Adds a transactionCategory to txMeta for use in UI (#6567)

* Adds a transactionCategory to txMeta for use in UI

* Update transaction controller and tx-gas-util documentation on new code param in multiple functions.

app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js

@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ const ObservableStore = require('obs-store')
 const ethUtil = require('ethereumjs-util')
 const Transaction = require('ethereumjs-tx')
 const EthQuery = require('ethjs-query')
+const abi = require('human-standard-token-abi')
+const abiDecoder = require('abi-decoder')
+abiDecoder.addABI(abi)
+const {
+  TOKEN_METHOD_APPROVE,
+  TOKEN_METHOD_TRANSFER,
+  TOKEN_METHOD_TRANSFER_FROM,
+  SEND_ETHER_ACTION_KEY,
+  DEPLOY_CONTRACT_ACTION_KEY,
+  CONTRACT_INTERACTION_KEY,
+} = require('../../../../ui/app/helpers/constants/transactions.js')
 const TransactionStateManager = require('./tx-state-manager')
 const TxGasUtil = require('./tx-gas-utils')
 const PendingTransactionTracker = require('./pending-tx-tracker')
@@ -180,9 +191,11 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     }
     txUtils.validateTxParams(normalizedTxParams)
     // construct txMeta
+    const { transactionCategory, code } = await this._determineTransactionCategory(txParams)
     let txMeta = this.txStateManager.generateTxMeta({
       txParams: normalizedTxParams,
       type: TRANSACTION_TYPE_STANDARD,
+      transactionCategory,
     })
     this.addTx(txMeta)
     this.emit('newUnapprovedTx', txMeta)
@@ -191,7 +204,7 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
       // check whether recipient account is blacklisted
       recipientBlacklistChecker.checkAccount(txMeta.metamaskNetworkId, normalizedTxParams.to)
       // add default tx params
-      txMeta = await this.addTxGasDefaults(txMeta)
+      txMeta = await this.addTxGasDefaults(txMeta, code)
     } catch (error) {
       log.warn(error)
       txMeta.loadingDefaults = false
@@ -211,7 +224,7 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
   @param txMeta {Object} - the txMeta object
   @returns {Promise<object>} resolves with txMeta
 */
-  async addTxGasDefaults (txMeta) {
+  async addTxGasDefaults (txMeta, code) {
     const txParams = txMeta.txParams
     // ensure value
     txParams.value = txParams.value ? ethUtil.addHexPrefix(txParams.value) : '0x0'
@@ -222,7 +235,7 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     }
     txParams.gasPrice = ethUtil.addHexPrefix(gasPrice.toString(16))
     // set gasLimit
-    return await this.txGasUtil.analyzeGasUsage(txMeta)
+    return await this.txGasUtil.analyzeGasUsage(txMeta, code)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -555,6 +568,42 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+    Returns a "type" for a transaction out of the following list: simpleSend, tokenTransfer, tokenApprove,
+    contractDeployment, contractMethodCall
+  */
+  async _determineTransactionCategory (txParams) {
+    const { data, to } = txParams
+    const { name } = data && abiDecoder.decodeMethod(data) || {}
+    const tokenMethodName = [
+      TOKEN_METHOD_APPROVE,
+      TOKEN_METHOD_TRANSFER,
+      TOKEN_METHOD_TRANSFER_FROM,
+    ].find(tokenMethodName => tokenMethodName === name && name.toLowerCase())
+
+    let result
+    let code
+    if (!txParams.data) {
+      result = SEND_ETHER_ACTION_KEY
+    } else if (tokenMethodName) {
+      result = tokenMethodName
+    } else if (!to) {
+      result = DEPLOY_CONTRACT_ACTION_KEY
+    } else {
+      try {
+        code = await this.query.getCode(to)
+      } catch (e) {
+        log.warn(e)
+      }
+      // For an address with no code, geth will return '0x', and ganache-core v2.2.1 will return '0x0'
+      const codeIsEmpty = !code || code === '0x' || code === '0x0'
+
+      result = codeIsEmpty ? SEND_ETHER_ACTION_KEY : CONTRACT_INTERACTION_KEY
+    }
+
+    return { transactionCategory: result, code }
+  }
+
   /**
     Sets other txMeta statuses to dropped if the txMeta that has been confirmed has other transactions
     in the list have the same nonce

app/scripts/controllers/transactions/tx-gas-utils.js

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const {
   BnMultiplyByFraction,
   bnToHex,
 } = require('../../lib/util')
+const log = require('loglevel')
 const { addHexPrefix } = require('ethereumjs-util')
 const SIMPLE_GAS_COST = '0x5208' // Hex for 21000, cost of a simple send.
 
@@ -24,14 +25,16 @@ class TxGasUtil {
 
   /**
     @param txMeta {Object} - the txMeta object
+    @param code {string} - the code at the txs address, as returned by this.query.getCode(to)
     @returns {object} the txMeta object with the gas written to the txParams
   */
-  async analyzeGasUsage (txMeta) {
+  async analyzeGasUsage (txMeta, code) {
     const block = await this.query.getBlockByNumber('latest', false)
     let estimatedGasHex
     try {
-      estimatedGasHex = await this.estimateTxGas(txMeta, block.gasLimit)
+      estimatedGasHex = await this.estimateTxGas(txMeta, block.gasLimit, code)
     } catch (err) {
+      log.warn(err)
       txMeta.simulationFails = {
         reason: err.message,
         errorKey: err.errorKey,
@@ -52,9 +55,10 @@ class TxGasUtil {
     Estimates the tx's gas usage
     @param txMeta {Object} - the txMeta object
     @param blockGasLimitHex {string} - hex string of the block's gas limit
+    @param code {string} - the code at the txs address, as returned by this.query.getCode(to)
     @returns {string} the estimated gas limit as a hex string
   */
-  async estimateTxGas (txMeta, blockGasLimitHex) {
+  async estimateTxGas (txMeta, blockGasLimitHex, code) {
     const txParams = txMeta.txParams
 
     // check if gasLimit is already specified
@@ -70,7 +74,6 @@ class TxGasUtil {
 
     // see if we can set the gas based on the recipient
     if (hasRecipient) {
-      const code = await this.query.getCode(recipient)
       // For an address with no code, geth will return '0x', and ganache-core v2.2.1 will return '0x0'
       const codeIsEmpty = !code || code === '0x' || code === '0x0'