Richard Moore

Yes, largely academic. Although, I use method to refer specifically to an objects operation (where the called scope has a this) vs a function which is just a bunch of...

That error means the data is not valid UTF8 data. You can use the recoverable error API to access it with a different strategy (such as ignore or replace), but...

Added in [v5.7.0](https://github.com/ethers-io/ethers.js/releases/tag/v5.7.0). Thanks! :)

This is now available in [v5.7.0](https://github.com/ethers-io/ethers.js/releases/tag/v5.7.0). :)

Thanks! I’ll look into this right away. :)

@farwayer oh yes. I think this may be fixed in the latest GitHub version? I’ll double check shortly. I’m working on some v6 provider stuff right now, but will check...

Yes... I'm working on a minor version now, and am trying to minimize complications with merging.

(if you notice the "on-deck" category on the right hand side that I've applied to this issue, that lets you know I'm working on it)

I like the idea, but would probably make it part of the EtherscanProvider, `etherscanProvider.getContract(address, signer = null)`. Does Etherscan offer an API for pulling contract abi by address?

If you are skipping lib checks, there shouldn’t be any need to change the library. Why is this necessary? I’d prefer not to make any changes like this, as v6...