param {Object} msgParams.metamaskId Added to msgParams for tracking and identification within MetaMask.
+   * @returns {Promise<object>} Promises the msgParams object with metamaskId removed.
+   *
+   */
   approveMessage (msgParams) {
     this.setMsgStatusApproved(msgParams.metamaskId)
     return this.prepMsgForSigning(msgParams)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets a PersonalMessage status to 'approved' via a call to this._setMsgStatus.
+   *
+   * @param {number} msgId The id of the PersonalMessage to approve.
+   *
+   */
   setMsgStatusApproved (msgId) {
     this._setMsgStatus(msgId, 'approved')
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets a PersonalMessage status to 'signed' via a call to this._setMsgStatus and updates that PersonalMessage in
+   * this.messages by adding the raw signature data of the signature request to the PersonalMessage
+   *
+   * @param {number} msgId The id of the PersonalMessage to sign.
+   * @param {buffer} rawSig The raw data of the signature request
+   *
+   */
   setMsgStatusSigned (msgId, rawSig) {
     const msg = this.getMsg(msgId)
     msg.rawSig = rawSig
@@ -70,19 +159,41 @@ module.exports = class PersonalMessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     this._setMsgStatus(msgId, 'signed')
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Removes the metamaskId property from passed msgParams and returns a promise which resolves the updated msgParams
+   *
+   * @param {Object} msgParams The msgParams to modify
+   * @returns {Promise<object>} Promises the msgParams with the metamaskId property removed
+   *
+   */
   prepMsgForSigning (msgParams) {
     delete msgParams.metamaskId
     return Promise.resolve(msgParams)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets a PersonalMessage status to 'rejected' via a call to this._setMsgStatus.
+   *
+   * @param {number} msgId The id of the PersonalMessage to reject.
+   *
+   */
   rejectMsg (msgId) {
     this._setMsgStatus(msgId, 'rejected')
   }
 
-  //
+  /**
-  // PRIVATE METHODS
+   * Updates the status of a PersonalMessage in this.messages via a call to this._updateMsg
-  //
+   *
-
+   * @private
+   * @param {number} msgId The id of the PersonalMessage to update.
+   * @param {string} status The new status of the PersonalMessage.
+   * @throws A 'PersonalMessageManager - PersonalMessage not found for id: "${msgId}".' if there is no PersonalMessage
+   * in this.messages with an id equal to the passed msgId
+   * @fires An event with a name equal to `${msgId}:${status}`. The PersonalMessage is also fired.
+   * @fires If status is 'rejected' or 'signed', an event with a name equal to `${msgId}:finished` is fired along
+   * with the PersonalMessage
+   *
+   */
   _setMsgStatus (msgId, status) {
     const msg = this.getMsg(msgId)
     if (!msg) throw new Error('PersonalMessageManager - Message not found for id: "${msgId}".')
@@ -94,6 +205,15 @@ module.exports = class PersonalMessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets a PersonalMessage in this.messages to the passed PersonalMessage if the ids are equal. Then saves the
+   * unapprovedPersonalMsgs index to storage via this._saveMsgList
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @param {msg} PersonalMessage A PersonalMessage that will replace an existing PersonalMessage (with the same
+   * id) in this.messages
+   *
+   */
   _updateMsg (msg) {
     const index = this.messages.findIndex((message) => message.id === msg.id)
     if (index !== -1) {
@@ -102,6 +222,13 @@ module.exports = class PersonalMessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     this._saveMsgList()
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Saves the unapproved PersonalMessages, and their count, to this.memStore
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @fires 'updateBadge'
+   *
+   */
   _saveMsgList () {
     const unapprovedPersonalMsgs = this.getUnapprovedMsgs()
     const unapprovedPersonalMsgCount = Object.keys(unapprovedPersonalMsgs).length
@@ -109,6 +236,13 @@ module.exports = class PersonalMessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     this.emit('updateBadge')
   }
 
