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Setting up your Viem Client with the OP Stack

To use the OP Stack functionality of Viem, you must extend your existing (or new) Viem Client with OP Stack Actions.

Usage

Layer 1 Extensions

import { createPublicClient, createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
import { walletActionsL1 } from 'viem/op-stack'
 
const walletClient = createWalletClient({
  chain: mainnet,
  transport: http(),
}).extend(walletActionsL1()) 
 
const hash = await walletClient.depositTransaction({/* ... */})

Layer 2 Extensions

import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
import { base } from 'viem/chains'
import { publicActionsL2 } from 'viem/op-stack'
 
const publicClient = createPublicClient({
  chain: base,
  transport: http(),
}).extend(publicActionsL2()) 
 
const l1Gas = await publicClient.estimateL1Gas({/* ... */})

Extensions

walletActionsL1

A suite of Wallet Actions for suited for development with Layer 1 chains that interact with Layer 2 (OP Stack) chains.

import { walletActionsL1 } from 'viem/op-stack'

publicActionsL1

A suite of Public Actions suited for development with Layer 1 chains. These actions provide functionalities specific to public clients operating at the Layer 1 level, enabling them to interact seamlessly with Layer 2 protocols.

import { publicActionsL1 } from 'viem/op-stack'

walletActionsL2

A suite of Wallet Actions suited for development with Layer 2 (OP Stack) chains. These actions are tailored for wallets operating on Layer 2, providing advanced features and integrations necessary for Layer 2 financial operations.

import { walletActionsL2 } from 'viem/op-stack'

publicActionsL2

A suite of Public Actions for suited for development with Layer 2 (OP Stack) chains.

import { publicActionsL2 } from 'viem/op-stack'