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quicknode-sdk-patterns

Production-ready QuickNode SDK and ethers.js patterns for blockchain applications. Use when building production dApps, implementing retry logic, or establishing patterns. Trigger with phrases like "quicknode patterns", "ethers best practices", "web3 patterns".

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QuickNode SDK Patterns

Overview

Production-ready patterns for blockchain development with QuickNode: provider singletons, retry logic, batch RPC calls, and multi-chain support.

Prerequisites

  • Completed quicknode-install-auth
  • ethers.js or @quicknode/sdk installed

Instructions

Step 1: Provider Singleton

typescript
import { ethers } from 'ethers';

let _provider: ethers.JsonRpcProvider | null = null;

export function getProvider(): ethers.JsonRpcProvider {
  if (!_provider) {
    _provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(process.env.QUICKNODE_ENDPOINT, undefined, {
      staticNetwork: true,  // Skip chainId lookup on every call
      batchMaxCount: 10,    // Enable batch RPC
    });
  }
  return _provider;
}

Step 2: Retry Wrapper with Backoff

typescript
async function withRetry<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>, maxRetries = 3): Promise<T> {
  for (let attempt = 0; attempt <= maxRetries; attempt++) {
    try {
      return await fn();
    } catch (err: any) {
      const isRetryable = err.code === 'SERVER_ERROR' || err.code === 'TIMEOUT' || err.status === 429;
      if (!isRetryable || attempt === maxRetries) throw err;
      const delay = Math.min(1000 * Math.pow(2, attempt), 10000);
      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, delay));
    }
  }
  throw new Error('Unreachable');
}

// Usage
const balance = await withRetry(() => getProvider().getBalance(address));

Step 3: Multi-Chain Client Factory

typescript
const ENDPOINTS: Record<string, string> = {
  ethereum: process.env.QUICKNODE_ETH_ENDPOINT!,
  polygon: process.env.QUICKNODE_POLYGON_ENDPOINT!,
  arbitrum: process.env.QUICKNODE_ARB_ENDPOINT!,
};

const providers = new Map<string, ethers.JsonRpcProvider>();

export function getChainProvider(chain: string): ethers.JsonRpcProvider {
  if (!providers.has(chain)) {
    const url = ENDPOINTS[chain];
    if (!url) throw new Error(`No endpoint for chain: ${chain}`);
    providers.set(chain, new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(url, undefined, { staticNetwork: true }));
  }
  return providers.get(chain)!;
}

Step 4: Batch RPC Calls

typescript
async function batchGetBalances(addresses: string[]): Promise<Map<string, bigint>> {
  const provider = getProvider();
  const results = new Map<string, bigint>();

  // ethers.js batches these automatically when batchMaxCount > 1
  const promises = addresses.map(async (addr) => {
    const balance = await provider.getBalance(addr);
    results.set(addr, balance);
  });

  await Promise.all(promises);
  return results;
}

Step 5: Contract Wrapper with Caching

typescript
import { LRUCache } from 'lru-cache';

const contractCache = new LRUCache<string, any>({ max: 100, ttl: 60000 });

async function cachedContractCall(contract: ethers.Contract, method: string, ...args: any[]) {
  const key = `${contract.target}:${method}:${JSON.stringify(args)}`;
  const cached = contractCache.get(key);
  if (cached) return cached;

  const result = await contract[method](...args);
  contractCache.set(key, result);
  return result;
}

Output

  • Thread-safe provider singleton with batch support
  • Retry logic for transient RPC failures
  • Multi-chain client factory
  • Cached contract calls reducing RPC usage

Error Handling

Pattern Use Case Benefit
Singleton All RPC calls One connection, reused
Retry wrapper Transient failures Automatic recovery
Multi-chain factory Cross-chain dApps Clean chain switching
Contract cache Repeated reads Fewer RPC calls

Resources

Next Steps

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