+  /**
+   * A helper function that converts raw buffer data to a hex, or just returns the data if it is already formatted as a hex.
+   *
+   * @param {any} data The buffer data to convert to a hex
+   * @returns {string} A hex string conversion of the buffer data
+   *
+   */
   normalizeMsgData (data) {
     try {
       const stripped = ethUtil.stripHexPrefix(data)

app/scripts/lib/seed-phrase-verifier.js

@@ -3,11 +3,19 @@ const log = require('loglevel')
 
 const seedPhraseVerifier = {
 
-  // Verifies if the seed words can restore the accounts.
+  /**
-  //
+   * Verifies if the seed words can restore the accounts.
-  // The seed words can recreate the primary keyring and the accounts belonging to it.
+   *
-  // The created accounts in the primary keyring are always the same.
+   * Key notes:
-  // The keyring always creates the accounts in the same sequence.
+   * - The seed words can recreate the primary keyring and the accounts belonging to it.
+   * - The created accounts in the primary keyring are always the same.
+   * - The keyring always creates the accounts in the same sequence.
+   *
+   * @param {array} createdAccounts The accounts to restore
+   * @param {string} seedWords The seed words to verify
+   * @returns {Promise<void>} Promises undefined
+   *
+  */
   verifyAccounts (createdAccounts, seedWords) {
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {

app/scripts/lib/typed-message-manager.js

@@ -5,7 +5,36 @@ const assert = require('assert')
 const sigUtil = require('eth-sig-util')
 const log = require('loglevel')
 
+/**
+ * Represents, and contains data about, an 'eth_signTypedData' type signature request. These are created when a
+ * signature for an eth_signTypedData call is requested.
+ *
+ * @typedef {Object} TypedMessage
+ * @property {number} id An id to track and identify the message object
+ * @property {Object} msgParams The parameters to pass to the eth_signTypedData method once the signature request is
+ * approved.
+ * @property {Object} msgParams.metamaskId Added to msgParams for tracking and identification within MetaMask.
+ * @property {Object} msgParams.from The address that is making the signature request.
+ * @property {string} msgParams.data A hex string conversion of the raw buffer data of the signature request
+ * @property {number} time The epoch time at which the this message was created
+ * @property {string} status Indicates whether the signature request is 'unapproved', 'approved', 'signed' or 'rejected'
+ * @property {string} type The json-prc signing method for which a signature request has been made. A 'Message' will
+ * always have a 'eth_signTypedData' type.
+ *
+ */
+
 module.exports = class TypedMessageManager extends EventEmitter {
+  /**
+   * Controller in charge of managing - storing, adding, removing, updating - TypedMessage.
+   *
+   * @typedef {Object} TypedMessage
+   * @param {Object} opts @deprecated
+   * @property {Object} memStore The observable store where TypedMessage are saved.
+   * @property {Object} memStore.unapprovedTypedMessages A collection of all TypedMessages in the 'unapproved' state
+   * @property {number} memStore.unapprovedTypedMessagesCount The count of all TypedMessages in this.memStore.unapprobedMsgs
+   * @property {array} messages Holds all messages that have been created by this TypedMessage
+   *
+   */
   constructor (opts) {
     super()
     this.memStore = new ObservableStore({
@@ -15,15 +44,37 @@ module.exports = class TypedMessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     this.messages = []
   }
 
+  /**
+   * A getter for the number of 'unapproved' TypedMessages in this.messages
+   *
+   * @returns {number} The number of 'unapproved' TypedMessages in this.messages
+   *
+   */
   get unapprovedTypedMessagesCount () {
     return Object.keys(this.getUnapprovedMsgs()).length
   }
 
+  /**
+   * A getter for the 'unapproved' TypedMessages in this.messages
+   *
+   * @returns {Object} An index of TypedMessage ids to TypedMessages, for all 'unapproved' TypedMessages in
+   * this.messages
+   *
+   */
   getUnapprovedMsgs () {
     return this.messages.filter(msg => msg.status === 'unapproved')
       .reduce((result, msg) => { result[msg.id] = msg; return result }, {})
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Creates a new TypedMessage with an 'unapproved' status using the passed msgParams. this.addMsg is called to add
+   * the new TypedMessage to this.messages, and to save the unapproved TypedMessages from that list to
+   * this.memStore. Before any of this is done, msgParams are validated
+   *
+   * @param {Object} msgParams The params for the eth_sign call to be made after the message is approved.
+   * @returns {number} The id of the newly created TypedMessage.
+   *
+   */
   addUnapprovedMessage (msgParams) {
     this.validateParams(msgParams)
 
