MetaMask / MetaMask/metamask-extension
Supply a default `from` address when none is supplied by the caller.
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- TypeScript
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Description
**What problem are you trying to solve?**
As a dapp, I want to submit a transaction on behalf of the user. I do not need to know the user's address to do this, and if they are using a smart contract then the `from` address may not match the `signer` account.
**Describe the solution you'd like**
When I submit a transaction to MetaMask for signing with no `from` field, the user's currently selected address should be used.
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It is worth noting that the from field is actually not part of the Ethereum JSON-RPC specification for `eth_sendTransaction`.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by tracing the TypeScript handling of eth_sendTransaction in the MetaMask extension, especially where transactions without a from field are prepared for signing. Verify how the selected address and signer are represented, then test that an omitted from uses the currently selected address while an explicitly supplied from is preserved.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- blockchain
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100