Introduction

A Web3 Provider object provides application-layer access to underlying blockchain networks. It serves as a crucial interface for interacting with various blockchain functionalities, enabling developers to connect, communicate, and perform operations on the blockchain.

The zksync2-java library supports provider methods from the web3j library and supplies additional functionality tailored for the ZKsync Era network.

Key features

• Network connectivity: Establishes connections to blockchain networks, allowing applications to interact with them.
• Transaction management: Facilitates the creation, sending, and tracking of transactions.
• Gas estimation: Provides estimations for the amount of gas required for transactions.
• Account management: Retrieves balances and transaction histories for accounts.
• Contract interaction: Enables interaction with smart contracts, including deploying and calling contract methods.