@@ -45,6 +96,12 @@ module.exports = class TypedMessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     return msgId
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Helper method for this.addUnapprovedMessage. Validates that the passed params have the required properties.
+   *
+   * @param {Object} params The params to validate
+   *
+   */
   validateParams (params) {
     assert.equal(typeof params, 'object', 'Params should ben an object.')
     assert.ok('data' in params, 'Params must include a data field.')
@@ -56,24 +113,62 @@ module.exports = class TypedMessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     }, 'Expected EIP712 typed data')
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Adds a passed TypedMessage to this.messages, and calls this._saveMsgList() to save the unapproved TypedMessages from that
+   * list to this.memStore.
+   *
+   * @param {Message} msg The TypedMessage to add to this.messages
+   *
+   */
   addMsg (msg) {
     this.messages.push(msg)
     this._saveMsgList()
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a specified TypedMessage.
+   *
+   * @param {number} msgId The id of the TypedMessage to get
+   * @returns {TypedMessage|undefined} The TypedMessage with the id that matches the passed msgId, or undefined
+   * if no TypedMessage has that id.
+   *
+   */
   getMsg (msgId) {
     return this.messages.find(msg => msg.id === msgId)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Approves a TypedMessage. Sets the message status via a call to this.setMsgStatusApproved, and returns a promise
+   * with any the message params modified for proper signing.
+   *
+   * @param {Object} msgParams The msgParams to be used when eth_sign is called, plus data added by MetaMask.
+   * @param {Object} msgParams.metamaskId Added to msgParams for tracking and identification within MetaMask.
+   * @returns {Promise<object>} Promises the msgParams object with metamaskId removed.
+   *
+   */
   approveMessage (msgParams) {
     this.setMsgStatusApproved(msgParams.metamaskId)
     return this.prepMsgForSigning(msgParams)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets a TypedMessage status to 'approved' via a call to this._setMsgStatus.
+   *
+   * @param {number} msgId The id of the TypedMessage to approve.
+   *
+   */
   setMsgStatusApproved (msgId) {
     this._setMsgStatus(msgId, 'approved')
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets a TypedMessage status to 'signed' via a call to this._setMsgStatus and updates that TypedMessage in
+   * this.messages by adding the raw signature data of the signature request to the TypedMessage
+   *
+   * @param {number} msgId The id of the TypedMessage to sign.
+   * @param {buffer} rawSig The raw data of the signature request
+   *
+   */
   setMsgStatusSigned (msgId, rawSig) {
     const msg = this.getMsg(msgId)
     msg.rawSig = rawSig
@@ -81,11 +176,24 @@ module.exports = class TypedMessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     this._setMsgStatus(msgId, 'signed')
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Removes the metamaskId property from passed msgParams and returns a promise which resolves the updated msgParams
+   *
+   * @param {Object} msgParams The msgParams to modify
+   * @returns {Promise<object>} Promises the msgParams with the metamaskId property removed
+   *
+   */
   prepMsgForSigning (msgParams) {
     delete msgParams.metamaskId
     return Promise.resolve(msgParams)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets a TypedMessage status to 'rejected' via a call to this._setMsgStatus.
+   *
+   * @param {number} msgId The id of the TypedMessage to reject.
+   *
+   */
   rejectMsg (msgId) {
     this._setMsgStatus(msgId, 'rejected')
   }
@@ -94,6 +202,19 @@ module.exports = class TypedMessageManager extends EventEmitter {
   // PRIVATE METHODS
   //
 
+  /**
+   * Updates the status of a TypedMessage in this.messages via a call to this._updateMsg
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @param {number} msgId The id of the TypedMessage to update.
+   * @param {string} status The new status of the TypedMessage.
+   * @throws A 'TypedMessageManager - TypedMessage not found for id: "${msgId}".' if there is no TypedMessage
+   * in this.messages with an id equal to the passed msgId
+   * @fires An event with a name equal to `${msgId}:${status}`. The TypedMessage is also fired.
+   * @fires If status is 'rejected' or 'signed', an event with a name equal to `${msgId}:finished` is fired along
+   * with the TypedMessage
+   *
+   */
   _setMsgStatus (msgId, status) {
     const msg = this.getMsg(msgId)
     if (!msg) throw new Error('TypedMessageManager - Message not found for id: "${msgId}".')
@@ -105,6 +226,15 @@ module.exports = class TypedMessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets a TypedMessage in this.messages to the passed TypedMessage if the ids are equal. Then saves the
+   * unapprovedTypedMsgs index to storage via this._saveMsgList
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @param {msg} TypedMessage A TypedMessage that will replace an existing TypedMessage (with the same
+   * id) in this.messages
+   *
+   */
   _updateMsg (msg) {
     const index = this.messages.findIndex((message) => message.id === msg.id)
     if (index !== -1) {
@@ -113,6 +243,13 @@ module.exports = class TypedMessageManager extends EventEmitter {
     this._saveMsgList()
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Saves the unapproved TypedMessages, and their count, to this.memStore
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @fires 'updateBadge'
+   *
+   */
   _saveMsgList () {
     const unapprovedTypedMessages = this.getUnapprovedMsgs()
     const unapprovedTypedMessagesCount = Object.keys(unapprovedTypedMessages).length